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MC <= 1.16 uses Java 8
MC 1.17 - 1.20.4 uses Java 17 MC >= 1.20.5 uses Java 21

Fedora is deprecating the in-house packages for older JDKs with Fedora 42 and, starting with 39, making it easy to install the Temurin repository which focuses on Java and maintains builds for Fedora.

"For decades, we've done our jobs in the background. We made it easier to file taxes, get veterans' benefits, and apply for financial aid. During times of crisis, we helped refugees navigate immigration processes, helped everyone find vaccines, and helped parents find baby formula."
"We don't work for DOGE. We have always worked for you."

"I replaced Mastodon's native post embeds with lightweight HTML and CSS snippets that are faster to load, more resilient to outages, and support dark mode -- and I had fun doing it. "

The public comment period is open for the next 30 days. Time to tell them that these changes will hurt people and shouldn't go through, despite that discriminatory EO.
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/14/2025-02648/30-day-notice-of-proposed-information-collection-application-for-a-us-passport https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/18/2025-02697/30-day-notice-of-proposed-information-collection-us-passport-renewal-application-for-eligible https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/18/2025-02696/30-day-notice-of-proposed-information-collection-application-for-a-us-passport-for-eligible

"Track the progress on Project 2025"

Why is using the web on mobile still such a pain, despite browser capabilities largely catching up to native apps? "This is not a technical problem. This doesn’t get solved by web standards. This is a cultural problem."
Tracking, heavy frameworks, pop-ups, banners, ads...

The people analyzing spending data for DOGE either don't understand basic SQL (foreign key constraints and join tables) or are just plain lying.
Or, y'know, both. Both seems likely, given they were also complaining about 150-year-olds in Social Security rather than recognizing it as missing data.

"South Koreans reversed a martial law decree in just 6 hours, showing how ordinary citizens and politicians can take fast action to uphold democracy."