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Nothing serious. In GNOME my alternate chars and compose were set to the same key after the upgrade; just had to change one. There was an issue with "sloppy" window focus, but they fixed that upstream before the official release of 45. I upgraded during the beta.

Librera Reader for everything. I use it for both books on a phone and comics on a tablet—covers both great! Plus it is on F-Droid.

Yep, except with http here (python3 -m uploadserver).

Love the Tradescantia! I got one like it two weeks ago. Has it flowered for you?

This came from Pilar, New Mexico, USA.

Oh, a pop quiz! I will try to post one too from a computer later.

According to Mindat, this is the Lomas Bayas disctrict, and the most prominent mine appears to be the Fortuna de Cobre, in a copper porphyry deposit. I would normally reach for malachite first, but it is not listed as found at any of the mines, so your main options are brochantite or (surprise!) atacamite.

Malachite can be eliminated for sure by testing with vinegar; it will effervesce slightly. Between brochantite and atacamite, there is considerable overlap in color, hardness, etc. You will have to get a lens and look for some crystals where the shape is distinct enough to determine if they are monoclinic (brochantite) or orthorhombic (atacamite).

Beryl! And chrysoberyl, and bertrandite, and helvine... (there is a theme here).

No, I do not lick these or other rocks, heh. The last time I was collecting halotrichite, there was enough dust kicked up I could taste it in the air, if that counts.

I am barely getting started with lapidary, like at choosing a saw right now. Eventually both, I hope (thus the claim).

The tuff was flow-banded, and the silica followed and preserved the structure. So not exactly agate, but there are sections that look much like it. Other minerals would be cooler, but it is nice lapidary stone!

A small beryl crystal I EDC, and a large specimen of silicified tuff from my claim that lives in my office.