techwire (@techwire@social.gamefan.net)
Deals: Pixel 10 Pro/XL up to $456 off, Pixel 10a Amazon low, Hisense MiniLED Google TVs $2,000 off, Star Wars d…
Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by loads of Star Wars Day 2026 deals – the giant Amazon sale is now live, LEGO promotions, collectible discounts, and more. But in a galaxy a little closer to home, we also have…
https://9to5google.com/2026/05/04/deals-pixel-10-pro-xl-hisense-google-tv-star-wars/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #9to5Google [9to5Google]
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linuxiac (@linuxiac@mastodon.social)
PeaZip 11.1 updates its 7z backend, fixes security issues, and improves archive extraction workflows across Linux and Windows.
https://linuxiac.com/peazip-11-1-file-archiver-adds-security-fixes-and-updates-7z-backend/
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feed (@feed@igeek.gamer-geek-news.com)
🐧 Crazy action game Killer Bean confirmed for launch on June 8
Killer Bean is an upcoming open world crazy action game that looks ridiculously over the top, and it finally has a date to arrive on June 8th.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
📰 Source: GamingOnLinux Latest Articles
🔗 Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/crazy-action-game-killer-bean-confirmed-for-launch-on-june-8/
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reapps_eu (@reapps_eu@mastodon.social)
Periodic notes: daily, weekly, and monthly in Reborn Notes. One click opens or creates a note for the current day, week, or month. Folder and filename format are configurable per period, and the settings themselves sync between devices in zero-knowledge architecture.
https://reapps.eu/blog/periodic-notes-daily-weekly-monthly/
#notes #journaling #zeroknowledge #privacy #opensource #android #ios #privacymatters
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kiltedtux (@kiltedtux@mastodon.social)
Linuxiac: PeaZip 11.1 File Archiver Adds Security Fixes and Updates 7z Backend
https://linuxiac.com/peazip-11-1-file-archiver-adds-security-fixes-and-updates-7z-backend/
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mgorny (@mgorny@social.treehouse.systems)
I've been talking before why money won't solve the burnout problem. But let's for a minute assume that you really wanted to help people maintaining #FreeSoftware by paying them. The problem is that:
1. You have to pay them a living wage.
While all monetary help is appreciated by developers, they need a living wage. Not "that should prevent you from starving to death" but the kind of money that can support a honest (but not lavish) lifestyle: pay the bills, feed your family, cover other living costs such as repairs, clothes, appliances, and let you save enough for future emergencies.
It's simple as that. If you can't do that, they're going to need a dayjob. If they're lucky, it won't collide with their #FLOSS work. If they're not, it will kill them. Or they'll fall somewhere in the middle, slowly burning out until they can neither maintain their projects, nor work.
2. You need to guarantee that the payouts will continue.
People need security. They're not going to stay unemployed, let alone quit their job or turn down a job offer, unless they either have good guaranties or substantial savings (or they're in a really bad shape and wouldn't be able to handle the job anyway). The job market is hell, and people just know that when the payments stop, they may not be able to find a job soon, let alone a good job. Even "passively" looking for a job can burn you out.
So yeah, one-off payments and pinky swears won't do. And it isn't even a matter of whether we can trust you; it's a matter if you'll actually be able to continue paying us. And honestly, I don't really know how to solve that. Perhaps by paying up front, but for how long? Finding a job may take more than a year, finding a good job may be once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
3. It can't end up being a job.
Perhaps most difficult of all, these payments can't really come with explicit obligations. I mean, that's the whole point: you want to support FLOSS, not turn it into a corporate project. You want the maintainer to remain free and enjoy the work. That is unlikely to happen if their livelihood is now dependent on your satisfaction. And even if it isn't, I for example would still feel indebted to whoever's paying me to do FLOSS, even if they really didn't expect anything in return, and would fall into a spiral of guilt-inflicted burnout if I failed to maintain the software satisfactorily.
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joelindien (@joelindien@mastodon.social)
• GNU Coreutils 9.11 Delivers Enhanced Performance and Multi-Byte Character Sup…
[Linux Today] https://www.linuxtoday.com/blog/gnu-coreutils-9-11-delivers-enhanced-performance-and-multi-byte-character-support/
#LogicielLibre #OpenSource #Libre
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joelindien (@joelindien@mastodon.social)
🐧 Actu logiciel libre du 11/05/2026
• Un code généré par IA est-il obligatoirement du "AI slop" ?
[LinuxFR Journaux] https://linuxfr.org/users/raspbeguy/journaux/un-code-genere-par-ia-est-il-obligatoirement-du-ai-slop
• Linux is Getting a Kill Switch!
[It's FOSS] https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17338173/linux-killswitch-proposal
#LogicielLibre #OpenSource #Libre
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typo3 (@typo3@typo3.social)
TÜV NORD’s digital platform relaunch shows how TYPO3 can support complex, global requirements at scale.
The new platform, powered by @leuchtfeuer, improves accessibility, SEO, brand consistency, integrations, and editorial workflows for 250+ editors worldwide.
Case study 👉 https://typo3.com/case-studies/tuev-nord
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opensuse (@opensuse@fosstodon.org)
An incredible schedule is lined up for the #Linux #Apps Summit in #Berlin this weekend! Talks on app #development, packaging, #desktop innovation, and the future of #opensource apps. Don't miss it.🐧🇩🇪 https://conf.linuxappsummit.org/event/9/timetable/#all
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techwire (@techwire@social.gamefan.net)
5 fitness trackers you should buy instead of the Google Fitbit Air
Google's screenless tracker won't be for everyone, but there are plenty of other options.
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-fitbit-air-alternatives-3663875/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]
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toxi (@toxi@mastodon.thi.ng)
#ReleaseMonday Yesterday, I took the plunge and updated all 215 https://thi.ng/umbrella packages (plus examples) for TypeScript 6.0, then released new versions just now this morning. After previous preparations and some initial struggles, it thankfully only involved updates to tsconfig.json files (accompanied by a lot of head scratching).
I'm still confused about the new behavior of TS6 now defaulting to an empty types array[1] in compilerOptions, meaning one has to explicitly state, e.g. "types": ["node"] now, seemingly for any dependent package as well. The latter is the confusing part to me!
For example, the https://thi.ng/errors package requires NodeJS type definitions for doing some pre-checks, but because of that, any dependent package has to specify the "types": ["node"] option too now (so it seems...), even if the dependent package itself does not use NodeJS types... If this compiler option isn't given, you'll get errors like Cannot find namespace 'NodeJS' when compiling the downstream package. I find this transitive requirement super weird & nonsense! I also mention it, because it will likely impact your own codebase as well... Please report back, if you could! 🙏
#ThingUmbrella #TypeScript #OpenSource #Maintenance
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