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Is Linux market share going stonks or not stonks?
I built a tool that aggregates data from many different sources. Spoiler alert: not stonks.
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December 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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AI is hallucinating its way into research, and that’s not even where the problem starts
Lazy, or even fake articles written by LLMs are wreaking havoc among scientists, but only because the scientific publishing industry was rotting on its own.
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December 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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YouTube is Awful. Please use YouTube, though.
YouTube is the one monopoly that we don't talk enough about, and the "YouTuber" is a very misunderstood job.
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December 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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How we lost the fight to Chat Control
If you read this article you'll learn a lot about how weird and complex the European Union is. Ah, and everything about Chat Control too.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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How's Linux dealing with AI?
Some love it, some hate it, Linus Torvalds does not mind it.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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What Have I Learned From Daily Driving Arch Linux For Three Years?
Sometimes upgrade requires manual intervention!
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November 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Let's talk about DHH
We should distinguish between fascism and conservatism. DHH feels like the former.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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The Golden Rule of Switching to Linux: Restructure Your Life
Ditching Windows for good. That's the goal, at least -- and we'll get there.
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October 4, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Roundtable: Say Hi to Pavel!
A quick chat between Nicco and Pavel, recorded a while ago and only published now due to the summer pause!
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October 4, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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What if your laptop had a FOSS firmware?
Statistically, your computer's firmware is proprietary. However, Libreboot is an interesting, if niche, option to boostrap a computer with free and libre code only.
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July 15, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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KDE Plasma 6.4 is out
What's new? What's old? What's the meaning of life?
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June 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Let's talk about XLibre
Or, maybe, let's *not* talk about this? And just move on as nothing happened?
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June 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Actually, what is a Freedesktop Portal?
Getting complex Linux applications to work in the same way across many setups seems tricky at first, but all you need to do is “think with portals”.
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June 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Ghostty in review: how's the new terminal emulator?
Survey says, pretty good.
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June 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Here's why Linux market share isn't going to skyrocket anytime soon
Let's get real!
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June 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Flatpak is not perfect, but it's getting better
Flatpak is stable and widely used, but it still has some pain points when used in certain environments or for certain ends. However, most of those drawbacks are being worked on, and fixes are planned.
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June 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Fosstodon's drama reveals a much deeper Mastodon problem
We should be a bit more careful in how we structure the federated internet.
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May 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Opinion: Is the Linux community really elitist?
The Linux community is often portrayed as elitist or prone to gatekeeping, but, nowadays, the opposite is true: the community really wants to help you grow, so you can give back one day. You should, however, be careful about niche sub-communities where people's behaviour is not ideal.
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May 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Fedora is aiming for fully reproducible builds
Fedora Linux is aiming to get support for fully reproducible builds. This change represents state-of-the-art security practice, and it will greatly help alleviate supply chain cyberattacks and inconsistent builds from hardware failure or other causes.
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May 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Should FOSS allow AI contributions?
I believe that the responsability of which tools to use should fall on the contributors, not the open-source projects.
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May 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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New Fedora and Ubuntu updates dropped, and they're amazing.
Fedora and Ubuntu's latest releases bring some pretty interesting changes, improving the installer experience, bumping up the GNOME and Plasma versions, and finally welcoming KDE into Fedora's cool kids club
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April 30, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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The wonderful world of Linux package managers
One of the strongest points of Linux is the package management. In 2025, the world of Linux package management is very varied, with several options available, each with their advantages and trade-offs over the others.
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April 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Let's talk about this "EU OS"
Why is everybody talking about this project? And, most importantly, why is everybody wrong about it?
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April 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Asahi Lina releases all code as CC0 out of frustration
After Lina stepped down from development, we (regrettably) have a new episode of the Asahi Linux drama series.
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April 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Wayland has a bright future ahead
The move from Xorg to Wayland had a rough start, but things have improved, and there is an exciting roadmap for the future.
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April 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM