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“Colourful window in Burano”
This is one of the many lovely windows of Burano, one of the famous islands of the Venice Lagoon, in Italy. It is said that owners of these houses have to paint them from time to time to keep them perfect for tourists!
🔎 nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/co…
📅 26 avril 2008
📸 Canon 350D
🎛️ ISO 100, ƒ/5.6, 1/50 s
#TravelPhotography #Europe #Italy #Venice #Burano #Photography #Canon #RebelXT
Computerworld explores whether #Nextcloud can provide a digitally sovereign alternative to Microsoft 365 in #Europe:
computerworld.com/article/4064…
A European alternative to M365? Nextcloud looks to capitalize on digital sovereignty interest
The German productivity and collaboration software firm is prepping an open-source, digitally sovereign competitor to popular SaaS products like Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.Matthew Finnegan (Computerworld)
Brace for impact. The #ECMWF #weather #model promises scorching temperatures over #Europe the coming week. Anomalies of up to 15-20 C higher than normal are expected.
This weather is brought to you by climate change (for those who claim it's been hot before: weather is what happens, climate is the probability it happens. And this has become significantly more probable because greenhouse gases and physics.)
Denmark Set to Replace Microsoft Software with Open Source Alternatives
news.itsfoss.com/denmark-set-t…
@itsfoss @sourav666 #DigitalSovereignty #EuropeanAlternatives #NumériqueResponsable #OpenSource #Linux #Europe
Excellent! Denmark Set to Replace Microsoft Software with Open Source Alternatives
Denmark's Digital Ministry is replacing Microsoft services with LibreOffice and Linux.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)
David Navarro and Martyna Sobecka have traveled the width and breadth of Eastern Europe, photographing the region’s unique brutalist architecture. "Eastern Blocks II," the duo's new book, captures some of these stark scenes.
thisiscolossal.com/2025/04/eas…
#books #brutalism #design #architecture #europe #photography #history
More Than 180 Photographs Chronicle Brutalist Suburbs and Public Buildings in 'Eastern Blocks II' — Colossal
Zupagrafika's 'Eastern Blocks II' chronicles the brutalist housing estates and public structures of the Eastern Bloc.Kate Mothes (Colossal)
The European Union is aiming high with EU OS. Will they be able to achieve their goals?
The European Union has its own Linux Distribution and it's Called EU OS
Can this Linux-powered operating system disrupt Windows' hold in the European Union?Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)
"2025 is about what Europeans do, not what Americans say." - Timothy Snyder
Europe's AI push sees a major breakthrough!
news.itsfoss.com/open-euro-llm…
#ai #opensource #europe
Open Euro LLM Is Europe's Bold Move Towards AI Independence
Europe is taking a big step towards AI independence with their Open Euro LLM initiative.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)
"Meta and X are going rogue:" European Digital Rights group (EDRi) urges EU to invest in infrastructure "like Mastodon, Peertube and other key pieces of the Fediverse" to secure Europe's independence
edri.org/our-work/meta-and-x-a…
#news #tech #technology #socialmedia #twitter #fediverse #politics #europe
Meta and X are going rogue. Here is what Europe should do now. - European Digital Rights (EDRi)
To solve the core problem, we have to curb the immense grip Big Tech has on our institutions and invest in independent digital alternatives.European Digital Rights (EDRi)
An Open Letter to All European Politicians and Leaders to Abandon X/Twitter:
"By abandoning X/Twitter, leaders can reduce its credibility, promote fairer alternatives, and take a stand against the spread of disinformation, ensuring democratic principles are upheld."
H/T to @everton137 for organizing this - already close to 1,000 signatures:
Been away for a while but maybe gonna try to give mastodon a fair shake again. So uh... here's some recent illustration work as an ice re-breaker....
How should #Europe protect its digital ☁️ infrastructure from third-country actors?
The EU's cloud certification scheme #EUCS aims to set criteria for certifying cloud providers over their security attributes.
Is there such thing as too sovereign?
euractiv.com/section/data-priv…
Sovereignty requirements for cloud providers unlikely to make it to Commission's proposal for implementing act
Sovereignty requirements will almost certainly not be included in an EU cloud certification scheme (EUCS), a sEliza Gkritsi (EURACTIV)
Learn more about the agroecological practices that take place at An Garraí Glas
Visit:
agroecologymap.org/locations/a…
#agroecology #agroecologia #agroécologie #agrarökologie #permaculture #permacultura #permakultur #agroforestry #agrofloresta #agroforesterie #ireland #europe #organic
arxiv.org/abs/2306.09911
Uncited articles and their effect on the concentration of citations
Empirical evidence demonstrates that citations received by scholarly publications follow a pattern of preferential attachment, resulting in a power-law distribution.arXiv.org
👀The EU has warned Elon #Musk that #Twitter could be banned in #Europe unless the billionaire abides by its strict rules on content moderation
breaking.iavian.net/article/32…
The EU has warned Elon Musk that Twitter could be banned in Europe unless the billionaire abides by its strict rules on content moderation
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Let's remind again: listening and valuing tech companies from all over #Europe is a prerequisite to #digitalsovereignty!
euractiv.com/section/digital/o…
Cloud: the French Presidency of the EU should put European players under the spotlight
Europe’s technological and industrial cloud assets are an indispensable corollary of digital sovereignty.Various authors (EURACTIV)
European Citizens' Initiative: Start Unconditional Basic Incomes (UBI) throughout the EU
eci.ec.europa.eu/014/public/#/…
"Our aim is to establish the introduction of unconditional basic incomes throughout the EU which ensure every person’s material existence and opportunity to participate in society as part of its economic policy. This aim shall be reached while remaining within the competences conferred to the EU by the Treaties."