𝖑𝖔𝖗𝖊𝖓 𝖉𝖎𝖆𝖘 @lorendias@qoto.org

“Why isn’t the new year on the winter solstice?”

The answer, honestly, is that the Romans had no fucking idea how to run a calendar.

Like, seriously, people notice "OCTOber" and "DECEMber" and say, "hey, those mean 'eight' and 'ten', but they're the 10th and 12th months, what's up with that?".

If you've got a little more history, you'll know that July and August are named after Julius and Augustus Caesar, and think, "oh, they added those two months and bumped the rest of the months back."

Nope. The Romans were way, way worse at calendars than that.

https://gist.github.com/joyeusenoelle/3754e00a37fe81aa43aad3eb9543f3ce

Easily run Windows software on Linux with Bottles!
https://usebottles.com/

Nur schlappe 21 Jahre hat es gedauert: wir haben nun endlich einen Artikel über den #Linux-Gaming-Klassiker XBill!

https://holarse.de/wiki/xbill

Danke xlief!

#linuxgaming #retro

Black Friday deals

Yoshida from Sony has received a Steam Deck - Remember when Sony used to make handhelds?: #linux #linuxgaming #sony #steamdeck #hardware #handheld #psp

QT yosp: Thanks to @valvesoftware, checking out #HorizonZeroDawn on Steam Deck :D

KDE Plasma 5.24 Desktop Environment to Introduce Support for Fingerprint Readers

https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-5-24-desktop-environment-to-introduce-support-for-fingerprint-readers

#Plasmadesktop #KDEPlasma #fingerprintreader #fingerprintauthentication #KDEPlasma5.24

Another lost treasure of the internet is the sci.electronics.repair FAQ.

http://www.walshcomptech.com/repairfaq/REPAIR/F_tshoot.html

Just look at this goddamn thing. Thousands and thousands of words, chock-full of battle tested wisdom, enough to help anyone with some motivation solve their problems. Zero monetization, zero bullshit. What ever happened to that Internet? I sure do miss it.

#unix
#unixfile
#meme

Well well well

Woo, the first ModemManager MRs have landed on Manjaro Plasma Dev!

#plasmamobile

When did we hit over 6K followers here? Wow.

Hi everyone.

Kali Linux 2021.3 Released, You Can Run It on Your TicHunter Pro Smartwatch

https://9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2021-3-released-you-can-run-it-on-your-tichunter-pro-smartwatch

#KaliLinux #penetrationtesting #Linuxdistribution #ethicalhacking

Given the state of GTK4, GNOME's intentions with regards to theming and it opening the door to fragmentation, proposed changes for GTK5, and lack of confidence that #GNOME is producing an equitable ecosystem for the Linux community, @Solus will be working to build an ecosystem with #EFL. #Budgie 11 will not use GTK. https://joshuastrobl.com/2021/09/14/building-an-alternative-ecosystem

PixelFed has just reached 50k users on 186 instances! 🥳

If you haven't tried it yet, you can find out more from the official site at:

https://pixelfed.org

It's a Fediverse alternative to Instagram, and federates with Mastodon etc. so millions of people across the Fediverse can follow PixelFed accounts.

PixelFed has an unofficial Android app called @PixelDroid. It's currently in beta testing, you can get it from F-Droid:

https://f-droid.org/packages/org.pixeldroid.app/

If you don't have F-Droid yet, here are instructions on how to install it:

https://switching.software/use/f-droid/

#FediTips #Fediverse #PixelFed #PixelTips #PixelDroid #Android #Apps #Instagram #Alternatives

@rootbsd

Last month the Netherlands passed #RouterFreedom into law: all ISPs must let customers choose their own Internet hardware and still provide tech support at no extra cost. That little box is your home-internet gatekeeper, and now in NL it can work for you https://fsfe.org/news/2021/news-20210805-01.en.html

One of the best #Linux memes I've ever seen.