Another feature we have had requests for is to automatically present the
site in dark-mode colors when a reader’s browser has been configured to
prefer it. That feature, too, is now available. In this case, we had to
think about the interaction between automatic selection and the color
customization that the site has long had. The conclusion we reached is
that, if custom colors have been configured for an account, they will win
out over the automatic selection. There is a new preference in the customization area to change this
default if desired.

Both of these features — and the other enhancements we have made recently —
were enabled by the support of LWN’s subscribers. By making it possible to
bring in new staff last year, you created the space to improve the site
experience while keeping up with the writing. We thank all of you for your
support.

Version
25.2 of the Armbian Linux
distribution for single-board computers (SBCs) has been released. Notable
changes in this release include support for many new SBCs, an upgrade
to Linux kernel 6.12.x, and more. See the changelog
for a complete list.

The

Faster CPython project has been working to speed up the Python interpreter
for the past several years. Now, Ken Jin, a member of the project, has merged a

new set of changes that
have been

benchmarked as improving performance by 10% for some architectures.
The only change is switching from using computed goto statements to using
tail calls as part of the implementation of Python’s bytecode interpreter — but that change allows
modern compilers to generate significantly better code.