https://www.thetimes.com/article/4a1c136c-f01d-4ecd-abfd-14621b47ea45?shareToken=ee8abcaf19aea53cb144d624a1087c76

OS: NixOS config
Compositor: Niri 25.11 (Nixpkgs)

Problem:
Steam opens normally when no recent clipboard activity. After copying text from any app (Firefox, terminal, etc.), Steam hangs silently and won't launch until:
1. I run wl-copy --clear, or
2. Close the app that owns the clipboard

Logs:
This is the logs of launching steam after i have copied some text from any app.

steam
steam.sh[13923]: Running Steam on nixos 25.11 64-bit
steam.sh[13923]: STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
setup.sh[13979]: Steam runtime environment up-to-date!
steam.sh[13923]: Log already open
steam.sh[13923]: Steam client's requirements are satisfied
CProcessEnvironmentManager is ready, 6 preallocated environment variables.
[2026-01-23 17:24:09] Startup - updater built Jan 21 2026 17:12:15
[2026-01-23 17:24:09] Startup - Steam Client launched with: '/home/yashraj/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam' '-srt-logger-opened'
01/23 17:24:09 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps
01/23 17:24:09 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1769025840)/tid(14021)
Looks like steam didn't shutdown cleanly, scheduling immediate update check
CProcessEnvironmentManager is ready, 6 preallocated environment variables.
[2026-01-23 17:24:09] Process started with command-line: '/home/yashraj/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam' '-child-update-ui' '-child-update-ui-socket' '8' '-srt-logger-opened'
01/23 17:24:09 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps
[2026-01-23 17:24:09] Using update UI: xwin
01/23 17:24:09 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(0)/tid(14022)
[2026-01-23 17:24:09] Create window
[2026-01-23 17:24:09] Loading cached metrics from disk (/home/yashraj/.local/share/Steam/package/steam_client_metrics.bin)
[2026-01-23 17:24:09] Using the following download hosts for Public, Realm steamglobal
[2026-01-23 17:24:09] 1. https://client-update.fastly.steamstatic.com/, /, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 900, source = 'update_hosts_cached.vdf'
[2026-01-23 17:24:09] 2. https://client-update.akamai.steamstatic.com/, /, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 400, source = 'update_hosts_cached.vdf'
[2026-01-23 17:24:09] 3. https://client-update.steamstatic.com/, /, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 1, source = 'baked in'
[2026-01-23 17:24:09] Checking for update on startup
[2026-01-23 17:24:09] Checking for available updates...
[2026-01-23 17:24:09] Downloading manifest: https://client-update.fastly.steamstatic.com/steam_client_ubuntu12
[2026-01-23 17:24:09] Manifest download: send request
[2026-01-23 17:24:09] Set percent complete: 0
[2026-01-23 17:24:09] Set status message: Checking for available updates...
[2026-01-23 17:24:09] Set percent complete: -1
[2026-01-23 17:24:09] Manifest download: waiting for download to finish
[2026-01-23 17:24:11] Show window
[2026-01-23 17:24:14] Manifest download: finished
[2026-01-23 17:24:14] Download skipped: /steam_client_ubuntu12 version 1769025840, installed version 1769025840, existing pending version 0
[2026-01-23 17:24:14] Nothing to do
[2026-01-23 17:24:14] Verifying installation...
[2026-01-23 17:24:14] Verifying all executable checksums
[2026-01-23 17:24:14] Set percent complete: -1
[2026-01-23 17:24:14] Set status message: Verifying installation...
[2026-01-23 17:24:14] Verification complete
UpdateUI: skip show logo
[2026-01-23 17:24:14] Destroy window

Steam logging initialized: directory: /home/yashraj/.local/share/Steam/logs

[2026-01-23 17:24:14] Shutdown
XRRGetOutputInfo Workaround: initialized with override: 0 real: 0xf615c830
XRRGetCrtcInfo Workaround: initialized with override: 0 real: 0xf615b000
01/23 17:24:16 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps
01/23 17:24:16 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steamsysinfo)/version(1769025840)/tid(14061)
Running query: 1 - GpuTopology
Response: gpu_topology {
  gpus {
    id: 1
    name: "Intel(R) Graphics (RPL-S)"
    vram_size_bytes: 12263648256
    driver_id: k_EGpuDriverId_MesaIntel
    driver_version_major: 25
    driver_version_minor: 2
    driver_version_patch: 6
    luid: 0
  }
  gpus {
    id: 2
    name: "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU"
    vram_size_bytes: 8546942976
    driver_id: k_EGpuDriverId_NvidiaProprietary
    driver_version_major: 580
    driver_version_minor: 119
    driver_version_patch: 2
    luid: 0
  }
  gpus {
    id: 3
    name: "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU"
    vram_size_bytes: 8546942976
    driver_id: k_EGpuDriverId_NvidiaProprietary
    driver_version_major: 580
    driver_version_minor: 119
    driver_version_patch: 2
    luid: 0
  }
  gpus {
    id: 4
    name: "Intel(R) Graphics (RPL-S)"
    vram_size_bytes: 12263648256
    driver_id: k_EGpuDriverId_MesaIntel
    driver_version_major: 25
    driver_version_minor: 2
    driver_version_patch: 6
    luid: 0
  }
  gpus {
    id: 5
    name: "llvmpipe (LLVM 21.1.7, 256 bits)"
    vram_size_bytes: 3221225472
    driver_id: k_EGpuDriverId_MesaLLVMPipe
    driver_version_major: 25
    driver_version_minor: 2
    driver_version_patch: 6
    luid: 0
  }
  gpus {
    id: 6
    name: "llvmpipe (LLVM 21.1.7, 256 bits)"
    vram_size_bytes: 3221225472
    driver_id: k_EGpuDriverId_MesaLLVMPipe
    driver_version_major: 25
    driver_version_minor: 2
    driver_version_patch: 6
    luid: 0
  }
  default_gpu_id: 1
}

Exit code: 0

GitHub - mobsenpai/hana: 花 - Hana | Nixos dotfiles

花 - Hana | Nixos dotfiles. Contribute to mobsenpai/hana development by creating an account on GitHub.

^GitHub

Preceduto dal singolo Breath And Burning, esce il sette ottobre il nuovo Album dei Phish.
“Big Boath”, questo il titolo, è il tredicesimo Album in studio della Band, ed è stato registrato tra Nashville, New York e l’amato Vermont, con la produzione di Bob Ezrin (Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel, Alice Cooper, Kiss). Con una trentennale carriera alle spalle, Anastasio & Co... Leggi e ascolta...

ᗩᐯᗩIᒪᗩᗷᒪᗴ

2026-01-23 10:07:39

Phish – Big Boat (2016)

Preceduto dal singolo Breath And Burning, esce il sette ottobre il nuovo Album dei Phish. “Big Boath”, questo il titolo, è il tredicesimo Album in studio della Band, ed è stato registrato tra Nashville, New York e l’amato Vermont, con la produzione di Bob Ezrin (Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel, Alice Cooper, Kiss). Con una trentennale carriera alle spalle, Anastasio & Co. non hanno certo perso la voglia di giocare con la musica, e ci consegnano un disco fresco e vitale, con richiami Sixties, ritmi a volte caraibici e un tocco di Rhythm And Blues che leviga una serie di canzoni notevoli... artesuono.blogspot.com/2016/10…

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Ascolta il disco: album.link/s/3BQui16CComFoQ5Ka…

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Phish – Big Boat (2016)

Preceduto dal singolo Breath And Burning, esce il sette ottobre il nuovo Album dei Phish. “Big Boath”, questo il titolo, è il tredices...

^{Silvano Bottaro (Blogger)}

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/business/davos-trump-xi-china.html

Context

“The [Arab] public has no hope, they understand that the prime minister and the rest of the government ministers have abandoned them,” said Hadash-Ta’al MK Aida Touma-Sliman, who marched in the Sakhnin demonstration.

Speaking to The Times of Israel, she said the unprecedented number of people in attendance was only possible after the end of the two-year war in Gaza. As long as the war continued, she said, the Arab public “felt it was hard to talk about their own hardships.”

“Ben Gvir is succeeding in advancing a policy in which criminal organizations are a subcontractor for him,” she claimed. “He stands by and watches how criminal organizations control our lives and frighten the public. Rather than having political goals, they have turned us into people who are just trying to survive.”

After the march concluded in Sakhnin, national and local Arab leaders met in the local city hall to discuss how to sustain the momentum that led to the strike and unprecedented demonstration, which Zahalka boasted had 100,000 attendees.

There exists a peculiar amnesia in software engineering regarding XML. Mention it in most circles and you will receive knowing smiles, dismissive waves, the sort of patronizing acknowledgment reserved for technologies deemed passé. "Oh, XML," they say, as if the very syllables carry the weight of obsolescence. "We use JSON now. Much cleaner."

ReactOS is a rather interesting open-source project that is considered by many to be a direct and free drop-in replacement for Windows, especially if you don't want to be locked in to Microsoft's proprietary ecosystem. One of its goals is to allow customers to run Windows apps and drivers in an open-source environment (reminiscent of Windows XP) that they can trust, and it has made many advancements in this regard. It supports Microsoft's FAT file system, Registry caching, native .zip handling, and is even capable of running Microsoft's iconic Hover! in fullscreen. Now, the project is celebrating its 30th anniversary.

https://www.neowin.net/news/open-source-windows-reactos-is-now-30-years-old/

The one where I get very annoyed with my email provider

Proton Spam and the AI Consent Problem

^dbushell.com

Malaysia blocked access to Grok earlier in January.

Malaysia lifts ban on Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot after X adds safety measures

Malaysia blocked access to Grok earlier in January. Read more at straitstimes.com.

^ST

Australian taxpayers are subsidising donations to Israel’s military and to organisations operating illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian Territories through a network of registered charities with deductible gift recipient (DGR) status, an MWM investigation has found.

Under Australia’s tax system, donations to DGR-endorsed charities reduce a donor’s taxable income, meaning the public indirectly contributes to the charity’s activities. Documents reviewed by MWM indicate that several Australian charities have raised and transferred funds to Israeli military units and to settlement-linked projects in occupied Palestinian territory.

The Chai Charitable Foundation reported more than $19 million in revenue in 2024, with the vast majority of its funding directed overseas. Registered with the ACNC in 2017, Chai says its purpose is "to alleviate poverty, distress and suffering in Australia and internationally."

While the charity says it supports low-income families and “civilian victims of terror” in Israel, it has also hosted fundraising campaigns linked to organisations that openly provide equipment to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

Revealed: Australian taxpayers subsidising the IDF, illegal settlements in Israel - Michael West

Australian taxpayers are subsidising the Israel Defense Forces and illegal settlements in the West Bank via the ACNC charities regulator

^{Stephanie Tran (Michael West)}

cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/24735701

See also:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(…

It is similar to the old gopher: text files, links, and images form a hypertext optimized for reading. Text is formatted like Markdown - but even simpler.

Clients display text, like an eBook, or images / media.

Servers can run on a PC or Raspberry Pi which needs half a Watt of power. No FAANG companies needed. No expert knowledge needed - not more difficult than running a file sharing client.

I think it is the right thing for defense of democracy and sharing your voice in the digital realm.

https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/amazon-plans-thousands-more-corporate-job-cuts-next-week-sources-say-2026-01-22/

In esclusiva per L’Unica, una carrellata di fotografie inedite degli appartamenti del palazzo fantasma ex INPS di corso Italia 30, venduto all’asta per 15 milioni e 870 mila euro dopo essere stato per due decenni praticamente disabitato.

lunica.email/foto-inedite-pala…

Le foto inedite del palazzo Ex INPS appena venduto a Genova

^{Roberto Orlando (L'Unica)}

Been looking into some different hardware options, but don't quite know what the usability is like between different standalone devices versus using an app via bluetooth, etc. Some basic description of user experience might be useful.

Seems like some potentially useful tech to get experience with asap.

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-ai-circular-deals/?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2OTEyMzQ1OCwiZXhwIjoxNzY5NzI4MjU4LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUOUFENFhLSVVQU1QwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIzQ0NEMzQ3OEVDNUU0NzY3QkZBRDYxRjM3MkU2QTAzOSJ9.4hyWR7DcTHAS_J5ffXct8JScLu2YP4a6lMnmaDqy6OM

For context, in my password manager I had tried formatting some of my entrees so that it would contain the usual username and password, but instead of creating whole new entrees for the security questions for the same account, I just added additional fields in the same entree in order to keep things a little more tidy.

I was not expecting that doing so would result in later being shaken down by Proton to pay even more money just to access the same few bytes of fucking text I had trusted them with. This is sleazy as fuck and I am dropping these idiots entirely.