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in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux ๐Ÿง๐ŸŽฎ

Anyone buying this and having a spare key for #FEAR: A good friend of mine would love to play it but cannot bis the game in his region due to restrictions. Doesn't even pop up as part of this bundle. Help would be much appreciated! ๐Ÿฅบ
#fear


We're going to need journalists to stop talking about synthetic text extruding machines as if they have *thoughts* or *stances* that they are *trying* to *communicate*. ChatGPT can't *admit* anything, nor *self-report*. Gah.

wsj.com/tech/ai/chatgpt-chatboโ€ฆ



Solve mysterious murders in Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders with a launch set for September gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/solvโ€ฆ

#Casebook1899 #Gaming #IndieGames #AdventureGames #PCGaming



Introducing โ€œActions for environmental justice from autonomous and community-based technological infrastructuresโ€ ๐ŸŒฑ

โšก Infrastructures as a mutual support network. Not competition, but collaborationโ€”we need this support to navigate change.

#TechnologyCommunity

See the full research here: sursiendo.org/2025/07/actions-โ€ฆ




Presentamos "Acciones por la justicia ambiental desde infraestructuras tecnolรณgicas autรณnomas y comunitarias" ๐ŸŒฑ

โšก Infraestructuras como red de apoyo mutuo. No competencia, sino colaboraciรณn, necesitamos este apoyo para transitar el cambio.

#ComunidadTecnolรณgica

Consulta la investigaciรณn completa aquรญ: sursiendo.org/2025/07/accionesโ€ฆ




Today I got Plushtodon a boyfriend: Turnip Boy! ๐Ÿซœ Apparently one of just 539 ever produced.

Shout out to everyone I met from @snoozykazoo at GodotCon Boston; you were all such wonderful human beings that I literally ordered this on the spot. And heโ€™s finally here! ๐Ÿ™Œ

#TurnipBoy #Plushtodon

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in reply to It's FOSS

โžก๏ธ From the author:

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ How to Interactively Retrieve #Terminal History
โ„น๏ธ terminalroot.com/how-to-interaโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Veja o histรณrico do #Terminal de forma interativa
โ„น๏ธ terminalroot.com.br/2025/07/veโ€ฆ



Wild Water #Buffalo ๐Ÿ‚ of #Nepal ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต #India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ and other parts of Asia are #endangered due to #deforestation #hunting there are only 3,400 of them left! Support these animals with your weekly shop #Boycottpalmoil ๐ŸŒด๐Ÿช”๐Ÿงโ›”๏ธ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/โ€ฆ


We're putting Microsoft's "Digital Principles for Europe" to the test. ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Can they really guarantee #DigitalSovereignty for Europe?

We dive into news articles, transparency reports, and other #Microsoft announcements to find out!

๐Ÿ‘‰ nextcloud.com/blog/microsoft-sโ€ฆ

in reply to Nextcloud ๐Ÿ“ฑโ˜๏ธ๐Ÿ’ป

#SpoilerAlert: No, they can't!

#CloudAct is very clear that any businesses owned, operated by, controlled or run by an entity from the #USA or has any business activities in the #US falls fully under it.

  • It's so evident that a representative of #OVH certified under oath that they are subject to it because they have #servers in the USA!

Even if Microsoft were to split up their own subsidiary for the #EU they could not escape that.



In the news today:

"New mRNA vaccine stops malaria transmission in its tracks"
vs.
"RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for mRNA vaccine contracts"

newatlas.com/infectious-diseasโ€ฆ
npr.org/2025/08/05/nx-s1-54935โ€ฆ



The invention of the ox-drawn plough was a turning point in the #prehistory of #agriculture because it was the first time food production was decoupled from human labour (doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2019.105).

This is why, from Medieval Europe to the ancient Near East, farms were measured by the number of oxen (later horses etc.) working it, not people (doi.org/10.1002/9781118970959.โ€ฆ)

Yet it's surprisingly difficult to pinpoint when this actually happened.

#Archaeology #History #Economics #EconomicHistory

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Novel research reveals thriving microbial life in trees phys.org/news/2025-08-reveals-โ€ฆ

A diverse and distinct #microbiome inside living trees nature.com/articles/s41586-025โ€ฆ

"A single tree hosts about one trillion #bacteria in its woody tissue... #microbes are partitioned between heartwood and sapwood with each having its own unique microbiomes with minimal similarity to other tissues... They are actively producing gases and cycling nutrients... these communities may have coevolved with #trees over time"



Arthropod Photo of the Week: August 6, 2025
Six-spotted tiger beetle
Cicindela sexguttata
Coleoptera: Cicindelidae
By Peter Kann, Virginia, USA
#arthropodPOTW


How do you boycott the endless #greed of large food companies causing massive #extinction ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ’ and human #health damage? Go #palmoilfree and boycott #Unilever, #Pepsi, #Ferrero. Fight back! #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife ๐ŸŒด๐Ÿ”ฅโ›” @palmoildetect wp.me/pcFhgU-EV?utm_source=masโ€ฆ
in reply to Palm Oil Detectives

it's difficult. Palm oil is ubiquitous and has resulted in cheap supermarket food. One way is to try to cook from scratch. Why not bake your own cakes or biscuits. Try to buy food from smaller local outlets like grocers and even grow some produce in your garden -from fruit to herbs to save money.Try initially to change one thing permanently then add on something else. Go online for simple, cheap recipes.
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How #DigitallyIndependent are small organizations in your country?

Our #DigitalSovereignty Index compares the use of dozens self-hosted collaboration tools across countries.๐ŸŒ

And not all countries do so well!

Explore the map and report:
nextcloud.com/blog/digital-sovโ€ฆ

in reply to Nextcloud ๐Ÿ“ฑโ˜๏ธ๐Ÿ’ป

โฌ†๏ธ @nextcloud
Just saw ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช highlighted โœ… in your digital sovereignty index. As my subjective assessment for Germany is ๐Ÿ”ด๐Ÿฎ I was very curious to the used index metrics: Just the numbers of "good" servers you can see out of the Internet? ๐Ÿ™ˆ

Never! Reasons? Well ...

โ–ถ๏ธ What about all those hidden "bad" instances?
โ–ถ๏ธ What about all those operating systems and user software packages that constantly communicate and save their data on platforms like MS365, Google Workspace, Meta, ...?
โ–ถ๏ธ What about the Cloud providers (Azure, AWS, GCS) where the "good counted" instances are hosted.

Is this digital sovereignty?

And BTW ๐Ÿ˜ : Does Crimea belong to Russia ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ, as indicated in your map? Seriously? Together on a web page where you use the word "sovereignty"?



Fewer than 600 Sumatran #Tigers ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿฏ remain wild today ๐Ÿ˜ญ Their number slashed by #palmoil #deforestation and illegal #poaching for body parts. Fight for their survival every time you #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife ๐ŸŒดโ›”๏ธ in the shops
@palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-8QT?utm_source=maโ€ฆ


Your Firefox installation needs a glowup. ๐Ÿช„โœจ

youtube.com/watch?v=fcqvqKShKcโ€ฆ

#firefox #opensource

in reply to It's FOSS

does the extension still forces us to use Google as search engine ? It was the case 3 years ago.
in reply to It's FOSS

I just wish ff would stop repeatedly insisting on repairing itself, wiping out all my extensions.


Now out at Americaโ€”an essay I've been working on on-and-off for almost a decade. It became about what life with AI is doing to the practice of asking questions.

"With what we ask, we shape ourselves and each other." americamagazine.org/features/2โ€ฆ

in reply to Nathan Schneider

I love the way that despite the fact the essay is about AI questioning, this covers the art of questioning others to learn about them and their story.

It's about empathy and humanity. Being interested enough to listen and then ask more questions.

Bravo Nathan.




An extraordinary new book has just come out: a collection of chapters by archaeologists on how human history is so, so much more interesting than our modern obsession with the nation-state.

Join me on September 10 for an interactive seminar on the book: lu.ma/c2dfg67r

in reply to Nathan Schneider

FYI: if you use a short link I will not click it or share your toot. Eventually I'll unfollow or block you.
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Cats in Japanese Folklore and Culture


Entire books could be, and have been, written about cats in Japanese culture and folklore. Cats in Japan are both revered and feared with the spectrum ranging from kawaii (cute) cat characters, through to terrifying yokai cats who eat humans alive. Because the topic is so vast, this post will just scratch the surface but will include:

~ the legend of the maneki neko

~ an introduction to yokai cats

~ some folktales about cats

~ a recommendation for books and a film

~ a collection of Japanese woodblock art featuring cats.

I hope you enjoy it!



2 Portions of the US Constitution Suddenly Disappear off Officials Gov't Website


Government Website Trying To Gaslight America

#OurModernTimes #Gov #Trump #Constitution #Gaslighting



The latest Linux desktop market share numbers say this:

๐Ÿง An all-time high with 2.89% market share on Steam.

๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Fedora KDE & Workstation, plus Bazzite, make waves in the stats.

๐Ÿ“Š New Stack Overflow survey results reveal fresh developer trends!

itsfoss.com/linux-market-shareโ€ฆ

#linux

in reply to It's FOSS

There is no denying that Fedora Linux is one of the most user-friendly, easy to use Linux distributions.

However, sadly, unfortunately, they're subject to U.S. Jurisdiction, since they're located in the United States.



Solomon Island Skinks of #Melanesia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ง are striking looking green #reptiles ๐ŸฆŽ๐Ÿ They have prehensile tails like #monkeys and are threatened by #palmoil and other #deforestation. Help them and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife when you shop @palmoildetect wp.me/pcFhgU-7jc?utm_source=maโ€ฆ
in reply to Palm Oil Detectives

it's such a beautiful animal worthy of keeping around - not bothering anyone. They don't deserve to get its land taken from them.


Mesa 25.2.0 released with NVIDIA upgrades, Apple Vulkan driver enhancements and lots more improvements gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/mesaโ€ฆ

#Mesa #Linux #OpenSource




Earlier this year, I made two trips to Sudan, where a terrible civil war has displaced 14 million people. The state is absent, international institutions are weak. Outside powers, motivated by greed and nihilism, have stepped into the vacuum, amplifying the conflict. In Sudan, the liberal world order has ended, and nothing has replaced it.
theatlantic.com/magazine/archiโ€ฆ


A medium format lenticular camera...

youtube.com/watch?v=ibIQJmah5tโ€ฆ

#BelieveInFilm




[HIRING - #VOICEACTOR - REMOTE]

We're hiring for a new role, 'Seรกn', in our gothic horror game set in #ireland

- We seek actors with natural Irish accents / who can do convincing Irish accents.
- Home studios and experience are essential.
- We welcome VAs of all ethnicities and gender identities.

Full details here along with audition lines: docs.google.com/document/d/1u-โ€ฆ



The Stealth and Beauty of the Clouded #Leopard ๐ŸŒง๏ธ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿ† These beautiful beings face #extinction from #palmoil #deforestation ๐ŸŒด๐Ÿฉธโ˜ ๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿšœโ›”๏ธ Help them to survive and be #vegan #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect palmoildetectives.com/2021/03/โ€ฆ


Refocussing on the tiny lives living in my garden, here's a small sweat bee from a few days ago.

It's known as the common furrow bee or slender mining bee, the Gewรถhnliche Schmalbiene in German (Lasioglossum calceatum).

#Heidelberg ๐Ÿฐ
#Photography ๐Ÿ“ท
#BugOfTheDay ๐Ÿž
#MacroPhotography ๐Ÿ”ฌ
#InsectsOfMastodon ๐Ÿฆ—
#BackGardenEntomology ๐Ÿชฒ



Massive scale RTS game Ashes of the Singularity II announced for 2026 gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/massโ€ฆ

#AshesoftheSingularityII #RTS #Gaming #PCGaming



Magnificent Lion-tailed #Macaques ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿต of Western Ghats #India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿชท are #endangered. They are hemmed in on all sides by #palmoil ๐ŸŒด๐Ÿ”ฅ #deforestation. Fight for them when you shop and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife ๐ŸŒด๐Ÿฉธโ˜ ๏ธ๐Ÿง๐Ÿ™Šโ›”๏ธ @palmoildetect.bsky.social
wp.me/pcFhgU-72o?utm_source=maโ€ฆ



NVIDIA say no to adding backdoors and killswitches in their GPUs gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/nvidโ€ฆ

#NVIDIA #Gaming

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