Paul 🐧 @Paul_Aguayo@qoto.org

Astro v5.2 is our first release of 2025!

🌬️ `astro add tailwind` for Tailwind v4
🔀 External redirects support
🧰 TOML frontmatter in Markdown
⚙️ And a new module 👀

Let’s dive in!
https://astro.build/blog/astro-520/

The Debian Publicity Team will no longer post on X/Twitter. We took this decision since we feel X doesn't reflect Debian shared values as stated in our social contract, code of conduct and diversity statement. X evolved into a place where people we care about don't feel safe. You are very much invited to follow us on https://bits.debian.org , on https://micronews.debian.org/ , or any media as listed on https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Publicity/otherSN #debian

VGHF opens free online access to 1,500 classic game mags, 30K historic files
Come for the classic GamePro, stay for the raw Myst film footage.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/01/vghf-opens-free-online-access-to-1500-classic-game-mags-30k-historic-files/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Seagate responds to fraudulent hard drives scandal, says resellers should only buy from certified partners - Seagate says it had nothing to do with used hard drives fra... - https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/seagate-responds-to-fraudulent-hard-drives-scandal-says-resellers-should-only-buy-from-certified-partners #pccomponents #storage #hdds

🚨 Our X (Twitter) account has been compromised. We are working to regain access.
Please do not trust or interact with any posts, DMs, or links from our account until further notice.
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The smart glasses era is here — I got a first look - Smart glasses were everywhere on the show floor this year.... - https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/10/24340208/ces-2025-smart-glasses-rokid-halliday-xreal-vuzix-nuance-audio

DOJ Cleared To Sell $6.5 Billion In Bitcoin Seized From Silk Road https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/01/10/0441259/doj-cleared-to-sell-65-billion-in-bitcoin-seized-from-silk-road?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon

2024 first year to pass 1.5C global warming limit https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd7575x8yq5o #science

Winter Storm Grounds More Than 2,000 US Flights, Halts Trains
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-10/winter-storm-grounds-more-than-2-000-us-flights-halts-trains?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Planes and Aviation @planes-and-aviation-bloomberg

The Verge Awards at CES 2025 - Image: Samar Haddad for The Verge

Fluffy robots, ... - https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/10/24340153/ces-2025-best-new-tech-tv-car-wearable

Pressure from employees at tech and social media companies has been one of the few things that has been effective in getting these companies to change their policies. What you do, what you say, and what you agree to build in these times matters a lot.

https://www.404media.co/its-total-chaos-internally-at-meta-right-now-employees-protest-zuckerbergs-anti-lgbtq-changes/

Our article on SteamOS for more devices was updated, to note a small tweak Valve did to the announcement text: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/valve-confirms-a-public-beta-of-steamos-is-coming-as-steamos-expands-beyond-steam-deck/

#SteamOS #Linux #LinuxGaming

Trump Loses NY Appeal to Stop Jan. 10 Hush Money Sentencing
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-07/trump-loses-ny-appeal-to-stop-jan-10-hush-money-sentencing?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Profiles @profiles-bloomberg

Science paper piracy site Sci-Hub shares lots of retracted papers
85 percent of invalid papers continue to be shared after they've been retracted.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/01/science-paper-piracy-site-sci-hub-shares-lots-of-retracted-papers/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Trump threatens "very high" tariffs on Denmark over Greenland
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gzn48jwz2o?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into World @world-BBCNews

GeForce RTX 50 GPUs run from $1,999 to $549, lean heavily on AI-generated frames
Nvidia leans heavily on DLSS 4 and AI-generated frames for speed comparisons.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/01/geforce-rtx-50-gpus-run-from-1999-to-549-lean-heavily-on-ai-generated-frames/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Carbon dioxide has been regulating Earth's climate for hundreds of millions of years—new study https://phys.org/news/2025-01-carbon-dioxide-earth-climate-hundreds.html #science

Valve will officially let you install SteamOS on other handhelds as soon as this April - Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge

SteamOS was al... - https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/7/24338405/valve-steamos-beta-other-handhelds-beyond-steam-deck

People Are Playing a New DOOM-Themed CAPTCHA - An anonymous reader writes: Guillermo Rauch, CEO of Vercel, a frontend-as-a-servic... - https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/01/01/238238/people-are-playing-a-new-doom-themed-captcha?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #it

Bluesky Adds Trending Topics https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/12/27/2026230/bluesky-adds-trending-topics?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon