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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 12, 2025

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today's leftovers
Programming Leftovers

Development news and views
PostgreSQL Coverage and pgCompare Community v1.0.0 Released

Some PSQL news
Linus Torvalds Ranting and Intel Layoffs Impact Maintainers

Linux news
Open Hardware/Modding: Compulab, Amiga, and More

Hardware picks
today's howtos

half a dozen howtos for today
Dark mode improvements in Plasma

Dark mode has been available in Plasma for quite a while now but the next release explores new areas where it can be taken one step further
Android Leftovers

Your Sony TV is finally getting its Android TV 14 upgrade — here’s who qualifies
Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations

This is free and open source software
Paper 7 Is an Open-Source E-Paper Frame with a Spectra 6 Display

Paper 7 is a 7-inch open-source e-paper frame with a Spectra 6 color display
Windows vs. Linux: Which Is Best for Your Homelab?

It seems like the fight between Windows and Linux will never end
I tried out these 5 Linux desktop environments that aren't GNOME or KDE, and they're surprisingly decent

When I first stepped into the Linux rabbit hole ages ago
Free and Open Source Software

This is free and open source software
Review: Rhino Linux 2025.3

I have talked about the Rhino Linux project a few times in the past year
XpressReal T3 Compact SBC with Realtek RTD1619B Runs Chromium OS Variant

The XpressReal T3 is designed to run openFyde, a fully open-source Chromium OS variant
GNU/Linux Applications and Hardware Leftovers

5 sorted story picks
Today in Techrights

Some of the latest articles
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: August 10th, 2025

The 252nd installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on August 10th, 2025.

The corresponding text-only bulletin for Monday contains all the text.

Other Recent Techrights' Posts

Writing and Coding Isn't Always Enough: Last year we had to assume a role we didn't have before: litigants
Why We Publish Information About the SLAPPs (But Not About the Legal Process), an Abuse of Process by Americans Trying to Silence Critics of Their Employer, Microsoft: It doesn't take thousands of pages to explain something simple
Internet Relay Chat Didn't Fall Off a Cliff: IRC will turn 40 in less than 3 years from now
The UEFI 9/11 - Part V - This is Not a Drill (Disable "SecureBoot" Now): A "9/11" Coming
There's No Obligation to Speak to Anybody: The very fact that "bkuhn" is till spending time in social control media says a lot about his poor judgment
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Monday, September 01, 2025: IRC logs for Monday, September 01, 2025
The Register MS Says "AI Web Crawlers Are Destroying Websites", So Why Does The Register MS Help 'AI' Companies? (Spoiler: Money): People need to call out The Register MS on its hypocrisy
Microsoft Trying to Force People to Resign (Amid Mass Layoffs) a Strategy That Takes Its Toll: Microsoft seems to be circling down the drain and the "final flush" will be the moment the "hey hi" (AI) bubble implodes completely
Google Simply Cannot Be Trusted: Only fools would trust GAFAM
Admission That a Third Party (or Parties) Funds the SLAPPs Against Techrights: This can end up costing them over a million dollars
Modifying and Writing One's Own Computer Programs is Not a Crime (or: Google Proves That Stallman Was Right): We're generally gratified to see so many positive mentions of him
Why We Stopped Publishing Videos (for Now): We'll probably get back to videos one day, but it's hard to say when or to what extent
What Animal Rights Activism Teaches Us About Sympathy and Focus: It's possible to believe that the planet is warming, that we must do something about it, and still eat eggs and butter
When You Turn Web Sites About Tech Into Political Sites: A lot of people fall into the trap of catering only for particular groups
Gemini Links 02/09/2025: ROOPHLOCH 2025 and Lagrange 1.19 Released: Links for the day
Gemini Links 01/09/2025: News Corp. WSJ and A Month With NixOS: Links for the day
Slopfarms Already Peaked, They Will Die When Slop Companies Run Out of Money to Borrow: slopfarms will lack an actual "engine"
“Sideloading” Never Killed Anybody: There are many online discussions this week about the misnomer "sideloading"
Slopwatch: Google News as FUD Vector Against Linux and Plagiarism Enhancer, Serial Slopper (SS) Uses LLMs to Googlebomb "Linux": Slop destroys the Web not just by screwing with search engines and helping plagiarists. It's also responsible for de facto DDoS attacks...
Links 01/09/2025: "Attacks on Science" and China's "Soft Power" Grows: Links for the day
Links 01/09/2025: Fresh Backlash Against Slop and "Norway’s Electricity Crisis is About to Hit Britain": Links for the day
Links 01/09/2025: Catching Up (Mostly via Deutsche Welle), "Windows TCO" Effect in UK: Links for the day
Gemini Links 01/09/2025: Linguistic Barriers and "Web 1.0 Hosting": Links for the day
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Sunday, August 31, 2025: IRC logs for Sunday, August 31, 2025
Autumn Has Come: Autumn should be exciting in all sorts of ways; it'll also mark our anniversary
The UEFI 9/11 - Part IV - External Interference: They all seem to be playing a role in crushing Software Freedom and self-determination for users
Links 31/08/2025: Baggage Claim Scams, an Insurrectionist’s War on Culture, and a Sudden Robotics Hype: Links for the day
Gemini Links 31/08/2025: Reviewing Netsurf and Slightly Less Historic Ada Design: Links for the day
IBM Has Taken Control of GNOME: Don't expect a successor to be found any time soon
Links 31/08/2025: Google Gmail Data Breach and LF Puff Pieces for Pay: Links for the day
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Saturday, August 30, 2025: IRC logs for Saturday, August 30, 2025
This is What Google News Has Become: Moments ago