<p>shower thought: it&#39;s kinda wild that I can think of a team of three or four people that, given a reasonable budget and maybe two years to work on it, could make an electronic calculator where every single component (passives, silicon, display, buttons, etc.) was manufactured from raw materials by them.</p><p>(solid-state, too. electromechanical would be much easier)</p>

<p>Proton Experimental adds initial speech synthesis support, lots of game fixes for Steam Deck / Linux <a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/proton-experimental-adds-initial-speech-synthesis-support-lots-of-game-fixes-for-steam-deck-linux/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/prot</span><span class="invisible">on-experimental-adds-initial-speech-synthesis-support-lots-of-game-fixes-for-steam-deck-linux/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Proton" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Proton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SteamDeck" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SteamDeck</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Gaming</span></a></p>

<p>Humble bring back the excellent Beamdog &amp; Owlcat RPG Bundle for a limited time <a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/humble-bring-back-the-excellent-beamdog-owlcat-rpg-bundle-for-a-limited-time/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/humb</span><span class="invisible">le-bring-back-the-excellent-beamdog-owlcat-rpg-bundle-for-a-limited-time/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RPG</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PCGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PCGaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LinuxGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LinuxGaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SteamDeck" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SteamDeck</span></a></p>

<p>Arch Linux Package Management (ALPM) gets funding from Sovereign Tech Agency <a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/arch-linux-package-management-alpm-gets-funding-from-sovereign-tech-agency/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/arch</span><span class="invisible">-linux-package-management-alpm-gets-funding-from-sovereign-tech-agency/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArchLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ArchLinux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FOSS</span></a></p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gamingonlinux" class="u-url mention">@<span>gamingonlinux</span></a></span></p>

<p>Funko issue a statement about the itch.io take-down, while also apparently calling itch founder&#39;s mom <a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/funko-issue-a-statement-about-the-itchio-take-down-while-also-apparently-calling-itch-founders-mom/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/funk</span><span class="invisible">o-issue-a-statement-about-the-itchio-take-down-while-also-apparently-calling-itch-founders-mom/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/itchio" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>itchio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Funko" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Funko</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IndieGames</span></a></p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@whitequark" class="u-url mention">@<span>whitequark</span></a></span> given that this article was not actually circulated widely at all, i think he just namesearched, what a surprise</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://not.acu.lt/@ignaloidas" class="u-url mention">@<span>ignaloidas</span></a></span> i wonder what was the political affiliation of that grandfather</p><p>i&#39;m sure there&#39;s no reason he&#39;s being vague about it, none at all :)</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@film_girl" class="u-url mention">@<span>film_girl</span></a></span> That is massively impressive.</p>