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Debian maintainer unilaterally strips KeepassXC package of a lot of features ( fosstodon.org )

Labour insists no place for Nigel Farage in party after defection of right-wing MP ( news.sky.com )

Asked if Mr Farage would be welcome if he wanted to join Labour, Ms Dodds said: "Nigel Farage is someone who is well outside any kind of Labour values....

EA wants to place in-game ads in its full-price AAA games, again ( www.techspot.com )

EA has tried this before, with predictable results. In 2020, EA Sports UFC 4 included full-screen ads for the Amazon Prime series The Boys that would appear during 'Replay' moments. These were absent from the game when it launched, with EA introducing the ads about a month later, thereby preventing them from being highlighted in...

Can't figure out how to get Plank working on Wayland

Hey y'all...

Handbrake/ffmpeg: What free video codec to use for 720p videos?

I have a lot of old movies, most will barely be 720p....

Northern Lights could be visible in England and Wales as severe solar storm to hit overnight ( news.sky.com )

The Northern Lights are set to be visible across large parts of the UK overnight as a huge solar storm is going to hit Earth....

Baby Killdeer I rescued from a storm drain ( sh.itjust.works )

One of the parents was running around the drain making a bunch of noise, went to investigate and found the baby trapped inside. I fished it out with a hair net wrapped around a coat hanger that I taped to a broom handle.

Candyman · Siouxsie And The Banshees ( www.youtube.com )

From the album Tinderbox. John Valentine Carruthers on guitar, legendary guitar riff to me, obscure fellow, not much known in music apart from being a part of Siouxsie for three albums.

EA is looking at putting in-game ads in AAA games — 'We'll be very thoughtful as we move into that,' says CEO ( www.tomshardware.com )

EA CEO Andrew Wilson confirmed the company is considering putting ads in traditional AAA games — titles that players purchase up-front for around $70 apiece. In the Q&A part of EA’s latest earnings call, Eric Sheridan from Goldman Sachs asked Wilson about dynamic ad insertion in traditional AAA games. Wilson said,...

Factorio Friday Facts #410 - Rocket turret & Target priorities ( factorio.com )

Chuck ( lemmy.world )

The Rogue Prince of Persia has been delayed to avoid being overshadowed by Hades 2 ( files.catbox.moe )

Source: https://twitter.com/Studio_Evil/status/1788886708064317943/photo/1

Manor Lords gets its first big patch, with new taxes, animations and changes to trading ( www.rockpapershotgun.com )

[Second Wind] Animal Well Review | Bytesized ( www.youtube.com )

Just Stop Oil protesters in their 80s target Magna Carta ( news.sky.com )

superfile - A pretty fancy and modern terminal file manager ( raw.githubusercontent.com )

https://github.com/MHNightCat/superfile

LibreOffice 7.6.7 Is Here as the Last Update in the Series, Upgrade to LibreOffice 24.2 ( 9to5linux.com )

Spark the Electric Jester 3 - Switch Announcement Trailer ( www.youtube.com )

EU adopts first law tackling violence against women ( www.dw.com )

The European Union has passed its first legislation to combat violence against women. The law requires all EU countries to criminalize female genital mutilation, forced marriage and online harassment.