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Always a good tip to preserve battery life.
https://www.maketecheasier.com/stop-apps-draining-android-phone-battery/
https://www.maketecheasier.com/stop-apps-draining-android-phone-battery/
Make Tech Easier
How to Find and Stop Apps from Draining Your Android Phone's Battery - Make Tech Easier
Do you often wonder, "what is draining my Android battery?" We have the most accurate answers to prevent battery drain in this updated guide.
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For those who might have been aware of the resignation. Another steps up to continue working for Linux Kernel maintenance on Apple Silicon.
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Apple-Silicon-New-Co-Maintainer
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Apple-Silicon-New-Co-Maintainer
Phoronix
New Apple Silicon Co-Maintainer Steps Up For The Linux Kernel
This week was the dramatic decision by Asahi Linux lead developer Hector Martin to step down as upstream kernel maintainer for the Apple Silicon (ARM) code following friction with other kernel developers over Rust affairs within the kernel
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Nope you are not Arch Linux users if you use Windows WSL.
https://news.itsfoss.com/arch-linux-wsl-image/
https://news.itsfoss.com/arch-linux-wsl-image/
It's FOSS
Windows Users Will Soon be Able to Say βI use Arch, BTWβ
After much discussion, an Arch Linux WSL image is finally on the way.
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Those loyalty rewards that are being pushed everywhere are bad for your privacy.
https://www.makeuseof.com/why-store-loyalty-cards-are-awful-for-your-privacy/
https://www.makeuseof.com/why-store-loyalty-cards-are-awful-for-your-privacy/
MUO
Store Loyalty Cards Are Awful For Your Privacy, But I'll Keep Using Them
I know my store loyalty card is terrible for my privacy, but I just love the deals.
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An oddly peculiar story. For those that grew up in the time. Predates even Napster.
https://www.xda-developers.com/the-game-wizards-hidden-tale/
https://www.xda-developers.com/the-game-wizards-hidden-tale/
XDA
When FBI raids and a rare SNES cheat device collided: The Game Wizardβs mysterious history
A rare SNES cheat device entangled in FBI raids, bootleg crackdowns, and elusive origins
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In recent years I have found that pushing to 4K is not really worth what it was cracked up to be. 8K is just too much and unnecessary. At a certain point we do hit diminishing returns in resolutions.
https://www.howtogeek.com/8k-will-never-be-a-thing-stop-trying-to-make-it-a-thing/
https://www.howtogeek.com/8k-will-never-be-a-thing-stop-trying-to-make-it-a-thing/
How-To Geek
8K Will Never Be a Thing, Stop Trying to Make it a Thing
It's pure pixel madness!
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