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You can now buy replacement joysticks and screens directly from Anbernic instead of ditching your handheld

Simon Batt — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 05:47:12 GMT

One of the biggest shames with the handheld console industry is what happens when a specific yet vital component breaks. Because everything is tightly packaged within a shell, something that should be easy to swap can become a death knell for the entire unit. Some people have found creative uses for busted handhelds, but ideally, people should be able to repair them at home.

Linux 7.1 is here, and it kills i486 support, fixes Steam Deck audio, and overhauls NTFS

Simon Batt — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 05:18:59 GMT

Well, it's that time once again. After Linux 7.1 hit the release candidate branches for testing, Linus Torvalds noted that, again, more bug fixes were coming in than usual due to AI agents finding problems. It got to the point where he was getting annoyed with them clogging the secure channels. Fortunately, despite that, everything else went smoothly, and Linux 7.1 has now been released for public download.

Linux's Easy Anti-Cheat problem might finally get fixed as Epic Games posts an interesting job listing

Simon Batt — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:18:25 GMT

While gaming on Linux has come leaps and bounds since a decade ago, it's still not the perfect replacement for Windows. One of its biggest issues is with Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC), a cheater prevention tool owned by Epic Games and runs on the kernel level. There have been some efforts to get EAC working on Linux, but given how Linux users have far more control over the kernel than Windows, some developers felt it too risky to publish their games on Linux, including Epic Games itself, which blocked access to Fortnite.

I gave Claude Code and Google Antigravity a full project, and they finished twice as fast as VS Code alone

Anurag Singh — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:22 GMT

I have been experimenting with Claude Code and Google Antigravity extensively as part of my development workflow. I have used them to build an enterprise-grade tool. I would not credit the tools alone, though. There was plenty of human input involved throughout the process. Even so, working with them made me realize just how capable these tools have become.

4K gaming stopped feeling like a luxury once I ditched my 1440p monitor

Rich Edmonds — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 23:00:22 GMT

4K remains the endgame for PC gaming. Sure, there's 8K and even 12K around in the shadows, but 1440p and 4K are where most of the action takes place. I've long used 1440p, switching back and forth between a 4K panel, but I have since fully migrated to the higher resolution for all my interactive entertainment. 8K isn't anywhere close to being here yet, 1440p feels like a downgrade, and 4K is finally much more accessible for many gamers, myself included.

NotebookLM's Audio Overviews sound so human, you'll believe the misinformation

Chandraveer Mathur — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 22:01:11 GMT

I have always been the designated tech-explainer in my local hardware hobbyist community. We gather on Discord servers, swapping tips on everything from soldering temperatures to modeling tips for 3D printing. After years of explaining the same underlying concepts about cold joints and bed adhesion to newcomers in these spaces, NotebookLM felt like the silver bullet. I could just dump my curated archive of data sheets and forum threads into a single notebook and share the link as a resource with the communities I was active in.

I copy text from images and videos with PowerToys Text Extractor, and retyping feels ridiculous now

Judy Sanhz — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:30:22 GMT

For years, the way I would grab text was embarrassing. I would get a screenshot or spot a picture with text I wanted to search for and type it out in Google search. Then I found PowerToys Text Extractor, a free OCR tool buried inside Microsoft PowerToys, and I knew I wasn’t going back to the clunky ways of copying text. It lets me copy text from images, videos, and even apps that block selection on Windows. I can’t remember the last time I retyped something, and going back honestly feels ridiculous.

Nvidia's RTX 50-series launch shows why the 'always wait for the next generation' rule is dead

Jasmine Mannan — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:00:23 GMT

When Nvidia announced the RTX 4080 Founders Edition, there was intense online backlash. The internet screamed about the $1,199 MSRP, the 12VHPWR connector anxiety, and the classic echo-chamber advice to "Hold your line, skip Ada Lovelace, and wait for the massive architectural leap of Blackwell."

My favorite alternative to NotebookLM isn't Claude Projects; it's something way cooler and productive

Parth Shah — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 20:31:22 GMT

NotebookLM has become one of my favorite tools for turning documents, research papers, and notes into something I can actually understand and use. But as useful as it is, I have been looking for an alternative that fits more naturally into my everyday workflow. Claude Projects came close, but it still felt more like an organized chatbot than a complete research workspace.

CarPlay's split-screen mode quietly changed how I use my car

Patrick Hearn — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 20:00:23 GMT

When CarPlay is running on your infotainment system in your car, there's a small, unassuming box in the lower-left corner.