BATMAN

It would be nice if we could switch MESA version as easy as we can switch the kernel.

IDK, maybe it’s downvoted because it’s not an article?

Rule 6: All posts must be news articles.

Maybe it’s just my system, but I only see video, and no article.

IDK, maybe it’s downvoted because it’s not an article?

Ruole 6: All posts must be news articles.

to some disappointment is still using Mesa 25.1 series graphics drivers

Good call IMO, my distro just upgraded to MESA 25.3, and I’ve had problems with black screens in games since that. I even tried switching to older kernels and since it’s apparently not the kernel, my guess is on the MESA driver.

PS:
I use a Radeon RX 6600 XT GPU, and it has worked fine for years before the upgrade.
I checked the cabling first, and that the card was firmly socketed, but they are fine, and it clearly happened after the kernel/MESA upgrade??? It doesn’t happen in desktop, only in games.

They also should have tested for that

Hey safety standards totally undermine profits, why do you hate America? 😋

OK that’s new to me, I have to admit I haven’t been looking at it for years, I do not feel comfortable following Microsoft specifications, as Microsoft has a long h9istory of fucking things up for others on purpose, and their safety record is probably among the worst in the industry.

I 100% agree, but some would consider that a matter of ideology.
The other point about dependency on USA when they are acting with hostility is more pragmatic.

99% of people don’t understand all the reason why open source is better for public services, except if we can say it’s cheaper. That’s the one point they understand, and the one point Microsoft has been attacking most with their propaganda against open source.

This is great, But using Microsoft Windows should be illegal for public services in EU.
We can no longer allow ourselves to depend on American IT infrastructure.

Only as long as Microsoft allow it, and only because a lot of work was put into that shit. The first couple of years it was very flaky.

There are so many graphs where things start to decline under Ronald Regan.

Personally I see the victory of Ronald Reagan over Jimmy Carter as the turning point, but you make good points about it already happening under Nixon. But at least Nixon was removed for Water Gate, while Reagan came out of the Iran Contra affair completely unscathed.
As I see it, Jimmy Carter may have been the best president USA ever had, he had the right foresight about sustainability symbolized by the solar panels he put up on the White House, and he warned about consumerism, and was 100% a decent human being.
When USA elected Ronald Reagan instead, they abandoned all those values, very much like they did when electing Trump. An obvious malignant narcissists, the most dangerous personal disorder that exist!

And yes the media is a huge part of the problem too, that was already extremely obvious under Bush, where in the beginning there were opposition to a war in Iraq based on false intelligence, that was decidedly contrary to what the UN observers reported. But the media turned 100% one sided to support it, and even questioning it became anti American!
American news media are generally pretty bad, an example of that was when John Stewart on his comedy show provided more accurate news than the actual news! Also like him or not, the firing of Keith Olbermann was a 100% political decision, and American media has systematically weeded out news sources they consider too anti Republican.

Where USA is now is a very sad turn to where we were headed in the 70’s. We do have a bit of the same problem in EU, but nearly as bad, but abandoning traditional values do happen under the guise of pragmatism. Even here in Social Democratic Denmark, the protection of the week is not nearly as strong as it used to be.

OK then make traditional factory jobs pay well enough to own a house and see your children through college again.
A factory worker makes less today than they did in the 50’s!!! Because the 1% has managed to grab all the money in their infinite greed. The money grab of the rich is the biggest heist in the history of mankind.

Also not every billionaire needs to flaunt with how enormously ignorant they are on basic issues of society.
The rich need to be taxed on their fortune. Nobody needs to be as rich as the 1%.

I have always followed USA closely, both regarding culture business and politics. In the 70’s as a child/teen, I really admired USA and everything looked so promising. American heroes were the best heroes back then.

It’s very disappointing to me that it hasn’t turned out better, all the good ideals used to be there, and USA has so much culture.
Europeans that claim USA doesn’t have culture, seem to forget that USA is the biggest exporter by far of cultural content.

I thought that when Bush was elected the second time, it would be a lesson to the American population, so I kind of gave up hope for USA already first time Trump was elected, because he was so obviously way way worse than Bush. Of course Americans don’t have the luxury of just giving up, without having to live with the consequences and without hope.

But people like Musk, Zuckerberg, Thiel and Bezos and of Course Trump need to go, and there needs to be a limit to how much money and power an individual or a family like can have, like how the Koch Brothers ruined so much. Also there must be a limit to how much power a single company can have. At least that’s my opinion.

OK so when did you hear of an actual successful attack that could have been avoided if the user had used secure boot?

Microsoft secure boot is 100% made to be a pain in the ass for Linux users. It doesn’t add any security, but is instead a huge added unnecessary risk factor for data loss for users.

if at some level they understand that a Russian victory is a green light to other dictators

We absolutely do, and did from the start, way before Trump threatened with invading Greenland and Canada.
USA has been a big disappointment in this situation even under Biden, but with Trump the disappointment is complete.

Just as you feel ashamed for the actions of Trump, I also feel sorry for all the non crazy Americans that are suffering through the political insanity that exist in USA.
As I see it, USA as a country is mentally ill, and it’s not just Trump, it’s the general population that elected him.

Of course that doesn’t mean everybody, but just like cancer can kill a person, even though not all cells in the body are cancerous, so has USA as a country gone crazy, because a sufficiently big part of the population has.

I can’t even begin to imagine how it must be as a sane person to live in USA right now? Especially considering I’m living in Denmark that is one of the worlds best democracies, and we are in EU, surrounded by neighbors that also are strong supporters of democracy, international law and human rights.

All I can say is best wishes to you, in the hope that USA comes to its senses, but I must say, the way things are going, my hopes are not great.

First past the post is undemocratic IMO. It tends to result in 2 party systems, where both parties tend to become bad options.

set a terrible preciseness

I guess you mean precedence.

needless deaths and way more money spent

100% true, if USA and NATO hadn’t put those stupid limitations on Ukraine to not attack into Russian territory or attack oil infrastructure for 3 years, Ukraine could have done what they are doing now a lot sooner, and undermined the Russian oil industry, making it impossible for Russia to afford the war to continue.

They say that a grain of rice can tip a scale,

And it’s true.
Overall good points IMO. 👍

I’m from Denmark, and I’m proud that our entire parliament supports Ukraine, and our government is among the most active in supporting Ukraine, and the population overwhelmingly supports the government in this.

Yet they chose to join EU, and then work against it?
Hungary was among the more progressive countries before the Soviet Union collapsed, so I still think it’s kind of Ironic they are now so backwards compared to many neighbors they used to be ahead of.

I understand your frustration, but the fault is not entirely hers, the real problem is that USA has a very flawed democracy, with only 2 realistic options to vote for, where better democracies have both more and better options.
The fault was also with the democrats and Biden and Harris for failing to realize they were in the wrong position morally.
I absolutely hate that “we” got Trump, but Ilhan Omar remains an ally against him, not an enemy.

By “we” I mean the world, because I am not American. But Trump has done a lot of harm outside USA too.