Three years ago today, we opened the doors to our corner of the Fediverse. ๐
What started as an idea has grown into a friendly space for good conversations, smart humor, and authentic interactions. Itโs been amazing watching this community grow with all of you.
Thank you to everyone whoโs shared, posted, and made Vivaldi Social part of their online space. Youโve helped shape this community into what it is today.
Hereโs to everyone whoโs been part of it, and to all the new voices weโll meet along the way.
Happy 3rd birthday, Vivaldi Social! ๐
- Team Vivaldi
#VivaldiSocial #Fediverse #Mastodon #Community
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โOur goal is by 2020 to have none of our products linked to deforestation.โ LโOrealโs website statement on palm oil This target has been and gone. Still, enormous environmenโฆPalm Oil Detectives
Nancy Maโs Night Monkey Aotus nancymaae
Deep in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, the Nancy Maโs night monkeys peer out of the trees during the dusk with their large, soulful eyes and striking facial markings. Also known as the Maโs niโฆPalm Oil Detectives
European Parliament backs simplification of EU's anti-deforestation rules
The controversial law was supposed to come into force in December last year but the latest proposal would see its implementation delayed for a second time to late 2026.Marta Pacheco (Euronews.com)
hrw.org/news/2025/10/15/brazilโฆ
hrw.org/news/2025/10/15/brazilโฆ
Brazil: Illegal Ranches Devastate Rainforest, Livelihoods
Illegal cattle ranching has devastated the territories of small farmers and Indigenous peoples in Parรก, the state that will hold the COP30 climate summit this year.Human Rights Watch
Another victory for those who chose to stand and fight instead of folding! The AAUP wins in their case against the administration's unlawful blackmail of the UC system. Congrats AAUP and the UC faculty! I'm a proud UC Davis alum today.
It's worth reading the whole judgement, which in plain speak speak lays out how far outside the law the administration is, and how weak their defense.
storage.courtlistener.com/recaโฆ
(US Citizens) Want Billionaires Out Of PoliticsโAnd Think Theyโre A Threat To Democracy, Poll Shows
"A rising number of Americans believe billionaires pose a threat to democracy, newly released data shows, and seven in 10 want the ultra wealthy to play a smaller role in U.S. politics amid an administration that has publicly cozied up to the countryโs richest people."
like this
- nice house in a quiet area 500k
- nice car 150k
- nice boat 500k
- small but nice airplane 350k
Put the remaining 1.5m into stocks with dividends and even with a meager 5% you have 75k a year to spend, more than 6k a month or 200 per day. And you don't need to work at all. With "just" three million.
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Wine 10.19 released as we head towards Wine 11 gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/wineโฆ
#Wine #OpenSource #Linux #LinuxGaming
Wine 10.19 released as we head towards Wine 11
The development release Wine 10.19 is out now for the compatibility layer that powers Valve's Proton, here's all that's new and improved.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Just wondering because the support for that game is mentioned and the screenshot is from Metro it says.
โIโm an optimist. I think at the end of the day, an open solution will win.โ โ Nextcloud CEO and founder @Karlitschek ๐
Watch Frank at #UbuConAsia, as he shares how Nextcloud sets you free from Big Tech control with an honest talk.
Full vid: ๐ฅ youtu.be/bcMHz8U0P2I?si=YRvvvoโฆ
Saberes con voz propia: ciencia y tecnologรญas de pueblos originarios.
Frente a la idea dominante del โdesarrolloโ y en contraste con la investigaciรณn hegemรณnica โque no siempre reconoce la diversidad de formas de producir conocimiento y, con frecuencia, reduce a las comunidades a simples objetos de estudioโ, este programa propone un diรกlogo desde y con los saberes populares, comunitarios e indรญgenas, reconocidos como pilares para construir el buen vivir.
If you love Portal and first-person puzzlers - ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard launches February 12, 2026 gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/if-yโฆ
If you love Portal and first-person puzzlers - ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard launches February 12, 2026
ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard is a very interesting looking first-person puzzler that's now set to arrive February 12, 2026 that's all about mixing colours.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Assetto Corsa Rally has arrived in Early Access - should work well on Linux / Steam Deck gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/asseโฆ
#AssettoCorsaRally #Gaming #PCGaming
Assetto Corsa Rally has arrived in Early Access - should work well on Linux / Steam Deck
We're finally getting another proper modern rally racing sim with Assetto Corsa Rally out now in Early Access.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Deep Rock Galactic set for new biomes, missions and enemies in Season 6 gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/deepโฆ
Deep Rock Galactic set for new biomes, missions and enemies in Season 6
After bringing in another team to help, Deep Rock Galactic is getting Season 6 sometime early next year with a bumper addition of new content.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Brill co-op climbing game PEAK gets a major fix for gamepads gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/brilโฆ
#PEAK #IndieGames #Gaming
Brill co-op climbing game PEAK gets a major fix for gamepads
PEAK remains a favourite this year, easily one of the best casual co-op games and the latest bug-fix update is important for gamepad players.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
This just in!โจ
I have a limited number of sets of 5 Hobbiton-in-the-snow greeting cards with envelopes at albaillustration.com/original-โฆ. They feature gold foil on the front and a wonderful hopeful message from the kindest, most steadfast character in fiction (who also happens to be our son's namesake!).
UPDATE: only 5 sets left!
#tolkien #holidays #christmas #winter #yule #greetingcards #snailmail #art #illustration #snow #fantasyart #fediart #mastoart #artshop
Hobbiton in the Snow Greeting Cards โ Elisabeth Alba Illustration
This listing is for a set of 5 flat 4.6x7.2 inch greeting cards featuring my art of Hobbiton in the Snow, with gold foil lettering on the front. You can see the front and back in the photos.Elisabeth Alba Illustration
Heroes of Might and Magic 2 project fheroes2 version 1.1.12 has been released gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/heroโฆ
Heroes of Might and Magic 2 project fheroes2 version 1.1.12 has been released
A brand new version of the modernised Heroes of Might and Magic 2 game engine fheroes2 has released with version 1.1.12 now available.fheroes2 (GamingOnLinux)
Colgate-Palmolive
Despite global retail giant Colgate-Palmolive forming a coalition with other brands in 2020, virtue-signalling that they will stop all deforestation, they continue to do this โ destroying raiโฆPalm Oil Detectives
Savageโs Glass Frog Centrolene savagei
Perched on delicate leaves above rushing mountain streams, Centrolene savagei is a rare frog of wonder. The Savageโs Glass Frog, also known as the Savageโs Cochran Frog has translucent โฆPalm Oil Detectives
โWeโre proud to be pioneersโ: inside Spainโs community energy revolution
theguardian.com/environment/20โฆ
โWeโre proud to be pioneersโ: inside Spainโs community energy revolution
From Taradell to Galicia, cooperatives are supplying cheap, clean electricity to homes and helping tackle fuel povertyStephen Burgen (The Guardian)
Ubuntu now offers 15 years of support! ๐ฒ
itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-15-yeaโฆ
Ubuntu's New 15-Year Commitment Targets Long-Lived Enterprise Systems
Legacy add-on extended to five years, starting with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
Indian Rhinoceros (Greater One-horned Rhino) Rhinoceros unicornis
The largest of the three rhino species in Asia, the Indian Rhino has a distinctive and unique armour-plated look which lends them a fairytale quality that has captivated admirers for aeons. AlthougโฆPalm Oil Detectives
FFmpeg isn't happy with Google.
itsfoss.com/news/ffmpeg-googleโฆ
FFmpeg Calls Google's AI Bug Reports "CVE Slop"
Open source project pushes back on AI-generated vulnerability reports.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
Proton 10.0-3 released bringing lots of improvements for gaming on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Machine gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/protโฆ
#Proton #Linux #SteamOS #SteamDeck #SteamMachine #SteamFrame
Proton 10.0-3 released bringing lots of improvements for gaming on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Machine
Valve released Proton 10.0-3, the latest main stable version of the compatibility layer to run Windows games on Linux / SteamOS machines like Steam Deck.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
๐ฆ I've improved the implementation behind all the string formatting macros in Rust: println!(), panic!(), format!(), write!(), log::info!(), and so on. (That is, everything based on format_args!().) They will compile a bit faster, use a bit less memory while compiling, result in smaller binaries, and produce more efficient code! ๐
'Hello world' compiles 3% faster and a few bigger projects like Ripgrep and Cargo compile 1.5% to 2% faster. And those binaries are roughly 2% smaller. ๐
This change will be available in Rust Nightly tomorrow, and should ship as part of Rust 1.93.0 in January.
Anti-cheat will still be one of the biggest problems for the new Steam Machine gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/antiโฆ
#SteamMachine #AntiCheat #Linux #SteamOS #Gaming
Anti-cheat will still be one of the biggest problems for the new Steam Machine
Kernel-level anti-cheat feels like it's everywhere now, and will remain a thorn in Valve's side for the new Steam Machine powered by SteamOS Linux.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
I fully understand why the common Anti-cheat software Linux not even think about to support. But, is there really no way that Linux may implement a kernel based tool that allows to reliable run a Software in a way that it could be trusted in a way that so its not - (not easy) - to manipulate?
I do not really understand how anti-cheat works but i generally support the idea behind that. Cause I see that this idea may could also benefit software running on out-sourced servers.
We want everyone to benefit from digital sovereignty. ๐คฒ
Thatโs why Nextcloud will invest โฌ250 million by 2030 in open source solutions that put people back in control of their data.
Get the full story ๐ nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-cโฆ
Nextcloud and its community take the lead in making sovereignty available for everyone - Nextcloud
Discover how Nextcloud will grow the digital sovereignty movement, investing in people, open source, and community.Christoph Weissthaner (Nextcloud)
Hey @NextCloud could you post your stance on #digitalomnibus? Europe needs to understand that killing the GDPR will not only hurt its society but its own tech companies like @protonprivacy and @NextCloud
We need your voice ๐
Hot on the heels of the Steam Frame announcement, SteamVR Beta 2.14.1 brings more fixes gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/hot-โฆ
#VR #Valve #Steam #SteamFrame #ValveIndex
Hot on the heels of the Steam Frame announcement, SteamVR Beta 2.14.1 brings more fixes
Valve only just released the latest stable SteamVR update in version 2.13, but SteamVR 2.14.1 Beta is now here as well with more tweaks and fixes.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is getting mid-run saves and an endless mode (repost, correct title) gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/deepโฆ
#DeepRockGalacticSurvivor #Gaming #SteamDeck
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is getting mid-run saves and an endless mode
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is set for some major improvements, although we don't know exactly when but it will make surviving in it a whole lot nicer.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
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