Linux invades the Nintendo Switch! Unity gets a low graphics mode, Vulkan comes to KWin and Kdenlive releases a new beta. All this plus your emails.
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News
Tonight on RAW
http://www.zdnet.com/article/bogus-linux-vulnerability-gets-publicity/
- “So, maybe there aren’t that many idiotic sysadmins after all.”
- Pfffft! I still get plenty of contract work.
- P.S. BOOGA BOOGA!
- I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who noticed!
- In order for the “vulnerability” to work, you’d need root access to a shell (ssh or otherwise).
- That right there should be the first indication that the only vulnerability here is the same that every single system has, user/admin incompetence.
It LIVES
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/02/new-unity-desktop-update-now-available
- Why would god need a starship Unity need a low graphic mode?
- That is not the DM you should be using if you need a low graphic mode.
Desktop Warden
https://github.com/bitwarden/desktop/issues/13
- Oh look, a desktop app for Bitwarden is available for testing.
- And it’s Electron nope so it can DIAF.
- Nope is available as an appimage if you really hate yourself.
Can it DOOM?
https://liliputing.com/2018/02/fail0verflow-turns-a-nintendo-switch-into-a-full-fledged-linux-pc.html
- Don’t make me Switch, please.
- SDL2 runs on it, KDE runs on it…
- It’s a Tegra tablet which got Linuxed, Nintendo branding or not.
- Unlike the shield (no, not that one) people actually bought the Switch en masse.
- According to earlier reports, they can’t patch it.
- The problem is in the SoC itself, meaning they’d need to a new hardware revision in order to issue a “patch”.
Vulkan compositing (eMpTy)
https://cgit.kde.org/kwin.git/log/?h=fredrik/vulkan
- effects/wobblywindows: Support VulkanCompositing
- Looks like a one person effort?
- Difficulty: having to use KDE.
PSA
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/view-image/jpcmhcelnjdmblfmjabdeclccemkghjk
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/view-image/
- Talk about not realizing how much you use something until it’s gone.
Anti squirrel
https://github.com/aniketpanjwani/chomper
- Neat idea but if you know how to set this up you know how to bypass it with ease.
- Could be a solid tool for teaching your kids how to bypass security.
- Chomper filters outgoing requests through a transparent proxy
- Allows for filtering requests at the URL level
Kdenlive Café tonight and beta AppImage
https://kdenlive.org/2018/02/kdenlive-cafe-and-beta-appimage/
- Kdenlive 18.04 beta AppImage
- Still has issues with old projects
- Testers wanted.
- File > quit causes it to restart.
- It’s, well… dark.
- Will report back next week on how well it handled the show.
- Tried to do the CHAIRQUISITION with it… WOOF.
Slice of Pi
https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/node-pi-plug/
Hello computer
https://www.electromaker.io/project/view/the-pibadge
Feedback
The WALL
https://linuxgamecast.com/bradley/?sj1pZNd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI00HTJhSMU
