BATMAN

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

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.

EDIT!!!
Turns out it was KDE/Wayland that caused the problem, for some reason the upgrade moved me from X11 to Wayland, and I had to install X11-session for KDE, after switching to that it works fine again.
Sad that Wayland which is supposed to be the better supported option now fails where X11 is still going strong.

It was never a major part of my job description, and I lost interest doing small hobby projects.

OK thanks for clarifying. 👍

it being not obvious what happens under the hood

To me it feels like it does things I didn’t ask it to. So I’m not 100% in control 😋

the idiomatic version of a loop in Rust usually involves iterators and function composition.

What? You need to make a function to make a loop? That can’t be right???

C-loops are easy for me to understand.

Absolutely, the way C loops work is perfect. I’m not so fond of the syntax, but at least it’s logical in how it works.

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.

I am willing to bet that the ownership paradigm that it enforces is going to feel at least moderately new to you

Absolutely, I am more used to program closer to the iron mostly C. My favorite was 68000 Assembly, python is nice, but I prefer compiled languages for efficiency. Although that efficiency isn’t relevant for basic tasks anymore.

The compiler error messages sound extremely cool. 👍

Thanks, I might take a look at it just for fun. 😀

I would have guessed that mixing different programming languages would cause problems. But apparently it’s working well.
It’s been 20 years since I did any serious programming, so I’m a bit rusty, is that what Rust is for?

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.

You would know if you had read the article.
In this context the only reasonable interpretation of the statement, is that her calling for more weapons to defend Ukraine, is incompatible with receiving the peace price.
A very naive and simplistic opinion, which I call out by the paradox of tolerance as an example.

I agree though that Obama receiving the peace price seemed stupid.

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.

For Germany, it could be legal so Germany would have to fight alone.

Nope I’m pretty sure NATO article 5 would still work. Delivering weapons to an ally is not the same as attacking the enemy that ally is attacking. Otherwise article 5 would be void for all the countries that have supplied weapons to Ukraine.

It was meant as a joke. Field testing weapons is always good.

That is not an realistic worry, Denmark has allowed Ukrainian weapons production on Danish soil, and Russia has claimed that is a valid military target. That didn’t sop Denmark, why would Germany a much more powerful country be afraid of empty Russians threats when Denmark is not?

I’m guessing you mean EEA. And Norway has very specifically stated that they have no interest to be tied in with UK, and why shouldn’t UK be able to have their own deal like Switzerland?