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Monday, 12 October 2026 00:00 UTC – Tuesday, 13 October 2026 06:00 UTC
Tested userspace startup shortens in two boot changes
David Heinemeier Hansson reports a median userspace startup of 0.737 s with both boot changes in pull request 15182, against 2.413 s unchanged, on a virtual machine. Hansson said hardware measurements remain follow-up validation before adoption. The merges are not in version 4.0.4.
Read the story →Superwhisper joins the fresh aarch64 install list on quattro
pull request 15247, merged into quattro, drops the ARM exceptions so a fresh aarch64 install includes Superwhisper and lists it under Setup, then Defaults, then Dictation. ryanrhughes wrote that no live ARM desktop was available. The merge is not in version 4.0.4.
The Toggle menu alias returns for Super+Ctrl+O
pull request 15168 restores the toggle alias in the merged shortcuts, so Super+Ctrl+O opens the Toggle menu. A menu edit had dropped the alias. David Heinemeier Hansson did not drive a live desktop. The merge is not in version 4.0.4.
Theme switches return before the slow retints
Theme switches in pull request 15045, merged into quattro, return without waiting out the slowest app retint. pull request 15040 sends tmux its colors in one pass. Neither merge is in version 4.0.4.
Menu rows wait on a shorter guard batch
The menu's guard batch is cheaper in four pull requests merged into quattro, including pull request 15039. David Heinemeier Hansson reports 52ms for that batch on one laptop in pull request 15196, against 379–385ms before. The merges are not in version 4.0.4.
Ordinary browser launches skip a help probe
pull request 15037, merged into quattro, runs the browser's private-window probe only for a private launch. Ordinary launches had been starting Firefox, Zen, or LibreWolf to read the help text. The merge is not in version 4.0.4.
Bar panel cards wait for the first open
pull request 15044, merged into quattro, builds a bar panel's card the first time it opens instead of at startup. On one monitor David Heinemeier Hansson reports lower memory. The merge is not in version 4.0.4.
Device changes reread the keyboard seat
pull request 15203, merged into quattro, rereads the keyboard seat when input devices change, instead of every 10 seconds in each bar. The merge is not in version 4.0.4.
Volume tracks Pipewire instead of a timer
pull request 15033, merged into quattro, resolves the volume sink when Pipewire's graph changes, instead of every 15 seconds on every monitor. The merge is not in version 4.0.4.
Signing keyrings refresh only for a newer package
pull request 15034, merged into quattro, refreshes the signing keyrings only when a newer package is out, instead of reinstalling them on every update. The merge is not in version 4.0.4.
Update indicator clears without a second check
pull request 15047, merged into quattro, clears the update indicator after a successful update instead of checking availability again. The merge is not in version 4.0.4.
Two USB revert proposals close without merging
pull request 14936 and pull request 14938 closed without merging. Both would revert default USB and Thunderbolt authorization. pull request 14937 stays open and proposes blocking unfamiliar devices while the screen is locked.
In brief
Screen recording takes its preview while the file finalizes
Stopping a screen recording takes the preview while the file finalizes in pull request 15038, where David Heinemeier Hansson reports 284ms before and 141ms after, and the merge is not in version 4.0.4.
Alias commands skip a full header scan
Alias commands such as screenshot and reboot skip a full header scan in pull request 15041, a scan David Heinemeier Hansson timed at about 195ms against about 5ms for a filename route, and the merge is not in version 4.0.4.