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In this new series, I'll take a look at KDE and how it works, comparing it to my experiences to other desktop environments. I'm starting this one with the Plasma Desktop, running on KDE Neon for the purest KDE experience !
1 - The experiment: I'll be using KDE NEon, to try and get as close as "pure" KDE as possible. I won't be reviewing the distro in itself, purely the plasma desktop environment and the KDE applications. I'm using this on my Core i5 7300HQ, with 8gb of RAM, and a GTX 1050Ti. I updated everything to the latest version, and it's running fully installed on an SSD.
2 - First impressions When you open the KDE desktop, it looks crisp and clean. It's reminiscent of Windows, with the use of a bottom bar with a menu on the left, and indicators on the right. The desktop itself is very clean, with no extra icons, panels, or junk floating around. Everything appears soflty, smoothly, with nice animations, which are a bit slow to my taste, by default. Apart from the bottom bar, you also get a button up top, which shows options to add panels and configure your desktop. It generally feels nice and welcoming.
3 - The bottom bar It is pretty simple, really, very similar to what you'd get on Windows: a main menu, a task manager and indicators, complete with a clock. At the end of the bar, you get a button, similar to the one up top, which allows you to customize the height, width and settings of the bottom bar.
4 - The menu The KDE menu is a delight to use. It's divided into 5 main categories: favorites, which shows your favorite apps, applications, which opens an application list sorted by categories, and computer, which shows some system apps and your favorite places on your filesystem. The menu is completed by a history tab, and a "leave" tab, which offers options to lock the session, log out, shut down, reboot, or suspend the computer. Obviously, it has search baked in right from the start, and it works perfectly.
You can configure that menu by right clicking on it, and this is where the power of KDE starts to show. THis menu is, in my opinion, the best I've used on any system, very clear, simple, and powerful.
5 - The task manager Nothing very special here by default: you see all your open windows, complete with a preview of the window on hover, which was not very legible on my system, the miniatures being very pixelated.
6 - The indicators By default, there are a lot of indicators. Clipboard, plasma browser integration, bluetooth, internet connexion, battery if you're on a laptop, vaults, which seems to be an encryption feature, sound, and a little arrow, which displays even more: notifications, updates, printers, keyboard, kde connect, and a device notifier.
7 - Widgets KDE's desktop, Plasma, uses widgets for everything. If you remember mac os X's widgets, or windows desktop gadgets, they are the same thing except you can place them wherever you want, and combine them. A panel, like the bottom bar, is a widget, and you can add widgets to it. To access the widgets, you click on the top button, and select add widgets, then simply drag the desired one onto the desktop. SOme are not very descriptive, but once you've added them and resized them to the desired size, you can pretty much do anything you want.
8 - Plasma Activities These allow you to change the desktop behaviour and look based on wich activity you're using. For example, I can add certain widgets on a specific activity, which won't show up on the other activites. THis allows you to completely personalize the way your desktop behaves depending on what you're doing. It's handily hidden by default, to not confuse users, but once you're familiar with KDE, I can see this becoming a very useful feature.
9 - Look and feel THe default theme for the desktop looks very pretty, with smooth gradients on panels, and subtle transparency. Animations are smooth and fluid, and really give a sense of what is happening when you click on something.
Western governments and TV personalities like Piers Morgan that spent the last two years promoting Israel's war on Gaza are trying to save face...MintPress d...
@meowski i'm immune to this. i have immunity to everything. i cannot be killed. i will never die. god doesn't want me. devil has concerns of new hostile takeover by me
Russia is running out of patience due to NATO provocations, pressurising it is not the answer. This statement was made by Professor Glen Dizen of the University of South-Eastern Norway on the air of the Indian channel WION.
Two weeks ago China was in grave economic danger! The very high Tariffs I set made it virtually impossible for China to TRADE into the United States marketplace which is, by far, number one in the World. We went, in effect, COLD TURKEY with China, and it was devastating for them. Many factories closed and there was, to put it mildly, “civil unrest.” I saw what was happening and didn’t like it, for them, not for us. I made a FAST DEAL with China in order to save them from what I thought was going to be a very bad situation, and I didn’t want to see that happen. Because of this deal, everything quickly stabilized and China got back to business as usual. Everybody was happy! That is the good news!!! The bad news is that China, perhaps not surprisingly to some, HAS TOTALLY VIOLATED ITS AGREEMENT WITH US. So much for being Mr. NICE GUY!
Mike Benz: "The World Justice Project tells its global network of judges, prosecutors and courts what the "Rule of Law" should be, sponsored by USAID, the State Department, the World Bank, George Soros and Perkins Coie."
It amazes me that a few connected people; Soros, Perkins Coi Law, World Bank, and our State Department were able to scare the whole world into compliance. Didn't anybody learn a lesson just after a couple of years of contact w/them, blackmail, death? I'm sure SCOTUS knew.
I don't get it. Trumps tariff policies couldn't be more straightforward and simple. Yet financial people are pretending like it's a complete mystery.
And you can't blame Trump hate. Because the same thing happened during covid. Doctors suddenly started pretending that humans don't have immune systems.
And I'm wondering now, did professionals/experts always randomly do things contrary to their conventional wisdom? Did shit like this go on when my parents were my age?
Temu's Chinese owner sees profits plunge as trade war bites - US-listed shares of PDD Holdings fell over 13% on Tuesday as the firm said its profit had... - bbc.com/news/articles/cy8dvywy…
The new trend with men cutting their eyelashes to look “more masculine” is so freaking stupid!
1) Eyelashes are there for a reason - they PROTECT your eyes.
Pyongyang, May 30 (KCNA) — The Eighth Enlarged Meeting of the Eighth Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea was held at the headquarters building of the WPK Central Committee on May 28.
Hi, I've been thinking about switching from Win11 to Linux Mint due to Microsoft collecting lots of data. My current setup has been cobbled together over the past decade and consists of a C drive NvME, 1 old SATA SSD, and 2 HDDs. I have games installed across all of the non-C drives, some from steam some not.
Windows tells me each drive by letter. I installed Mint on a virtual machine to get a look, but it couldn't read any of my files. I don't want to wipe my C drive without knowing that at least the other drives will be readable if I make the switch.
How does Linux account multiple hard drives? I'm so used to how Windows does it that I'm worried about switching over and losing access to my other drives. Thanks!
Linux doesn't do the drive letter thing. Instead, you have to identify the disks by their partition IDs.
When you install your OS, you'll be able to mount the disks to wherever you like. If you want, you can create directories in /mnt, like /mnt/e, /mnt/f etc.
The main issue you'll run into is disk format. NTFS will work, but its poorly supported.
To get a better idea of how it works, try passing a USB disk into the VM you've created.
Pyongyang, May 30 (KCNA) — A firing contest among artillery sub-units of large combined units of the Korean People’s Army was conducted on May 29 amid the intensive combat training for implementing the line of the Workers’ Party of Korea on buildin…
Les règles du jeu sont simples - Choisissez une photo (de préférence la vôtre), éditez avec Gimp et taguez #sundaygimp, un dimanche; puis suivez le tag #sundaygimp (et aussi #sunday-photo-edition) Remarque: si vous n’utilisez pas Gimp, mais que vous voulez quand même jouer, utilisez simplement le tag #sunday-photo-edit et modifiez les images avec votre éditeur d’image préféré.
The rules of the game are simple - choose a photo (preferably your own), edit with Gimp and tag #sundaygimp on a Sunday 😉 … and follow the tag #sundaygimp (and also #sunday-photo-edit) Note: if you do not use Gimp, but still want to play along, just use the tag #sunday-photo-edit and edit the images with your favorite image editor
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Chinese President Xi Jinping's speech at the opening ceremony of the fourth ministerial meeting of the China-CELAC (the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) Forum has been published as a booklet.
Images are available for free, with the relevant credit During the early hours of Thursday 29th May, activists from Palestine Action targeted the London-based landlords of ‘Discovery Park’ business park […]
🤪 #Aymeric #Caron vote l’ #euthanasie pour les humains, mais dépose une #loi pour l’interdire chez les chiens. Trop de souffrance pour Médor, pas assez pour Mamie ?
La #République est devenue un sketch. Version woke.
Une conversion soudaine ? Le député LFI Aymeric Caron, qui a voté en faveur de l’euthanasie hier, a déposé une proposition de loi visant à interdire les euthanasies… dites de […]
La vraie question est de savoir si Caron serait éligible à l'aide à mourir. Je veux bien aller lui tenir la main, voir pousser un peu sur la seringue, sa vie est une vie de merde puisqu'il est écolo-woko-gauchiste, le pauvre. Une vie qui vraiment ne vaut pas la peine d'être vécue. Abrégeons ses souffrances (et au passage une partie des nôtres).
The "non-profit" Institute for the Study of War (ISW) launders defense contractor cash into war-justifying disinformation, journalist and founder of Crowdsource the Truth Jason Goodman tells Sputnik, commenting on ISW's Ukraine conflict coverage.
Every year, over 1.5 billion tyres reach the end of their life. While landfilling and burning have historically been the go-to solutions, both pose severe environmental hazards. Enter continuous tyre pyrolysis — a cutting-edge technology offering an efficient, clean, and scalable way to turn waste tyres into valuable products like fuel oil, carbon black, and steel wire.
As this technology continues to evolve, what does the future hold? In this article, we explore the emerging trends in continuous tyre pyrolysis plants and how they are shaping the next generation of sustainable waste management.
What Is a Continuous Tyre Pyrolysis Plant?
Unlike batch or semi-continuous systems, a continuous tyre pyrolysis plant operates 24/7, feeding in tyre waste and discharging outputs in a steady flow. This type of system offers:
Higher efficiency
Lower labor requirements
Greater output consistency
Enhanced safety and environmental control
Why Continuous Systems Are the Future 1. Industrial-Scale Efficiency
Continuous pyrolysis plants can process up to 20–50 tons of tyres per day with minimal downtime.
This makes them ideal for large-scale tyre recyclers, municipalities, and energy producers.
Reduced Operational Costs
Integrated energy recovery systems reuse syngas to heat the reactor, reducing external fuel needs.
Automated feeding and discharge systems minimize manual labor and improve safety.
Environmentally Safer
Closed-loop systems reduce emissions, foul odors, and risk of contamination.
Advanced gas scrubbing and flue gas treatment systems help meet strict environmental regulations.
Future Trends in Continuous Tyre Pyrolysis 1. Smart Automation & AI Integration Future plants are likely to include AI-driven control systems for temperature, pressure, and output quality.
Real-time analytics can improve yield efficiency and reduce maintenance costs.
Modular and Mobile Units Developers are now creating containerized pyrolysis modules that can be moved to areas with high tyre stockpiles.
This decentralized approach reduces transport costs and boosts accessibility in developing regions.
Product Upgrading Technologies Innovations in pyrolysis oil refining are turning crude tire oil into higher-grade fuels that meet Euro VI or diesel standards.
Carbon black is being upgraded to N-series commercial-grade carbon black, increasing market value.
Circular Economy Integration Tyre manufacturers are investing in pyrolysis technologies to close the loop and reintroduce recovered carbon black and oil into new tyre production.
The future points toward tyre-to-tyre recycling using clean pyrolysis.
Hydrogen and Advanced Gas Recovery Research is underway to optimize pyrolysis gas as a source of green hydrogen, pushing the plant’s value beyond waste disposal and into clean energy production.
Final Thoughts: A Technology to Watch As the world transitions toward zero-waste and carbon-neutral futures, continuous tyre pyrolysis plants are no longer niche solutions—they are becoming mainstream infrastructure in modern waste management and energy recovery systems.
The technology is mature. The economics are improving. The environmental need is urgent. If you're looking to invest in a sustainable solution that bridges the gap between waste and energy, continuous tyre pyrolysis is a future-ready opportunity.
Lord, hear our prayer that your gospel may reach all men and that we who receive salvation through your Word may be your children in deed as well as in name. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil, and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
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