Futurology Today

What is it?

It’s a Media Discovery and Download Hub which acts as add-on or extension for the Arr stack and more, designed to manage and obtain media both manually and automatically. Think of it as a media manager, recommendation and helper app.

What's the Problem?

I've made a start, but for long-term stability and maintainability, the project needs more contributors. It's highly modular, with separate services, making it easy for new developers to jump in and focus on specific areas.

Where to Start?

I’ve set up the repo on GitHub at https://github.com/MediaWolfOrg/MediaWolf and I’m happy to add people to the the project. This way, the project won’t be dependent on any one individual. With enough developers, it will help keep the project alive and ensure long-term stability.

Note: This could be a great first project if you're just starting out, as the modular architecture makes it easy to contribute without needing to tackle everything at once. Apologies if you've already seen this or if its against the rules..

Is it super standardised, like where all 30 or 40 pin LVDS connections are the same, as in pin and voltage compatible?

Are there hardware peripherals in a microcontroller that just drive LVDS like how UART, SPI, CAN, etc. work? Or is it a messy complicated thing with display specific power supply voltages, and unique power management requirements, baud rates and such?

I can find lots of old style monitor to HDMI or VGA conversions for an old laptop screen based on display model number. But what I am looking for is a USB-C/USB-3 to LVDS converter board small enough to fit into an old apple laptop top shell and act as a second monitor with all power and functionality controlled through the USB interface. I have the fab skills. If there is a simple chip that does USB-C PD/display to LVDS, I'll toss it in KiCAD and etch it myself if I can get the chip. In my past experience with small displays for hobby microcontrollers, they were anything but standard in most cases. I have never messed with the larger stuff though. It appears like most of the old style VGA/HDMI converter boards are mostly sold with the same hardware/board with the proper LVDS connector installed.

I can take care of the backlight driver part. I'm mostly concerned with what is going on with LVDS in practice. Anyone familiar with the subject on Lemmy?

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new China-linked threat actor called Earth Alux that has targeted various key sectors such as government, technology, logistics, manufacturing, telecommunications, IT services, and retail in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Latin American (LATAM) regions.

Ireland is expected to be one of the most affected countries when President Trump announces a new round of tariffs later this week.

EU goods are expected to face a tariff of about 20% when entering the United States.

Among EU countries, Ireland is the most reliant on the US as an export market.

In 2024, Irish goods exports to the US were worth €73bn (£61bn), almost a third of the country's total exports.

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The original was posted on /r/pcmasterrace by /u/joliet_jane_blues on 2025-04-02 04:56:50+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/pcmasterrace by /u/Andrewsarchus on 2025-04-02 03:46:11+00:00.

Everyone talks about Jurassic Bark and Luck of the Fryish…
But what about the ones that hit quietly and never got the love they deserved?

• Lethal Inspection — Baby Bender. Hermes. That final reveal. Gut punch.
• Cold Warriors — That father-son silence? Brutal.
• The Late Philip J. Fry — Time skips and a rose that says “I never stopped trying.”

What’s your sleeper Futurama pain episode?

#FuturamaFeels #SignalDrop #UnderratedEpisodes #EmotionalCartoons

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The original was posted on /r/pcmasterrace by /u/ccc888c on 2025-04-02 01:49:26+00:00.

From Steve McGinley

I was not close to the snowy but she chose to fly by me. 😁

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The original was posted on /r/fedora by /u/EndsingerW on 2025-04-02 01:47:05+00:00.

I just wanna say, Linux is amazing so far. After years of frustrations with Windows 11, I've finally switched to Linux and I didn't realize just how flexible and versatile Linux distros can be! Alongside its customization as opposed to Win11's excessive limiting factor in customizing your own desktop. This is my first rice, what do you guys think?

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The original was posted on /r/fedora by /u/binarskugga on 2025-04-01 23:23:19+00:00.

I thought I'd share my experience using Fedora 42 with the latest AMD hardware.

While not perfectly smooth the experience has been enjoyable. I have had more issue with my MB (MSI MAG Tomahawk x870) than the graphics themselves. Overall mesa 25 with amdgpu drivers has been really stable with the 9070.

Playing games is basically a no brainer, I have tried BG3, Elden Ring, Grim Dawn and PoE 2 for now, all with no issue whatsoever. When installing Steam, I couldn't have a stable experience until I deactivated the GPU accelerated web view, this worked with my older card (5700XT). I also can't use my dGPU with any Flatpak for some reason, I think it's because of the way it's being isolated ? (not very knowledgeable on this stuff).

Proton also seem to be confused sometimes and I have to switch back and forth between Hotfix and Experimental or the game just boots with graphical glitches everywhere. This happens regardless of the game in my experience, it seems to keep a state that is reset when switching versions.

The drivers for my ethernet and wifi (Realtek' RTL8126 5GbE Controller) seem completely broken/unstable. Using Fedora 41, only my wifi works and the ethernet works only after the initial sudo dnf update. While on 42, the wifi will not work but ethernet has been flawless. This led to a funny moment where I had to manually update the Linux Kernel after I installed Fedora 39 thinking an older version would fix it and both didn't work haha. I had some issue with bluetooth and an old pair of Bose headphones, my newer heaphones work without problems though.

I have activated both the CPU boost (PBO) and AMD EXPO in the Bios without issue.

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Hey, #mstdnca folks, some news to share.

We're in our 4th birthday month!

As many know, we've been working toward non-profit status. Despite hurdles, we've been fighting to get there.

This morning, I'm excited to announce that I've accepted Rogers Media's purchase offer to acquire the instance.

I'm excited to see where we go from here and hope all are excited too!

UPDATE: April Fools!! 🤪

Summary

A leak allegedly involving 2.87 billion Twitter (X) user profiles has surfaced on Breach Forums, with claims it was stolen by a disgruntled employee during recent layoffs.

The leak, shared by known forum user "ThinkingOne," includes detailed metadata like bios, follower counts, tweet history, and account activity—but not email addresses.

Despite its scale, X has issued no response. The incident raises major privacy concerns amid silence from the company and speculation over the data's true origin.

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/35340931

“They’re our brothers and sisters. When we stop seeing people that way it’s so easy to start making laws or enacting policies that harm them.”

Summary

The EU and UK fined major carmakers nearly €600 million for operating a recycling cartel exposed by Mercedes-Benz, which avoided penalties for whistleblowing.

The European Commission fined 15 manufacturers and their association €458 million for fixing costs and limiting advertising of car recycling from 2002 to 2017.

Volkswagen received the largest fine at €127 million. The UK imposed an additional £77.7 million in fines.

Authorities say the cartel suppressed eco-friendly competition and misled consumers. All companies admitted guilt in exchange for reduced fines.

2024 was "a year of growth," according to fire-suppression company Fire Rover, but that's not an entirely good thing.

The company, which offers fire detection and suppression systems based on thermal and optical imaging, smoke analytics, and human verification, releases annual reports on waste and recycling facility fires in the US and Canada to select industry and media. In 2024, Fire Rover, based on its fire identifications, saw 2,910 incidents, a 60 percent increase from the 1,809 in 2023, and more than double the 1,409 fires confirmed in 2022.

Publicly reported fire incidents at waste and recycling facilities also hit 398, a new high since Fire Rover began compiling its report eight years ago, when that number was closer to 275.

From Harald Haberscheidt

Close observation required.

Young owls at their favorite spot.

Genaues Hinschauen erfoderlich.

Jungkäuze am Lieblingsplatz.

Sony Alpha 7 M4@Sony 200-600/6.3 + TK 1.4, 840mm, ISO 800, F9, 1/800