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KDE Human Interface Guidelines update
pointieststick.com KDE Human Interface Guidelines update

It’s been about a month and a half since I wrote about KDE’s new Human Interface Guidelines (HIG). It turns out there’s a surprising amount to report since then! First of all, the…

KDE Human Interface Guidelines update
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New Samsung phones block sideloading by default
www.androidauthority.com PSA: New Samsung phones block sideloading by default. Here's how to re-enable it

Auto Blocker stops apps from being sideloaded and is enabled on Galaxy devices released with One UI 6.1.1. Here's how to turn it off.

PSA: New Samsung phones block sideloading by default. Here's how to re-enable it
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This past two weeks in KDE: fixing sticky keys and the worst crashes
pointieststick.com This past two weeks in KDE: fixing sticky keys and the worst crashes

These past two weeks were big for Wayland accessibility support, as Nicolas Fella did a lot of work to improve support for sticky keys to equal the state they were in on X11. This work is not compl…

This past two weeks in KDE: fixing sticky keys and the worst crashes
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No PS3 backwards compatibility
  • Despite my hate for Microsoft, it is important (sometimes) to acknowledge and appreciate the good they do, such as offering backwards compatibility for games for free. Because you don't have to repurchase a game if you already have the original media, you insert it in the new console and it does download the game, yes maybe an online only solution but far better than what Nintendo and Sony do.

  • This week in KDE: autoscrolling
    pointieststick.com This week in KDE: autoscrolling

    New Features You can now turn on the “autoscrolling” feature of the Libinput driver, which lets you scroll on any scrollable view by holding down the middle button of your mouse and mov…

    This week in KDE: autoscrolling
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    This week in KDE: everything, I think
    pointieststick.com This week in KDE: everything, I think

    We spent an enormous amount of time working on bug-fixing and polishing tasks for Plasma 6.1 this week. It was a big release, and there were some rough edges around the new edit mode. So we put qui…

    This week in KDE: everything, I think
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    You can get a Macintosh 128K running on a Raspberry Pi Pico, all for $7
    www.xda-developers.com You can get a Macintosh 128K running on a Raspberry Pi Pico, all for $7

    You'll need to grab a handful of components and do some wiring, but it's a small price to pay to get a piece of Apple's history running on a Pi.

    You can get a Macintosh 128K running on a Raspberry Pi Pico, all for $7
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    This week in KDE: Final Plasma 6.1 polishing and new features for 6.2
    pointieststick.com This week in KDE: Final Plasma 6.1 polishing and new features for 6.2

    Plasma 6.1 is due to be released in three days, and lots of attention went into final release readiness activities: QA, bug-fixing, performance profiling, auto-testing, stuff like that. Boring but …

    This week in KDE: Final Plasma 6.1 polishing and new features for 6.2
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    If AI can now speak Italian, it can certainly replace us...
  • No brother non possiamo tenere questo segreto fino alla fine

  • Quake-like game made with JavaScript takes up just 13KB of storage
  • Appreciates tight code

    Proceed to run a 13KB Javascript game in a browser.

  • Quake-like game made with JavaScript takes up just 13KB of storage
  • Anyway don't install OpenOffice for any reason, just pick libreoffice or onlyoffice. OpenOffice doesn't get a functional/security/compatibility update since 2014.

  • KDE Plasma 6.1 Beta Release
  • No problem!

  • KDE Plasma 6.1 Beta Release
  • Have you tried using openrgb?

  • This week in KDE: Triple buffering and other sources of amazingness
    pointieststick.com This week in KDE: Triple buffering and other sources of amazingness

    We just branched for Plasma 6.1 and released the beta, which means the window to add new features has now closed. But before it did, a ton of amazing stuff snuck in! Plasma 6.1 promises to be a lar…

    This week in KDE: Triple buffering and other sources of amazingness
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    KDE Plasma 6.1 Beta Release
  • Is your cache folder on a hdd?

  • Custom Libreboot 9020 Optiplex PC
  • Minix inside everyone cpu

  • Its a hard fate : (
  • And that's because your laptop is a thinkpad, indeed I got my fingerprint reader working on my ideapad because it has the same fingerprint reader of a thinkpad, but to get it working I needed to install the driver myself

  • Fedora Linux 40 Officially Released with Kernel 6.8, Gnome 46 & KDE 6
  • I have updated my existing installation of fedora 39 kde to 40 and the nvidia kernel module didn't load properly so nouveau was used instead, than I have redone the setup for the dmks because it wasn't present in the config file to load it and everything worked fine for now. Anyway on fedora 40 you need to install xorg yourself

  • This week in KDE: sprints, enhancements, and kebabs
    pointieststick.com This week in KDE: sprints, enhancements, and kebabs

    This week I’m attending two sprints: a KDE e.V. Board sprint which is already done, and a KDE Goals mega-sprint, which begins today! My “Automate and systematize internal processes&#822…

    This week in KDE: sprints, enhancements, and kebabs
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    KDE Ships Frameworks 6.1.0
    kde.org KDE Ships Frameworks 6.1.0

    KDE today announces the release of KDE Frameworks 6.1.0.

    KDE Ships Frameworks 6.1.0
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    How do we know if there aren't a bunch of more undetected backdoors?
  • Ah shit we are back to "Ken Thompson Compiler Hack" again

  • New Windows driver blocks software from changing default web browser
  • Nope the article state

    However, this new driver has also rolled out to Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices in the USA that do not have to comply with the DMA act, shedding doubt on this theory.

  • Python tutorial moment
  • Have you ever heard about yt-dl?

  • OnePlus 9 LineageOS installation question
  • There are some on this link right here https://service.oneplus.com/global/search/search-detail?id=2096329&articleIndex=1

    And there is a tool to fetch updates like your phone does

  • OnePlus 9 LineageOS installation question
  • The steps to do soo are not hard tho.

    You just need the android 13 firmware this one: https://oxygenos.oneplus.net/8173_sign_LE2111_11_F_OTA_2290_all_nRBuNP_00011011.zip

    Then enable developers options by tapping "Build Number" 7 times

    Enable Usb debugging in the developers options.

    Then go to About device > Up to date, 3 dots on the top right and click local install.

    Then select downgrade firmware, Extract > Upgrade

    If the local install button is greyd out just follow the steps in this guide: https://droidwin.com/local-install-greyed-out-in-oneplus-how-to-fix/

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