National Institutes of Health radically cuts support to universities
Sudden and drastic change will make it hard for researchers to keep the lights on.John Timmer (Ars Technica)
If you work at an r1 in the US, it's likely that at least some of them will bankrupt in the next year. New guidance issued instantly capping indirects at 15%.
Those that don't go bankrupt are going to be purged of a substantial amount of staff and faculty.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/no…
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. ODgrants.nih.gov
Major privacy alert for Android users.
mastodon.sdf.org/@jack/1139522…
@jack #Privacy #Android #cybersecurity
UK demands access to Apple users' encrypted data
The UK government has demanded to be able to access encrypted data stored by Apple users worldwide in its cloud service. Currently only the Apple account holder can access data stored in this way - the tech giant itself cannot view it. The demand has been served by the Home Office under the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA), which compels firms to provide information to law enforcement agencies.
#News #UK #Apple #DataEncryption #PrivacyLaws #IPA #BigBrotherWatch #FascismRising #BBC
UK government demands access to Apple users' encrypted data
The Home Office served the notice to the tech giant under the Investigatory Powers Act.Zoe Kleinman (BBC News)
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"Apple is likely to stop offering encrypted storage in the UK as a result of the demand."
macrumors.com/2025/02/07/could…
Could Apple Pull iCloud Services From the UK Market?
Given today's bombshell report revealing the UK government's unprecedented demand for backdoor access to encrypted iCloud data, it's...Tim Hardwick (MacRumors.com)
On the 20th anniversary of May First our first membership meeting will be dedicated in continuing to think about the role of May First in spaces for social justice.
Would you like to join us and our awsome panel? Register here outreach.mayfirst.org/civicrm/…
More info: outreach.mayfirst.org/civicrm/…
En el marco del 20 aniversario de May First, nuestra primera reunión de membresía estará dedicada a seguir reflexionando sobre nuestro rol los espacios para la justicia social.
¿Te gustaría participar junto a nuestro maravilloso panel de invitadas? Regístrate aquí outreach.mayfirst.org/civicrm/…
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In 2021, T-Systems worked with #Nextcloud and Deutsche Telecom to migrate millions of users to the new and improved MagentaCLOUD!
Download the full case study to discover their journey to digital sovereignty! 🔽
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How T-Systems migrated millions of MagentaCLOUD users to Nextcloud - Nextcloud
MagentaCLOUD’s migration to Nextcloud in 2021 resulted in a fully equipped Online Storage with an integrated online office suite that further improves the user experience, flexibility and security for customers.Mikaela Schneider (Nextcloud)
Yesterday’s painting~ 💜🩵
Gouache and coloured pencil in my wonderful custom sketchbook by @syystuuli
My patrons already have access to the process pictures (all paid tiers), and next week Apprentices and above will get the full process video with commentary! ✨
You can sign up right here: patreon.com/lindenshieldarts
#mastoart #traditionalart #originalart #sketchbook #fantasy #fantasyart #forest #ForestArt #gouache #mixedmedia #magic #purple #pixelfed #fediverse
Tesla sales are collapsing
Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/tfc-tesla-sal…
YouTube: youtu.be/g69KMq8MF1E
The Friday Checkout — Tesla sales are collapsing
This week Tesla's sales started collapsing in Europe and Australia as Elon Musk's politics is catching up with the brand, the Sonos disaster also continued with more layoffs and new leaks, while Samsung's flagship phones got a sales win. Episode 235Nebula
"¿Por qué es tan caro reparar mis dispositivos?"
La reparación de dispositivos no tiene por qué ser cara, pero las empresas han convertido la reparación en una forma de desviar más dinero de tu bolsillo al suyo.
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"¿Por qué es tan caro reparar mis dispósitivos?"
Ahora, por supuesto, a todos se nos ha caído un móvil, lo hemos recogido y nos hemos dado cuenta de que hemos destrozado absolutamente su pantalla.Electronic Frontier Foundation
Safe In Our World team up with Fanatical for a big charity game bundle gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/safe…
#Gaming #SafeInOurWorld #PCGaming
Safe In Our World team up with Fanatical for a big charity game bundle
Mental health charity Safe In Our World and Fanatical have announced a big charity bundle giving you 27 games for a single purchase.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
I'd prefer if this old book wasn't so timely, but it's 2025 & here we are.
Climate change, vaccines, pandemic preparedness & the future of science, innovation & leadership.
My thinking has evolved in the 16+ years since this was published, but so much remains regretfully relevant.
Everwarder is a fresh tower defense roguelite hybrid about clearing the darkness gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/ever…
#Everwarder #IndieGames #PCGaming #LinuxGaming
Everwarder is a fresh tower defense roguelite hybrid about clearing the darkness
Everwarder asks: how long will your light last? Not very long in some of my attempts. It's a fresh feeling spin that merges tower defense with a bit of roguelite action together, as you attempt to break through the darkness.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Please don't distract me I'm trying to dig a big hole over here gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/plea…
#IndieGames #PCGaming #Gaming #LinuxGaming
Please don't distract me I'm trying to dig a big hole over here
Can you truly call yourself a "gamer" if you haven't at least spent a good few hours doing nothing but digging a hole? I have answered the call and my hole has been dug.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Cast n Chill is a gorgeous looking pixel-art idle fishing game coming soon gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/cast…
#IndieGames #Gaming #LinuxGaming #PCGaming
Cast n Chill is a gorgeous looking pixel-art idle fishing game coming soon
Revealed in a press email today is Cast n Chill from developer Wombat Brawler. A game where you explore serene lakes, rivers, and oceans. Catch rare fish, upgrade your gear and reel in legendary catches - with your loyal pup by your side.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
BAFTA-nominated narrative adventure Vampire Therapist gets a Couples Therapy DLC gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/baft…
#VampireTherapist #IndieGames #PCGaming #Linux #VisualNovel
BAFTA-nominated narrative adventure Vampire Therapist gets a Couples Therapy DLC
Vampire Therapist is a narrative adventure / visual novel with a sprinkle of dark comedy that was nominated for a BAFTA in 2024, and now it's expanded with the Vampire Therapist - Couples Therapy DLC.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
A deck-builder for busy people, Bramble Royale: A Meteorfall Story plans full Steam Deck support for launch gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/a-de…
#SteamDeck #SteamOS #Linux #IndieGames
A deck-builder for busy people, Bramble Royale: A Meteorfall Story plans full Steam Deck support for launch
Developer Slothwerks have announced their upcoming turn-based card-battler Bramble Royale: A Meteorfall Story will have full Steam Deck support at launch.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Patrick Schätz (@wndrlst_pctrs) | Unsplash Photo Community
See 48 of the best free to download photos, images, and wallpapers by Patrick Schätz on Unsplash.Patrick Schätz (unsplash.com)
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Take-Two CEO believes AI will actually increase employment and productivity gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/take…
#PCGaming #Gaming #AI #TakeTwo
Take-Two CEO believes AI will actually increase employment and productivity
You have to hand it to the people in suits at the top, they all sure do love AI, and the latest to be bullish about it is Take-Two's CEO Strauss Zelnick.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Civilization VII gets a mixed reception on Steam, Firaxis say they're listening and put up a small roadmap gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/civi…
#CivilizationVII #PCGaming #Gaming #Linux #SteamDeck
Civilization VII gets a mixed reception on Steam, Firaxis say they're listening and put up a small roadmap
It seems it's increasingly rare to have a major game release that doesn't come filled with lots of issues. The latest is Sid Meier's Civilization VII from Firaxis Games.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Games to claim from Prime Gaming, February 7 edition round-up for SteamOS Linux and Steam Deck gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/game…
#Gaming #PCGaming #PrimeGaming #SteamDeck #Linux
Games to claim from Prime Gaming, February 7 edition round-up for SteamOS Linux and Steam Deck
Here's the up to date list of games available on Amazon Prime Gaming for February 7th, and what compatibility you can expect for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Europe's digital challenge: Draghi's blueprint for tech sovereignty 🌐🇪🇺
We ask: Can the EU innovate, secure, and compete in the global digital arena?
The future of European tech hangs in the balance.
#EUTech #DigitalStrategy #EUDataSovereignty
nextcloud.com/blog/the-draghi-…
The Draghi report: How Europe can become fit for a competitive digital future - Nextcloud
Europe faces significant challenges in staying competitive in a rapidly evolving digital world dominated by the US and China.Nina Müller (Nextcloud)
I didn't misrepresent anything in my recent Stop Killing Games article.
I reproduced the UK Gov statement, and then gave my own short comment, which boils down to: I don't think it's going to work to change the law, and think it's a good idea for people to look to other games and for stores to clearly note if a game requires an online connection.
Literally no misrepresentation there at all, I didn't even comment on the petition details itself. As usual, people like to make crap up.
I'm having a hard time understanding what is going on with the Kerrygold #Cooperative. It doesn't seem like a demutualization event, but people are getting big payouts? Kerry Group and the dairy co-op are splitting up and the big company is buying back its shares from the co-op, so that's where the cash is coming from? But non-dairy producing co-op members are also getting cashed out? Do you understand @ntnsndr
irishtimes.com/business/2024/1…
Kerry Group agrees to sell dairy division to Kerry Co-op in €500m deal
Co-op will take a 70% stake in Kerry Dairy Ireland, with an. option to buy remaining share by 2030Joe Brennan (The Irish Times)
”Torrenting from a corporate laptop doesn’t feel right”: Meta emails unsealed
So Meta's CEO Was DLoading Pirating Copyrighted Books
”Torrenting from a corporate laptop doesn’t feel right”: Meta emails unsealed
Meta’s alleged torrenting and seeding of pirated books complicates copyright case.Ashley Belanger (Ars Technica)
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This video asks some very interesting questions about political resistance. However, it lacks a historical understanding of all the times when popular resistance did work. And yes, we do have to revist moments of resistance, because oppressors do not magically disappear when a just cause succeeds. Some oppressors will reform--most definitely. Many will go underground. Australia ended up with a number of unsavoury white South Africans after apartheid was ended.
Nevertheless, it's good to see what may be going through people's minds.
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NSA museum covered plaques honoring women and people of color, provoking an uproar
Trump's People Called Out For Trying To Cover Up History In Museum
#Trump #CrimesAgainstHistory #CriminalTrump #NaziTrump #NazisHateHistory #CriminalConspiracy
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Do I like living on the edge of town in semi-rural areas?
You betcha!
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Nextcloud Summit 2025 - Early-bird registration is open!
June 5th in Munich: keynotes, workshops, networking with thought leaders in digital sovereignty and collaboration.
⏳ Hurry up: Early-birds until Feb 28th
🔗 Register now:
nextcloud.com/summit
A Powerful Conservative Think Tank Is Targeting One of the Last Good Things on the Internet
The Heritage Foundation plans to “identify and target” Wikipedia editors it accuses of antisemitism.Stephen Harrison (Slate)
La sequía del futuro: cuando el agua se intercambia por datos.
La llegada de Centros de Datos a #Querétaro arriesga las condiciones del agua y deja a las comunidades al margen.
zonadocs.mx/2024/10/28/la-sequ…
La sequía del futuro: cuando el agua se intercambia por datos
La llegada de Centros de Datos a Querétaro arriesga las condiciones del agua y deja a las comunidades al margen. Fotografías y texto por Fernanda López Flores / @fernandalopezf.Zona Docs
"Thinkers like Jean-Paul Sartre and Hannah Arendt warned us that the point of this deluge is not to persuade, but to overwhelm and paralyze our capacity to act. More recently, researchers have found that the viral outrage disseminated on social media in response to these ridiculous claims actually reduces the effectiveness of collective action.
The result is a media environment that keeps us in a state of debilitating fear and anger, endlessly reacting to our oppressors instead of organizing against them."
404media.co/you-cant-post-your…
#SocialMedia #organizing #fascism #FightFascism
You Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism
Authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them, Janus Rose writes.Janus Rose (404 Media)
robertreich.substack.com/p/thi…
Interesting perspectives on the microbiome here.
I always had the somewhat quaint idea that our guts are full of friendly microbes, but what if the microbiome is largely parasitic, at least in the long run?
newscientist.com/article/mg265…
The shocking discovery that our gut microbiome drives ageing
A new understanding of our relationship with our "friendly" gut microbes shows they actually have a dark side and help cause ageing. Here's how to fight backGraham Lawton (New Scientist)
Unity game engine pushing more AI, wonderful /sarcasm
unity.com/blog/creating-ads-wi…
How AI Enables the Creation of High-Quality Ads | Unity
See how AI has improved Unity’s ad design studio’s efficiency at every stage of the creative process, resulting in impactful, high-quality ads.Unity
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