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An anonymous reader quotes a report from BleepingComputer: Wine 5.0 has been released today and contains over 7,400 bug fixes and numerous audio and graphics improvements that will increase performance in gaming on Linux. With the release of Wine 5.0, … Continue reading Wine 5.0 Released
[BlueFlower] sends in this cool wine bottle engraver. It’s a simple machine that reminds us of the infamous EggBot. One axis can move in x and z while the other axis rotates the work piece. The EggBot works in spherical coordinates while this one lives in a cylindrical world.
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Continue reading Forget Printing Labels for Your Bathtub Hooch, Why Not Engrave The Bottle?
First of all, no one is suggesting that if you suffer from depression and anxiety, you should drink a lot of red wine. That would ultimately not help the situation. However, it turns out that a plant-derived compound in the wine – known as re… Continue reading Compound in red wine may decrease depression and anxiety
It’s been said that red wine has health benefits, with studies suggesting it can help fight cancer, obesity, aging, and even cavities. Now, a new study may add muscle loss to the list. In tests on rats, a Harvard team has found that a red win… Continue reading Red wine compound could help astronauts keep their muscle mass
The story of Linux so far, as short as it may be in the grand scheme of things, is one of constant forward momentum. There’s always another feature to implement, an optimization to make, and of course, another device to support. With developer’s eyes always on the horizon ahead of …read more
Continue reading The Saga of 32-Bit Linux: Why Going 64-Bit Raises Concerns Over Multilib
An anonymous reader shares a report: The news that Ubuntu will drop support for the 32-bit x86 architecture was discussed recently by the Wine developers, on the Wine-devel mailing list. The Wine developers are concerned with this news because many 64-… Continue reading Wine Developers Concerned With Ubuntu Dropping 32-bit Support With Ubuntu 19.10
While it isn’t quite universal, a lot of people enjoy a glass of wine now and again. But the world faced a crisis in the 1800s that almost destroyed some of the world’s great wines. Science — or some might say hacking — saved the day, though even though it …read more
Continue reading Biological Hacking in the 19th Century or How the World Almost Lost Wine
Michael Larabel writes via Phoronix: Wine 4.0 is now officially available as the new annual stable release to Wine for running Windows programs and games on Linux and other operating systems. Following seven weekly release candidates, Wine 4.0 was read… Continue reading Wine 4.0 Released With Vulkan Support, Initial Direct3D 12 and Better HiDPI
Hundreds of millions of people may lose the luxury of enjoying a cold one on a hot day. Continue reading Climate Change Will Cause Beer Shortages and Price Hikes, Study Says
Longtime Slashdot reader DrYak writes: Phoronix is reporting that multiple users who all use Wine and DXVK compatibility layers have seen their Overwatch accounts banned by Blizzard. Previously, Blizzard has stated: “playing on Linux or even a Mac whil… Continue reading Some Linux Gamers Using Wine/DXVK To Play Blizzard’s Overwatch Banned