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Shane Finan assembles technology into art, collaborating with fungi, plants, humans and animals.shanefinan.org
![A rainbow-colored van sits amidst redwoods. [Fuji X-T5 / Sigma 17-40 1.8 Art]](https://keybored.me/photo/preview/640/1404967 "A rainbow-colored van sits amidst redwoods. [Fuji X-T5 / Sigma 17-40 1.8 Art]")
Cosplayer at #autumn #Toguchi #cosplay #festival (November 16th, 2025). Supposedly Mizi from “Alien Stage” animation series.
#ToguchiAutumn #Toguchi2025
#photo #photography
#cosplayer #portrait #people
#darktable
#creativecommons #ccbysa
Big tech is gambling the economy on AI… and wants a bailout for it
SoSoTheDestroyer : This is my dissection of the AI bubble, including why it's more fragile than most people think it is and why we might be headed for another financial crisis. Oh, and the billionaires want a bailout, because of course they do.
An Astute Summary By One of the Commenters on the Video:
"Remember, that the reason RAM prices have gone up such a large percent is because a massive amount of not-yet-manufactured memory was bought with money that doesn't really exist to be put into GPUs that haven't been made yet, to be installed in data centers that haven't all been built yet, powered by infrastructure that cannot support it sustainably, to satisfy a demand that isn't actually there, in order to generate profits that are mathematically impossible."
#AI #Tech #Bubble #MoneyScam #MoneyGamble #ImaginaryThings #DelusionalInvesting #OurModernTimes
AI Bubble: Sources Cited
Big tech is gambling the economy on AI… and wants a bailout for it Sources Cited Original Video Link: https://youtu.be/n80PdifbbTE Bloomberg (1): https://www.bloomberg.Google Docs
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Need to request files securely from someone without a Nextcloud account? → Use File Drop ✅
Extra security settings like expiration date and password make it perfect for sensitive requests from your partners, patients, or customers.
Check out our File Drop guide: nextcloud.com/blog/file-drop-c…
File Drop: secure file upload and share for Enterprises
Looking for a reliable and secure file upload and share solution? Nextcloud File Drop lets you safely upload & transfer files with confidence!Mikaela Schneider (Nextcloud)
![A little river runs amidst ferns and palm trees. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]](https://keybored.me/photo/preview/640/1404951 "A little river runs amidst ferns and palm trees. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]")
![A long waterfall runs down through greenery toward the camera. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]](https://keybored.me/photo/preview/640/1404953 "A long waterfall runs down through greenery toward the camera. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]")
![A slightly shorter waterfall runs down through greenery toward the camera. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]](https://keybored.me/photo/preview/640/1404955 "A slightly shorter waterfall runs down through greenery toward the camera. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]")
![A small stream runs through extremely green greenery. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]](https://keybored.me/photo/preview/640/1404957 "A small stream runs through extremely green greenery. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]")
Miss Linux? Bring the terminal multiplexer experience to Windows with Emacs.
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Using Emacs as Terminal Multiplexer on Windows
Here's how you can use Emacs as a terminal multiplexer if you're missing Linux as a Windows user.Community (It's FOSS)
Happy 83rd Birthday to Ken Thompson! 🎂
A true computing legend and co-creator of UNIX, B, and Go—technologies that shaped the modern software world and still power the bulk of today’s infrastructure. 💻️🔥
Winnie's Hole is a delightfully grim roguelite now in Early Access gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/winn…
#WinniesHole #Gaming #PCGaming #IndieGames
Winnie's Hole is a delightfully grim roguelite now in Early Access
Winnie's Hole is a delightfully grim roguelite where you infect and constantly mutate Winnie-the-Pooh. Now available in Early Access.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Hyperslice is a fast, focused and extremely fun action arena roguelite gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/hype…
#Hyperslice #Godot #IndieGames #PCGaming
Hyperslice is a fast, focused and extremely fun action arena roguelite
Hyperslice released recently and has easily positioned itself as one of my absolute favourite arena-arcade style action roguelite games.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
🤖🤖 La ambiciosa iniciativa de un pueblo para salvar el agua de la IA 🤖🤖
Quilicura es una comunidad del norte de Santiago, Chile. Cubre una superficie aproximada de 56,6 km² y se ubica en la cuenca hidrográfica del río Maipo, una de las principales fuentes de agua de la ciudad para consumo humano y agrícola.
Odd. This is not what the Kilchurn Castle looks like on Wikipedia. Is this an AI-generated image?
Google's Project Genie experiment allows creating interactive worlds with generative AI gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/goog…
#ProjectGenie #AI #GenAI #Google
Google's Project Genie experiment allows creating interactive worlds with generative AI
At the end of January, Google revealed Project Genie - their new experiment to have generative AI create explorable interactive worlds.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
The deliberate conscious effort that we humans require to do anything, like make art or write an academic paper, has been belittled and glossed over.
Instead results are glamorously prized as the product of success, and the amount of effort that it took to get there is hidden away in shame.
AI is the obscene extreme to that mentality: not more thinking, effort, work, anything— get the result now. While it was that exact effort that made us human in the first place.
📣 N'oubliez pas: ce mercredi dès 13h30, test des sirènes! 🇨🇭
Chaque année, le premier mercredi du mois de février, on procède dans toute la Suisse à un test des sirènes qui sert à vérifier leur bon fonctionnement.
Plus d'informations: alert.swiss/fr/preparation/tes…
#Plushtodon #Sirenentest #Sirenes
Test des sirènes annuel
Chaque année, le premier mercredi du mois de février, on procède dans toute la Suisse à un test des sirènes qui sert à vérifier le bon fonctionnement du système d’alarme.Office fédéral de la protection de la population OFPP
"The best things in life are free
And you can give them.to.the birds and bees..." --- Barret Strong
Feeding Common Henbit and citrus fruits (from neighbor plots) to the birds, supplementing the store bought feed...
#backyardChickens #JiDokKo #JiDori #Silkies #SilkyChickens #CommonHenBit #ホトケノザ #仏の座 #地鶏 #じどっこ #烏骨鶏
Epic Games Store saw a 57% increase in purchases for third-party PC games in 2025 gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/epic…
#EpicGames #EGS #PCGaming #Gaming
Epic Games Store saw a 57% increase in purchases for third-party PC games in 2025
Epic Games have release their 2025 Year in Review for the Epic Games Store, and they appear to be doing doing quite well compared to previous years.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Oops, VS Code's Snap version is basically a haven for bloat.
itsfoss.com/news/vscode-snap-d…
Microsoft's VS Code in Ubuntu's Snap Format Eats Up Disk Space Like Bloatware Even After Removal
The bug itself was reported all the way back in November 2024, and the issue is still present for current Snap versions of VS Code and even VSCodium.Sreenath (It's FOSS)
Snap is great packaging format. But maybe it's place not on desktop.
Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy remaster gets a big upgrade gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/sphi…
#SphinxandtheCursedMummy #Gaming #PCGaming
Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy remaster gets a big upgrade
The Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy remaster from 2017 (originally released in 2003) has seen a big upgrade arrive for the classic.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
palmoildetectives.com/2021/01/…
Aaaaaand the #bananaphone is ringing! Thanks to @affe_null 🙏
cc @postmarketOS
#dumbphone #linux #linuxmobile
Delivery & Beyond is a free new chaotic physics-based co-op game gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/deli…
#Delivery&Beyond #Gaming #PCGaming #FreeGame
Delivery & Beyond is a free new chaotic physics-based co-op game
Need a new game to play with some friends? Delivery & Beyond is a funny online co-op game about scrapping everything from various locations.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Introducing ADA: a new data access architecture for Nextcloud. 🔥
As we grew far beyond file sync, our data access layer needed a major rewrite.
With #NextcloudHub 26 Winter, we’re launching one of the biggest architectural changes in years.
Read the full blog post 👉 nextcloud.com/blog/a-new-data-…
A new data access architecture for Nextcloud: introducing the ADA engine - Nextcloud
Introducing the ADA engine, Nextcloud’s new data access architecture: Faster file access, lower server load, direct S3 downloads, and more.Jos Poortvliet (Nextcloud)
Resident Evil Village and more available in Humble Choice for February 2026 gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/resi…
#ResidentEvilVillage #ResidentEvil #Gaming #PCGaming
Resident Evil Village and more available in Humble Choice for February 2026
Humble Bundle have launched the latest Humble Choice for February 2026 which includes Resident Evil Village and some other fun games to grab.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
AMD say the Steam Machine is "on track" for an early 2026 release gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/amd-…
#Steam #Valve #SteamOS #SteamMachine
AMD say the Steam Machine is "on track" for an early 2026 release
During AMD's latest earnings call that covers the fourth quarter and full year of 2025, AMD chair and CEO Lisa Su gave a small update on Valve's Steam Machine.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/…
This video is so depressing.
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- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.www.youtube.com
Firefox did something right, finally. 😮💨
itsfoss.com/news/firefox-ai-fe…
Finally! Firefox Is Getting a Kill Switch for Its (Unwanted) AI Features
Maybe this will bring back some of those lost users.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
"Now there's a kill button for all that crap people told them they didn't want anyway".
Anyway, what big new features are coming to Firefox that AREN'T AI?... anything? *Crickets*
‘Magical’ galaxy frogs disappear after reports of photographers destroying their habitats
Researcher in Kerala rainforest sounds alarm after being told frogs had died after being handled by humansIsaaq Tomkins (The Guardian)
Notepad++ was hit by hackers.
itsfoss.com/news/notepad-plus-…
Oh Dear! Notepad++ Was Quietly Compromised for Six Months (But Don't Panic Just Yet)
The attack occurred last year, but updating to a recent version is still recommended.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
this reminds me situation with CCleaner where hackers replaced download installation file and for few days people were downloading fake malware version of application.
breachspot.com/news/cyber-atta…
Such events show how important is security of servers where popular open source and free applications are stored.
Would be great if some anti hack/malware companies offered free options for FOSS developers. Or maybe they already provide and I'm not aware about it.
CCleaner Cyberattack Timeline: How Hackers Infected 2.3 Million PCs - Breach Spot
Cybersecurity Alert: CCleaner Faces Major Supply-Chain Malware Attackadmin (BreachSpot)
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