Summary of the week of September 26, 2022

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An energy monitor for Linux

Someone has created an energy consumption monitor for the console. The representation differentiates between the consumption of RAM, the processor, and the entire platform.

Mozilla continues to support the use of blockers

In June 2023, Chrome and its derivatives (such as Edge) will stop allowing the installation of ad blockers among other plugins. Mozilla has reaffirmed its intention to continue allowing this type of blockers.

How to make a self-destructing USB drive

Someone has made a guide on how to manufacture a self-destructing USB drive. In this first part, the author presents the components he will use.

AMD slower on Linux due to a 20-year-old patch

It has been discovered that a patch that was introduced in Linux 20 years ago to solve a problem in a chipset has been slowing down modern AMD platforms.

The debate on the validity of Moore's Law is still alive

Intel (which manufactures its own chips) says that Moore's Law is still alive because they are able to put more and more transistors per unit of surface area. Nvidia and other developers (who send manufacturing to third parties) say that the law is no longer valid.

Intel's XeSS is already available

Intel has published XeSS, a scaling technology that can already be used in Shadow of the Tomb Raider and whose code is available on GitHub, without much fanfare. The technology also works on AMD and Nvidia GPUs.

A desktop environment on the mobile

Someone has tested the latest unstable version of Mobian on a PinePhone Pro. The system comes with GNOME Shell 43 and is capable of running Android applications.

XeSS tests

The first tests of XeSS, Intel's new open-source scaling technology, are already appearing. Although it works with all brands, the results are not very consistent between them.

Fedora abandons VA-API support

Fedora has decided to stop supporting Intel's video acceleration API for Linux. The VA-API from Mesa has been abandoned due to legal issues.