Linux-News http://linux-news.org Linux news from the Blogosphere Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:04:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.3 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS vs. macOS 26 Tahoe: The Free OS That Rivals a Premium Experience https://www.junauza.com/2026/04/ubuntu-2404-lts-vs-macos-26-tahoe-free.html Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:04:00 +0000 http://linux-news.org/?guid=3e4ec06c12c108baf1c9ae4420e09214

I’m writing this on a MacBook Air running macOS 26 Tahoe, and I keep glancing at my Mac Mini in the corner — the one running Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

I’ve been a macOS user for a decade. I develop iOS apps. I’m neck-deep in the Apple ecosystem — iPhone (Read more...)

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]]> Why the Tesla Model Y L Is the Most Feature-Packed EV for Its Price in the Philippines https://www.junauza.com/2026/03/why-tesla-model-y-l-is-most-feature.html Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:16:00 +0000 http://linux-news.org/?guid=ec2b0aa8aae41de0d70fd661e6b51b4c If you’re a long-time reader of TechSource, you know this site has mostly been about Linux, open-source software, and all things computing. But if you’ve been following our recent comeback, you also know we’ve expanded into covering the broader tech landscape — AI, smartwatches, crypto, (Read more...)

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]]> Linux Won, and Nobody Noticed https://www.junauza.com/2026/03/linux-won-and-nobody-noticed.html Wed, 25 Mar 2026 01:38:00 +0000 http://linux-news.org/?guid=ddebf3364a33bbea591e7987988c1bb7 The tech industry has failed to properly acknowledge this for years: Linux won. Not "Linux is doing fine." Not "Linux is making progress." Not "maybe next year will be the year of the Linux desktop." No. Linux won. Decisively. Overwhelmingly. In nearly every category of computing that (Read more...)

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]]> How I Built a Local AI Hub Using Free and Open Source Software on My Old Mac Mini https://www.junauza.com/2026/03/how-i-built-local-ai-hub-using-free-and.html Mon, 16 Mar 2026 01:46:00 +0000 http://linux-news.org/?guid=fb9a94870d51e91357cd0b7af27c6573 I’m going to tell you something that would have sounded absolutely insane five years ago: I’m running artificial intelligence on a computer the size of a lunch box, it works offline, my data never leaves my house, and it costs me nothing beyond the electricity to keep it running.

No (Read more...)

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]]> Health Is Wealth: Why I Chose a Smartwatch Over a Rolex https://www.junauza.com/2026/03/health-is-wealth-why-i-chose-smartwatch.html Sun, 08 Mar 2026 08:33:00 +0000 http://linux-news.org/?guid=d72b66214dd3b309a2c3f9509c1be0c7 A few years ago, a friend of mine bought a Rolex Submariner. It cost him roughly the same as a decent used car. He showed it to me with the kind of pride usually reserved for newborn babies and championship trophies. It was beautiful, I’ll admit. The weight of it, (Read more...)

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]]> The State of the Linux Desktop in 2026: A Love Letter from a Prodigal Penguin https://www.junauza.com/2026/03/the-state-of-linux-desktop-in-2026-love.html Sun, 01 Mar 2026 13:24:00 +0000 http://linux-news.org/?guid=6685778e8883b16ef6f2d7874aa4e87e Let me start with a confession. I haven’t used Linux as my daily desktop operating system in roughly a decade.

I know. Take a moment. Breathe. For those of you who have been reading TechSource since the Ubuntu and Compiz days, that sentence may stung. This is, after all, the (Read more...)

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]]> TechSource in the Age of AI https://www.junauza.com/2026/02/techsource-in-age-of-ai.html Fri, 20 Feb 2026 01:15:00 +0000 http://linux-news.org/?guid=d78899e43a8f733e80a7064414e85166 Hello (again, again) world! 

If you’re reading this, congratulations — you are either one of the most patient humans on the internet, or you accidentally stumbled here while googling “tech blogs that ghost their readers.” Either way, welcome. You are appreciated. 

To my loyal subscribers, followers, and (Read more...)

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]]> Differences in Strengths of Subtropical Ridges Over Oceans http://dasublogbyprashanth.blogspot.com/2026/02/differences-in-strengths-of-subtropical.html Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:56:00 +0000 http://linux-news.org/?guid=6bd2b9689203562dd89ba9c643b8f27a Earlier this year, I wrote a post about how subtleties in the convergence and divergence of large-scale surface winds can explain many features of local climates. However, as I thought about it more, I realized that I still wasn't satisfied with my understanding of why the seasonal variation in strength (Read more...)

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]]> Subtleties of Wind Patterns Affecting Precipitation http://dasublogbyprashanth.blogspot.com/2026/01/subtleties-of-wind-patterns-affecting.html Sat, 03 Jan 2026 21:02:00 +0000 http://linux-news.org/?guid=f747751cb38d2d04e58eae8f8b2da9b0 Last year, I wrote a long post on this blog giving the most general intuitive explanations possible for the existence of different climate types, based on different configurations of land & ocean at different latitudes, and used that to explain broad & subtle features of actual climates of most locations. (Read more...)

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]]> Structural Incentives for Abusing PhD Students in Experimental Sciences and Engineering http://dasublogbyprashanth.blogspot.com/2025/12/structural-incentives-for-abusing-phd.html Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:38:00 +0000 http://linux-news.org/?guid=0d771a5f76df5af974d04ef2294b8862 When I was in graduate school and then for a few years afterwards (even though I had changed fields), I found it strange and fascinating that I and other friends who were in theoretical physics groups all seemed to have really good experiences on the whole (even while going through (Read more...)

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