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Joel Selvaraj
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PhD CS Student - University of Missouri - Columbia. Using Machine Learning to solve problems in Computational Biology. Porting Linux to mobile phones as a hobby.
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fedora.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy
fedora + @frameworkcomputer = 👌

#fedora #framework #linux #opensource
Graphic displaying a Framework computer running Fedora Workstation
July 22, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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servo.org
Servo Report Week 25 2025

Recent project highlights:
- Encoding improvements making Servo pass over 1.7M WPT subtests now
- More progress on WebDriver support
- Start using fontations to read font tables
- Initial IndexDB support
- Continue work on ImageBitmap implementation

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Decorative report cover with the Servo logo that reads "Servo Report Week 25 2025"
June 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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phosh.mobi
phosh 0.48.0 is out 🚀📱:

We have some new features, quality of life improvements, under the hood work and 🐛 fixes, check out the full release notes at https://phosh.mobi/releases/rel-0.48.0/ for details or see 👇 for a short 🧵

🙏 to everyone who contributed to this release.

#phosh #librem5 […]
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June 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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phosh 0.46.0 is out 🚀📱 :

There's 🐛 fixes and improvements, check out the full release notes at https://phosh.mobi/releases/rel-0.46.0/ for details or see 👇 for a short 🧵

🙏 to everyone who contributed to this release.

#phosh #librem5 #pinephone #gtk #wlroots #gnome #linux #mobile #linuxmobile

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Phosh 0.46.0
The Phosh 0.46.0 Release
phosh.mobi
March 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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In our previous blog post 2025 Priorities: Reliability, Audio, Cameras and More, we asked "is there anything that you find terribly important that we have missed here?". And indeed, there was one thing that people would have liked us to focus more on, which is a better keyboard experience.

This […]
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April 1, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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As our community grows, we are increasing the focus we put on planning and organizing the work we do. Therefore we have been thinking hard about priorities for this year.

Read all about it on our blog:
https://postmarketos.org/blog/2025/03/30/pmOS-year-priorities/
2025 Priorities: Reliability, Audio, Cameras and More
Aiming for a 10 year life-cycle for smartphones
postmarketos.org
March 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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gamingonlinux.com
Former Blue Systems devs form Techpaladin Software to work on KDE with Valve as their first client
#TechpaladinSoftware #KDE #OpenSource #KDEPlasma #Linux #Valve #Steam
Former Blue Systems devs form Techpaladin Software to work on KDE with Valve as their first client
Here's one I missed from earlier this week. KDE developer Nate Graham announced the formation of an open source consultancy company called Techpaladin Software, with their first client being Valve to continue improving the Steam Deck desktop mode which uses KDE Plasma.
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March 14, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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xiaomi-davinci & xiaomi-surya now use u-boot and are merged into a generic qcom-sm7150 port:

> […] U-Boot comes with an EFI implementation that lets us boot the Linux kernel with systemd-boot and have U-Boot pick the correct devicetree blob instead of appending it to the kernel.

> This means […]
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March 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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postmarketOS in 2025-02 :postmarketos: 👀

* New name foreshadowing
* Office hours
* MSM89x7 audio, charging, flashlight and suspend!
* Modern Xiaomis POCO X3 NFC and Mi 9T/Redmi K20 moved to community category
* 6 new device ports
* pmbootstrap cross-native2 for faster cross compiling
* […]
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March 4, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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phosh 0.45.0 is out 🚀📱:

There's 🐛 fixes and improvements, check out the full release notes at https://phosh.mobi/releases/rel-0.45.0/ for details or see 👇 for a short 🧵

🙏 to everyone who contributed to this release.

#phosh #librem5 #pinephone #gtk #wlroots #gnome #linux #mobile […]
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February 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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fell.ma.fellr.net.ap.brid.gy
I heard you like broken Linux camera drivers.

#linux #mobilelinux #linuxmobile #postmarketos #mastoart #art #fediart #photography #abstract #oneplus #oneplus6 #oneplus6t
Broken photograph. There is a cluster of bright red particles in the center on the image, as well as on the bottom. The rest of the image is black. Broken photograph. There is a silhouette of a window in bright magenta in the center on the image. In front of it, a silhouette of a plant sitting on the windowsill can be made out. The rest of the image is black. Broken photograph. The entire image consists of soft shapes in vibrant dark blue on a black background. The shapes appear to be arranged in a slightly rectangular fashion. Nothing meaningful can be made out in the shapes. The entire image consists of blurry shapes in vibrant red, magenta and dark blue. The background is black. Nothing meaningful can be made out in the shapes.
February 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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newbyte.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy
Wohoo, Lomiri is finally in #postmarketos pmaports master! (no thanks to me, I just hit the merge button)
January 25, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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ubiquity75.xyz
Right to repair is a matter of life and death.

www.404media.co/medical-devi...
Medical Device Company Tells Hospitals They're No Longer Allowed to Fix Machine That Costs Six Figures
Hospitals are increasingly being forced into maintenance contracts with device manufacturers, driving up costs.
www.404media.co
January 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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phoronix-poster.bsky.social
AMD Announces The AMDGPU Composition Stack "ACS" For Advanced Linux Desktop Features - https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-AMDGPU-Composition-Stack
AMD Announces The AMDGPU Composition Stack "ACS" For Advanced Linux Desktop Features
An unexpected surprise today are AMD Linux software engineers announcing a new project a bit further outside the scope of their open-source graphics drivers... The AMDGPU Composition Stack "ACS" is for delivering new advanced features atop Wayland for bettering the Linux desktop display capabilities...
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January 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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lina.yt
I wrote a blog post! ^^

Beyond Gaming: X11 bridging in muvm
asahilinux.org/2024/12/muvm...
Beyond Gaming: X11 bridging in muvm - Asahi Linux
Porting Linux to Apple Silicon
asahilinux.org
December 12, 2024 at 1:02 PM
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bsky.app
Merry Christmas from us to you 🎄🎁💙 We launched Trending Topics today, and you can find it by tapping the search icon on the bottom bar of the app or the right sidebar on desktop.
Screenshot of trending topics launched on Christmas 2025. Topics trending include: Virat Kohli, Red Panda, Porzingis, Post Malone, Beyoncé, Gavin and Stacey Finale, Sixers, A Complete Unknown, King Henry, Joel Embiid, Pentatonix
December 26, 2024 at 1:09 AM
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nature.com
We've just joined Bluesky 🎉 Follow us for research, news, comment and opinion from Nature journal 🧪
December 19, 2024 at 4:26 PM
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josephcox.bsky.social
New from 404 Media: DHS knows which countries are primarily abusing SS7 vulnerabilities in U.S. telecom networks, allowing location tracking, text/call intercept. China, Russia, Iran, Israel mostly. DoD also says *all* U.S. telecoms vulnerable to such attacks www.404media.co/dhs-says-chi...
DHS Says China, Russia, Iran, and Israel Are Spying on People in US with SS7
The Department of Homeland Security knows which countries SS7 attacks are primarily originating from. Others include countries in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
www.404media.co
December 17, 2024 at 2:53 PM
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xbox.com
👋 Hey Bluesky friends
December 13, 2024 at 6:30 PM
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I'm very happy to report that Godot just merged the integration of Jolt Physics, as an experimental alternative to Godot's own 3D physics engine.

github.com/godotengine/...

#GodotEngine
Add Jolt Physics as an alternative 3D physics engine by mihe · Pull Request #99895 · godotengine/godot
Closes godotengine/godot-proposals#7308. This pull request adds a new engine module (found under modules/jolt_physics) which integrates Jolt Physics, a 3D physics engine developed by Jorrit Rouwe (...
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December 11, 2024 at 2:39 PM
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gamingonlinux.com
Arch Linux Package Management (ALPM) gets funding from Sovereign Tech Agency
#ArchLinux #Linux #OpenSource #FOSS
Arch Linux Package Management (ALPM) gets funding from Sovereign Tech Agency
Seems like Arch Linux is going from strength to strength lately. Not only have Valve begun funding parts of the Linux distribution but now the Sovereign Tech Agency are as well.
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December 10, 2024 at 10:02 AM
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tomwarren.co.uk
Valve’s master plan for Steam Machines is finally coming into focus. New “powered by SteamOS” hardware is on the way, but will it be enough to challenge Windows PCs and Xbox / PlayStation consoles? www.theverge.com/2024/12/6/24...
Valve’s master plan for Steam Machines is finally coming into focus
Deckard, Roy, Ibex and Fremont could be just the start.
www.theverge.com
December 7, 2024 at 10:27 AM
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microsoft.com
We've always been a fan of blueskies.
Originally the default wallpaper of Microsoft's Windows XP, this photo shows green rolling hills with a vibrant blue sky and white clouds in the background. Charles O'Rear took the photo in California, USA.
December 6, 2024 at 1:44 AM
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bsky.app
Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪
altmetric.com Altmetric @altmetric.com · Dec 3
There are already many articles for which there is more attention on Bluesky than on other comparable micro-blogging sites, meaning the academic community and the general public have clearly adopted Bluesky as one of its core places to disseminate and discuss new research.

A Place of Joy.
‘A place of joy’: why scientists are joining the rush to Bluesky Researchers say the social-media platform — an alternative to X — offers more control over the content they see and the people they engage with.: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03784-6
December 3, 2024 at 2:10 PM