📰 Ubuntu Snap Prompting Improvements
If you haven’t tried Ubuntu’s ‘Permission Prompting’ feature for a while, there’s more reason to do so in the latest release. Canonical’s Oliver Calder has shared an update on recent improvements to the security feature, which sets out to “empower users” by letting them decide what software can access on the rest of the system at runtime rather than retrospectively.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/ubuntu-snap-prompting-client-improved
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💥Shallow matters
⚜The term "shallow matters" refers to topics, discussions, or concerns that lack depth, seriousness, or
significance. They are often superficial and do not engage with deeper issues or complexities.
⚜While many people were debating the impact of climate change, Sarah seemed more interested in the shallow matters of which celebrity was dating whom."
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💢To cry out for
💠To be in desperate need of something
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the subject is generally not a person, but an organisation, object or situation
🌀 Example:-
A:- This room is crying out for some colour and modern furnishing. I suggested subtle green wallpaper, but it didn’t register with Jenny. On second thoughts, maybe red?
B:- RED? You've definitely got a screw loose.
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💢 A chink in one’s armour
💠One small weakness in a person or their argument which makes them open to attack or criticism
🌀 Example:-
Our lawyers have been sifting through the evidence but cannot find a chink in the defending company’s armour. It’s no wonder they are being very woolly on how they intend to present our case in court.
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⚜Prepositional phrase
🔅Until all hours
▪️(informal) Until very late; until the small hours.
▪️I used to stay up until all hours watching television.
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⚜Hear oneself think
◐To engage in mental activity without being distracted by noise.
◐Please turn down that music. I can hardly hear myself think.