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Hi everyone,

I'm a Playstation gamer and a Linux user for my administrative tasks.

Since my computers (Microsoft Surface Go 1 and upgraded MacBook Pro 2012, both running Fedora Workstation) aren't powerful enough to run some 7-8 years old games unavalaible on Playstation 5, I'll probably get a (maybe used) Steam Deck by the end of 2025. It could be another handheld, but the Steam Deck is my favorite for now as reparability and Linux compatibility are high on my list.

I'd be using the Deck to run some games, but also to work when docked to my Philips 273B through USB-C, also using a USB mouse and keyboard. I'd be keeping the Playstation 5 to run demanding games and do sim racing as I don't even think a Steam Deck 2 would be powerful enough.

Here are a few questions: -I love Gnome, but I'd be willing to give KDE a shot. If I don't like it, how difficult would it be to have Gnome while keeping the normal Steam OS? -I know that I could wipe Steam OS and get Bazzite with Gnome. Except getting Gnome, what are the advantages of getting Bazzite over Steam OS? What are the inconvenients? -I think that KDE is now in version 6.3 or 6.4. What is the version that you now have on Steam OS? For an obscure reason, I coudn't find the info on the web. -What can you easily upgrade on a used Steam Deck (probably not Oled)?

Thanks in advance for your answers!

Right-wing influencer Andrew Tate lashed out on social media at Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) amid reports Florida's top law enforcement officer opened a criminal investigation into Tate, who returned to the U.S. last week despite facing allegations including human trafficking in Romania.

I'm curious what kind of project you are working on? I'm working on a procedural terrain generation open world game! Now it's your turn to tell me!

Stolen from mastodon

Their caption "look, it's all my favorite streaming services on one platform!" Is probably better than mine lol

As the title states, Trump's address to Congress - in pictures.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/30517126

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The start of a new government in Germany is accompanied by a turnaround in transatlantic relations and an unprecedented anti-democratic takeover of power by tech broligarchs in the United States. "Therefore, mass surveillance by tech companies is even more of a political issue than before, which a new government cannot ignore," the CCC writes on its site.

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The CCC demands:

• A ban on biometric mass surveillance of public spaces and the untargeted biometric analysis of the Internet. In particular, any form of database that analyses images, videos, and audio files from the Internet for biometric characteristics in an untargeted manner will actively be dismantled. The corresponding powers of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees will be revoked.
• Mass data retention without occasion will be rejected. Instead, more effective and rights-preserving law enforcement measures, such as the so-called ‘quick-freeze’-procedure and the ‘login trap’, should be pursued.
• Automated data analysis of information held by law enforcement agencies and any form of predictive policing or automated profiling of people are rejected. Cooperation between German and US intelligence services will be restricted, and any kind of automated mass exchange of content or metadata will be prevented.
• The full evaluation of surveillance programmes (‘Überwachungsgesamtrechnung’) will be published, continuously updated and legislation will adjust the scope of state surveillance powers accordingly.

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cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/19172804

Four former British ambassadors to the United States have expressed concern about the future of intelligence sharing with the US following the re-election of Donald Trump.

Sir David Manning, who served as ambassador between 2003 and 2007, told a parliamentary committee some of Trump's appointees had "strange track records" which would create a "problem on the intelligence front".

Dame Karen Pierce, who only left the role last month, said intelligence sharing would continue "even if at the top level there might be things we might wish to be circumspect about".

Sir Nigel Sheinwald, ambassador from 2007 to 2012, said the relationship would be "trickier to handle than probably at any other time".

He said some of the people appointed by Trump to lead intelligence and security could "present some difficulties in terms of their view of us and views of co-operation".

He did not specify who he was referring to, however concern has been raised about the US president's pick to be his director of national intelligence.

Tulsi Gabbard has previously echoed Russia's justification for invading Ukraine and her appointment to the role was welcomed by Russian state media.

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Sir Peter Westmacott, who was in Washington from 2012 to 2016, said problems might be caused by a changing culture in US government institutions adding that "a lot of very good people are being thrown out because they do not pass the [Trump] loyalty test."

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Sanders used the findings of a recent working paper to denounce Republicans' determination to pass tax cuts that will benefit wealthy Americans the most.

EDIT: Translation using Deepl

Translated from Dutch using Yandex (I’d have done it using Deepl, but posting whole articles apparently isn’t allowed, so there to me doesn’t seem to be another way to share non-English articles):

Censoring an obscure punk song about corruption in the Indonesian police has had the opposite effect: it has become the soundtrack of a fledgling protest movement. 'Want to bribe someone? Pay the police!’, echoes from the throats of disgruntled students at demonstrations.