Particularly fun round up of good dogs this week.
@Christoph S I love the dog with the "destroy" button!
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Valve put up a release candidate for Proton 10.0-4 with lots more Linux / SteamOS gaming fixes gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/valvโฆ
#Proton #Linux #SteamOS #LinuxGaming #SteamDeck
Valve put up a release candidate for Proton 10.0-4 with lots more Linux / SteamOS gaming fixes
Valve put up a Release Candidate for testing Proton 10.0-4, what will become the main version of the Windows compatibility layer for Linux / SteamOS.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
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Noticed the festive makeover of the Nextcloud Community forum? ๐
It might have a holiday glow-up, but our forum doesn't take breaks... ๐ก If you have a Nextcloud deployment challenge you want solved before 2026, this is the best place to get answers.
Nextcloud community
A place to discuss Nextcloud, get help, and meet other friendly people :)Nextcloud community
#FreeSoftwareAdvent day 15: Nextcloud
SyncThing is great for synchronising files, but I also have a self-hosted Nextcloud server. If I only wanted to synchronise files, I'd probably just use SyncThing, but I use Nextcloud for things like CalDav for calendars and CardDav for contacts as well as files.
More recently, I've also started using Nextcloud apps. In particular, I use News for RSS feeds, Notes for simple notes, and RePod for podcasts. The apps accessed through the Nextcloud dashboard on the web have minimal functionality, but it's enough for me. In the case of News and Notes, I also use the official Android clients, which also offer mininal functionality, but again, I don't need any more. For podcasts, I mostly listen using AntennaPod on Android, which I'll talk about tomorrow.
It's worth noting that there are companies that will host Nextcloud for you if you don't want to self-host. At least some of them have a free tier if you don't need a lot of space.
Nextcloud - Open source content collaboration platform
The most popular open source content collaboration platform for tens of millions of users at thousands of organizations across the globeNextcloud
๐จ #Microsoft 365 price shock: From July 2026, prices rise by up to 16.7%.
Now is the best time to break free from vendor lock-in.
What are your favorite #MS365 alternatives? ๐๐ช๐บ
โก๏ธ tuta.com/blog/microsoft-365-prโฆ
#DigitalSovereignty #deMicrosoft #OneClickAway
Microsoft 365 price shock: Better quit vendor lock-in now! | Tuta
Starting July 2026, Microsoft plans a huge price hike for Microsoft 365 of up to 16.7%. Time to look for replacements.Tuta
Malayan Flying Fox Pteropus vampyrus
The Malayan Flying Fox, known also as the Large Flying Fox, Giant Fruit Bat, or Kalong, is an ethereal creature of the tropical Asian night. With wingspans reaching 1.7 metres, they are the largestโฆPalm Oil Detectives
Scienceโs 2025 Breakthrough of the Year: The unstoppable rise of renewable energy
"In Sept, Chinese President Xi Jinping declared at the U.N. that his country will cut its carbon emissions by as much as 10% in a decade, not by using less energy, but by doubling down on wind and solar.
To many, the continued growth of renewables now seems unstoppableโa prospect that has led Science to name the renewable energy surge its 2025 Breakthrough of the Year."
Not AI ๐
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Only 3% of international climate aid going to transitioning communities, says NGO report
New report on funding to slash carbon emissions finds startlingly low engagement with the people affectedDharna Noor (The Guardian)
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How to get into coding (and cooking?) from scratch? ๐งโ๐ณ
Learn from Nextcloud contributor and maintainer of the famous Cookbook app, Christian Wolf.
Listen to the latest episode of the Nextcloud Podcast:
nextcloud.com/blog/christian-wโฆ
Christian Wolf's open source story and the Cookbook app - Nextcloud
In conversation with Christian Wolf, a long-term Nextcloud contributor and maintainer of the famous Cookbook app.Nextcloud
Ach schade, zwei offensichtlich deutschsprachige Akteure auf Englisch. Ich weiร ja, Reichweite und so, aber sorry, so manches kann man einfach besser in der eigenen Muttersprache erklรคren.
Discover how to take full control of your photo library with a self-hosted PhotoPrism setup at home.
itsfoss.com/self-hosting-photoโฆ
What Google Photos? Self-Hosting Photo Storage with PhotoPrism Using Docker in My Homelab
PhotoPrism offers one path toward that goal of data ownership. With PhotoPrism, your vacation photos donโt become training data for someone elseโs business model. They remain what they actually are, your memories, under your control.Bhuwan Mishra (It's FOSS)
Our article on the Firefox a AI 'kill switch' was updated, with a note from the new Mozilla CEO gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/fireโฆ
Firefox dev clarifies there will be an AI
The saga continues! A Firefox developer has taken to social media to note there will be some sort of "kill switch" to completely remove AI features.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
> Firefox will always remain a browser built around user control.
Than why can't I access about:config in Firefox for Android? That was one of the reasons why I switched to Ironfox.
Underside and upper of a branch with, what I think might be, a Netted crust fungus (Byssomerulius corium).
County Clare, Ireland.
Cormacscoast.com walking tours
How our food choices cut into forests and put us closer to viruses
As the global population has doubled to 7.8 billion in about 50 years, industrial agriculture has increased the output from fields and farms to feed humanity. One of the negative outcomes of this tโฆPalm Oil Detectives
Red Hat's latest move.
itsfoss.com/news/red-hat-acquiโฆ
Red Hat Buys an AI Safety Company, Promises to Open Source Its Tech
The new addition brings custom AI security and safety tooling to Red Hat.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
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๐ Kodak Gold 200
#olympus #olympus35uc #olympus35sp #kodak #kodakgold #filmphotography #photography #analogfotografie #35mm #35mmfilm #france #provence #marseille #fensterfreitag #windowfriday
Linux has got its first Rust CVE!
itsfoss.com/news/first-linux-kโฆ
The First Rust CVE in Linux Kernel Only Makes Your System Crash
Greg Kroah-Hartman announced this alongside 150+ C code vulnerabilities that were addressed.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
it's called unsafe Rust for a reason. Unsafe code is virtually a necessity when working with such low level code. This does NOT take away the fact that Rust is genuinely memory-safe.
Here come the Rust haters booking on the language ๐
Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum
Endangered Grey Crowned Cranes are a regal and graceful bird of Uganda, Tanzania, DRC, and Namibia. Help them to survive and join the boycott4wildlifePalm Oil Detectives
San Francisco sued 10 major food manufacturers, including Kraft and Mondelez, alleging they knowingly sickened Californians with addictive ultra-processed foods.
ground.news/article/san-franciโฆ
San Francisco sues Kraft, Mondelez over ultra-processed foods
The city of San Francisco sued Kraft, Mondelez, Coca-Cola and other makers of ultra-processed foods on Tuesday, accusing them of knowingly sickening California residents with addictive and harmful products.Ground News
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Electropuss!
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Heh. Around here the feline shenanigans begin after the humans go to bed in the evening.
"Humans in bed. Zoomie mode engaged."
"Godspeed mooncat, we'll keep the cat bed warm for you."
"Roger that kitty control. Looking forward to it."
Ptchooo!
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It's word-of-the-year season! This week, I got together with Jess Zafarris and Danny Hieber to talk about all the 2025 picks.
Some favorites:
โ Six seven (Danny made a spirited defense.)
โ Rage bait (Will knowing the term help people recognize it and calm down?)
โ Parasocial (This now has both a social media meaning and an AI meaning.)
Check out the show to hear about all the rest!
WATCH: youtu.be/x9ELjNw1Qak?si=FI8LLUโฆ
READ: grammar-girl.simplecast.com/epโฆ
LISTEN: pod.link/173429229
The Tor Project | Privacy & Freedom Online
Defend yourself against tracking and surveillance. Circumvent censorship.www.torproject.org
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exciting new jetbrains feature: "this word is spelt correctly. would you like to change it to a different spelling?"
regards,
lynne (suggestions: lyn, lynn, lin)
2025 is wrapping up soon, and itโs time to look at some numbers! ๐งฎ Want the full picture?
Find out more figures, facts, community highlights, milestones, and events in our 2025 Wrap-Up. ๐ซ
nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-2โฆ
A brave year for digital sovereignty: Nextcloud 2025 Wrap-Up - Nextcloud
Read Nextcloud 2025 Wrap-Up: highlights from our releases, community life, big initiatives in digital sovereignty, events, content and more!Mikhail Korotaev (Nextcloud)
Steam Winter Sale is live with Steam Awards 2025 open for voting gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/steaโฆ
#Steam #OnSale #PCGaming #Linux #SteamDeck
Steam Winter Sale is live with Steam Awards 2025 open for voting
This is the sale event you've been waiting on isn't it? The Steam Winter Sale 2025 has arrived with a great many thousands of games discounted.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Firefox dev clarifies there will be an AI 'kill switch' gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/fireโฆ
Firefox dev clarifies there will be an AI
The saga continues! A Firefox developer has taken to social media to note there will be some sort of "kill switch" to completely remove AI features.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
![Screenshot of Firefox window. This thread is displayed behind the tab context menu. The item "Ask an AI Chatbot (Z)" is in the menu. The fly-out to the right shows options for "Summarize Page [New]", "Choose an AI Chatbot", and "Remove AI Chatbot".](https://keybored.me/photo/preview/640/1395575 "Screenshot of Firefox window. This thread is displayed behind the tab context menu. The item \"Ask an AI Chatbot (Z)\" is in the menu. The fly-out to the right shows options for \"Summarize Page [New]\", \"Choose an AI Chatbot\", and \"Remove AI Chatbot\".")
Climate Change Driving Mass Bird Deaths in the Amazon
A recent #study has revealed that even in the most isolated parts of the #Amazon, bird #populations are collapsing due to #climatechange. Research published in Science Advances found that a 1ยฐC incโฆPalm Oil Detectives
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