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AMDVLK 2021.Q1.2 Brings More Radeon RX 6000 Series Optimizations

Phoronix - Fri, 01/29/2021 - 18:48
AMDVLK 2021.Q1.1 released near the beginning of the month with various "RDNA 2" optimizations while now AMDVLK 2021.Q1.2 is out in closing out the month and bringing more Big Navi optimizations...

Machine learning made easy with Python

opensource.com - Fri, 01/29/2021 - 16:02

Naïve Bayes is a classification technique that serves as the basis for implementing several classifier modeling algorithms. Naïve Bayes-based classifiers are considered some of the simplest, fastest, and easiest-to-use machine learning techniques, yet are still effective for real-world applications.


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Open source tools and tips for staying focused

opensource.com - Fri, 01/29/2021 - 16:01

In prior years, this annual series covered individual apps. This year, we are looking at all-in-one solutions in addition to strategies to help in 2021. Welcome to day 19 of 21 Days of Productivity in 2021.

Maintaining focus for a long period of time is difficult. And yet, we often find ourselves in situations where we have to work on a project for hours, or days, or even weeks at a time.


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XWayland 21.1 Planned For Release In Mid-March

Phoronix - Fri, 01/29/2021 - 16:00
Plans are moving forward for providing standalone XWayland packages that would ship the latest XWayland code for allowing X11 clients within Wayland environments, separate from X.Org Server releases as has been the bundling case to date...

4 open practices for a sustainable technology transition

opensource.com - Fri, 01/29/2021 - 16:00

A transformation to a sustainability-oriented economy will confront all subsequent generations with enormous challenges over many decades. Given the complexity of the changes required, global and open collaboration is essential.

Here are four reasons why a transition to sustainable technology should follow open practices:


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How to Install PostgreSQL with pgAdmin4 on Linux Mint 20

Tecmint - Fri, 01/29/2021 - 13:59

pgAdmin is an open-source feature-rich, frontend management tool that allows you to easily administer and manage your PostgreSQL relational database from a web browser. It provides an easy-to-use user interface that simplifies the creation

The post How to Install PostgreSQL with pgAdmin4 on Linux Mint 20 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

Chrome 89 Beta Enables WebHID By Default, Other New Web APIs

Phoronix - Fri, 01/29/2021 - 13:00
Following last week's release of Google Chrome 88, the Chrome 89 beta is now available for testing...

SilverStone RM42-502 + IceGem 240P Allow For A Great Rackmount 4U Water Cooling Setup

Phoronix - Fri, 01/29/2021 - 07:20
For those looking at setting up a water-cooled rackmount server either for running high-end hardware like the new AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO hardware or just wanting a minimal noise environment for your studio or other environment, the SilverStone RM42-502 is a 4U rackmount chassis that can handle SSI-EEB motherboards and still provide enough room for supporting up to 240mm liquid cooling radiators. We've been testing out the SilverStone RM42-502 to great success for the past month in conjunction with the SilverStone IceGem 240P AIO water cooling setup.

Intel Publishes Initial Linux Driver Patches For New "Display13"

Phoronix - Fri, 01/29/2021 - 03:09
Intel's open-source driver developers have begun posting patches for bringing up "Display13" as their next-gen display IP that looks like it will be introduced after the upcoming Rocket Lake / Alder Lake / DG1 platforms...

Linux Kernel Orphans Itanium Support, Linus Torvalds Acknowledges Its Death

Phoronix - Fri, 01/29/2021 - 03:00
Just last week I wrote about Itanium IA-64 support in Linux kernel being broken for a month during the Linux 5.11 kernel cycle. That was fixed but since then another regression came to light that had been affecting all IA-64 hardware since a patch was merged back in October. A fix for that latest regression has landed while in the process now marking the Itanium architecture as orphaned...

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