Proton 10.0-2 (beta) brings even more gaming improvements to Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/prot…

#Proton #Linux #SteamOS #SteamDeck

Proton 10.0-2 (beta) brings even more gaming improvements to Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck

Valve have released the second major Beta for Proton 10, as we get closer to the stable release for gaming on Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Introducing “Actions for environmental justice through autonomous and community-based technological infrastructures” 🌱

♻️ Many technologies are designed without considering reparability, and industrial design runs counter to the sustainability promoted by these infrastructures.

#CommunityInfrastructures

Check out the full research here: sursiendo.org/2025/07/actions-…

What this is: We're trying to pay translators to translate books from non-colonial African languages into English.

What we need:
- People to talk about the project

How else you can help:
- Donate $ (any amount is fine)
- Buy art from the shop
- Donate art to the shop

ko-fi.com/africantranslationpr…

I talked to Charlie Munford and friends on his "Agential Topics" series about all kinds of things, like the limits of formalization & computation, teleology, and process thinking. A mind-bogglingly wide-ranging conversation: so many great questions!

youtu.be/cFgozsNjv0A

Presentamos "Acciones por la justicia ambiental desde infraestructuras tecnológicas autónomas y comunitarias" 🌱

♻️ Muchas tecnologías están diseñadas sin considerar la reparabilidad, el diseño industrial va en contra de la sostenibilidad que promueven estas infraestructuras.

#InfraestructurasComunitarias

Consulta la investigación completa aquí: sursiendo.org/2025/07/acciones…

Registrations are open. 🎉

We are looking for speakers for the Nextcloud Community Conference 2025!

Join the stage to discuss something you have built, share best practices or new ideas, or cover another topic with the goal of strengthening the Nextcloud community.

🗓 27-28 September
📍 bUm, Berlin, Germany

Submissions are open until August 3rd

👉 lnkd.in/eaPJd2UB

Have you ever contributed to Nextcloud?

• Yes, and I’ll continue to! (12%, 9 votes)
• Yes, but I’m too busy now (5%, 4 votes)
• Not yet, but I'd like to (74%, 54 votes)
• Other (please comment) (8%, 6 votes)

The employee-governed @coloradosun reports beautifully about Leadville's famous Melanzana clothing company, which is on the path to full employee ownership: coloradosun.com/2025/07/28/mel…

Better models make better media:)

Melanzana mystique: A peek into the rulebreaking business strategy of Leadville’s fleece factory

The company, founded in 1994 by Fritz Howard, does not advertise or deploy influencers. You can’t buy Melanzana’s coveted hoodies online.

^{Jason Blevins (The Colorado Sun)}

Sneak peek of the #NextcloudConf25 agenda! 🤩

📅 Sat, Sept 27
Keynotes, lightning talks, workshops, plus the legendary pizza party!

📅 Sun, Sept 28
Michael "Monty" Widenius keynote, "How to contribute” panel & hands-on coding!

Join us!

📍 Berlin, Germany
👉 nextcloud.com/conference-2025/

Atari set to acquire 82% of Thunderful Group AB, as Thunderful announce they're "restructuring" gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/atar…

#Atari #Thunderful #Gaming #PCGaming

Atari set to acquire 82% of Thunderful Group AB, as Thunderful announce they're "restructuring"

Even more game industry consolidation going on. Atari has entered into an agreement with Thunderful Group AB to acquire most of it.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Introducing “Actions for environmental justice from autonomous and community-based technological infrastructure” 🌱

📶 Centralization is not only technical, it is also political: the location of infrastructure is often dictated by urban connectivity hubs, which makes decentralization very difficult.

#FreeInfrastructure

Check out the full research here: sursiendo.org/2025/07/actions-…

Presentamos "Acciones por la justicia ambiental desde infraestructuras tecnológicas autónomas y comunitarias" 🌱

📶 La centralización no solo es técnica, también es política: la ubicación de las infraestructuras suele estar dictada por los centros de conectividad urbanos, lo que dificulta mucho la descentralización.

#InfraestructuraLibre

Consulta la investigación completa aquí: sursiendo.org/2025/07/acciones…

The scary thing about the data breach of the Tea app where people’s government IDs were leaked is that multiple governments are passing laws requiring people to provide their ID to random apps and websites to prove they’re 18.

We are going to see some incredibly embarrassing leaks in the future.

usatoday.com/story/money/2025/…

Women's dating safety app Tea hit by data breach impacting thousands of photos

Tea, a dating safety app which allows women to anonymously give men red or green "flags," says it had more than 70,000 photos stolen in a data breach.

^{Mike Snider (USA TODAY)}

Sony sues Tencent over Light of Motiram calling it a "slavish clone" of the Horizon Zero Dawn series gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/sony…

#Sony #Tencent #LightofMotiram #Gaming #PCGaming #HorizonZeroDawn

Sony sues Tencent over Light of Motiram calling it a "slavish clone" of the Horizon Zero Dawn series

It was only a matter of time really on this one. Sony have now formally begun legal action against Tencent for Light of Motiram.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Saving an image to a bird

tomshardware.com/pc-components…

They converted an image to a waveform, played it to a young starling who imitated it well enough that it could be recorded and the waveform converted back to an image.

The linked video is full of info about bioacoustic monitoring too

Yes, you can store data on a bird — enthusiast converts PNG to bird-shaped waveform, teaches young starling to recall file at up to 2MB/s

Who needs Starlink when you've got an actual starling

^{Mark Tyson (Tom's Hardware)}

Cerebral psychological horror s.p.l.i.t from the dev of Buckshot Roulette is out now gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/cere…

#Gaming #Linux #SteamOS #IndieGames #PCGaming

Cerebral psychological horror s.p.l.i.t from the dev of Buckshot Roulette is out now

Costing less than £3, here's your chance at some cheap thrills with the release of s.p.l.i.t from Buckshot Roulette developer Mike Klubnika.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Seriously cool car combat game FUMES has entered Early Access gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/seri…

#FUMES #Gaming #PCGaming #IndieGames

Seriously cool car combat game FUMES has entered Early Access

FUMES really impressed me with the demo, and now you can jump in and blow some vehicles up in this fast-paced single-player car combat game.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Terminator 2D: NO FATE moves to an October release gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/term…

#Terminator2D #Gaming #Linux #SteamDeck #PCGaming

Terminator 2D: NO FATE moves to an October release

Reef Entertainment announced recently that Terminator 2D: NO FATE has moved the release date from September to October 31st.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

SoulGame Studio release Flash classics in the Swords & Souls Legacy Collection gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/soul…

#Gaming #PCGaming

SoulGame Studio release Flash classics in the Swords & Souls Legacy Collection

The new Swords & Souls Legacy Collection from SoulGame Studio brings five Flash classics back with a Steam release.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Stardock Entertainment revealed Elemental: Reforged bringing together multiple games gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/star…

#ElementalReforged #Gaming #PCGaming

Stardock Entertainment revealed Elemental: Reforged bringing together multiple games

Stardock Entertainment have announced Elemental: Reforged, which is kinda of like a super remaster of three different games to finally realize their vision.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Decided to make a FB group just to help discussion flow: facebook.com/share/g/1711W8jwo…

It’s sad that in the age of things like the UK Online Safety Act that the bigger platforms are becoming the only ways to chat. It’s simply not feasible to run an independent forum in the UK now.

Hope we eventually see proper Group support on Mastodon.

Generative AI and LLMs—two buzzwords, but what’s the difference?

itsfoss.com/llm-vs-generative-…

New satellite technology can map wildfire smoke plumes in 3D, enabling more precise air quality alerts down to the neighborhood level.

This data could lead to more accurate air quality forecasts and targeted health advisories, according to a professor of chemical engineering. theconversation.com/which-wild…

Is that wildfire smoke plume hazardous? New satellite tech can map smoke plumes in 3D for better air quality alerts at neighborhood scale

As wildfire smoke becomes a frequent summer hazard across large parts of the US, knowing the risk at the neighborhood scale matters for human health.

^{The Conversation}

...And so it begins.
matrix.org/homeserver/pricing/

(They do need the funding tbf, but they also made themselves a famously 'overweight' protocol, soooooo... 🤷 )

#matrix #chat

Ready to maximize your Linux home server?

itsfoss.com/homelab-usage/

7 Amazing Things You Can Do with a Linux Home Server

Your Linux home server is more capable than you think!

^{Community (It's FOSS)}

Download torrents without leaving your terminal! 💪

Meet Torrra: A sleek CLI tool to search, fetch, and download torrents via magnet links. 🧲📥

👉 Try it now: github.com/stabldev/torrra

#linux #terminal #cli

A new Linux kernel release has arrived.

news.itsfoss.com/linux-kernel-…

#linux

Latest Linux Kernel 6.16 is all Focused on AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA

This kernel release introduces many refinements.

^{Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)}