Goals for 2026? How about a major privacy cleanup? 🧹
Jack Wallen from ZDNET shares 7 tools to help you move away from proprietary cloud services that may be selling your information or using it to train their LLMs:
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7 apps that helped me escape the cloud - and protect my data privacy
If you're tired of knowing that a third party has access to your data and content, it's time to move away from cloud services that may be selling your information or using it to train their LLMs.Jack Wallen (ZDNET)
This hurts. It was at GSFC NASA Goddard Library that I learned I had a gift for technology, and, better still, I could explain it to laypeople. My career as a technology journalist began here. This closure is a disgrace.
I just installed @nextcloud on our VPS together with my dad, as a replacement for our Seafile server that started misbehaving a bit after an upgrade. While it took some time to figure out the nginx and docker configuration, the whole process was pretty smooth and I imagine someone who's more used to setting up such things could do it in less than an hour.
Now that we have it, there is so much cool stuff that's included: photo albums, calendars, collaborative editing, Doodle-style polls, synced bookmarks, and many more (see apps.nextcloud.com/).
So far there's just a few small things that could be improved: syncing softlinks is not supported, and history is only on a per-file basis (not a whole directory). But overall I'm really happy with the quality and feature set.
This week, I have been recording with my colleague @lehtimaeki a podcast about our experience migrating to from Google to @nextcloud. Check it out here:
YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=xgP12vYmvF…
PeerTube: peertube.wtf/w/5ZP4EWmBCL1JzSd
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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 …Palm Oil Detectives
The 2026 Carnage Collection from Humble Bundle brings some fun games to begin the year gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-…
#Gaming #PCGaming #Linux #SteamDeck #GameBundle
The 2026 Carnage Collection from Humble Bundle brings some fun games to begin the year
A fresh new Humble Bundle to begin 2026 with some quality games and they're highly rated too, and they should all work on Linux / SteamOS.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
D7VK v1.1 is out with experimental Direct3D 6 support via Vulkan for Windows games on Linux gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/d7vk…
#Linux #OpenSource #Vulkan #Direct3D #D7VK #DXVK
D7VK v1.1 is out with experimental Direct3D 6 support via Vulkan for Windows games on Linux
The D7VK project for providing Direct3D 7 support on Linux with Wine / Proton has expanded in the version 1.1 release to add experimental Direct3D 6 support.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Epilogue reveal the SN Operator to play real SNES cartridges on various platforms gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/epil…
#SNOperator #SNES #Gaming #Emulation #PCGaming
Epilogue reveal the SN Operator to play real SNES cartridges on various platforms
Much like Epilogue did with the GB Operator for playing actual Game Boy cartridges, they've recently revealed the SN Operator for the SNES.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Valve reveal the most popular Steam games of 2025 gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-…
#Gaming #LinuxGaming #Linux #PCGaming
Valve reveal the most popular Steam games of 2025
Now that 2025 is done and finished with, we can see what the most popular games were overall on Steam, and for Steam Deck the list is no big surprise at all.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Native Linux support for Hytale will be launched as "experimental" gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/nati…
#Hytale #Linux #PCGaming #Gaming
Native Linux support for Hytale will be launched as "experimental"
A fresh update on the upcoming game Hytale which will no doubt be quite popular, and it will have what they now say is "experimental" Linux support.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Bazzite Linux gets a spring cleaning update to end 2025 gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/bazz…
#Bazzite #Linux #LinuxGaming #PCGaming #OpenSource
Bazzite Linux gets a spring cleaning update to end 2025
The very popular gaming-focused Bazzite Linux has a fresh release out that ended 2025 with a little spring cleaning, and I've finally joined the ranks.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Global Consumer Brands Continue to Fall Short on Deforestation and Human Rights - The Understory - Rainforest Action Network
Our 2025 Keep Forests Standing Scorecard shows that corporate action on deforestation and human rights remains slow.Rainforest Action Network
River City Ransom: Underground is getting delisted from stores gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/rive…
#RiverCityRansom #Delisting #Gaming #Steam #GOG
River City Ransom: Underground is getting delisted from stores
Another loss for game preservation and history, River City Ransom: Underground is being delisted from stores.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Looks like it was already delisted from GOG:
gog.com/game/river_city_ransom…
Trying to click through just redirects to the main page
Best Video games, DRM-free | GOG.COM
Download the best classic and new games on Windows, Mac & Linux. A vast selection of titles, DRM-free, with free goodies and 30-day money-back guarantee.www.gog.com
5 x 1 mil intervals for today. There was a strong headwind and I really struggled to keep up the pace in the last 2 reps.
I also skipped the gels today, and given the weather conditions it was not a very smart move 😕
Some days are just not optional and that's ok.
Follow me on Strava (and get a follow back, just make sure to comment Mastodon): strava.app.link/RtsdodPnBZb
GE-Proton 10-28 brings fixes for Duet Night Abyss, World of Tanks, games with spatial audio and more gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/ge-p…
#Proton #GEProton #Linux #SteamDeck #SteamOS
GE-Proton 10-28 brings fixes for Duet Night Abyss, World of Tanks, games with spatial audio and more
Another fresh release of the community-made compatibility layer GE-Proton, bringing fixes for some popular games and an issue with spatial audio.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Steam survey for December 2025 shows Linux holding to 3.19% gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/stea…
#Steam #Linux #SteamOS #LinuxGaming #SteamDeck
Steam survey for December 2025 shows Linux holding to 3.19%
Valve have released the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for December 2025, bringing with it a fresh look at how Linux / SteamOS are doing on Steam.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
I wonder, if Linux statistics are however affected that for some stuff with DRMs, you have to run Steam itself under Wine, making it count as "Windows version".
Mesa 25.3.3 released with more Linux graphics driver bug fixes gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/mesa…
#Linux #Drivers #OpenSource #LinuxGaming #Mesa
Mesa 25.3.3 released with more Linux graphics driver bug fixes
The first bug fix release of 2026 for the open source graphics drivers Mesa is here with Mesa 25.3.3 out now.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
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#Fungi disarm #BarkBeetle chemical shields by converting their plant-derived toxins phys.org/news/2025-12-fungus-b… pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2525…
"a bark beetle can co-opt a tree's defensive compounds to make defenses against its own enemies. However, since one of the enemies, the #fungus Beauveria bassiana, has developed the ability to detoxify these antimicrobial defenses, it can successfully infect the #BarkBeetles and thus actually help the tree in its battle against bark #beetles"
Fungus disarms bark beetle chemical shields by converting their plant-derived toxins
Spruce bark is rich in phenolic compounds that protect trees from pathogenic fungi. A research team at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena has investigated how these plant defenses function within the food web, particularly in spruc…Max Planck Society (Phys.org)
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Tenure track group leader position Experimental freshwater ecologist (f/m/x) (Deadline 26/03/15) @LeibnizIGB
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Rivers are still people in South East Asia despite court showdown
Healthy rivers are essential for community wellbeing. India and Bangladesh legally recognise rivers as natural persons with rights and powers. Take action!Palm Oil Detectives
No red blood cells? No problem. Icefish, meet the Asian noodlefish news.northeastern.edu/2026/01/…
"Antarctic Icefish are famous for living without red blood cells, but they are not alone. A species of needle-shaped, warm-water fish also lacks #hemoglobin and red blood cells. Like #icefish, its veins are filled with translucent white blood... #noodlefish adults retain juvenile features... In many other #fish, juveniles don’t need to make red blood cells because they absorb oxygen through their skin"
No red blood cells? No problem. Icefish, meet the Asian noodlefish
Like Antarctic icefish, the warm-water fish called the Asian noodlefish’s veins are filled with translucent white blood cells.Cynthia McCormick Hibbert (Northeastern Global News)
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New psychology research: Privilege has a smaller influence on positive world beliefs than you think
A recent study published in the Journal of Personality challenges the widely-held notion that an individual's beliefs about the world are significantly influenced by their personal life experiences, such as their privileged backgrounds or traumas.Eric W. Dolan (PsyPost Psychology News)
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Dung Beetles Are Rainforests’ Diligent Regrowth Soldiers
The dung beetle may eat and nest in poop, but their role in nature is anything but humble. These hardshelled scarabs live on every continent except Antarctica, recycling feces and suppressing paras…Palm Oil Detectives
Powerful open source apps that run right in your browser!
itsfoss.com/open-source-apps-f…
13 Open-Source Apps I Use from a Web Browser (And You Can Too)
You don't always need to install an open source software on your desktop or self host in your homelab. I use some of my favorites from the comfort of a web browser.Roland Taylor (It's FOSS)
Javan Rhinos Not Safe from Poachers
Testimony of Illegal poachers in Indonesia finds 26 of the estimated remaining 72 living Javan #Rhinos were slaughtered over the past five years. Shame!Palm Oil Detectives
Our first newsletter of 2026 is here! 📝💪
itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-we…
#2026 #opensource #linux #newsletter
FOSS Weekly #26.01: Distros of 2026, Terminal Customization, CachyOS Server Edition and More Linux Stuff
The first FOSS Weekly of the year 2026.Abhishek Prakash (It's FOSS)
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20 Million + Americans brace to start New Year without healthcare
Adrienne Martin and her family are starting the New Year off without healthcare.
The 47-year-old Texas mother had to make a difficult choice when she found out her monthly healthcare premium was increasing in 2026 from what she described as a manageable $630 (£467) to an unaffordable $2,400 (£1,781).
Her husband depends on an IV medication to treat a blood-clotting disease that costs $70,000 a month without insurance. Knowing their benefits would expire, the family stockpiled the drug to survive the first few months of the year.
"It would be like paying two mortgage payments," she said of the new monthly price for healthcare. "We can't pay $30,000 for insurance a year."
The Hell That Republicans Have Wrought Upon Americans With the New Year
#OurModernTimes #RepublicansCreateHellInAmerica
Americans brace to start New Year without healthcare
More than 20 million Americans are preparing for steeper healthcare costs in the New Year because of expiring subsidies.Ana Faguy (BBC News)
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Right here we go at last. A task for 2026.
I originally planned to begin reading 'Ulysses' on the day I moved out of Dublin after living there for years, but when the cay finally came, moving happened so suddenly and hurtfully that I put this plan aside.
I was gifted a copy at Christmas and have decided now is the time, as for some strange reason I am also re-attached to the city this year through four different upcoming projects there.
(comment on Ulysses)
Mass extinction: what is it and are we in one now?
For more than 3.5 billion years, living organisms have thrived, multiplied and diversified to occupy every ecosystem on Earth. The flip side to this explosion of new species is that species extinct…Palm Oil Detectives
#bioinformatics
AlignmentViewer
AlignmentViewer is multiple sequence alignment viewer for protein families with flexible visualization, analysis tools and links to protein family databases.alignmentviewer.org
Why microbial oils could mitigate deforestation from palm oil
Companies are increasingly exploring substitutes to palm oil to cut the risk they face from deforestation in their supply chains.GlobalData Strategic Intelligence (Just Food)
Martin Escardo
in reply to Jesper Agdakx 🔸 • • •writes "I just installed @nextcloud "
Nice.
A couple of months ago my 15-year old son installed nextcloud for me in our Linux server at home.
This was mostly for being able to use Saber [1] to write notes by hand on both Android and iPad tablets, and having the notes visible in all computers, at home and at university.
It works like a charm. I can write notes at university in the Android tablet I keep there, and then continue writing at home in my iPad. And I can read the notes from my laptop.
It just works, thanks to both nextcloud and Saber. Thanks both!
@nextcloud
[1] saber.adil.hanney.org/
And both are free, and also rather professional. More professional than e.g. what Apple provides on an iPad or a Mac.
Saber: Handwritten Notes
saber.adil.hanney.orgNextcloud 📱☁️💻
in reply to Martin Escardo • • •Nextcloud 📱☁️💻
in reply to Jesper Agdakx 🔸 • • •