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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/46357882

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/46357880

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/46357879

I’ve been working on revamping FirefoxCSS-Store, and I’d like to share with you the new website where you can link to your themes and discover new ones more easily.

If you have any suggestions or spot any bugs, please don’t hesitate to open an issue https://firefoxcss-store.github.io/

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/46357880

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/46357879

I’ve been working on revamping FirefoxCSS-Store, and I’d like to share with you the new website where you can link to your themes and discover new ones more easily.

If you have any suggestions or spot any bugs, please don’t hesitate to open an issue https://firefoxcss-store.github.io/

 

French startup Mistral AI has unveiled a new family of models designed to break down language barriers through instant voice translation. Under the names Voxtral Mini Transcribe V2 and Voxtral Realtime, these tools promise a response speed that puts the European company ahead of US giants in specific transcription and translation tasks. The goal is to enable fluid communication between people who speak 13 different languages.

The Voxtral Realtime model stands out for its processing capacity in less than 200 milliseconds, a figure that allows for near real-time conversations. To put this into perspective, current solutions from competitors such as Google have a latency of approximately two seconds. According to the company's managers, this breakthrough lays the groundwork for the problem of automatic translation between languages to be completely solved by 2026. Mistral's local efficiency versus the cloud of large laboratories

Unlike the massive models from OpenAI or Anthropic, Mistral's new tools have just 4 billion parameters. This reduced size is intentional and allows the AI to run directly on a laptop or smartphone. By not relying on external servers to process audio, private conversations remain within the device, ensuring privacy and allowing for use in places without coverage.

Mistral's strategy distances itself from the race for general artificial intelligence to focus on specialist models. The company's scientific management asserts that unlimited access to hardware can encourage less optimized training methods. Therefore, they have opted for an imaginative design and extreme refinement of training data. While other laboratories invest astronomical sums in raw power, the French firm seeks to offer the most efficient and economical alternative on the market.

This move reinforces Mistral's position as a leader in European technological sovereignty. By offering open-source models and complying with European Union regulations, the company is positioning itself as a secure option for institutions seeking to reduce their dependence on US software. The launch demonstrates that small, regional models will play a key role in the future of the industry, offering practical and secure solutions for everyday tasks.

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First of all, I apologize for not answering your specific question about themes but.

To be honest, instead of struggling with themes on XFCE or MATE, you should consider that there isn't much difference in performance right now between those and Cinnamon or KDE Plasma. Both have a workflow very similar to Windows 10 out of the box, which would make the transition much more painless for your mom.

I highly recommend Linux Mint (Cinnamon Edition); it's the gold standard for 'it just works' and feels like Windows 10 without needing extra themes. If you prefer Plasma, Kubuntu or Tuxedo OS are excellent, stable, and beginner-friendly options that run great on older hardware without being 'bleeding edge' or unstable.

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    This update includes window sync and other nice improvements! Window sync is a way to keep your windows organized across multiple monitors. If you want a blank window, you can do so by using opt+cmd+N (for mac), ctrl+alt+N (for linux) and alt+N (for windows). Enjoy!
    
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    [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    It works for me, I have KDE version. I have AUR apps, SNAP (VSC works better in snap than flatpak), official repo apps. I have not had any errors in the 6 months I have been using it.

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  • [–] -3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    Manjaro, a stable descendant of Arch Linux. It has stable updates every week (more or less). You can select your favorite DE, kernel version, it is updated for optimal gaming performance, easy to install like Ubuntu. If you miss any app in the Manjaro repos you can always download it from **AUR **(Arch Community Repo), **Flatpak **or **Snap **by activating it easily from their app store.

    Yes, it is similar to Endeavor OS, but I think Endeavor is more like an easier version of Arch, but just as edgy with updates and the instability that comes with it.

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