GNOME 51 "A Coruña" delivers a broad set of performance, display, and system tweaks aimed at a smoother, more modern desktop. Graphics got reworked frame scheduling for steadier animations, faster screen recording, preserved monitor brightness across reboots and HDR toggles, and removal of legacy NVIDIA interfaces in favor of standard graphics stacks. Settings gains include auto-rotate with an orientation lock for accelerometer-equipped devices, center-aligned snapping for multi-monitor layouts, an option to disable the touchpad when a mouse is connected, DNS domain search controls, removal of WEP support, SSH socket support for remote login, improved fingerprint enrollment, and a handy button to open the release notes from System Details.
App and platform updates focus on practicality and accessibility: Remote Desktop now forwards smartcards and supports Kerberos authentication; Maps adds downloadable offline regions plus live departures, real-time delays, platform info, and walking times; Files gets drag-count badges, smarter selection, clearer emblems, grouped notifications and snappier behavior; Web adds Ctrl+Shift+C to copy page URLs, secure password generation via pwquality, and password-manager fixes; Software warns about end-of-life apps, shows clearer Flatpak permissions, and starts faster. Calendar was reworked for responsiveness and better event editing (including Teams links); Loupe exposes richer image metadata and ICC profiles; the File Previewer is rebuilt on GTK 4/libadwaita; Papers gains visual-signature insertion with background removal. Accessibility improvements include extended reduced-motion support, keyboard-only screenshot resizing, adjustable focus timeout, and cleaner screen-reader output. Other polish: multi-mechanism login screen, SVG cursors, a new secure key store called oo7, and a new GNOME Circle app, Bobby, for browsing SQLite databases.
Summary generated by AI from the linked article. hn.today is not affiliated with Hacker News or Y Combinator.
The nohello.net website advises against starting chats with just greetings like 'hello,' as it delays responses and reduces productivity. Instead, it recommends asking questions directly to facilitate quicker, asynchronous communication. (nohello.net)
The EU KIDS Act aims to make online services safer for children by requiring safety-by-design principles and setting a minimum age of 15 for creating autonomous social media accounts. It focuses on four pillars: social media delay, safety by design, age assurance, and enforcement to protect young users from risks like cyberbullying and anxiety. (digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu)
Die With Me LLM edition is a macOS app that allows users to chat with friends using Claude and Codex rate limits as AIM away messages. The app encourages social interaction through shared energy and building sessions, with low token alerts for chat activity. (diewithme.co)
GitLab.com is implementing new rate limits, allowing 60 requests per hour per IP address without credentials. The change aims to curb automated scraping and bot activity on the platform. (about.gitlab.com)
PlanetScale has released TIN, a full-text search extension for Postgres that supports complex queries, fuzzy matching, and ranking. TIN is designed to handle updates, joins, and transactions while providing high speed and reliability. (planetscale.com)
flat.social offers a playful, browser-based 3D virtual meeting space with spatial audio and interactive activities. It enables natural conversations, social interactions, and collaborative events in a fun, game-like environment. (flat.social)
Today's best Hacker News stories, summarized and screenshotted, one email a day.