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  • Linux phones are more important now than ever.

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  • Yeah, I don't think the Fairphone 6 is quite ready. In fact, since none of the previous Fairphone models ever got to full Linux usability, I don't really expect it to happen.

    I think the best option -- and really the only option -- right now is the Furilabs FLX1. I'm planning on getting one soon.

  • Linux phones are more important now than ever.

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  • There's a distributor, Murena, selling the Fairphone 4 and Fairphone 6 in the U.S. now. The Fairphone isn't fully usable with Linux yet, though. Calls, camera, and GPS all still apparently aren't working 100% with postmarket OS. I'm not aware of any other distribution that does any better. https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Category:Fairphone

  • Rogue.site is a new worker-owned, reader-funded gaming site

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  • This has not been the case for aftermath.site nor 404media.co, two sites that got started pretty much the same way this new one has.

    Edit: I should clarify that I'm saying "those were not doomed from the start, and are both self-sustaining through paid subscribers."

  • The state of Linux phones in 2025

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  • It's a Linux phone. That's going to turn away exactly zero people, and turn on at least a few...

  • The state of Linux phones in 2025

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  • Likewise, I think I'm just about to buy one for myself. I've never used tap-to-pay with my phone, nor a voice assistant, and I don't really want to. My phone is a web browser that can send text messages, make phone calls, and take pictures. My phone carrier is VoLTE-only for calls, and the FLX1 says that it has VoLTE now. I also need to use one specific Android app for work, but the FLX1 has some type of Android emulation which hopefully will make that usable.

    The FLX1 is also the only one that claims to have a working camera. I'm not sure how good the pictures look, but every other Linux phone always just says "partial support" for the camera on the PostmarketOS wiki. The FLX1, with the stock OS, should take adequate pictures from what I understand.

  • I designed my own ridiculously fast game streaming video codec – PyroWave – Maister's Graphics Adventures

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  • This is way beyond me, but congratulations!

  • Syncthing setup that is suitable for a battery powered Linux device

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  • I think syncthing already adds itself as a systemd service, and systemd has an "AC power only condition."

    I can take a closer look tomorrow, but here's a page about systemd's AC power condition: https://askubuntu.com/questions/654335/systemd-how-to-start-stop-services-on-battery

    Edit: bah, the built-in AC power condition only checks once when it starts up, so you'll probably have to do the custom option that was selected as the answer in that post I linked to.

  • A look at search engines with their own indexes

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  • Great list! I've been wanting to start using a smaller search engine with its own index, just for the sake of making sure there's an alternative to GBY. (Also, there's a new and useful acronym, haha.) Mojeek was the only one I was aware of before today.

    BTW, exalead.com doesn't seem to be a search engine anymore. I recognized that one because I remember discovering it a while ago...in 2007, maybe? But it looks like it's not available as a regular search engine now.

    edit: Also, this is the first really useful page I've read via the Gemini protocol, so thanks for that!

  • systemd 259 To Raise Linux System Requirements - Phoronix

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  • For those haven't read the article, "system requirements" here means the minimum version of various system libraries, like openssl. It doesn't mean "system requirements" like in a video game -- you don't need to upgrade your PC to use the new systemd version.

  • A List of Open Source Game Clones

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  • Come to think of it, there are so many graphical enhancement mods for Morrowind, I'd bet that every asset has already been recreated by someone already. There might already be something close to a libre reimplementation of Morrowind, except for rewriting the dialog and quest scripts. Which would be a lot. Ok, close-ish, maybe.

  • A List of Open Source Game Clones

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  • Great resource, thanks! I played 0 A.D. for the first time recently, and was amazed by how polished it was.

    Side note for anyone hoping that there is a free version of Morrowind: you still need to have Morrowind to play OpenMW. OpenMW is an open source (and improved) clone of the game's rendering engine, but you still need the game's content (models, textures, maps, etc.) from the original game.

  • dailygames @lemmy.zip
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    Six Appeal #503

  • 52 Weeks of Cooking - weekly themed cooking challenge. Cook something new!

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  • Hadn't heard of this before, great idea!

  • Castle Crashers: Painter Boss Paradise DLC Launch Trailer

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  • Has Castle Crashers been getting updates this whole time? Or is this an "out of nowhere" thing? Either way, great!

    Also, between this and a new Super Meat Boy coming out, Newgrounds is having a moment right now.

  • We are mainstream now🔥

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  • I'm just going to start handing notes to people in my immediate vicinity, like an analog meshtastic. Or a middle schooler.

  • We are mainstream now🔥

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  • That's the case for me. 404 was the first media outlet that was actively using the fediverse (Mastodon, specifically) to interact with their readers and share their content. At the same time, I realized that if I was going to start using non-VC-funded social media, I should probably pay for some non-VC-funded news sources, too.

    Especially given 404's main subject matter, I bet there are a lot of discussions on the fediverse that are relevant to what 404 covers.

  • We are mainstream now🔥

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  • WELP, time to go find an even smaller discussion forum! This place really sold out...

  • What's up, selfhosters? It's self hosting Sunday!

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  • Wow, thank you for this response. I hadn't thought of tracking music preferences as a tool for self discovery.

  • What's up, selfhosters? It's self hosting Sunday!

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  • I've been thinking about setting up a scrobble server, but haven't been sure what I would do with it. What do you use the information for? Does it affect how you listen?

  • What's up, selfhosters? It's self hosting Sunday!

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  • Realized last week that my fail2ban settings are too strict -- I get banned immediately if I visit my funkwhale (music server) domain without being logged in. In fact, I think much of my "downtime" might have actually just been me banning myself for 15 minutes now and then...

    I was thinking about getting rid of Grafana, which is overkill for my server, and replacing it with Logdy this weekend, but didn't get around to it.

  • dailygames @lemmy.zip
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    Six Appeal #474

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    Six Appeal #468

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    Six Appeal #466

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    Six Appeal #462

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    Six Appeal #461

  • Buy it for Life @slrpnk.net
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    I've bought a Frost River Arrowhead Trail Eco (waxed canvas rolltop backpack), and I plan on posting a review. Any questions or things I should look out for?

  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
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    What do you use for listening to podcasts?