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[bookmark=https://twitter.com/Hacksterio/status/1305862535422279682].@SiFive unveils plans for an off-the-shelf, Linux-capable modern PC built around the FU740 @RISC_V chip: bit.ly/2ZEt99s


SiFive Unveils Plans for an Off-The-Shelf Linux-Capable Modern PC Built Around the FU740 RISC-V Chip

Company hopes that having an off-the-shelf ready-to-run platform for development will help grow the RISC-V ecosystem.
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[bookmark=https://twitter.com/NewYorker/status/1304321086239240193]In the early 1980s, “The Far Side” became one of the smartest and most inventive daily comics of the late 20th century. Now its creator has returned after 25 years in retirement.

“The Far Side” Returns to a Weird World

The single-panel comic was confidently modern, and came not just as a minor thrill but as a relief. This month, its creator published new “Far Side” comics, for the first time in twenty-five years, online.
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[bookmark=https://twitter.com/DennisCode/status/1303816420346572800]"What's it like being a product manager?"

Me: "I play TETRIS all day."

"What..."

Me:

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Wait for the other person to enter the video and what it is going to say :-D

15 Seconds well spend!
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[bookmark=https://twitter.com/nina_gadsdon/status/1302556042845458432]I thought this was pretty good.

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[bookmark=https://twitter.com/mozthunderbird/status/1302915643713486848]Some information about Thunderbird 78's OpenPGP feature - especially good to read if you are an Enigmail user on version 68!
OpenPGP in Thunderbird 78
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[bookmark=https://twitter.com/neilshyminsky/status/1302322781091229700]I’ve commented before that Star Trek’s most prescient prediction was communication via memes in ‘Darmok’. So it was only a matter of time before someone started making these:







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The real question IMHO is:

It's 2020, why do we still have to deal with "partitions" at all, as techniques like LVM, ZFS, Btrfs that partly or totally solve this are more than ten years old now.

P.S.: Don't bother to answer, I know why ;-)
[bookmark=https://twitter.com/karolherbst/status/1301954183441068037]If there is one thing Linux distributions should stop doing than it's having a /home partition and /boot being ridiculous small (below 5GB)...

That's so 1990.[/bookmark]

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/vdwjohan/status/1301239662107918337]For your best experience, print one of these and put it on your door.

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[bookmark=https://twitter.com/cfkschaller/status/1301926223115964418]Want the latest news on PipeWire the revolutionary new audio/video server for Linux? - blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2020/09… # # # #

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PipeWire Late Summer Update 2020
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#linux #fedora #gstreamer #proaudio

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/lwnnet/status/1301567171722702850]GnuPG 2.2.23 released, fixing a critical security flaw

GnuPG 2.2.23 released, fixing a critical security flaw

GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG or GPG) has released version 2.2.23 to fix a critical security bug affecting GnuPG 2.2.21 and 2.2.22, as well as Gpg4win 3.1.12.
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[bookmark=https://twitter.com/jejb_/status/1301565597730271233]Here's an analysis of the now settled GNOME/Rothschild patent dispute and what lessons we can learn for the community as a whole (it also contains a copy of the agreement for those interested):
Lessons from the GNOME Patent Troll Incident
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[bookmark=https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/1301251393832050688]Seven years ago, as the news declared I was being charged as a criminal for speaking the truth, I never imagined that I would live to see our courts condemn the NSA's activities as unlawful and in the same ruling credit me for exposing them.

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[bookmark=https://twitter.com/fosdem/status/1301167254705303554]Next FOSDEM: 6 & 7 February 2021, online

FOSDEM 2021 - Next FOSDEM: 6 & 7 February 2021, online

FOSDEM 2021 - Next FOSDEM: 6 & 7 February 2021, online
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[bookmark=https://twitter.com/mattdm/status/1300915973495689217]If @Lenovo offered an AMD Ryzen ThinkPad (similar to the T14) with # Workstation preinstalled in the next year, would you buy it?[/bookmark]
#Fedora @Lenovo

[bookmark=https://twitter.com/jpmens/status/1301085129079697408]FOSDEM 2021 will take place on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 February 2021 as an online event.

FOSDEM 2021 - Next FOSDEM: 6 & 7 February 2021, online

FOSDEM 2021 - Next FOSDEM: 6 & 7 February 2021, online
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[bookmark=https://twitter.com/gamingonlinux/status/1300381968497086464]The Steam client had a new stable release, some great Linux improvements gamingonlinux.com/2020/08/the-st…


The Steam client had a new stable release, some great Linux improvements

Valve continue progress on ensuring the Steam client is both stable and overflowing with features, with a stable update rolling out now.
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[bookmark=https://twitter.com/mozthunderbird/status/1299962369347551232]Thunderbird 78.2.1 has been released! Now you can use OpenPGP email encryption, no add-ons required! # # # #[/bookmark]
#encryption #security #privacy #FreeTheInbox

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