Articles
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Matrix Synapse: Building Your Own Decentralized Communication Platform
Have you ever wanted to take back control of your online conversations, away from the large centralised platforms that collect your data? If the answer is yes, you’re in the right place. Today we explore Matrix, an open and decentralised protocol for real-time communication, and walk you step by step through installing Synapse, the reference…
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Gaming on Linux: Now Is the Right Time to Switch
Gaming on Linux: a revolution in progress For gamers, switching to Linux has always been a rather daunting prospect. The Wine project — which allows games built for Windows to run on Linux — has made incredible progress over the years. However, the level of difficulty and complexity has been a significant barrier for the…
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Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Insomniac’s Marvel Spider-Man was already stunning. Can they do better? The answer, right away… absolutely yes! Miles Morales on PC: Ray Tracing and Visual Beauty The new Insomniac title arrives on PC with a graphical presentation in top form. You can push your latest-generation graphics cards with Ray Tracing enabled to see your friendly neighbourhood…
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Achilles, the Tortoise and the Dilemma of a Certain Zeno…
What would happen if a great warrior and a small tortoise were to race? According to Zeno of Elea, the Greek mathematician and philosopher of the 5th century BC, the warrior would never catch the tortoise — at least according to the logic of his famous paradox. And yet common sense tells us the opposite.…