This week is going to be SO MUCH FUN on the Linux For Everyone front. Please consider subscribing to the podcast if you haven't yet:
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I'm currently editing a terrific conversation with @codemonkeymike about how he's using #NixOS and his free time to make a huge impact on peoples lives.
Tomorrow I'm reuniting with @thelinuxEXP, @gamingonlinux and @gardiner_bryant to record "Games For Everyone..."
And on Thursday, the wonderful @vkc to chat music production on Linux!
GOG formally announce their GOG Patrons subscription donation system gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/gog-โฆ
GOG formally announce their GOG Patrons subscription donation system
As covered by GamingOnLinux back in October, GOG have now actually properly announced the GOG Patrons subscription donation system.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
67% off Resident Evil Remake Trilogy on Fanatical (partner link)
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Resident Evil Remake Trilogy | PC Steam Game | Fanatical
This great value pack contains three Resident Evil remake titles and additional content.Fanatical
The markets are watching: deforestation becomes a boardroom issue - Geographical
Investors are waking up to the financial risks of deforestation. As new regulations loom, big brands face pressure to clean up supply chains โ or risk reputational and market fallout In most cases, deforestation is driven by global demand for everydaโฆMark Rowe (Geographical Magazine)
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Bevรถlkerungspyramide: Altersstruktur Deutschlands von 1950 - 2070
Die Bevรถlkerungspyramide (Alterspyramide) des Statistischen Bundesamtes zeigt die Entwicklung der Altersstruktur Deutschlands von 1950 bis 2070service.destatis.de
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Your favorite year-end contest is back. Itโs time to choose who will be this yearโs Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
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Jesus fucking Christ, I'd forgotten how genuinely awful open source graphics and design apps are at, well everything, but specifically text design. Undo, redo, copy, and paste regularly broken.
Then when you decide to do things manually you get this shit
You came into my mentions and spoke to me specifically and directly. That's a major difference
Open source design and photography software are notoriously resistant to feedback about design, usability, and bugs, even to the point of responding with outright hostility. I've been burned several times before
There's plenty of great open source software that pays attention to UX and listens to end users. But there is something specifically dysfunctional in design and photography OSS
I understand, it's not like I didn't ever have my struggles with oss. But also the community matters, maybe there is a reason some oss got better eg. Blender or Kdenlive and some not much.
Regardless, it's always fair to point out the issues or complain about them but devaluing the work of 10s or 100s of developers is not fair IMHO.
Retro arcade-style rally racer Parking Garage Rally Circuit gets a DX edition with a lot more content gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/retrโฆ
#ParkingGarageRallyCircuit #Gaming #PCGaming #RetroGames
Retro arcade-style rally racer Parking Garage Rally Circuit gets a DX edition with a lot more content
Parking Garage Rally Circuit DX has been revealed today, greatly expanding the content of this popular retro arcade-style rally racer.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
The incredibly complex sci-fi grand strategy game Terra Invicta has a release date gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/the-โฆ
#TerraInvicta #Gaming #PCGaming
The incredibly complex sci-fi grand strategy game Terra Invicta has a release date
From the team that created the Long War mod for XCOM, the rather complex grand strategy game Terra Invicta now has a full release date.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor gets mid-game saves and CPU optimizations gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/deepโฆ
#DeepRockGalacticSurvivor #Gaming #SteamDeck #BulletHeaven
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor gets mid-game saves and CPU optimizations
The excellent bullet heaven Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor has Patch 3 out now which includes the much requested mid-game saving system.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Beyond Cute: All Animals Can Become Social Media Sensations
In the age of cutesy #mammal sensations like pygmy hippo #MooDeng the chubby, pink-cheeked pygmy #hippo baby โ many people believe that social media shares are correlated to cuteness. They arโฆPalm Oil Detectives
@mrgrumpymonkey @Irisherself
I see #TheOracle #TheStoic #TheArcher
Are there more #archetype s in #wrapstodon2025 ?
@Irisherself @WestLawns @mrgrumpymonkey There are 5:
- The Oracle (you post a lot)
- The Butterfly (you reply a lot)
- The Stoic (you don't post much)
- The Archer (you boost a lot)
- The Wonderer (you post a lot of polls)
Rob Reiner and his Wife Dead...
People Magazine Sources say that they were Killed By His Son?
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From Ruins โ A Detective Adventure looks worth keeping an eye on gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/fromโฆ
#Gaming #PCGaming #IndieGames #AdventureGames
From Ruins โ A Detective Adventure looks worth keeping an eye on
From Ruins โ A Detective Adventure caught my eye recently with it's interesting premise and some pretty slick looking pixel-art for point and click fans.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Reptiles Facing Extinction: How to Help
#Reptiles are fascinating creatures who are sadly feared, misunderstood and persecuted by humans. It is high time that we stand up for #lizards, #snakes, #terrapins, #crocodiles, caimans, #turtles โฆPalm Oil Detectives
The results are in - Bullet Heaven moves forward to be an official genre gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/the-โฆ
#BulletHeaven #Steam #PCGaming #IndieGames #Gaming
The results are in - Bullet Heaven moves forward to be an official genre
The results are in, game developers look to move forward to create Bullet Heaven as an official genre spawned from Vampire Survivors.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
The popular Megabonk gets a mega update with new content gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/the-โฆ
#Megabonk #IndieGames #Gaming #PCGaming #Linux #SteamDeck
The popular Megabonk gets a mega update with new content
New content for Megabonk? As if I needed more reasons to load it up. The absolute indie gem survivor-like bullet heaven just got even bigger.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Free 3-16 player party shooter of teamwork and betrayal, Klaus Veen's Treason added Linux support gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/freeโฆ
#FPS #PartyGame #KlausVeensTreason #Linux #PCGaming
Free 3-16 player party shooter of teamwork and betrayal, Klaus Veen's Treason added Linux support
Ready for the holiday period, Klaus Veen's Treason is a fun looking 3-16 player party shooter of teamwork and betrayal that now has Native Linux support.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
If you need a new retro boomer shooter check out Ctesiphon gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/if-yโฆ
#Ctesiphon #FPS #BoomerShooter
If you need a new retro boomer shooter check out Ctesiphon
Released in November, Ctesiphon puts you in the role of a Galactic Bounty Hunter extraordinaire in a fresh retro styled futuristic boomer shooter.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Not everyone enjoys Linux, and thatโs okay. This explains why.
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15 Signs Linux Is Not For You
If you recognized yourself in a few of these points, that doesnโt mean Linux isnโt for you. In fact, you can count it as an invitation. It just means youโve spent a long time in an ecosystem that treats you more like a product than a participant.Roland Taylor (It's FOSS)
The problems of Linux are the lack of the proprietary software most people use and that are incompatible with the alternatives (such as MS Office or Adobe products) and less stability in terms of OS and drivers (Nvidia being of the problems). Also, some tools are more complicated on Linux, like LM Studio.
Although modern distros offer fancy GUIs and installers, sometimes you have to use the terminal.
NVIDIA have discontinued Quake II RTX gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/nvidโฆ
#QuakeIIRTX #NVIDIA #FPS #QuakeII
NVIDIA have discontinued Quake II RTX
Quake II RTX released back in 2019, with NVIDIA using it to show off more ray tracing effects for their RTX GPUs but now they're done with it.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
I got the The Oracle archetype!
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Wrapstodon 2025 for Liam @ GamingOnLinux ๐ง๐ฎ
See how Liam @ GamingOnLinux ๐ง๐ฎ used Mastodon this year!Mastodon
Linux NTFS support might finally be getting better with NTFSPlusโฆ
What is NTFSPlus and Why Does It Matter for Linux Users?
NTFSPlus is a fresh implementation of the classic in-kernel ntfs driver. Can it end the current NTFS woes for Linux users?Roland Taylor (It's FOSS)
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#RunnersOfMastodon, now is the time to support the *many* runners who are close to reaching their goals for 2026 and can use some last-minute encouragment.
A few examples:
- @pfernandes, who is two HMs away from #52weeks52halfmarathons
- @steveroyle, who just needs 117k more
- @sebastianhahn, who aims at a crazy 10,000k and has a good shot at actually succeeding
There are many more of you out there. (Who did I miss?) #Running, you are all winning!
See you on the next starting lines.
That is a terrific goal!
One of my own 2026 goals is a sub-4:07 marathon, so you're way ahead of me already. You can do it!
"The race is long, and in the end itโs only with yourself."
Good luck ๐ค
It's a bit of a stretch for me, my current Marathon PR is 3:30 so I need to shave a staggering 30 minutes off.
Palm Oil Free Soap
Here are some palm oil free soaps that do not contain rainforest-destroying palm oil. If you are ever in doubt look for the prefixes: LAUR, STEAR, GYLC and PALM in the ingredients list on packagingโฆPalm Oil Detectives
This is a story that needs sharing: Adorable albino wallabies who are a bit naughty.
Bennettโs wallabies get high on poppy seeds
Bennett's wallabies get high on poppy seeds - Australian Geographic
Bennett's wallabies are special for two reasons: their white coat, and their penchant for poppies.AG Staff (Australian Geographic)
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GNOME has said no to AI-generated shell extensions.
itsfoss.com/news/no-ai-extensiโฆ
No AI Slops! GNOME Now Forbids Vibe Coded Extensions
New policy targets low-quality AI-generated code while still allowing AI as a learning tool.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
Ist schon ein paar Tage her, aber analoge Fotografie braucht eben ein bisschen Geduld: erster Schnee am Morgen des 24. November.
#ersterSchnee #neuschnee #schnee #snow #freshsnow #analogfotografie #analogphotography #35mm #ishootfilm #shootfilm #nikonf4s #afnikkor50mmf18d #kodakektar100 #kodakfilm
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YouTube's AI-powered moderation system needs to be held accountable.
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#youtube #ai #enshittification
YouTubeโs AI is Breaking the Creator Ecosystem
A moderation system that leans on automation just knocked legitimate tech tutorials and even entire channels offline. The appeals felt automated, too.Theena Kumaragurunathan (It's FOSS)
Did you know that gold kills indigenous people and rare animals?
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I made a joke a while back about buying enough shares of Meta to cover WhatsApp, and donating them to the Signal foundation.
But seeing this buyTwitter thing makes it seem more serious.
Would it be possible to raise enough money to do that?
We can democratize Twitter
We are users and shareholders telling Twitter to study an exit from Wall Street to democratic ownership. Join us!buytwitter.org
Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS delivers a great desktop experience!
itsfoss.com/news/pop-os-24-04-โฆ
Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS Review: Is This the Linux Distro of the Year 2025?
After years of development, System76's Rust-based desktop delivers.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
...and another one, and another one.
Please could we have a distro that, at least, simplifies the task of porting or reinstalling dozens of applications every time you distro-hop?
A couple of my troubles:
Even plain Ubuntu let me down with the appimage of the free version of the bibliographic system Mendeley (vital for some of us). Mint doesn't like Snap, and I won't even mention Flatpak.
Ubuntu offers full LaTeX, but it isn't full, missing some Tikz bits. You have to go to tug.org, which installs then tells you you have to set your own paths. Look up how to do that & find 100s of geek discussions on which obscure config files not to modify.
"De Baetyliis" by Franz Ludwig Bรถsigk (1854).
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in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux ๐ง๐ฎ • • •I am afraid that I must agree, it is not a very good sign that they need to do this.
But then again, all the money seems to go directly to the preservation-efforts, right? And not the store itself?
The 3rd goal says "Build the ultimate classics platform", and I guess that could mean the store itself ๐ค
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in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux ๐ง๐ฎ • • •I hope GoG ends up doing ok in the end. They are a great platform and are doing important work, they just don't have the kind of presence on a gaming PC that Steam does.
I really wish GoG spent more time on their launcher. Half the reason I forget about GoG is because their storefront is mostly on the website, with the other half being that their launcher lacks in features that steam has. Its great that you can integrate other libraries into GoG, but it has no controller based UI option, no controller remapping tool, and doesn't tend to get consistent updates.
Realistically, Steam's dominance is mostly because of UX. I supported Epic when they rallied against the cut that Valve takes of each sale, but the Epic launcher lacked a huge amount of features and took literal years to integrate them. It took over a year to get a shopping cart, and we only got gifting this year. Their overlay sucks, their store is slow and clunky, and I utterly despise their achievement sound effects so much that I tend to avoid games on Epic as they seem to keep turning that stupid sound back
... show moreI hope GoG ends up doing ok in the end. They are a great platform and are doing important work, they just don't have the kind of presence on a gaming PC that Steam does.
I really wish GoG spent more time on their launcher. Half the reason I forget about GoG is because their storefront is mostly on the website, with the other half being that their launcher lacks in features that steam has. Its great that you can integrate other libraries into GoG, but it has no controller based UI option, no controller remapping tool, and doesn't tend to get consistent updates.
Realistically, Steam's dominance is mostly because of UX. I supported Epic when they rallied against the cut that Valve takes of each sale, but the Epic launcher lacked a huge amount of features and took literal years to integrate them. It took over a year to get a shopping cart, and we only got gifting this year. Their overlay sucks, their store is slow and clunky, and I utterly despise their achievement sound effects so much that I tend to avoid games on Epic as they seem to keep turning that stupid sound back on.
Battle.net was not designed to have more than like 7 games on it, Ubisoft, EA, and Xbox are just poor performing and often feel tacked on by force.
Your best options that aren't steam are not even game stores. Launchbox is great and constantly gets new updates and features, and Playnite is probably the most customizable of all of them, and its open source.
The fact these multi-million dollar corpos can't compete on UX in PC gaming honestly says a lot about the state of the industry. I hope GoG survives, but realistically they do need to do something to become more common on someones gaming PC than just a website in a browser.