Unique structure of elephant whiskers give them built-in sensing "intelligence"
The material properties change gradually from base to tip for better navigation, more precise manipulation.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/02/unique-structure-of-elephant-whiskers-give-them-built-in-sensing-intelligence/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

"What's your plan for Valentine's day?"

Me:

#linux #valentinesday

Learned today that Discord doesn't allow you to just delete a DM conversation. You can only close it.

You have to delete every individual message inside for them to be gone. Insane.

Prefixer is a modern alternative to Protontricks that's faster and simpler https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/prefixer-is-a-modern-alternative-to-protontricks-thats-faster-and-simpler/

#Prefixer #Linux #Proton #GEProton #LinuxGaming

From the perspective of somebody who’s actually hacked on Linux: Most Linux maintainers, like most programmers in general, are full of machismo stemming from the inherent difficulty of writing C. It is extremely difficult to write correct C and nobody can do it consistently, so those maintainers are heavily invested in the perception that they are skilled with C. Rust is much easier to write and democratizes kernel hacking, which is uncomfortable for older maintainers due to the standard teenagers-vs-parents social dynamics. Worse, adapting various kernel interfaces so that they are Rust-friendly has revealed that the pre- and postconditions of interface methods were not known before; there is existing sloppiness in the kernel’s internals which is only visible because of Rust-related cleanups.

Note that Linux is not a GNU project. GNU’s kernel project is GNU Herd. “GNU/Linux” refers to Linux userlands populated with GNU packages. It’s important not to be distracted by this; the kernel is agnostic towards userland and generally is compatible with any loadable executable that uses Linux’s public syscall interface, so the entire discussion of Rust in the kernel is separate from anything going on in userland.

Most siblings are wrong! PRs written in Rust can be rejected. There are already multiple non-C languages in the kernel. Rust is sufficiently available on the platforms where it will be required for building kernel. Maintainers are only added after they have shown themselves to be socially reliable and they can be removed by other maintainers if they are unresponsive. The only correct sibling points out that Rust is different.

TRUMP: [does clearly racist thing]

MAGA: That's not what he meant

TRUMP: I definitely did

MAGA: Oh. Well then Libs are taking it out of context

TRUMP: No they're not

MAGA: Oh, well then it's actually not racist at all

TRUMP: It actually is

MAGA: Oh, well yeah F*ck your feelings Libs!

Americans: Wow ya'll are just deplorable

MAGA: WHY DO YOU KEEP DEGRADING THE POLITICAL RHETORIC?? WHAT HAPPENED TO CIVILITY? JUST FOR THAT WE HAVE TO EMBRACE NAZISM BECAUSE YOU MADE US. YOU DID THIS!

Billionaire wealth is up 81% since 2020, while one in four people don’t have enough to eat and nearly half the world lives in poverty (source: Oxfam). ⁣

Does this look like a system that actually works?⁣

Time to tax extreme wealth so we can fund healthcare, education, public services, and a fair, green transition for all.⁣

Add your name: https://act.gp/4kFsaNr

Three-finger drag is such a nice feather that I miss from macOS, but apparently nobody knows what it’s used for (according to the Phoronix comments). Three-finger drag allows you to drag anything that you would otherwise have to double-tap and hold to drag with your trackpad. It is not a gesture.

This libinput update allows you to have three-finger drag and three-finger swipe gestures, which is something the macOS implementation cannot do.

Are there limitations to recording ICE? What's the deal with ICE and facial recognition tech? How do you protect your privacy while protesting? If you or loved ones are exercising your rights to demand justice, join our ICE and CBP town hall livestream on Thursday at 10 am PT https://eff.org/livestream-ice

Read the first paragraph. This person sounds like someone who is butthurt that his work was forked and they were made obsolete. If someone took what I started and ran with it, I’d just be glad that I started something and move on.

I’m sure there is drama in the project. There is drama in every OSS project. Unless it hinders the project from delivering a functional system…who cares? Get over yourself.

Drama within a Linux Distro/open source project? I’ve seen this episode before…

I’ll be honest with you at this point if I personally stopped using something on linux be it a distro or FOSS based purely on posts or stuff like this I’d probably be back on Windows because I’d have nothing left to use.

Exactly 😆

#gnome #linux

10 Sculptures Blending with Nature

https://streetartutopia.com/2026/01/31/sculptures-blending-with-nature/

Every Linux user's secret weapon: the ArchWiki and the man command! 🐧💯

#linux #archlinux #ubuntu

Join EFF's online town hall to discuss ways to stay safer and how the digital rights community can help address ICE and CBP's brutality against immigrants, observers, and those seeking to hold them accountable. Livestream on Thursday at 10 AM PT https://eff.org/livestream-ice

“We’ve built this horrifying Orwellian surveillance industry over the last 10 to 20 years, and now ICE is buying access to all of it,” EFF’s Cooper Quintin told Minnesota’s Sahan Journal. https://sahanjournal.com/immigration/ice-surveillance-technology-facial-recognition-phones-minnesota/

A proposed class-action settlement with Google over their “real-time bidding” system is a step in the right direction towards giving people more control over their data. But truly curbing the harms of surveillance-based advertising will require stronger legislative protections. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/google-settlement-may-bring-new-privacy-controls-real-time-bidding

“The forest does not burn by itself."

Fires in Patagonia have already devastated about 30,000 hectares of forests, plantations, grasslands, and homes. Greenpeace flew over impacted areas to document the severity of the fires ⬇️ https://act.gp/49YQfLr

“You can’t have data extracted from a phone that you don’t have on you,” EFF’s Bill Budington told Fast Company. “Bringing a secondary device, one that can capture footage in high quality, for instance, is a good suggestion.” https://www.fastcompany.com/91481220/you-have-a-right-to-record-ice-agents-heres-how-to-protect-your-phone-and-yourself