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X11's dying days mean you'll be forced to switch to Wayland

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-08-31 02:46:19

CorDesign / Getty Images Wayland is the Linux display server that has been in the slow, steady process of taking over X11 to deliver a more modern, robust, and secure GUI for Linux. Wayland offers better performance, better handling of complex GUIs, and even vastly improved security. Although Wayland has been around for quite some time, the problem has been that Linux distributions and desktops have been slow to change from the long-in-the-tooth X11. That changes now because one of the most p

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US Homeland Security warns of escalating Iranian cyberattack risks

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-02 02:22:37

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warned over the weekend of escalating cyberattack risks by Iran-backed hacking groups and pro-Iranian hacktivists. This warning was issued as a National Terrorism Advisory System bulletin on Sunday and cautions that the Iranian conflict is causing a "heightened threat environment" in the United States, with "low-level" cyberattacks targeting networks in the U.S. likely. "The likelihood of violent extremists in the Homeland independently mobilizing

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Using Wave Function Collapse to solve puzzle map generation at scale

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-02 21:42:34

🎮Game 🧩Puzzle 🤖Algorithm 🎲PCG 💻Game Dev Background Logic Islands, released by sublevelgames on June 20, 2025, is a game where players place islands and walls according to predefined rule sets. The game features 6 different rule sets, and WFC was used to create stages for 3 of these rules. Today, I’d like to share the story behind this implementation. WFC WFC (Wave Function Collapse) is a type of PCG (Procedural Contents Generation) algorithm that analyzes the connectivity patterns of source

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There's Gold in the Hills

news.ycombinator.com .Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Coauthors.Is-Layout-Flow 2025-08-30 14:33:21

Josh Jackson | Longreads | June 12, 2025 | 5,262 words (19 minutes) “There’s Gold in the Hills” is an adapted excerpt from the book The Enduring Wild: A Journey into California’s Public Lands by Josh Jackson, published by Heyday and on sale June 24, 2025. The BLM—short for the Bureau of Land Management—was established in 1946, when the Department of the Interior merged the General Land Office with the Grazing Service. Today, the BLM is one of four federal agencies that manage public land acros

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How Borderlands 4 mixes the action up with Fadefields and The Vault | Graeme Timmins interview — The DeanBeat

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2025-09-02 15:00:00

Borderlands 4 has some clear runway now that Grand Theft Auto VI is coming next year instead of this year. The action role-playing first-person shooter looter game (now priced at $70 instead of the previously floated $80) is coming on September 12 on the Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and the Windows PC. I visited 2K’s Hangar 13 studio in Novato, California, and played a couple of hours of Borderlands 4. I have been writing up my impressions this week. I also interviewed the

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Borderlands 4: Jump into the endless fight in the Vault

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2025-09-02 18:00:00

Borderlands 4 has a new challenge mode where you can battle high-level enemies in the Vault. The action role-playing first-person shooter looter game (now priced at $70 instead of the previously floated $80) is coming on September 12 on the Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and the Windows PC. The Vault missions are optional content. You will need to locate the various key fragments to unlock the vaults but it isn’t required for main game progression. They do present challenges

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How to Watch England vs. India From Anywhere for Free: Livestream 1st Test Cricket

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-04 01:27:32

Ben Stokes' England get a five-match contest against a new-look India team underway with an intriguing first Test at Headingley on Friday. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services to watch all the action from the 1st Test as it happens, wherever you are in the world. We'll also explain how to use a VPN if the match isn't available where you are, along with a full match list. The hosts will aim to continue India's winless Test series streak on English soil, which dates back to 2

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Best Internet Providers in Orlando, Florida

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-05 04:11:00

What is the best internet provider in Orlando? Orlando may be home to the most magical place on Earth and a new Epic Universe of attractions, but for those of us who call it home, internet options can be a bit less cheery. CNET recommends Spectrum for being the best internet in Orlando. More so for areas without fiber access, due to the cable giant's broad coverage and relatively affordable internet. Plans in certain parts of Orlando start as low as $25 per month, and Spectrum brings the option

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Studio Ulster launches $96.5M virtual production facility

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2025-09-06 10:00:00

Northern Ireland’s Studio Ulster is launching its virtual production facility that represents more than $96.5 million (£72 million) in investment. Belfast-based Studio Ulster said it is celebrating its launch today as the world’s most advanced virtual production facility spanning 75,000 square feet. Studio Ulster is designed to support productions at every scale, from blockbuster films and high-end television to AAA game development and world-class animation. The facility integrates real-time

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Borderlands 4 promises seamless combat, looting and leveling up | hands-on preview

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2025-09-09 06:00:00

Borderlands 4 is coming on September 12 on the Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and the Windows PC. I had a chance to play it for a few hours in a preview session, and I liked how familiar it felt. The action role-playing first-person shooter looter game is now priced at $70 instead of the previously floated $80, per Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford’s tweet this week. At a Gearbox event in Novato, California, I also interviewed the creative director of the game, Graeme Timm

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Honda’s hopper suddenly makes the Japanese carmaker a serious player in rocketry

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-09 10:42:49

An experimental reusable rocket developed by the research and development arm of Honda Motor Company flew to an altitude of nearly 900 feet Tuesday, then landed with pinpoint precision at the carmaker's test facility in northern Japan. The accomplishment may not sound like much, but it's important to put it into perspective. Honda's hopper is the first prototype rocket outside of the United States and China to complete a flight of this kind, demonstrating vertical takeoff and vertical landing t

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Visit Disneyland From the Comfort of Disney+ With More POV Walkthroughs

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2025-09-09 22:30:30

The Disney Experiences video library, which already includes POV ride-alongs for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance and a Galaxy’s Edge ambiance stroll, will soon add more attractions from across the Disneyland Resort. It’s perfect for the fans who transform their living rooms, classrooms, and office cubicles into their ride vehicles and you’ll be able to make a whole virtual grand circle tour of the park when the new videos hit the streamer July 17—which is Disneyland’s 70th birthday. Here’s t

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Honda Unexpectedly Enters the Space Race With First Successful Rocket Launch

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-09-10 14:01:07

In a bizarre twist, Honda, the Japanese car manufacturer, has taken its engineering off-road—and into space. The company launched and landed a prototype reusable rocket on Tuesday, June 17, marking a key milestone toward its newfound goal of achieving suborbital spaceflight by 2029. In the surprise announcement, Honda R&D—the company’s research arm—said it successfully completed the first launch and landing test of its 20.6-foot (6.3-meter) experimental reusable launch vehicle after reaching an

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KiCad and Wayland Support

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-10 19:58:54

These problems exist because Wayland’s design omits basic functionality that desktop applications for X11, Windows and macOS have relied on for decades—things like being able to position windows or warp the mouse cursor. This functionality was omitted by design, not oversight. The fragmentation doesn’t help either. GNOME interprets protocols one way, KDE another way, and smaller compositors yet another way. As application developers, we can’t depend on a consistent implementation of various Way

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Borderlands 4 recommended specs call for an RTX 3080 and 32GB RAM

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-09-11 06:22:00

A hot potato: Now that people are no longer angry over Borderlands 4 possibly costing $80 (it's actually $70 for the standard edition), something else is causing plenty of outrage: the game's PC requirements. Asking for an RTX 3080 as the recommended GPU does seem excessive, and even the minimum specs are higher than expected. Borderlands 4's system requirements on its Steam page are certainly higher than one would expect. Even the bare minimum requirements, where we usually see ancient and/or

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‘Spaceballs 2’ Adds an Unlikely Legacy Character

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2025-09-11 14:00:06

Dan Trachtenberg has ideas for another Predator film after Badlands. A familiar face will return for American Horror Story‘s next season. Plus, get a look at Shea Couleé’s Ironheart character. Spoilers get! Spaceballs 2 Star Trek: Voyager‘s Tim Russ seemingly confirmed on Twitter he’s set to return as the trooper who “ain’t found shit” while combing the desert in Spaceballs 2. I may be ….. combing the desert again..!!! https://t.co/DjtBWKpznG — tim russ (@timruss2) June 13, 2025 Untitled Pre

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Borderlands 4 pre-orders open at $70, avoiding feared $80 price tag

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-09-12 02:19:00

What just happened? The situation around Borderlands 4's potential $80 price has seen outcry, outrage, and a very poorly-worded X post from CEO Randy Pitchford. But fear not: the game is now available for pre-order at $70 for the standard version. With more new games costing $80, there were fears that Borderlands 4 would follow this trend. But the game has landed on Steam ahead of its September 12 launch with a $70/£60/€70 price tag. That's for the standard edition. There's also a $100/£90/€10

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Borderlands 4 will not cost $80, despite misguided executive comments

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-12 08:56:22

Borderlands 4, the latest entry in Gearbox Software's popular looter shooter franchise, is available to pre-order now for $70, a good $10 less than many assumed it would cost. The game's price first came into question when its September 12 release date was announced without pre-order details, and Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford suggested that whether the game came with a $80 price tag was out of his hands. Pitchford put his foot in his mouth in a thread on X sharing a behind-the-scenes video about

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'Love Island USA' Is on Tonight: Here's What Time You Can Watch

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-12 18:00:08

A new edition of Love Island USA is unfolding almost every night on Peacock, and viewers may be tuning in with a question in mind: Will season 7 be able to top last summer's fan-favorite cast? Season 7 is now 12 episodes in, and it has introduced a new roster of Islanders, including Huda, Ace, Austin, Chelley, Jeremiah, Olandria, Nic and Taylor. Host Ariana Madix and narrator Iain Stirling have contributed twists and humor as contestants begin to couple up and look for love in Fiji. Season 7 pi

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Billionaire Island Where Bezos Lives Lobbies State Gov to Flush Its Poop Down Neighbor Town’s Pipes

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-09-14 02:00:13

One of the places that Jeff Bezos lives is a man-made island off the coast of Florida called Indian Creek Village. The island is predominantly populated by other billionaires and is colloquially known as the “Billionaire Bunker.” In fact, if you’re not a billionaire, it’s quite difficult to get in. The bridge from the mainland to the island is closed to the public and protected by armed guards and a sophisticated security system. However, if the island is almost entirely cut off from the rest of

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Biofuels Policy, a Mainstay of American Agriculture, a Failure for the Climate

news.ycombinator.com Georgina Gustin 2025-09-14 07:02:22

The American Midwest is home to some of the richest, most productive farmland in the world, enabling its transformation into a vast corn- and soy-producing machine—a conversion spurred largely by decades-long policies that support the production of biofuels. But a new report takes a big swing at the ethanol orthodoxy of American agriculture, criticizing the industry for causing economic and social imbalances across rural communities and saying that the expansion of biofuels will increase greenh

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First Looks at Disneyland Expansion and Disney World's 'Piston Peak' Cars Land

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-13 22:33:03

It's been 70 years since Disneyland opened its gates, and the original Disney park is now celebrating its anniversary. As Walt Disney himself predicted, Disneyland will "never be completed," as long as imagination remains in the world -- and it's continuing to grow with new rides, experiences and entertainment planned for 2025 and beyond. This week, Disney announced new details for its big expansion, including a new esplanade entry experience, where the Coco ride will be, and what old attractio

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Biofuels policy has been a failure for the climate, new report claims

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-13 22:10:15

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy, and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. The American Midwest is home to some of the richest, most productive farmland in the world, enabling its transformation into a vast corn- and soy-producing machine—a conversion spurred largely by decades-long policies that support the production of biofuels. But a new report takes a big swing at the ethanol ort

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Best Internet Providers in Portland, Oregon

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-17 22:26:00

What is the best internet provider in Portland? If you’re looking for reliable internet in Portland, Xfinity is CNET’s top pick. It covers over 99% of the city, offers flexible, no-contract plans, and has a wide range of speed tiers to fit different needs. But even if Xfinity doesn’t reach your address, there are still plenty of solid alternatives, including Quantum Fiber, Starlink and T-Mobile Home Internet. Budget-conscious shoppers can also look to Ziply Fiber for affordable options. Xfinit

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How AI sales startup Landbase nabbed Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures to lead its $30M Series A

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2025-09-18 10:45:00

When Daniel Saks was working as a co-CEO of the previous startup he co-founded, AppDirect, billionaire Michael Dell sent him a LinkedIn message asking for a meeting. Dell famously likes to cold-contact founders of startups he finds interesting. “I thought it was fake,” Saks tells TechCrunch. But he replied anyway. “So I’m getting ready for this call, thinking there’s no way it’s Michael Dell. And I’m almost kind of laughing about it. It actually was Michael.” That interaction taught him a less

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A cryptocurrency scam that turned a small town against itself

news.ycombinator.com David Yaffe-Bellany 2025-06-03 10:09:22

Online scams are as old as the internet, but the rise of crypto has given con artists a valuable new tool — digital coins that can be transferred instantly, without oversight from banks legally obligated to monitor transactions for malfeasance. In 2023, crypto fraud cost American investors an estimated $4.8 billion, according to the F.B.I. The scams are so common that law-enforcement authorities have taken to calling them by a pithy name: Pig butchering, a rough translation of an expression wide

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It’s Raining SpaceX Debris in Poland

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-06-03 18:40:40

If you happened to be awake and looking at the sky at around 3:30 am in Northern Europe on Wednesday, you got quite the show. It was around that time that a Space X Falcon 9 rocket was making an uncontrolled reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere, with the fiery debris spotted in the sky by residents in Denmark, Sweden, and England, per the BBC. But it was Poland that got to see the aftermath up close and personal, as what is believed to be parts of the rocket crash-landed across the country. Jasn

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Best Internet Providers in Maryland

cnet.com Amanda Kooser 2025-06-03 09:48:00

What is the best internet provider in Maryland? Looking for high speed internet in Maryland? You’re in luck. Maryland has some of the fastest internet speeds of any state, and most residents have access to at least one fiber provider. CNET recommends Verizon Fios as the best internet service provider in Maryland for most households. It offers symmetrical upload and download speeds, plus unlimited data and affordable pricing. Verizon Fios covers most of Maryland's main metro areas. Just keep in

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