Software Engineer, Linux Enthusiast, OpenRGB Developer, and Gamer
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Software Engineer, Linux Enthusiast, OpenRGB Developer, and Gamer
Lemmy.world Profile: lemmy.world/u/CalcProgrammer1
This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. Browse more on the original instance.
Stop using gitlab.com for projects - Credit card info required for new registrations
If your IP (and possible your browser) looks “suspicious” or has been used by other users before, you need to add additional information for registration on gitlab.com, which includes your mobile phone number and possibly credit card information. Since it is not possible to contribute or even report issues on open source...
Mozilla says Apple’s new browser rules are “as painful as possible” for Firefox (www.theverge.com)
YouTube's war against third party apps is just as ridiculous as its war on adblockers (www.androidpolice.com)
The 6.7 kernel has been released (lwn.net)
Some of the headline features in this release are: the removal of support for the Itanium architecture, the first part of the futex2 API, futex support in io_uring, the BPF exceptions mechanism, the bcachefs filesystem, the TCP authentication option, the kernel samepage merging smart scan mode, and networking support for the...
OpenRGB 0.8 Released! (gitlab.com)
This is not news, just wanted to pin the most recent release here on Lemmy. It released on November 28, 2022. The next release, 0.9, is still being worked on but as always you can try the latest pipeline build at https://openrgb.org/#pl for the latest supported devices and features.
OpenPleb: An initiative from Level1Techs and Gamers Nexus (www.youtube.com)
HYTE is embracing the OpenPleb initiative and wants to cooperate with OpenRGB! (twitter.com)
It looks like the OpenPleb initiative, a joint effort from Level1Techs and Gamers Nexus to get manufacturers to be more open with their protocol and interface documentation, is working! Case vendor HYTE seems interested and said they're willing to send me some sample devices along with protocol documentation!...
Tech Over Tea #176 | OpenRGB Developer & Maintainer | CalcProgrammer1 (www.youtube.com)
I did an interview with Linux YouTuber and podcaster Brodie Robertson on his podcast Tech Over Tea! We talked about the origins of OpenRGB, the challenges we face with reverse engineering, and discuss the OpenPleb initiative. We also talked about some other miscellaneous Linux things.
Microsoft wipes out evidence of real ads in Windows 11 Start menu (www.xda-developers.com)
Reverse Engineering the RGB on the ASUS ROG Ally: Part 2 - Effect Mode (youtu.be)
After my previous video about the OpenPleb initiative, I wanted to actually demonstrate the process of reverse engineering and show some of the hurdles and pitfalls of trying to understand a protocol without any documentation. This is the second part where I complete the reverse engineering of the effect packet and implement the...
OpenPleb Is Making A Difference! HYTE CNVS RGB Documentation! (www.youtube.com)
Benefits of resolutions beyond 1080p
This is a genuine question, so please don’t do me like Vlad the Impaler. What is your opinion about the benefits of upgrading to displays beyond 1080p?...
California Resto Lets You Pay For Meal With Your Face: Payment Method May Be Available Nationwide Soon (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
Forget swiping your card - thanks to a banner year for biometric payments, with JPMorgan and Mastercard joining the fray, paying with your face could soon be your new reality.
Switch from Ubuntu to Debian, devices changed?
So I’m guessing this has as much to do with a newer version of OpenRGB as the distro change, but I moved from Ubuntu 20.04 to Debian 12....
Firefox version 126 introduces search data telemetry collection and enhanced copy without site tracking option (blog.mozilla.org)
With the latest version of Firefox for U.S. desktop users, we’re introducing a new way to measure search activity broken down into high level categories. This measure is not linked with specific individuals and is further anonymized using a technology called OHTTP to ensure it can’t be connected with user IP addresses....
The inside story of Elon Musk’s mass firings of Tesla Supercharger staff (finance.yahoo.com)
Archive.org link...
Why FOSS projects are using proprietary, privacy invasive infrastructure?
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/15691030...
An Alternate Reality Of The Steam Deck (Anti-cheat Support!)
I was thinking about the anti-cheat scenario and this popped on my mine. Consider the following scenario....
What used phone should I get to try alternative OS?
Hi everyone,...
Advice on finding a partner?
I just got ghosted by the girl I was talking to, I want to find another girl to talk to. This girl and I met at the gym, but I don’t want to be the guy that goes to the gym just to meet girls. I mean sure there’s the bar and Tinder, but I want a real relationship. I mean, I guess it’ll come to me.
What's the most seeming trivial thing you'll turn down a GF or BF for?
The Greatest GPU of All Time: NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti & GTX 1080 2024 Revisit & History (gamersnexus.net)
Testing if VRR is active and working
cross-posted from: discuss.tchncs.de/post/15351455...