Google asks what we think of their plans to block Android app installs outside of Google Play (unless the developers let Google verify their identity and pay a fee).
Want to tell them your opinion, just submit this form:
Wet razors
A friend suggested a safety razor with double edged blades. WHAT! They still make those? Yes!
The blades are way cheaper. So I bought a handle and blades. It shaves easily as closely as a mutliblade and moves across the skin more easily. Big win!
For about a decade I've developed and maintained vmdb2, a program to create a virtual machine image with Debian installed. Basically, it installs Debian in a file that can be used to boot a virtual machine.
I still use it myself, but I've not allocated much time for it in recent years. Now I'm curious if anyone else uses it?
I might allocate more time for it if there are actual users. If you use it, let me know.
Boosts are welcome.
Moved from Ubuntu to Debian for packaging work and I’ve never used a Linux Distro this stable and comfortable to use.
Debian Day 2025, Montreal
Samedi le 16 août, venez célébrer avec nous les 32 ans du projet Debian!
Rejoignez-nous au parc Lafontaine à #Montréal (à l'une des tables à pique-nique près du Robin des bois) pour un 2 à 5 (et plus si affinité) pour discuter de logiciels libres, d'informatique, de la sortie de la version 13 de #Debian (Trixie, disponible depuis le 9 août) ou encore de tout et de rien, dans un cadre festif et amical.
“First, I’d like to say how excited we both are to be here with you this morning.”
do you have to bring your own or is there a vending machine?
[Austria, 1961]
Mrs. Schrödinger raps gently on the side of her husband’s coffin, then presses her ear against the cool mahogany, listening intently. She stands up slowly, nods, and watches with lingering trepidation as the box is lowered into the ground.
In a just world, there would be an investigation and accountability for Israel committing this horrific crime.
But we all know that's not going to happen, unless and until governments stop using platitudes and actually put an end to this travesty at once.
📢📢📢 Urgent call for action against Chat Control!
The EU still wants to pass the infamous "Chat Control" law, that would mandate scanning of all private digital communications, including encrypted messages and photos. This threatens fundamental privacy rights and can transform EU into a digital Gulag. Currently only 3 countries oppose this law, while 15 member states support it and 9 remain indecisive.
This means, the balance can still be shifted! It is very important to influence at least those who are in doubt. For instance, you can contact a MEP (Member of the European Parliament) and demand to oppose to Chat Control.
There is a tool that automates the process of writing and sending such letters:
Please check it out and send at least one letter!
Mr. Wiggles always gets pretty excited about trips to the dog park.
Intel laid off several employees who were key maintainers of Linux kernel drivers. As a result, many drivers, including those for CPU temperature and the Slim Bootloader, are now "Orphaned" and lack anyone to maintain them https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-More-Orphans-Maintainers
Debian 13 "trixie" has been released, thanks to everyone involved! "trixie" images are available for download at https://www.debian.org/distrib/ or you can run apt full-upgrade as always ;-) #debian #debian13 #trixie #ReleasingDebianTrixie
