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Getting Native Video Wallpapers Working in KDE Plasma with TuxPapers
Building TuxPapers a native Linux animated wallpaper manager sounds straightforward until you start fighting KDE Plasma's plugin system, Qt's private ABI, and a plasmashell that quietly ignores your changes. This is the story of how I got from "black screen" to native MKV playback.
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Getting Native Video Wallpapers Working in KDE Plasma with TuxPapers
Building TuxPapers a native Linux animated wallpaper manager sounds straightforward until you start fighting KDE Plasma's plugin system, Qt's private ABI, and a plasmashell that quietly ignores your changes. This is the story of how I got from "black screen" to native MKV playback.
Bringing the Laravel Herd Experience to Linux with “Lerd”
Laravel Herd is extremely powerful and easy to host and debug Laravel applications on MacOS and Windows. Has someone created the solution for Linux?
The End of the "Gamer CEO": Why Xbox’s Return to the Suits Might Be Its Salvation
Phil Spencer is gone, the internet is freaking out and Xbox is just becoming a massive AI hub. Or is it? Might this be the return that Xbox needs to the golden era? Let's figure it out...
Steam Winter Sale 2025 why does it feel like it isn't though?
Has anyone been looking at this years 2025 Steam Sale and been going... This really doesn't feel like a sale? Well, me too. Let's explore why.
How to Fix "Plugin 'auth_socket' is not loaded" in Laravel Herd MySQL
Opened my Work Laptop after shutting it down last night, to this error. Last thing I needed on a Tuesday morning. Let's run through how to fix it.
ChatGPT Hallucinated a Proton Drive CLI Tool
ChatGPT, the AI going to steal all our jobs, yet again proving it's a bawhair away from getting thrown in the bin.
Gemini 3 Released, and it still sucks
I'm going to be extremely quick with this. Gemini 3 sucks, and failed at the first question I asked it.
Agentic Coding is a Terrible Experience
AI in coding isn't what it seems. After numerous times trying, it’s like babysitting. Here's why I hate it.
The Enlightenment Gap: How the Right Forgot Its Own Culture
Why does the populist right seem to be at war with itself? They claim to "defend Western culture" while attacking the very principles that built it: the Enlightenment. This article explores the "Enlightenment gap" at the heart of modern conservatism. Discover how illiberal politics, anti-immigration rhetoric, and attacks on the rule of law are a profound contradiction and who is really benefiting.
The CityFibre Latency Lottery: Is Your "Alt-Net" ISP Costing You Performance?
I've had a pile of latency on CityFibre forever, with different ISPs, in different locations. Is there more to this story?