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Mozilla announced "Thunderbolt", their open-source and self-hostable AI client
16 Apr 2026 at 2:42 pm UTC Likes: 4

Quoting: spiffykWell, at least they don't have an anus for the logo.
Ainus

Manjaro Linux looks like it's in trouble with the release of the "Manjaro 2.0 Manifesto"
16 Mar 2026 at 3:30 pm UTC Likes: 2

Maybe they can do a spinoff light weight version and call it mounjaro

Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns brings the absolute classic to a modern audience
14 Mar 2026 at 9:58 pm UTC

Quoting: FeistIT Came from the Desert,
oh heck yea. Non Ai sloppa remaster please !

The OrangePi Neo gaming handheld with Manjaro Linux is now "on ice" due to component prices
27 Feb 2026 at 4:09 pm UTC Likes: 1

To be fair it felt unlikely that this thing was ever going to ship on time and if it did the hardware would have already been not in step with some of the larger handheld brands. The specs felt old just as they were announcing it.

Not to mention ARM gaming is coming on at an insane rate and the chipset's are more suited to mobile gaming. Im not sure how fast a Snapdragon Elite is in comparison to an X86 APU of comparable cost but given the huge never ending global demand for phones/tablets we see these chipsets getting upgraded & refreshed faster, like real upgrades not like AMD who change the naming convention and keep the last GPU inside a slightly updated CPU.

Prepare for HDD availability trouble as they're getting sold out too
20 Feb 2026 at 3:10 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: g000hPeople are already being manipulated into not having fully functional computers any more.
i wouldn't say manipulated. Most everyday 'consumers' are completely tech illiterate & just use what they see as a great way to communicate as easy as possible.

That said the current Ai push just feels like a giant ponzi scheme.

Unity CEO says an upcoming Beta will allow people to "prompt full casual games into existence"
18 Feb 2026 at 4:44 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: LinasBuilt-in asset flip generator.
Before Ai.

Experimental code ready for testing to enable HDMI 2.1 FRL with AMDGPU on Linux
18 Feb 2026 at 4:37 pm UTC

Quoting: CatKiller
Quoting: Loftyersonally i think Displayport should be included on all TV's aswell but i would imagine the HDMI group leans hard on Samsung, Sony against using an alternative connector ?
It's the TV manufacturers who are in charge of HDMI. They don't need leaning on.
ahh fair enough. So there all in a big group together got it.

Experimental code ready for testing to enable HDMI 2.1 FRL with AMDGPU on Linux
18 Feb 2026 at 2:19 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: ShabbyX
Quoting: Lofty
Quoting: ShabbyXMy question is why HDMI is being such an ass?
you asked the wrong question. The question is when is it Not being an ass.
No I'm serious, what benefit does HDMI get from disallowing Linux supporting it?

Do they want a member fee or something? If Valve wants this, paying for that on behalf of Linux seems like such an east thing, I couldn't believe that would be it.
Collecting patent fees, royalties & restrictions etc.. Remember HDMI is not FOSS, it's not part of VESA afaik. Personally i think Displayport should be included on all TV's aswell but i would imagine the HDMI group leans hard on Samsung, Sony against using an alternative connector ?

I believe that's why we saw Apple using alternate connectors so they didn't have to pay the royalties associated. If wireless video streaming @ 60ghz ever becomes the norm we might not even need HDMI at all.

Experimental code ready for testing to enable HDMI 2.1 FRL with AMDGPU on Linux
18 Feb 2026 at 1:23 pm UTC Likes: 6

Quoting: ShabbyXMy question is why HDMI is being such an ass?
you asked the wrong question. The question is when is it Not being an ass.