Ricardo Garcia
@rg3.name
Open Source Developer at Igalia. Gamer and FOSS enthusiast. He/Him. Opinions expressed here may not reflect the views of my employer.
@[email protected] on Mastodon.
@[email protected] on Mastodon.
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Geek Blight - Grub no longer detected my Windows installation
rg3.name
December 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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If you’ve felt safer sending a message because you sent it on Signal, please support our work. As a nonprofit, Signal exists because of your donations.
In the app: Settings > Donate
On the web: Signal.org/donate
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On the web: Signal.org/donate
Donate to Signal Private Messenger
Your donation helps pay for the development, servers, and bandwidth of an app used by millions around the world for private and instantaneous communication. Please make a donation today.
Signal.org
December 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
If you’ve felt safer sending a message because you sent it on Signal, please support our work. As a nonprofit, Signal exists because of your donations.
In the app: Settings > Donate
On the web: Signal.org/donate
In the app: Settings > Donate
On the web: Signal.org/donate
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The average price paid for a new unit of video game hardware in the US during November 2019 was $235. In November 2025 it was $439.
3.9 million units of video game hardware sold in the US in November 2019. In November 2025 it was 1.6 million.
Source: Circana Retail Tracking Service
3.9 million units of video game hardware sold in the US in November 2019. In November 2025 it was 1.6 million.
Source: Circana Retail Tracking Service
December 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The average price paid for a new unit of video game hardware in the US during November 2019 was $235. In November 2025 it was $439.
3.9 million units of video game hardware sold in the US in November 2019. In November 2025 it was 1.6 million.
Source: Circana Retail Tracking Service
3.9 million units of video game hardware sold in the US in November 2019. In November 2025 it was 1.6 million.
Source: Circana Retail Tracking Service
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🎙️ New Episode of Igalia Chats
Open Source FEX Appeal: Inside Igalia's work on Steam devices
@bkardell.com and @meyerweb.com chat with colleague Dhruv Mark Collins to discuss Igalia's work with Valve on the Steam devices!
www.igalia.com/chats/steamy
Open Source FEX Appeal: Inside Igalia's work on Steam devices
@bkardell.com and @meyerweb.com chat with colleague Dhruv Mark Collins to discuss Igalia's work with Valve on the Steam devices!
www.igalia.com/chats/steamy
December 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
🎙️ New Episode of Igalia Chats
Open Source FEX Appeal: Inside Igalia's work on Steam devices
@bkardell.com and @meyerweb.com chat with colleague Dhruv Mark Collins to discuss Igalia's work with Valve on the Steam devices!
www.igalia.com/chats/steamy
Open Source FEX Appeal: Inside Igalia's work on Steam devices
@bkardell.com and @meyerweb.com chat with colleague Dhruv Mark Collins to discuss Igalia's work with Valve on the Steam devices!
www.igalia.com/chats/steamy
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We're in our way to Japan for a week full of knowledge sharing and discussions on cutting-edge topics at the #OSSumit Japan and the #LinuxPlumbers Conference 2025. ✈️ 🗾
You can read more about our participation in these conferences at: www.igalia.com/2025/12/05/I...
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You can read more about our participation in these conferences at: www.igalia.com/2025/12/05/I...
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Igalia at Open Source Summit Japan & Linux Plumbers Conference 2025 | Igalia
Igalia is an open source consultancy specialised in the development of innovative projects and solutions. Our engineers have expertise in a wide range of technological areas, including browsers and cl...
www.igalia.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
We're in our way to Japan for a week full of knowledge sharing and discussions on cutting-edge topics at the #OSSumit Japan and the #LinuxPlumbers Conference 2025. ✈️ 🗾
You can read more about our participation in these conferences at: www.igalia.com/2025/12/05/I...
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You can read more about our participation in these conferences at: www.igalia.com/2025/12/05/I...
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All aboard the diet train!
December 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
All aboard the diet train!
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The latest Linux kernel release is out, and we’re proud to have helped make it what it is! Get the details:
www.igalia.com/2025/12/01/L...
www.igalia.com/2025/12/01/L...
Linux 6.18 Released | Igalia
Igalia is an open source consultancy specialised in the development of innovative projects and solutions. Our engineers have expertise in a wide range of technological areas, including browsers and cl...
www.igalia.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The latest Linux kernel release is out, and we’re proud to have helped make it what it is! Get the details:
www.igalia.com/2025/12/01/L...
www.igalia.com/2025/12/01/L...
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I was diagnosed with #HIV in 1998, when I was 30.
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
December 1, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I was diagnosed with #HIV in 1998, when I was 30.
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
I published some notes about @vulkan.org's new VK_EXT_custom_resolve extension and the work I did at @igalia.com related to it. More info here: rg3.name/202511262000...
Geek Blight - Notes about VK_EXT_custom_resolve
rg3.name
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I published some notes about @vulkan.org's new VK_EXT_custom_resolve extension and the work I did at @igalia.com related to it. More info here: rg3.name/202511262000...
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I've written about the #xdc2025 talk explaining the work done at @igalia.com to improve the @raspberrypi.com GPU driver.
blogs.igalia.com/jasuarez/202...
blogs.igalia.com/jasuarez/202...
Major Upgrades to the Raspberry Pi GPU Driver Stack (XDC 2025 Recap)
XDC 2025 happened at the end of September, beginning of October this year, inKuppelsaal, the historic TU Wien building in Vienna. XDC, The X.OrgDeveloper’s Conference, is truly the premier gatherin...
blogs.igalia.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I've written about the #xdc2025 talk explaining the work done at @igalia.com to improve the @raspberrypi.com GPU driver.
blogs.igalia.com/jasuarez/202...
blogs.igalia.com/jasuarez/202...
Really proud to see the work of my colleagues and other Valve contractors come together like this. Amazing work! And glad to put my small grain of sand in the pile with @vulkan.org CTS. 🤗
Valve’s announcements last week about their new hardware were particularly welcome here at Igalia: a lot of our work will be in those machines. From translation layers to better frame rates and longer battery life, we’ve helped @valvesoftware.com push gaming forward. www.igalia.com/2025/11/help...
Helping Valve to Power Up Steam Devices | Igalia
Igalia is an open source consultancy specialised in the development of innovative projects and solutions. Our engineers have expertise in a wide range of technological areas, including browsers and cl...
www.igalia.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Really proud to see the work of my colleagues and other Valve contractors come together like this. Amazing work! And glad to put my small grain of sand in the pile with @vulkan.org CTS. 🤗
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Now that this is publicly announced I can say it has been delightful to be part of the small team of contributors to FEX, bringing you x86 games to ARM64 hw - now integrated into the Steam Frame.
Announcing: New @steampowered.com Hardware, coming in 2026:
Steam Controller
Steam Machine
Steam Frame.
Watch our jazzy announcement video and wishlist now: steampowered.com/hardware
Steam Controller
Steam Machine
Steam Frame.
Watch our jazzy announcement video and wishlist now: steampowered.com/hardware
Steam Hardware
The Steam Hardware family officially expands in early 2026.
steampowered.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Now that this is publicly announced I can say it has been delightful to be part of the small team of contributors to FEX, bringing you x86 games to ARM64 hw - now integrated into the Steam Frame.
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The Vulkanised 2026 program has been released!
The 2026 program includes keynote presentations & technical talks spanning a wide range of topics that matter to everyone using Vulkan
Explore the program and register today!
vulkan.org/events/vulka...
#vulkan #api #programming #gpu #raytracing
The 2026 program includes keynote presentations & technical talks spanning a wide range of topics that matter to everyone using Vulkan
Explore the program and register today!
vulkan.org/events/vulka...
#vulkan #api #programming #gpu #raytracing
November 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The Vulkanised 2026 program has been released!
The 2026 program includes keynote presentations & technical talks spanning a wide range of topics that matter to everyone using Vulkan
Explore the program and register today!
vulkan.org/events/vulka...
#vulkan #api #programming #gpu #raytracing
The 2026 program includes keynote presentations & technical talks spanning a wide range of topics that matter to everyone using Vulkan
Explore the program and register today!
vulkan.org/events/vulka...
#vulkan #api #programming #gpu #raytracing
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We're looking forward to the RISC-V Summit North America next week where Mikhail Gadelha (one of our compiler engineers) will be presenting "Unlocking 15% More Performance: A Case Study in LLVM Optimization for RISC-V". Be sure to catch his talk next Thurs
riscvsummit2025.sched.com/event/28OTp/...
riscvsummit2025.sched.com/event/28OTp/...
October 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
We're looking forward to the RISC-V Summit North America next week where Mikhail Gadelha (one of our compiler engineers) will be presenting "Unlocking 15% More Performance: A Case Study in LLVM Optimization for RISC-V". Be sure to catch his talk next Thurs
riscvsummit2025.sched.com/event/28OTp/...
riscvsummit2025.sched.com/event/28OTp/...
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Linux v6.17 has been announced, here's what Igalia contributed to it...
www.igalia.com/2025/10/07/L...
www.igalia.com/2025/10/07/L...
Linux 6.17 Released | Igalia
Igalia is an open source consultancy specialised in the development of innovative projects and solutions. Our engineers have expertise in a wide range of technological areas, including browsers and cl...
www.igalia.com
October 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Linux v6.17 has been announced, here's what Igalia contributed to it...
www.igalia.com/2025/10/07/L...
www.igalia.com/2025/10/07/L...
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“A threat model for accessibility on the web”
alice.boxhall.au/articles/a-t...
A deep, well-researched & cited piece detailing systemic failures down the web stack (standards bodies, browsers vendors, etc) which marginalize #accessibility and its voices — but with proposed solutions.
#a11y
alice.boxhall.au/articles/a-t...
A deep, well-researched & cited piece detailing systemic failures down the web stack (standards bodies, browsers vendors, etc) which marginalize #accessibility and its voices — but with proposed solutions.
#a11y
A threat model for accessibility on the web - Alice
A explanation of the primary threat to accessibility on the web, and a call to action for the web standards community
alice.boxhall.au
October 2, 2025 at 1:29 PM
“A threat model for accessibility on the web”
alice.boxhall.au/articles/a-t...
A deep, well-researched & cited piece detailing systemic failures down the web stack (standards bodies, browsers vendors, etc) which marginalize #accessibility and its voices — but with proposed solutions.
#a11y
alice.boxhall.au/articles/a-t...
A deep, well-researched & cited piece detailing systemic failures down the web stack (standards bodies, browsers vendors, etc) which marginalize #accessibility and its voices — but with proposed solutions.
#a11y
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Igalia's @joyeecheung.bsky.social will be speaking about "Shipping Node.js packages in 2025,” focused on migrating dual/faux/CJS packages to ESM-only at Nordic.js on Friday, 3rd October at 10:30 CEST
nordicjs.com/2025/speaker...
Come say hi!
nordicjs.com/2025/speaker...
Come say hi!
October 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Igalia's @joyeecheung.bsky.social will be speaking about "Shipping Node.js packages in 2025,” focused on migrating dual/faux/CJS packages to ESM-only at Nordic.js on Friday, 3rd October at 10:30 CEST
nordicjs.com/2025/speaker...
Come say hi!
nordicjs.com/2025/speaker...
Come say hi!
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Yesterday we said goodbye to #XDC2025 in Vienna. We'd like to thank the organizers and sponsors for making the event possible one more year, everyone who reached out to us during this fantastic conference, and the vibrant open source graphics community that continues to thrive! See you next year!
October 2, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Yesterday we said goodbye to #XDC2025 in Vienna. We'd like to thank the organizers and sponsors for making the event possible one more year, everyone who reached out to us during this fantastic conference, and the vibrant open source graphics community that continues to thrive! See you next year!
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Final day of #XDC2025! This fantastic event comes to an end today, but not before 2 igalians (Danylo Piliaiev and Christian Gmeiner) present talks you don't want to miss! Livestream and Matrix info: indico.freedesktop.org/event/10/pag...
October 1, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Final day of #XDC2025! This fantastic event comes to an end today, but not before 2 igalians (Danylo Piliaiev and Christian Gmeiner) present talks you don't want to miss! Livestream and Matrix info: indico.freedesktop.org/event/10/pag...
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Second day of #XDC2025! We expect many interesting talks and hallway conversations, but don't miss our 2 workshops and lightning talk today with Eric Engestrom, Rodrigo Siqueira and Karmjit Mahil. Livestream and Matrix info: indico.freedesktop.org/event/10/pag...
September 30, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Second day of #XDC2025! We expect many interesting talks and hallway conversations, but don't miss our 2 workshops and lightning talk today with Eric Engestrom, Rodrigo Siqueira and Karmjit Mahil. Livestream and Matrix info: indico.freedesktop.org/event/10/pag...
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First day of #XDC2025! The most important conference in #OpenSource graphics kicks off today in Vienna. We start strong, with 4 talks by 5 igalians and many more attending. Don't hesitate to reach out if you're around! Livestream and Matrix info: indico.freedesktop.org/event/10/pag...
September 29, 2025 at 5:31 AM
First day of #XDC2025! The most important conference in #OpenSource graphics kicks off today in Vienna. We start strong, with 4 talks by 5 igalians and many more attending. Don't hesitate to reach out if you're around! Livestream and Matrix info: indico.freedesktop.org/event/10/pag...
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Next week at XDC, there will be a half dozen sessions on the Vulkan API including tips and tricks for Vulkan Conformance Test Suite, KosmicKrisp - a Vulkan to Metal layered driver, and more. Check out all the Vulkan sessions: www.khronos.org/events/xdc-2...
#vulkan #api #KosmicKrisp #XDC #XDC2025
#vulkan #api #KosmicKrisp #XDC #XDC2025
XDC 2025
Deploying and developing royalty-free open standards for 3D graphics, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Parallel Computing, Neural Networks, and Vision Processing
www.khronos.org
September 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Next week at XDC, there will be a half dozen sessions on the Vulkan API including tips and tricks for Vulkan Conformance Test Suite, KosmicKrisp - a Vulkan to Metal layered driver, and more. Check out all the Vulkan sessions: www.khronos.org/events/xdc-2...
#vulkan #api #KosmicKrisp #XDC #XDC2025
#vulkan #api #KosmicKrisp #XDC #XDC2025
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That's all folks! After three intensive days of sharing knowledge and recipes about the Linux kernel, the @kernelrecipes.bsky.social 2025 is over. It was amazing and we are already looking forward to next year. 👋
September 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
That's all folks! After three intensive days of sharing knowledge and recipes about the Linux kernel, the @kernelrecipes.bsky.social 2025 is over. It was amazing and we are already looking forward to next year. 👋