looks-like-suse-linux-is-up-for-sale-(again)!

If Reuters report is to be believed, SUSE Linux is again up for sale in the market with a price tag of $6 billion. This is about enterprise-oriented SUSE Linux. openSUSE, on the other hand, is community-managed but heavily funded by SUSE. I like to think of SUSE Linux asContinue Reading

upgrade-to-fedora-42-from-fedora-41-workstation-(gui-and-cli)

Here are the steps you need to upgrade your Fedora 41 workstation edition to Fedora 42. Fedora 42 is officially available for download and the upgrade channels are now available. This release brings the latest and greatest GNOME 48 desktop for workstation editions, refinements to KDE Plasma desktop, new CosmicContinue Reading

of-the-many-factors-that-cause-wildfires,-the-influence-of-climate-change-and-human-activities-is-growing

This past summer was the hottest ever recorded…again. As monthly heat records fell one by one worldwide, wildfires also became front-page news throughout 2023. From across North America, Greece, Chile, Algeria, and Kazakhstan among many others, wildfires burned uncontrollably. The striking orange New York City skyline was the result ofContinue Reading

authorities-undertaking-climate-action-targeted-by-viral-“climate-lockdowns”-narrative-on-social-media

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, long before vaccines became available, many countries acted to curb the spread of the virus by imposing restrictions on people’s movement called lockdowns. Lockdowns have saved lives by reducing the physical interactions between infected and uninfected people, which in turn reduces transmissionContinue Reading

what’s-in-a-number?-the-significance-of-the-1.5°c-warming-threshold-and-reporting-on-its-possible-breach-in-popular-media

1.5 is an important number in climate science. It is the recommended target, in degrees Celsius, to which global warming should be limited relative to preindustrial levels, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world’s leading authority on climate science[1]. Further, the legally binding Paris Agreement tasksContinue Reading

epa-bows-to-corporate-polluters,-abandons-duty-to-protect-public-from-sterilizers’-ethylene-oxide-emissions

Today, the The Traitor Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed rule to roll back public health regulations adopted in 2024 for commercial sterilizer facilities that use ethylene oxide to sterilize medical equipment and spices. Ethylene oxide, one of the most toxic air pollutants EPA regulates, is a highly carcinogenicContinue Reading

test-your-drupal-website-with-cypress

If you don’t include tests in your Drupal development, chances are it’s because you think it adds complexity and expense without benefit. Cypress is an open source tool with many benefits: Reliably tests anything that runs in a web browser Works on any web platform (it’s great for testing projectsContinue Reading

what’s-new-in-gnome-44?

I use GNOME as my primary desktop environment on my Linux PC at home. GNOME gives me an easy-to-use graphical desktop that provides the flexibility I need yet doesn’t get in my way when I focus on my work. GNOME recently released GNOME 44 with a bunch of new features.Continue Reading