VideoLAN is 20 years old today — Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing business focus — and Getting better at Linux with mini-projects

Issue #302 — February 03, 2021

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VideoLAN is 20 years old today videolan.org \| points: 1309 \| comments: 304

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Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing business focus kotaku.com \| points: 647 \| comments: 778

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Getting better at Linux with mini-projects carltheperson.com \| points: 593 \| comments: 69

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I’m tired of this anti-Wayland horseshit drewdevault.com \| points: 497 \| comments: 752

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Just because I have a vertical screen doesn’t mean I’m on a phone shkspr.mobi \| points: 401 \| comments: 303

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A 25-Year-Old Bet Comes Due: Has Tech Destroyed Society? wired.com \| points: 357 \| comments: 413

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Apple silicon M1 as-a-Service scaleway.com \| points: 342 \| comments: 215

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A Framework for Writing Better Documentation documentation.divio.com \| points: 333 \| comments: 47

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Go 1.16 will make system calls through Libc on OpenBSD utcc.utoronto.ca \| points: 286 \| comments: 167

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Me and ADHD linkedin.com \| points: 265 \| comments: 429

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AirPods Max: An Audiophile Review mariusmasalar.me \| points: 244 \| comments: 278

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20k honey bees took over a tech company’s empty office during lockdown qz.com \| points: 244 \| comments: 66

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The first commercial astronaut mission to orbit Earth aboard Dragon spacex.com \| points: 220 \| comments: 86

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GoboLinux gobolinux.org \| points: 209 \| comments: 93

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Ask HN: What is your “I don’t care if this succeeds” project? news.ycombinator.com \| points: 200 \| comments: 433

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“WSB veterans know that they’re making a suicide charge for the memes” old.reddit.com \| points: 200 \| comments: 300

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Wayland is not ready as a 1:1 compatible Xorg replacement just yet gist.github.com \| points: 187 \| comments: 379

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What’s Wrong With The Honeywell Humidifier angelalashbrook.medium.com \| points: 185 \| comments: 281

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Accounts with GAN Faces Attack Belgium over 5G Restrictions public-assets.graphika.com \| points: 184 \| comments: 76

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We Test PCIe 4.0 Storage: The AnandTech 2021 SSD Benchmark Suite anandtech.com \| points: 178 \| comments: 68

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