We're seeing a lot of initiatives across Europe and the EU to replace Microsoft services with #Linux and #OpenSource solutions.

This could be massive for Linux and the entire community, so I'm sharing my thoughts on why this is happening, why it's great, but also why it could still very much die down very quickly:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGt2pZg7dJY

A strong statement of resistance to the relentless marketing of "AI" in education spaces. I encourage all educators to have a look and consider signing on:

https://openletter.earth/an-open-letter-from-educators-who-refuse-the-call-to-adopt-genai-in-education-cb4aee75

One more time for the people in the back: every conversation about "AI" should begin and end with its environmental impacts:

"We tend to think of the cloud as something invisible - floating above us in the digital ether. But the reality is very physical.

The cloud lives in over 10,000 data centres around the world, most of them located in the US, followed by the UK and Germany.

Many centres use evaporative cooling systems, where water absorbs heat and evaporates - similar to how sweat wicks away heat from our bodies. On hot days, a single facility can use millions of gallons.

One study estimates that AI-driven data centres could consume 1.7 trillion gallons of water globally by 2027."

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8gy7lv448o

#AI #Tech #Data #Environment #Sustainability

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Public service announcement.

(Created by https://bsky.app/profile/campfireharve.st )

Slow Destruction Of The Software Developer #Linux #YouTube https://youtu.be/yEBqziN_4d4

Why Does Linux Have So Much Drama?! https://youtu.be/FBFQEUyYXbY

Secureblue: A Security-Focused Desktop and Server Linux Operating System https://secureblue.dev/

get the popcorn, the centralization on the Internet is causing problems

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The EU is testing a prototype age verification app https://www.theverge.com/news/699151/eu-age-verification-app-dsa-enforcement

Once Were Nerd è stato denunciato per aver recensito console cinesi che includono giochi protetti da copyright, come Anbernic, Powkiddy e Trimui.

@\pirati

Once Were Nerd è uno youtuber e content creator italiano, il cui vero nome è Francesco Salicini. Il suo canale YouTube è dedicato al mondo #NERD con contenuti su arcade, retrogaming, console, videogames, giochi da tavolo e LEGO. Gestisce anche un blog e uno shop online.

Questa vicenda ha portato a una perquisizione nella sua abitazione e al sequestro di oltre trenta console, con il rischio di una pena detentiva e una multa. È in corso anche una procedura per oscurare i suoi canali social.

La contestazione riguarda la violazione dell'articolo 171 ter del Codice Penale, relativo alla legge sul copyright, per aver promosso materiale protetto da copyright tramite i suoi canali social

Sei finanzieri si sono presentati a casa sua e a casa di sua madre con un decreto di perquisizione, hanno catalogato e requisito oltre trenta console Ambernic, Powkiddy e Trimui.

Once Were Nerd rischia dai 6 mesi ai 3 anni di carcere e una multa massima di 15.000 euro. È stata inoltre avviata la procedura per oscurare tutti i suoi canali social (YouTube, Instagram, Facebook).

Il suo cellulare, strumento di lavoro principale, è stato requisito il 15 aprile e restituito solo il 18 giugno, costringendolo ad acquistarne uno nuovo.

Tutti i content creator in Italia che recensiscono console simili dovrebbero prestare attenzione, poiché sembra esserci una stretta su questi temi

youtu.be/zSEB4if2pJQ

Grazie a Giuseppe per la segnalazione

Does showing seconds in the Windows System Tray actually use more power?

On Windows, there's an option to show the seconds on the taskbar clock, but it comes with a warning that it might reduce battery life if you switch it on. LTT Labs decided to look into this to see just how much of a thing this really is, and they concluded that yes, it does actually affect bat

https://www.osnews.com/story/142773/does-showing-seconds-in-the-windows-system-tray-actually-use-more-power/

#Windows

Debian 13 “Trixie” arriverà ad agosto: nuova release stabile, supporto riscv64, aggiornamenti software e un’esperienza ancora più solida. #Debian #Linux #UnoLinux

https://www.linuxeasy.org/debian-13-il-rilascio-e-previsto-dal-26-luglio-al-10-agosto/

IMPORTANT: We're pre-disclosing two high severity CVEs in Matrix's federation protocol, which will require a coordinated upgrade on July 22nd of all servers running in untrusted federations. Client developers may need to make minor changes too. Please see https://matrix.org/blog/2025/07/security-predisclosure/

Governments are cracking down on emulation devices for promoting “piracy”.



Okay, but what isn’t an emulation device? Every PC, smartphone, and console is an emulation device.



But also, what about homebrew? Or systems like the TIC-80 that only exist through emulation?



https://www.androidauthority.com/once-were-nerd-youtuber-copyright-lawsuit-3577995/

#WeTransfer says user content will not be used to train #AI after backlash

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/16/wetransfer-user-content-ai-artificial-intelligence

#privacy