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The original was posted on /r/framework by /u/bee_advised on 2025-11-07 20:23:00+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/framework by /u/armeg on 2025-11-07 17:29:39+00:00.

I've always been excited about the Framework laptop and the mission so I got myself one and installed Fedora 42 as that's the "first party" option (Yes, I'm already working with support on my issues).

It has been a complete nightmare as the title says. The first issue was the laptop kernel panicking about 2 minutes after being suspended for several hours (reproducible on a Live CD!). This seems related to the pretty common triple fault / s2idle issue. I was able to "solve" this by applying amdgpu.dcdebugmask=0x610 as a kernel option.

I think I'm in the clear, so I start using the laptop a little more, and I found a new and fun issue which is screensharing (haven't tried more than Slack yet, but we'll see if Teams also can cause it later when I do my engineering call) causing a kernel panic consistently within minutes.

Am I just unlucky? Are people having a better experience than I currently am? If you're one of those people, can you tell me what kernel you're using right now? I'm on 6.17.7 at the moment, but I've tried 6.17.5 and higher and have had no joy. Are you all using 6.12?

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The original was posted on /r/framework by /u/pearlgreymusic on 2025-11-07 07:42:15+00:00.

Hey all,

I used to build my own gaming PCs way back in the 90s/early 2000s but I fell out of the habit when I realised I'd rather kick back on the sofa with something that "just works" than constantly chasing framerates etc, and I switched to exclusively console based gaming. Now that I own a Steam Deck, and with Xbox going down the shitter, and my kids becoming of the age where having a static family PC makes a lot of sense, I've decided to move back into PC gaming.

I started looking at self builds again but everything's moved on so much since I last dipped my toes into that space that I struggle to know where to start. Then I saw an Alienware A51 in the refurb store with a decent early Black Friday discount code and very-nearly top-end specs so I pulled the trigger yesterday:

£2525

• Core Ultra 9 285K
• Geforce RTX 5080
• 64GB RAM
• 2TB Gen5 SSD
• 1500W platinum PSU

Retail, this spec is currently going for £3600 so it's a sizeable saving, but now I'm getting cold feet on the basis of the Intel chip not being the best choice for gaming (and will possibly never see the BIOS fix that Intel rolled out to address this), the odd PSU that'll likely need swapping out at some point in the future, and the sheer size and weight of the thing.

On the plus side, the reviews I've seen say that it's very cool and quiet, which is pretty important to me, and I do like the case design itself - it's very understated compared to most of the off-the-shelf options out there. On the downside what looks like a huge discount on the surface is mostly just wiping out the Dell premium, and similarly specced AMD options are available elsewhere for similar prices - albeit with the aforementioned off-the-shelf cases and a big question mark over noise levels.

All of which is to say: Help this former DIY builder feel a bit better about dropping this much money on a Dell of all things! Odd CPU choice aside, this is still a decent system at a decent price, right?

I'm surprised how easy it was once you have all the right tools and a good tutorial to follow.

Burry’s fund, Scion Asset Management, disclosed on Monday that it bought puts — bets that share prices will fall — on two stars of the AI wave: Nvidia and Palantir. Scion bought roughly US$187.6 million in puts on Nvidia and $912 million in puts on Palantir, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/52630446

This week something that I know a lot of people have been wanting for a long time was implemented: the ability to limit virtual desktops to only the primary screen! Thanks very much to Kristen McWilliam for this long-awaited feature, which arrives in Plasma 6.6.

But wait, there’s more…

@tukonitribe

The dye industry, heavy on the use of petrochemicals, is one of the world's biggest polluters. Now dyes can be made by microorganisms that -grow- colors.

Top European leadership is set to skip the EU-CELAC summit on Sunday marked by tensions between the United States and Colombia. Donald Trump is also pursuing an aggressive policy on Venezuela, with Nicolás Maduro in focus. Europeans cite low attendance to cancel summit participation.

Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/11/08/europeans-largely-skip-latin-american-summit-under-donald-trumps-shadow

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Someone compiled the tranches!