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Arrest made after fire at Hitler's Eagle's Nest retreat in c/news@lemmy.world

[–] MouldyCat@feddit.uk 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

oh really? I wish they'd do that in Britain too. Instead they're talking about forcing everyone to pay for the BBC if they watch Netflix or Youtube.

What demos have you been playing in the Steam Next Fest? in c/games@lemmy.world

[–] MouldyCat@feddit.uk 9 points 20 hours ago

Just tried one so far - Hela: of Mice & Magic https://store.steampowered.com/app/3161310/Hela_of_Mice_Magic/

I felt like something low stress with a beautiful environment, and this is certainly that. You are a mouse and wander around a forest completing a couple of simple quests.

PSA: PHP warns it plans to release 2 emergency patches imminently (today 14:00 UTC) in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] MouldyCat@feddit.uk 20 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

it's PHP that needs the patches. Yes you should take the site down until PHP has been patched.

edit: assuming you are hosting wordpress yourself. if you're using a large 3rd party service that manages PHP itself like wordpress themselves, one should hope that they will be updating PHP early, before the patch is even released publicly.

This Week in Plasma: Finishing Touches on 6.8 in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] MouldyCat@feddit.uk 7 points 1 week ago

That blog post is *really* light on details. Maybe they assume readers will already know what to expect?

This page appears to be the official list of everything that's coming with 6.8 next week: https://community.kde.org/Plasma/Plasma_6

Things that stood out to me include removal of X11 as a default option at login, triple buffering enabled for Nvidia, Remote Desktop improvements including 2-way clipboard, improvements to screen recording including recording audio and better screen casting performance.

And finally "Shadows and rounded corners for Steam". Steam has always been visually quirky to say the least, so I'm intrigued to find out if this will be an improvement or not.

Why does Linux have such a terrible sleep? in c/linux@programming.dev

[–] MouldyCat@feddit.uk 7 points 2 weeks ago

full shutdown and subsequent boot up on my current Bazzite setup takes less time than hibernate

maybe, but a full shutdown and reboot does not restore all your apps, open documents, terminals etc exactly as they were.

Why does Linux have such a terrible sleep? in c/linux@programming.dev

[–] MouldyCat@feddit.uk 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

suspend to RAM (aka sleep) means the computer stays powered on in a very low-power state. Everything in memory is kept as-is, and it consequently draws a little power to keep the RAM active. This makes it very quick to enter this state and to wake up from it.

suspend to disk (aka hibernate) dumps the RAM to disk, and then powers down fully. It takes a little while to dump all RAM to disk and also to restore it.

So "the better one" depends on what works best for your particular circumstances. If you don't know and want a big corporate entity to make those decisions for you, stick with Microsoft and Apple products. If you would rather take the time to find out what's best for you, then go FOSS.

DeSantis Administration Votes to Designate Major Muslim American Group as “Terrorist” Organization in c/news@lemmy.world

[–] MouldyCat@feddit.uk 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'd say they're all supremacist, to a greater or lesser degree. How can they not be, when the whole point of following any religion is to win favour with the holy spooky in the sky?

Several vulnerabilities discovered in the Linux kernel in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] MouldyCat@feddit.uk 16 points 3 weeks ago

This is actually a list of resolved CVEs. The sender has an email address at debian.org so they're clearly not just some random script kiddie with an LLM subscription.

Several vulnerabilities discovered in the Linux kernel in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] MouldyCat@feddit.uk 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I was curious too, so I did a quick search & replace to view them on the NIST CVE database. There are so many that I can only post about a quarter before exceeding lemmy's comment limit. I put the full list here: https://paste.page/debianalertdsa-6528-1-clickable

Iran court upholds flogging sentence for singer who performed without hijab in c/news@lemmy.world

[–] MouldyCat@feddit.uk 5 points 3 weeks ago

Can you define conservative? What are they trying to conserve? The old ways, traditions, right? What even is religion if not tradition? They are the same.

It makes no sense to try to absolve religion of any responsibility for this kind of shitty behaviour, just because there are some young people who are still in its thrall.

Part 3: They said a phone can’t run without a battery. Unfortunately, Pettyl didn’t get the memo. in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] MouldyCat@feddit.uk 4 points 3 weeks ago

AFAIK it depends on the device. I believe it's simpler to have a battery management system which keeps the battery charged when power is attached, and then a second separate system which powers the phone from the battery. That does lead to more wear on the battery though, so the better solution is to have a power management system which monitors the battery and keeps it within a set charge range, and additionally can supply the voltage needed to run the phone. Only when power is not connected does the battery power the phone.

From a quick google though, it seems that's only part of the picture. High-end modern phones will often require a battery present, as they use it to smooth out the power coming from the adapter, even though most of the power for the phone when the charger is attached comes from a direct power path.

Looking for a durable and repairable Linux laptop for business use in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] MouldyCat@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago

Got you, makes sense! If you took worse care of your devices, then it wouldn't be such an issue if a capacitor fails after just a few years. A company such as Apple is not going to be using bargain-bin components from random no-name manufacturers, and that should be reflected in better longevity even with heavy use.

Good luck in your search, and I hope you find the perfect beast for you!