Earlier today @Greg_Gauthier included the following in a post.
"One 30 minute 720p video, with almost NO visual activity on it at all (4 terminals with text on them) is going to take 55 minutes to render on my little old laptop here. Whereas, on the Lenovo desktop, even with that cranky old NVidia GPU, this would have taken 12 or 14 minutes to render."
Rendering 720p videos... man. I do that a lot. And the time it takes to render them -- on my Framework laptop running Linux -- has been an almost constant annoyance.
So I ran a test today.
I made a simple Kdenlive project. With a roughly 10 minute video clip. Two small images (at the beginning and end for roughly 20 seconds each). A replaced audio track (no cuts). All at 720p.
Rendered that same thing on three configurations (all using a latest Kdenlive available):
All using software rendering (because GPU rendering is flakey as heck in Kdenlive anyway).
The results were absolutely ridiculous. And annoying.
The Framework 13 running Debian rendered the project in roughly realtime (about 10 minutes).
The Surface Go running Ubuntu took around 15 minutes.
The Surface Go running Windows 10 took around 8 minutes.
Yeah. Windows, even on the underpowered gen 1 Go, waaaaay outperformed Kdenlive on Linux on a crazy faster system.
And, on the same Go, rendering under Windows was roughly twice as fast as under Ubuntu.
Which makes me wonder... WHY? It makes no sense to me. And what would the results be with the Framework 13 if I were to install Windows 10 on there (I know... blasphemy).
Again, none of these results were with complex projects. And all using a software encoder (no GPU help). Would be interesting to see how the GPU rendering would differ between OS's.
Based on available data, as of June, 2025, there are as many as 72 Million Desktop PCs running Linux. Which is more than all Apple Ils, Amigas, & Win 3.1 PCs combined. Ever.
The "Learn Linux TV" YouTube channel hit 1 Million subscribers. But how many of those are bots? At first glance... a lot. Possibly most. The Dead Internet Theory is real.
Ads are filling the entirety of the Web -- websites, podcasts, YouTube videos, etc. -- at an increasing rate. Prices for those ad placements are plummeting. Consumers are desperate to use ad-blockers to make the web palatable. Google (and others) are desperate to break and block ad-blockers. All of which results in... more ads and lower pay for creators.
It's a fascinatingly annoying cycle. And there's only one viable way out of it.
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Those in power with openSUSE make it clear they will not allow me anywhere near anything related to the openSUSE project. Ever. For any reason.
Well, that settles that, then! Guess I won't be contributing to openSUSE! 🤣
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Update on the new job:
Well, I haven’t been around much. This new job has had me so busy I’ve barely had time to do anything other than work and sleep. It’s also the first time I’ve really felt challenged by a job since I first got started in IT about 6 years ago. Truth be told, I had definitely gotten complacent on the help desk and repair side of things and am having to break some bad habits.
Also got sick last week with the flu. The whole family got it. That sucked something terrible. Probably top 3 sicknesses I’ve ever had. Anyway, I’m glad we’re all on the mend and I’m hoping to get some time to do some more tinkering soon. Now it looks like I’ve got about a month and a half’s worth of Lunduke videos to catch up on, lol.
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I’m traveling this week, and recording shows is a little tricky. But there are some great stories that deserve to be told — so articles it is!
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The DOJ v. Google case — which found that Google has been violating antitrust laws related to its monopoly position in the Search Engine market — is weeks away from ending the remedy phase. Judge Mehta is expected to issue his final decision some time in August (next month).
Significantly for Mozilla, one of the most heavily pushed (by the DOJ) remedies would block Google from paying Mozilla for default search engine placement within Firefox. This would, effectively, end over 80% of Mozilla’s yearly revenue… and force the company to dramatically downsize.
During the court trial earlier this year, the Mozilla CFO testified that, should this happen, Mozilla “may be forced to scale back operations”.
At the same time as the DOJ v. Google case is moving quickly towards a conclusion, the US government has pulled Mozilla funding — resulting in renewed, desperate pleas from Mozilla, asking for donations to attempt to cover the lost tax payer revenue.
Mozilla appears to have a four pronged approach to securing funding and staying in business:
Fight the DOJ v. Google case (both in court and public opinion).
Rebrand (and re-focus) on political activism in the hopes of securing new funding sources. (They are now a “global crew of activists” focused on Marxist causes.)
Monetize data collected from Firefox users. (See: Firefox recently changing their Terms of Use to allow Mozilla to collect user data.)
Encouraging users to donate.
Many questions remain in this saga:
Will Judge Mehta tell Google to stop payments for Search Engine placement? We’ll find out very soon.
Will Google appeal after the remedies are handed down? (Most likely.)
If so, what will the outcome of that appeal be? And how will default Search Engine payments be impacted during the appeal?
Will Mozilla see enough success in their new business of being a “global crew of activists” to avoid significant layoffs?
According to multiple sources within Mozilla — who have spoken to The Lunduke Journal on the condition of anonymity — employees have deep concerns about the future of the company, the leadership currently in power, and the stability of their jobs through the end of this year.
Now, Mozilla has several hundred million dollars in cash on hand. Which means, even if they experience the loss of 80%+ of their revenue… they have enough runway to keep them afloat at least for a little while. But burning through savings to keep a company afloat is not a great long term strategy.
What will Mozilla look like this time next year?
Heck… what will Mozilla look like this time next month?
It’s going to be interesting to watch as this unfolds.
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