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NVIDIA joins the LVFS, bringing easy firmware updates to Linux! Blick launches their video editor built entirely in Odin, Linux desktop usage reaches an all-time high of 10%, and what happens when you stick CUDA and ARM on something the size of a credit card? Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. Patreon Discord YouTube Show Notes & Topics: You can find links to everything we discussed, along with the show notes, in the forums.…
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