nerd7473 @nerd7473@librem.one

3 unique holiday builds to empower any kid's engineering mind using @raspberry_pi

Discover more here: https://bit.ly/3DSBihM

Ultra-Rugged Connectors Show How Far the Technology Has Come https://bit.ly/40sEdXg

📸: @samtecinc

the 1979 ibm warning ⚠️ https://bsky.app/profile/chrisdeleon.bsky.social/post/3lfdv6wk4xk2q

bring back userbars IMO

Catch up on the latest Linux news: Plasma 6.3 Beta, Budgie Desktop in 2025, COSMIC Desktop Alpha 5, Debian 12.9, Tails 6.11, Raspberry Pi 5 16GB, and more.
https://linuxiac.com/linuxiac-weekly-wrap-up-week-2-jan-6-12-2025/

#linux #opensource #kde #cosmic #budgie #debian #tails #raspberrypi

Get it while it's hot! New KiCad release 8.0.8 is out today!

https://www.kicad.org/blog/2025/01/KiCad-8.0.8-Release/

Kernel prepatch 6.13-rc7 https://lwn.net/Articles/1004878/ #tech #linux

Can anyone running #GNOMECalendar on @postmarketOS / #LinuxMobile find a way to trigger this #CalDAV synchronization backend heisenbug reliably enough to provide the requested debug logs or some proof of what is actually going on? Otherwise, our hands are tied: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-calendar/-/issues/929#note_2318261

#PostMarketOS

TSMC revenue booms and you don’t need AI to figure out why - PLUS: China plans unified APIs; Singapore lets Police run scam victims’ bank accounts; Fu... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/01/12/asia_tech_news_roundup/

Desk of Ladyada - LDACs, Sparkle Motion Mini & Claude 🔧🤖
https://youtu.be/bFcRxufkZjI

Sparkle Motion Mini PCBs are here, featuring a compact 5V-only design. We are also refining small breakout boards like the DAC7578 and working on a TMC2209 driver by refactoring BusIO for versatile interfaces. Lastly, Claude & exploring compact, sensorless BLDC motor drivers via DigiKey.

VLC Developers Working on AI-Powered Real-Time Subtitles

Real-time AI subtitling is in the works for VLC, the phenomenally popular open-source media player. VideoLAN, the non-profit in charge of VLC development, demoed automatic subtitle generation in VLC at CES 2025 (where not using AI made you stand out this year), and shared a clip of the feature in action (at their CES booth) on X last week. What’s interesting is that the feature doesn’t use a cloud service, logins, or internet connection. It runs offline with real-time translation support for more than 100 languages; can translate/display two languages at once; can ‘save’ translations to an SRT file. “VLC
#News #Ai/Ml #Vlc

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/01/vlc-demo-ai-real-time-subtitles-for-any-video

What’s the most unspoken workplace rule people working IT industry just follows without question?

I'm very excited! I already have my first MNT. It arrived last Thursday, but I haven't been able to sit down and use it until now, because I've been sick. Thank you very much for your treatment @inlovewithpda . The wait for the MNT reform next will be more pleasant. @mntmn

Net neutrality is fundamental to user choice, access to information, and free expression online. Now, more than ever, individual states must pass their own net neutrality laws, or defend the ones they have on the books. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/sixth-circuit-rules-against-net-neutrality-eff-will-continue-fight

🐦🔗: https://nitter.oksocial.net/EFF/status/1878475777496219768#m

[2025/01/12 16:15]

looked into kojima's "snatcher" tonight and this intro screen made us chuckle (w/ @holo_memory)

The Raspberry Pi 5 16GB is now a reality.

https://news.itsfoss.com/raspberry-pi-5-16-gb/

“If it’s not Here, that means it’s out There.”
— Winnie the Pooh, before jumping the wall with V2Ray.

https://torguard.net/anonymous-proxy/

Enron.com Announces Pre-Orders for Egg-Shaped Home Nuclear Reactor - "Nuclear you can trust," reads the web page promoting "The Egg, an at home nuclear... - https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/25/01/12/009238/enroncom-announces-pre-orders-for-egg-shaped-home-nuclear-reactor?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #humor

A way to communicate with people like an email address and an XMPP/Matrix account.

iFixit Releases Command Line Docs for FixHub Iron - When we reviewed the iFixit FixHub back in September, one of the most interesting ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/01/11/ifixit-releases-command-line-docs-for-fixhub-iron/ #commandlineinterface #solderingstation #documentation #toolhacks #fixhub #ifixit