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1Password wades into a right-wing mess after funding a Linux project in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 140 points 1 day ago (12 children)

"popular Linux distribution known as Omarchy."

I've literally never heard of it.

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Climate change past the point of no return, UN says, as worst impacts are now unavoidable (www.cbc.ca)
 

Global warming guaranteed to exceed 1.5 C limit and stay that way for 'many, many decades'

The Associated Press · Posted: Sep 02, 2026 11:58 AM EDT

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Hannah Einbinder, Ilana Glazer and other Hollywood stars defend Mark Ruffalo against antisemitism accusations (CBC) (www.cbc.ca)
 

Letter signed by 170 says Ruffalo is facing 'smear campaign' after posts on Skydance-Warner Bros. merger

Hanna Lee · CBC News · Posted: Sep 01, 2026 6:47 PM EDT

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Chevron expands Venezuela presence with $7B US plan (CBC) (www.cbc.ca)
 

Company plans to double crude output in 5 years

Thomson Reuters · Posted: Sep 02, 2026 1:13 PM EDT

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U.S. military launches new attacks against Iran (CBC) (www.cbc.ca)
 

Strikes follow strikes against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz

Thomson Reuters · Posted: Sep 01, 2026 8:19 AM EDT

The attacks come after two supertankers carrying Saudi oil were struck by unknown projectiles within ‌minutes of each other while transiting outbound through the strait late on Monday, according to shipping intelligence and tracking firms Marisks and Kpler.

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Hundreds of workers feared stuck in hydropower tunnels as Nepal flood deaths cross 900 (AP via Canadian Press) (www.thecanadianpressnews.ca)
 

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers rushed Monday to reach workers believed to be trapped in tunnels at hydropower sites buried in mud after catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China, as the death toll continued to rise and increasingly desperate families search for their loved ones.

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Russia is rattling NATO’s nerves, but how far will Moscow go? (CBC) (www.cbc.ca)
 

Analysis: Incursions may be aimed at testing Western military alliance's resolve

Murray Brewster · CBC News · Posted: Aug 31, 2026 4:00 AM EDT

I got grumpy with the CBC in c/boycottus@lemmy.ca
[–] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

CBC sports, CBC Olympics, and various CBC media personalities (eg Rosie Barton) still do all their posting on Twitter too.

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Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America (www.reuters.com)
 

WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump renamed Lake Ontario "Lake America" on Thursday, escalating a feud with Canada that has already ​spawned tariffs on tens of billions of dollars in cross-border ‌trade.

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If we're renaming lakes... (lemmy.ca)
 
B’nai Brith Canada Won’t Rent To Non-Jews, Reps Say in c/canada@lemmy.ca
[–] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 week ago

Absurd to have this kind of government funded exclusionary religious program.

...

Wait we have a what school board?

Microsoft admits it made Windows 11 worse than Windows 10 for right-click menus, promises to fix "sluggish and cluttered" UX in c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world
[–] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Most modern ones have an fnlock somehow (fn+escape typically). Set it and forget it.

My real annoyance is that I have an airmouse+keyboard thing for my Pi that doesn't have function keys at all. Dude, why?

Microsoft admits it made Windows 11 worse than Windows 10 for right-click menus, promises to fix "sluggish and cluttered" UX in c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world
[–] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Right, that's my whole point. "Installing software" should not be such a minefield where basically unless the package version you need is in Discover or whatever, you have to learn about the dozen+ different ways an application can be packaged and the various footguns of each.

edit: I want to install a service and it's not on Discover. Do I want the package source? The flatpak? The snap? The appimage? The .deb? The .rpm? The docker image? The podman image? Build from source from GitHub? Or the .tar.gz? Or they just published a shell script and said "just run this as root".

And for each of the above, which one do I want? Especially if you're not on a mainstream distro so if it says "oh use this if you're on Ubuntu 26.04" and you have to confirm "okay, under the hood my Mint distro uses Ubuntu 24.10 as its package source".

Microsoft admits it made Windows 11 worse than Windows 10 for right-click menus, promises to fix "sluggish and cluttered" UX in c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world
[–] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Because... that's how the software I'm trying to install was published? I mean I'd rather they were in the ubuntu repos but they aren't.

Microsoft admits it made Windows 11 worse than Windows 10 for right-click menus, promises to fix "sluggish and cluttered" UX in c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world
[–] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (6 children)

Honestly 99% of my complaint on Linux is package management. The .deb/Ubuntu approach of "downloadable installers must micro-target specific semi-annual releases" is absolutely bananas when Windows can install software from the 1900s. Otherwise? I mean I have a lot of micro-complaints but that's the 500 lb gorilla in the room. Still happy to be done with Windows though.

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Trump dismisses reports of grim conditions on U.S. aircraft carrier (CBC video) (www.cbc.ca)
 

August 16

U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed reports of grim conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, an aircraft carrier currently in the Middle East that has now been deployed at sea for more than 260 days.

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Indonesia quake death toll rises to 68, thousands left homeless (CBC) (www.cbc.ca)
 

Over 1,500 aftershocks recorded since Saturday in country prone to earthquakes

The Associated Press · Posted: Aug 17, 2026 8:17 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

Linux 7.3 To Support Logitech HID++ 2.0 Reprogrammable Button Support in c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca
[–] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 weeks ago

That's good. Libratbag and Piper are a nice try but they're very "volunteer side project" level effort. First class OS support for modern mouse buttons would be nice.

Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago

Laws are for poor people

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A SpaceX rocket will slam into the moon on Wednesday, and astronomers will be watching closely (CBC) (www.cbc.ca)
 

It's unlikely, but not impossible, that there may be a visible flash

Nicole Mortillaro · CBC News · Posted: Aug 03, 2026 4:00 AM EDT

Americans Can’t Buy Chinese EVs. Waymo Is Importing Thousands in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 86 points 1 month ago

Laws are for poor people.

Critics slam Tim Hortons Harry Potter promotion as un-Canadian, anti-trans (CBC) in c/canada@lemmy.ca
[–] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Then you haven't been paying attention.

JKR is not just some writer who happens to be transphobic. There are plenty of distasteful writers I still enjoy - the difference is they didn't turn their bigotries into a project.

She has made transphobia into her whole life. It is her primary political goal. It is what she spends her money and time on.

Elon Musk (who disowned his own daughter after she transitioned) complained that JKR's Twitter contributions were too obsessed with trans people.

Critics slam Tim Hortons Harry Potter promotion as un-Canadian, anti-trans (CBC) in c/canada@lemmy.ca
[–] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I hope so but I doubt the stain will ever fully wash off. I'll always be wondering who is still involved in steering it who was a fellow-traveler of JKR.

If 30 years from now the IP owner makes a Ravenclaw-themed mad-science spin-off series with a trans wizard as the protagonist, then maybe I'll think it's salvageable.

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