New: Days after Meta had to kill its AI-generated profiles due to backlash, some Instagram users are now being shown AI-generated images of themselves that are being automatically created by Instagram and put in their feeds
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Instagram Begins Randomly Showing Users AI-Generated Images of Themselves
Meta AI put a Redditor into "an endless maze of mirrors" as part of a new AI feature it is testing.Jason Koebler (404 Media)
dell has made the genius move of completely changing their naming scheme for all products. gone are the latitudes and XPSs and inspirons. now we have a two-pronged system: there's three categories (dell, dell pro, dell pro max (yes, really)), as well as three tiers (base, plus, premium)
this means we'll now have something like "Dell Pro Max 13 Premium" instead of "Dell XPS+ 13", and "Dell 15" instead of "Dell Inspiron 15". in some ways, this is clearer, sure, but it has the same problem replacing tweets with "posts" does: "XPS" on its own is short and memorable and doesn't require you to mention the brand. now it's a Dell Pro Max Premium, which is far clunkier. there's a reason samsung calls it an "S24 Ultra" and not a "Samsung 24 Ultra Premium".
dude, you're getting a Dell Pro Max 15 Premium!
source: theverge.com/2025/1/6/24325799…
Dell kills the XPS brand
Dell’s changing up its product names for laptops, desktops, and monitors for CES 2025 — opting for branding like Premium, Pro, and Max over XPS, Latitude, and Precision.Antonio G. Di Benedetto (The Verge)
AMD reveal Ryzen 9950X3D and 9900X3D, 'Fire Range' HX3D for mobile, Ryzen Z2 for handheld PCs, RDNA 4 and FSR 4 gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/amd-…
#AMD #Ryzen #PCGaming #Gaming #Hardware
AMD reveal Ryzen 9950X3D and 9900X3D, 'Fire Range' HX3D for mobile, Ryzen Z2 for handheld PCs, RDNA 4 and FSR 4
AMD presented their CES 2025 Keynote today to announce multiple new processors with a few bits of exciting news there.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Intel 'very committed' to their discrete graphics cards, Core Ultra 200HX and H Series CPUs announced gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/inte…
#Intel #PCGaming #Gaming #Hardware
Intel 'very committed' to their discrete graphics cards, Core Ultra 200HX and H Series CPUs announced
Intel have presented their Keynote at CES 2025, to announce their newest CPUs along with assuring everyone their continuing with the dedicated graphics card business.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
🔐 As we enter 2025, Microsoft Office's end-of-life raises data privacy concerns. Switch to Nextcloud Office for self-hosting, GDPR compliance, and vendor lock-in freedom. Secure your future - migrate now!
#NextcloudOffice #PrivacyFirst #2025Upgrade
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Your privacy upgrade as Microsoft Office end of support comes - Nextcloud
By 2025, the popular Microsoft Office products face end of support. We believe there's a need for an alternative that protects your privacy.Brent Gervais (Nextcloud)
SteamOS moving from Steam Deck to more handhelds gives me hope for better anti-cheat compatibility gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/stea…
#SteamOS #Linux #SteamDeck #Gaming #PCGaming #AntiCheat
SteamOS moving from Steam Deck to more handhelds gives me hope for better anti-cheat compatibility
With 2025 looking potentially like the year of SteamOS Linux with it coming to more handhelds, perhaps we might finally see a solution to the anti-cheat problem that has plagued the Steam Deck and desktop Linux for so long.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
I just had a glitch in the RSS feed resulting in me getting the last 50+ articles anew. But that's not the reason for me writing.
Getting this massive overview showed me that you published a few opinion articles or commentaries like this one in the last few days and weeks and I just wanted to tell you that I really appreciate those. The news are great but putting context around developments is even better. So thanks. 🙂
@fluchtkapsel oooer, I did fuck about with the RSS earlier to take into account the link for the new guides type of articles, and i screwed a bit up on it but i fixed that
email me if it happens again after today
i have more editorials and guides and such to come, 2025 is a big year!
Zelda-inspired dungeon maker 'Quest Master' 1.0 due out in Spring with a single-player campaign gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/zeld…
#IndieGame #Linux #SteamDeck #Quest #Master
Zelda-inspired dungeon maker 'Quest Master' 1.0 due out in Spring with a single-player campaign
Quest Master is a very positively reviewed Zelda-inspired dungeon maker currently in Early Access, and recently a big roadmap update was shared for the upcoming 1.0 release.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
VoxeLibre the free and open source Minecraft-like v0.88 brings huge improvements gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/voxe…
#VoxeLibre #Minecraft #Gaming #FreeGame #OpenSource
VoxeLibre the free and open source Minecraft-like v0.88 brings huge improvements
VoxeLibre continues advancing towards helping you replace Minecraft with a free and open source alternative. The next release v0.88 is out now and it's a big one.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Kero Quest 64 looks like a classic Nintendo 64 / PS1 game and it's coming to Linux / Steam Deck gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/kero…
#KeroQuest64 #IndieGames #Linux #SteamDeck #RetroGaming
Kero Quest 64 looks like a classic Nintendo 64 / PS1 game and it's coming to Linux / Steam Deck
With a style that would have fit right in on something like the Nintendo 64 or the PlayStation 1, the upcoming retro collectathon 3D platformer Kero Quest 64 is coming to Linux and Steam Deck.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Project Zomboid - Build 42 Unstable is out with lots new for testing gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/proj…
#ProjectZomboid #PCGaming #LinuxGaming #SteamDeck
Project Zomboid - Build 42 Unstable is out with lots new for testing
One missed from last month is the massive update to survival game Project Zomboid is now available as an Unstable Beta for testing.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Wireless HORIPAD for Steam gets a firmware fix for the Steam Deck OLED gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/wire…
#HORIPAD #SteamController #SteamDeck #SteamDeckOLED #Hori
Wireless HORIPAD for Steam gets a firmware fix for the Steam Deck OLED
If you plan on picking up the Wireless HORIPAD for Steam for use with a Steam Deck OLED, you'll likely want to upgrade the firmware on the HORIPAD.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Discord Canary on Linux breaks Wayland screen-sharing support for now gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/disc…
Discord Canary on Linux breaks Wayland screen-sharing support for now
Recently I shared the news that Discord Canary had fixed full Wayland screen-sharing on Linux with working audio, but it has been removed again.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
GPD WIN 4 handheld plans to support Valve's SteamOS in 2025 gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/gpd-…
#SteamOS #GPDWIN4 #PCGaming #Linux #HandheldGaming
GPD WIN 4 handheld plans to support Valve's SteamOS in 2025
Hardware vendor GPD have updated their store page for the GPD WIN 4 (2025) which notes they plan to support SteamOS on it with help from Valve.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Get your AppImages running on startup with this guide. 📖
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How to Autostart AppImage Applications in Linux
Want to run an AppImage application automatically at boot time? You could do that with a little effort. Here's step by step process to accomplish it.Abhishek Prakash (It's FOSS)
There is no AMD Z2 Steam Deck model coming - Valve gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/ther…
#SteamDeck #AMD #SteamDeck2 #AMDZ2
There is no AMD Z2 Steam Deck model coming - Valve
With CES starting tomorrow, there's already lots of leaks and speculation going around and Valve have been quick to shoot down an AMD Z2 Steam Deck.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Lol, what's with all the bots replying? XD
Hadn't seen that level around here
The PineNote, capable notetaker, ebook reader and fully fledged e-ink Linux tablet currently aimed at tinkerers and developers.
Currently using one to write the January community update 😉!
12 days of Christmas holidays to relax, chill and enjoy. 🤗
The Christmas holidays:
A 16 GB Raspberry Pi 5? 👀
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A Raspberry Pi 5 Variant With 16 GB RAM Could Be Coming Very Soon!
If you were waiting for a 16 GB Raspberry Pi 5, it's time to see if the rumors are true.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)
ShredOS - Secure disk erasure/wipe
github.com/PartialVolume/shred…
ShredOS is an entire OS just for destroying data
(La gente del PP dando like a este toot)
GitHub - PartialVolume/shredos.x86_64: Shredos Disk Eraser 64 bit for all Intel 64 bit processors as well as processors from AMD and other vendors which make compatible 64 bit chips. ShredOS - Secure disk erasure/wipe
Shredos Disk Eraser 64 bit for all Intel 64 bit processors as well as processors from AMD and other vendors which make compatible 64 bit chips. ShredOS - Secure disk erasure/wipe - PartialVolume/sh...GitHub
Remote work and study is an effective way to reduce the spread of contagious infections, but not everyone has access to reliable networks. We want to shine a spotlight on offline-first software which allows people to synchronize data when they're connected to the internet, and to continue interacting with it when they're not.
We're interested in hearing about applications that support intermittent connectivity. Tell us about your success stories with the use of such software, or the failure cases with online-only apps that motivated your interest.
Share the lessons learnt from development:
* how you handle or prevent conflicts when replicating data
* the UX impacts of eventually-consistent models
* approaches for debugging unexpected behaviour in distributed systems
Apply up until midnight, January 19th, 2025 (anywhere on Earth)
#fluConf2025 #distributedSystems #FOSS #data #internet #technology #technologyFail #technologyFutures #solarpunk #futurisms #anarchy #hope
Mullvad Browser is a strong privacy-focused alternative to Google Chrome.
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Mullvad Browser: A Super Privacy-Focused Browser Based on Firefox
Mullvad is Firefox, but enhanced for privacy, pretty interesting take as a cross-platform private browser app.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)
The US should not be called "America". Nor should its citizens be called "Americans". Interestingly, many ex-pat US citizens refer to themselves as USians. Strange to articulate, but expresses their position on nomenclature clearly.
The US is not all of the Americas. The "Americas" was a convenient designation for the western continents decided upon by a European mapmaker, and the name stuck with the Europeans. So, when they stole the lands of the western continents, they just glued the name onto everything.
This humorous and largely accurate video lays bare all the insanity that is "America".
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Here's what I want for Linux in 2025.
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What do I want to see in the Linux ecosystem in 2025?
The expectations are high for the Linux ecosystem in 2025. What do you think?Ankush Das (It's FOSS News)
Lego plans to replace oil-based bricks with renewable plastic as profits soar
The toy maker says it will ditch fossil fuels for sustainable materials by 2032.
Lego is ditching fossil fuels for a more planet-friendly material.
This week, the toy maker announced it was eliminating the use of oil in its bricks and replacing it with renewable materials and recycled plastic.
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@Friendica Support
#fediAdmin #fediVerse #AI #KI
Text for robots.txt to disallow access for known AI crawlers:
User-Agent: GPTBot
User-Agent: ClaudeBot
User-Agent: Claude-Web
User-Agent: CCBot
User-Agent: Applebot-Extended
User-Agent: Facebookbot
User-Agent: Meta-ExternalAgent
User-Agent: diffbot
User-Agent: PerplexityBot
User-Agent: Omgili
User-Agent: Omgilibot
User-Agent: ImagesiftBot
User-Agent: Bytespider
User-Agent: Amazonbot
User-Agent: Youbot
Disallow: /AI / LLM User-Agents: Blocking Guide
Find out how to block your content from being used for AI/LLM training with robots.txt. Created by ex-Google engineer Fili.robotstxt.com
jupp, sieht ganz so aus.
Ist von dem site im ersten link.
Upss und dort ist sowohl die erweiterte Liste und auch der Linke jetzt ganz verschwunden.
.. und nun? ..
There are some false positives in that dataset, but I would still recommend it if you really want to err on the side of caution and don’t mind the false positives. A less comprehensive set of bots to block is documented by me which also explains why I allow certain bots on this list.
Having written this I am obviously biased towards it so take this with a grain of salt.
Scrapers I block (and allow), with explanations
Here’s my thought process when deciding whether to block a scraper from seirdy.one, the scrapers I block, the scrapers I allow, and the ways I block them.Seirdy’s Home
I also tried to create something, but I didn't have any information about what agets are used forum.fedimins.net/t/blockiere…
Only about half of #Mastodon stuffed toys are still in stock in the US. Help us pay our bills *and* get a friend-shaped travel and business companion! #Plushtodon
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Mastodon stuffed toy
We created a stuffed toy of the highest caliber. Deliberately friend-sized and friend-shaped, with a soft surface material and soft, squishy stuffing, the toy measures a height of 35cm.Mastodon Merch
My 2024 goals were to run:
* A 10k below 45 mins
* A Half Marathon below 1:45
* A Marathon below 3:45
I accomplished all of these goals:
* 10k: 44:04 (on 31 Dec)
* Half Marathon: 1:40:55
* Marathon: 3:33:43
My 2025 goal would be to finish a Marathon under 3:30
Keep your data safe! Use LM Studio to run LLMs locally and privately.
Using LM Studio to Run LLMs Easily, Locally and Privately
LM Studio makes it easier to find and install LLMs locally. You can also interact with them in the same neat graphical user interface.Abhishek Kumar (It's FOSS)
Starting 2025 strong with a focus on open source and Linux.
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My Linux and Open Source Resolutions for 2025
Here's what I have decided for 2025. What are your resolutions?Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)
If I may give you some ideas for a non-mainstream DE, my daily driver is Arch with the Budgie DE, and I really love it."
- Pet-friendly
- Located next to bridge
- No strings attached
Do This Now To Stop Microsoft's Spyware | How To Disable Microsoft Recall | A Quick & Easy Guide
Microsoft Recall is a massive security and privacy risk. It is strongly recommended all Windows users disable it.
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One of the first I made, Angrites captured my attention and led to more work with meteorite thin sections.
XPL Thin Section of the D'Orbigny (Angrite) Meteorite. Found in July 1979 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
#meteorite #angrite #crosspolarizedlight #thinsection
D'Orbigny Meteorite Thin Section - Gigapixel
Angrite Nikon D810 Zerene Stacker digiCamControl GIMP Picture Window Pro krpano Gigapixel Panorama Viewer Blog PostFlickr
I once did a show where I had a friend dressed up like a zombie mummy princess. She wandered through the audience moaning "knickers...knickers..." until the scoundrels who stole them gave them back!
Sadly, they must now go to the tip. Don't tell any zombie mummy princesses where I now live!
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Lynnesbian
in reply to Lynnesbian • • •this also introduces the same issue as intel's recent rebrand: the bottom tier is just "Dell", in the same way intel's bottom tier is just "Intel Processor". just as "if you're getting an intel, avoid pentiums and go for at least an i5" has become "if you're getting an intel, avoid Intel Processors and go for at least a Core Ultra", we now have "if you're getting a dell, avoid inspirons and go for at least a latitude" being replaced by "if you're getting a dell, avoid Dells and go for at least a Dell Pro". the cheapest and least capable dell laptops are now the ones called "Dell". incredible.
apple used to do something similar: the worst macbook was the one labelled "macbook". but there are two key differences: it was not called an "apple", and the base macbook was a pretty decent machine.
imagine if the cheapest macbook you could buy was a 4c4t 36Whr 1366x768 piece of garbage called "Apple". now imagine the cheapest intel processor you can buy is a dual core chip with a 46W TDP called "Intel Processor". the second one is true.
note that the intel processo
... show morethis also introduces the same issue as intel's recent rebrand: the bottom tier is just "Dell", in the same way intel's bottom tier is just "Intel Processor". just as "if you're getting an intel, avoid pentiums and go for at least an i5" has become "if you're getting an intel, avoid Intel Processors and go for at least a Core Ultra", we now have "if you're getting a dell, avoid inspirons and go for at least a latitude" being replaced by "if you're getting a dell, avoid Dells and go for at least a Dell Pro". the cheapest and least capable dell laptops are now the ones called "Dell". incredible.
apple used to do something similar: the worst macbook was the one labelled "macbook". but there are two key differences: it was not called an "apple", and the base macbook was a pretty decent machine.
imagine if the cheapest macbook you could buy was a 4c4t 36Whr 1366x768 piece of garbage called "Apple". now imagine the cheapest intel processor you can buy is a dual core chip with a 46W TDP called "Intel Processor". the second one is true.
note that the intel processor 300 (god i hate this naming scheme) is not a bad chip if you use it for the right things (e.g. home server). but i feel like having Company XYZ naming their lowest spec product The XYZ is a bad idea all around.
imagine if honda's budget range was called Honda. if a small fries, small coke, and hamburger with no cheese was called The McDonald's. etc etc etc
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in reply to Lynnesbian • • •you are a grandma buying a laptop for your grandson's birthday. you know he wants a laptop with an intel processor that supports windows' built-in AI. the sales rep tells you that laptops with Intel Processors don't support Copilot+, but do support Copilot. however, intel's Core and Core Ultra processors support Copilot+ and regular Copilot.
you ask for something that's guaranteed to do windows AI, and the rep shows you a US$2,500 gaming laptop with, quote, "enough VRAM to run a 30 billion parameter model without breaking a sweat, even before we start talking quantisation", which is supposedly "what a real AI enthusiast would want".
what do you do
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in reply to Lynnesbian • • •holy SHIT that is the entire point isn't it
when you search bottom-tier, the results are for higher priced items
it's keyword manipulation specifically to make it harder to buy budget-tier products
Lynnesbian
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i think it's a combination of that, and making it harder to specify which ones to avoid to laypeople.
"avoid anything with pentium, atom, or celeron on it" now becomes "if it's intel, you want it to say core or core ultra" - which might make them avoid buying AMD because they don't use those terms, or they might just forget and buy one that doesn't say core/ultra
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in reply to Lynnesbian • • •refraction
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in reply to wlo • • •mum... did you seriously buy me a Dell Pro Max 13 Series X Premium Deluxe Edition? that thing's a piece of shit! it doesn't even support New Copilot+ Advanced 365 with Bing!