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Steam can be replaced. Doesn't mean it will be anytime soon. And probably not by Epic.
Various things probably need the air for cooling.
> only trust other US citizens with my security

Can't use a computer then.

Re:Bitwarden Dual License Model on Saturday October 10, 2026 @04:35PM (#50036898)
Noon doesn't actually happen at noon
NASCAR Cup series has been using EFI since 2012. The other series still use carburetors.
Years later, Netflix is still having issues. Maybe it's not as easy as you claim.
> 1. Now you just have a blank screen. Sure some people might like that but others will think there's an issue with the stream.

NASCAR has a separate feed for international broadcasts without their ads. During the ad break they'll just show an overhead camera or maybe an in car camera.

Re:Don't Just Say Hello on Thursday September 17, 2026 @07:03PM (#49747901)
I feel like it's fine for social chat but for technical chat I feel similar to the article.
Re:Ubuntu 26.10 completes transition to Rust-based coreutils on Tuesday September 15, 2026 @09:42AM (#49712426)
The kernel has a cache used for block devices.

If you want to be more targeted:

    blockdev --flushbufs /dev/sda
I'm pleasantly surprised at how often someone will use jitsi when the alternative is not communicating with me in such a fashion.
Jitsi is an excellent free and open source alternative.
Re:Google no longer provides direct URLs in search results on Saturday September 12, 2026 @10:37AM (#49672764)
I don't understand why people are still using Google search generally. It's so bad nowadays.
Re:Stop making swap partitions–use swap files instead on Friday September 11, 2026 @09:13AM (#49657871)
I'll consider it when zfs in in tree.
Governments lie all the time. This is not new.
Isn't that what the safe drinking water act is for?
Re:Hayes AT command set on Friday September 04, 2026 @05:44PM (#49570595)
They're still used today for cellular modems
Re:Notes on Private Trackers on Monday August 31, 2026 @11:36AM (#49511037)
> I don't even know if it's possible to torrent on a phone.

Very possible for over a decade.

Re:Nitter project received cease and desist on Tuesday August 25, 2026 @02:14PM (#49438219)
There's lots of US sports content. That's all I use it for.
Re:Sydney Marathon medal mistakenly depicts Munich stadium on Sunday August 23, 2026 @10:37AM (#49409196)
Capital One Arena is the current name for where the Washington Capitals play at home so that's an example that kind of works.
Re:The Citizen Developer on Thursday August 20, 2026 @11:48PM (#49383552)
The saw does them for you but it doesn't operate itself. Perhaps I read it too literally.
Re:The Citizen Developer on Thursday August 20, 2026 @07:14PM (#49381571)
> table saws don't rip, cut, or mill stock

They actually do all of that

Re:The Citizen Developer on Thursday August 20, 2026 @07:10PM (#49381529)
I'd recommend a battery powered circular saw instead of a table saw to get started.
Re:Xorg-Server 26.0.99.901 on Thursday August 20, 2026 @07:03PM (#49381468)
They've been working on Wayland support for awhile now.

https://wiki.xfce.org/releng/wayland_roadmap

> When I was young, they predicted orders and had hot food waiting, you would get your meal as you ordered.

I worked at McDonald's at that time. We would make a tray of 12 cheeseburgers and microwave them then leave them in the warmer until they're sold or got disgusting enough for customers to complain.

When I worked at McDonald's we had impossible target times and the only way to meet them was to hit the serve button right away and go off memory.
Re:A shell exclamation mark is not for yelling. Be lazy. on Wednesday August 12, 2026 @11:07AM (#49273585)
If you want to use ruby then just use ruby? That is a very fragile way to use bash that could easily lead to bad things.
There's a number of Linux developers living in the USA. I wouldn't be surprised if any live in the Chicago area.
The politicians and bureaucrats aren't generally the ones making the web sites.

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