Apparently the #gtk #gui #framework is dropping #support for #xserver in favour of #wayland https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=n.. This is a #reminder that many great #alternatives exit, including #dearimgui https://github.com/ocornut/imgui and #fltk https://www.fltk.org/
Okay, I want one: https://shop.simulavr.com/ #simulavr is an #ar / #vr #headset for using #linux on the go: https://shop.simulavr.com/ I have wanted such a thing for a long time! Hopefully it doesn't cause eye/head strain! It's a little too expensive for now, but looking forward to #cheaper #alternatives !
It looks like we are generally losing #browser #engine #diversity - there appears to only be a handful of #alternatives out there: https://www.jefftk.com/p/browser-engines As I was talking/thinking recently, #browsers and #html in general has become hopelessly #complex - to the point where no new players can come in.
Seems like the #youtubedl project is struggling: https://old.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/com.. There appears to be multiple #alternatives floating around, although it is not clear which one will win out.
This is a scary move by #apple - we should not be celebrating all of our data being collected by #unaccountable #centralized #systems https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/08/s.. Offering the option is one thing, but we should always support #alternatives for #robustness ...