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Meta won’t let morality get in the way of a product launch
There’s never been a better time to add facial recognition to everything! The public at large is gradually becoming numb to our Palantirized surveillance state, and...
Read moreHonor’s Magic V6 is the first foldable with an IP69 rating
The Magic V6 is just slightly more water-resistant than the Pixel 10 Pro Fold. For the third year running, Honor has announced what it says is...
Read moreRecteq Flagship 1600 Review: An Upgraded Smoker
The Recteq Flagship 1600 pellet smoker asks a little more of you, but rewards you with deeply smoked flavor.
Read moreThe strange animals that control their body heat
In 1774, British physician-scientist Charles Blagden received an unusual invitation from a fellow physician: to spend time in a small room that was hotter, he wrote,...
Read moreVideo Doorbell Advice and Settings for Opting Out of the Surveillance State
Video doorbells are handy, but they’re a threat to privacy. I spoke to experts about why you might ditch your doorbell, and how to safeguard your...
Read moreColor Mixing Spray Paint On The Fly
One of the problems with being a graffiti artist is that you have to carry around a different spray can for each color you intend to...
Read moreASUS Linux HID Driver Preparing To See Support For Newer Devices
There’s been a recent lull in activity around the open-source Linux driver for ASUS devices with the HID interface used for supporting various features. But developer...
Read moreBest Laser Printers I’ve Tried (2026): Brother, HP, and More
Looking for fast printing at a relatively affordable cost? You probably want a laser printer.
Read moreLinux 7.0 Development & Intel Panther Lake Proved Most Popular In February
During the last month on Phoronix there were 289 original open-source/Linux-related news articles and another 20 featured articles as in Linux hardware reviews and multi-page benchmark...
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gzip Cheatsheet
Basic Syntax # Core command forms for gzip and gunzip. Command Description gzip FILE Compress a file and replace it with FILE.gz gzip -k FILE Compress...
Read moreGNU Hurd On Guix Is Ready With 64-bit Support, SMP Multi-Processor Support “Soon”
After hearing last month that GNU Hurd is “almost there” with x86_64 support, it was exciting to kickoff today by seeing a developer headline “The 64-bit...
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