Tag: technology
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Could Linux Lower Energy Use?
Two computer scientists at the University of Waterloo in Canada believe changing 30 lines of code in Linux “could cut energy use at some data centers by up to 30 percent,” according to the site Data Centre Dynamics. “… It’s the code that processes packets of network traffic, and Linux “is the most widely used…
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32-bit OS Alive and Well
x86 32-bit Operating Systems Aren’t Dead Yet: New Linux Patches Improve 32-bit PAE. The Linux x86 32-bit PAE kernel support for Physical Address Extensions allows addressing more than 4GB of memory for those still running 32-bit processors or otherwise opting to still run a 32-bit OS. While the Linux x86 32-bit specific code rarely sees…
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Linux Kernel Doubles in Size
Linux kernel source expands beyond 40 million lines – it has doubled in size in a decade. Milestone passed with the debut of Linux 6.14 rc1. It seemed inevitable that the Linux kernel sources would expand beyond 40 million lines early this year. Linux 6.13 was released early in January 2025, with 39,819,522 lines, and…
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Reconsidering ‘Big Tech’ Jobs in 2025
Many engineers are leaving the IT industry, seeking better benefits, work-life balance and stability by bringing their IT skills to other sectors. As Big Tech layoffs continue, software engineers are finding it harder to make the hop from tech job to tech job. Maybe you don’t need to? Increasingly, developers are looking toward traditional companies…
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New Wine 10.0 is Out
Wine 10.0, the latest Windows compatibility layer for Linux, has a stable release. Bundles over 6000 changes into one stable release, including ARM64EC support. Yesterday morning, WineHQ released an overview of Wine 10.0, the Windows compatibility layer for Linux upon which several projects have been derived, including Valve’s Proton, which has massively expanded Windows game…
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Lite 7.0 On Old Computers
This lightweight Linux distro is the easiest way to revive your old computer. If you want to breathe life back into a slow or aging computer, Linux Lite 7.0 is a lightweight (and easy to install) distribution I highly recommend. My friend recently wanted to bring an old laptop back to life. Her aging Intel…
