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The Carney government, through the CMHC, has quietly redefined "affordable housing" to no longer mean 30% of income, but "perhaps 40-45% ... [and] over 50% of income by 2035"

Redefining Affordability: Why CMHC’s Benchmark Shift Matters

In a move that received little public fanfare but will have implications for housing policy across Canada, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has officially abandoned its 2004 benchmark for housing affordability.
The Real Estate Institute of Canada

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Newbie with kubuntu - tips?

I'm very new on Linux and i'm trying to get some help.

I tried Linux mint and other debian distros, and since i dont have the sufficient skill to manage linux, this time i'm choosing Kubuntu because of the KDE environment , which i like a lot.

I know more about linux mint and kinda know how to work with him, but kubuntu never tried and i will try this time... but i have some questions if someone can help me.

Kubuntu is ok for a new person on linux?

I want to install apps/programms via flatpak, since this looks more easily for a newbie as me and because of the sandbox, which seems is good (?).

On Kubuntu, is easily to install flatpak via diskover? I see i need to add the flathub repo, but my question is if someone have getting any error or problem with this, or if this is easy to do it.

Other question I have, is about some apps i want to install if i dont find it or just find it on github or something similar. I find an app that really like but this app dont appear in any store, and this app is only available on github via flatpak and .deb . In this case, since the app is not available on flathub or diskover, or via command lines (like sudo apt install firefox - if you understand me) , how can i check this is not a virus or can do bad things on my linux? I use total virus for this, and the checks gives zero flags, but would like to know if for example, i install this programm via flatpak, can break my system.

Other question is about flatpaks from flathub. I know flatpak usually dont follow the theme of my DE. Which is the best way these flatpaks have the same theme as my DE? Is using the flatseal? Any tip about this?

And, btw, if you can give me some tips and advice as linux/kubuntu newbie, it would be amazing for my journey. Cheers all!

lemmy - Link to source

Newbie with kubuntu - tips?

I'm very new on Linux and i'm trying to get some help.

I tried Linux mint and other debian distros, and since i dont have the sufficient skill to manage linux, this time i'm choosing Kubuntu because of the KDE environment , which i like a lot.

I know more about linux mint and kinda know how to work with him, but kubuntu never tried and i will try this time... but i have some questions if someone can help me.

Kubuntu is ok for a new person on linux?

I want to install apps/programms via flatpak, since this looks more easily for a newbie as me and because of the sandbox, which seems is good (?).

On Kubuntu, is easily to install flatpak via diskover? I see i need to add the flathub repo, but my question is if someone have getting any error or problem with this, or if this is easy to do it.

Other question I have, is about some apps i want to install if i dont find it or just find it on github or something similar. I find an app that really like but this app dont appear in any store, and this app is only available on github via flatpak and .deb . In this case, since the app is not available on flathub or diskover, or via command lines (like sudo apt install firefox - if you understand me) , how can i check this is not a virus or can do bad things on my linux? I use total virus for this, and the checks gives zero flags, but would like to know if for example, i install this programm via flatpak, can break my system.

Other question is about flatpaks from flathub. I know flatpak usually dont follow the theme of my DE. Which is the best way these flatpaks have the same theme as my DE? Is using the flatseal? Any tip about this?

And, btw, if you can give me some tips and advice as linux/kubuntu newbie, it would be amazing for my journey. Cheers all!

lemmy - Link to source

Standalone Dolphin with ES-DE

Have any of you run Dolphin standalone with ES-DE? Eventually I'll add PCSX2 standalone, something else for N64 and Dreamcast, etc.

I ask because it seems like my options for installing Dolphin standalone are a flatpak or building from source. I was worried the flatpak would have integration issues with ES-DE because of the sandboxing, but I've never built any packages from source. I'm running Mint if relevant.

Background- I have Retrobat running on windows for my child, and I'd like to get off windows as much as possible. I tried Retroarch, and like 1 out of 5 built in cores worked. I like the ES-DE carousel interface better than Retroarch anyway. If I can't get this to work, I was considering making a partition for Batocera as an alternative.

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AI is eating up Pennsylvania's power, governor threatens to pull state from the grid — new plants aren't being built fast enough to keep up with demand

AI is eating up Pennsylvania's power, governor threatens to pull state from the grid — new plants aren't being built fast enough to keep up with demand

Spiking demand is sending energy bills skyrocketing, while the governor threatens to pull the state from the grid.
Jon Martindale (Tom's Hardware)

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Fediverse Canvas Event 2025 live stream

cross-posted from: lemmy.abnormalbeings.space/pos…

Decided to do this as a streaming stress test for my PeerTube server (and to learn more about live streaming setups and how OBS works), will probably lag behind updates in canvas size and such, as nothing like that is automated. Enjoy!


Fediverse Canvas event 2025 live stream

https://canvas.fediverse.events A live stream of the Fediverse 2025 event as it is happening, as well as a stress test for my server.
AbnormalBeingsTube

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