Just finished a look into the brand new @elementary OS 8.1!

Is the move to Wayland by default (Secure Session) ready for prime time? Yes, yes it is. I walk through the installer, test out the new workspace switcher in the dock, and check out the new monitor and other apps.

If you are looking for a polished, Ubuntu 24.04 based experience, this release has a lot of polish to show off. Great for new users!

Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4Kd5WPYEWY

#elementaryOS #GNULinux #GNU #Linux #OpenSource #Ubuntu #Wayland #PantheonDesktop #LinuxDesktop #FOSS #TechReview #MacOS #YouTube #video #TerminalTilt #NoAI

Managed to get Citadelum to run on Linux.

Can't get further than the splash screen because mouse clicks aren't recognised.

🔗 https://www.gog.com/en/game/citadelum

#gaming #linux #linuxGaming #gog #citadelum

🐧📲 Jolla Phone: technical specs 🔣

The up & coming freedom respecting premier Linux smartphone passed 6000 pre-orders.

Goal of 10 000 (by the end of january '26) unlocks new The Other Half!

◉ MediaTek Dimensity 7000-series chip
◉ 12 GB RAM
◉ 256 GB storage
◉ 4G/5G support
◉ Dual SIM + microSD
◉ 50 MP main camera (Sony)

Pre-order campaign 👉 https://commerce.jolla.com/products/jolla-phone-preorder

Further details 👉 https://forum.sailfishos.org/t/next-gen-jolla-phone-update-12-25/26509

#Jolla #JollaPhone #specs #technical #SailfishOS #Linux #PrivacyFromFinland @jolla

@thomasfuchs This is the kind of thing that would have made me change Desktop environments in my #Linux distro... 20 years ago.

@pallenberg
Ich haabe schon mehrrere #DIT #DUT hinter mir, schon vor ein paar Jahren habe ich nichts mehr bei #Amazon bestellt und bin auch immer fündig geworden, wie zb diese mit Alt Deutschen Namen. Dann auch #Suchmaschinen ändern. Von #X rüber auf #Mastodon. Dann meiner Mutter #Signal bei bringen. Mein Rechner auf #Linux umzuinstalieren, was eigendlich gas einfach war. Und mein nächstes DUT ist mein Handy.
Gerade auch den beitrag bei #C39c3 gesehen von @marcuwekling , einfach Klasse.

Just finished a look into the brand new @elementary OS 8.1!

Is the move to Wayland by default (Secure Session) ready for prime time? Yes, yes it is. I walk through the installer, test out the new workspace switcher in the dock, and check out the new monitor and other apps.

If you are looking for a polished, Ubuntu 24.04 based experience, this release has a lot of polish to show off. Great for new users!

Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4Kd5WPYEWY

#elementaryOS #GNULinux #GNU #Linux #OpenSource #Ubuntu #Wayland #PantheonDesktop #LinuxDesktop #FOSS #TechReview #MacOS #YouTube #video #TerminalTilt #NoAI

La campagne de dons pour @aprilorg approche les 55 %

On peut faire un don à partir d' 1 euros sur https://enventelibre.org/fr/dons/273-dons-april.html

Reste à trouver un peu moins de 15 000 personnes qui utilisent des logiciels libres... ça semble réaliste puisque vous qui lisez ce pouet êtes sur #Mastodon et sûrement sous #Linux ou #firefox ou avec une grande probabilité d'avoir un #logiciellibre installé sur votre machine.

C'est moins cher qu'une #IA et ça rend de plus grands services.

Le repouet libère les esprits

@77nn tutte dipendenze artificiose. I #2fa si possono sostituire con #OTP che girano anche su desktop. Anche dal famigerato #Google Authenticator poi estrarre le chiavi ed usarle su un OTP su #Linux. Io l'ho fatto.
Non tutti le banche obbligano l'uso di smartphone. Monte dei Paschi e Mediolanum, per esempio.
CIE manda tranquillamente SMS per il 2fa ma ad onor del vero non so se l'attivazione si possa fare con un #tontofonino
@Steutt @BucciaBuccia @quinta @informapirata

La campagne de dons pour @aprilorg approche les 55 %

On peut faire un don à partir d' 1 euros sur https://enventelibre.org/fr/dons/273-dons-april.html

Reste à trouver un peu moins de 15 000 personnes qui utilisent des logiciels libres... ça semble réaliste puisque vous qui lisez ce pouet êtes sur #Mastodon et sûrement sous #Linux ou #firefox ou avec une grande probabilité d'avoir un #logiciellibre installé sur votre machine.

C'est moins cher qu'une #IA et ça rend de plus grands services.

Le repouet libère les esprits

2025 End of year personal computing check-in

I've written quite a bit over the past 11 months about flipping the table on my personal computing. All very unexpected but what a relief to have done it. And also very satisfying to know that my computing now fits my personal ethics in a way that it did not before.

#Permacomputing #GNU #Linux #FreeSoftware #FOSS #Apple #Computing #Tech #Technology #Privacy #Resist #Capitalism #Fascism

https://beardystarstuff.net/posts/2025-12-26.html

🐧📲 Jolla Phone: technical specs 🔣

The up & coming freedom respecting premier Linux smartphone passed 6000 pre-orders.

Goal of 10 000 (by the end of january '26) unlocks new The Other Half!

◉ MediaTek Dimensity 7000-series chip
◉ 12 GB RAM
◉ 256 GB storage
◉ 4G/5G support
◉ Dual SIM + microSD
◉ 50 MP main camera (Sony)

Pre-order campaign 👉 https://commerce.jolla.com/products/jolla-phone-preorder

Further details 👉 https://forum.sailfishos.org/t/next-gen-jolla-phone-update-12-25/26509

#Jolla #JollaPhone #specs #technical #SailfishOS #Linux #PrivacyFromFinland @jolla

@77nn tutte dipendenze artificiose. I #2fa si possono sostituire con #OTP che girano anche su desktop. Anche dal famigerato #Google Authenticator poi estrarre le chiavi ed usarle su un OTP su #Linux. Io l'ho fatto.
Non tutti le banche obbligano l'uso di smartphone. Monte dei Paschi e Mediolanum, per esempio.
CIE manda tranquillamente SMS per il 2fa ma ad onor del vero non so se l'attivazione si possa fare con un #tontofonino
@Steutt @BucciaBuccia @quinta @informapirata

My 92 year old aunt: You do the Leenux thing, right? You need to come over sometime and install it for me, because f#ck all I ain't gonna update to Windows 11.

Me: .... ?!#!?

I explain what the change-over entails and that I generally don't recommend it just because...

Aunt: No, f#ck that, f#ck capitalism, my laptop is still fine, so come over and set me up with that Leenux thing.

#Linux #christmas

Nehmt euch für das neue Jahr vor #amazon #prime zu kündigen. #Disney auch. Vernetzt euch, helft euch gegenseitig #linux aufzusetzen und #microsoft aus den Wohnungen zu verbannen. Beschafft euch #US Medien/Filme aus alternativen Quellen und tauscht. Trinkt keine Zuckerpampe von Coca Cola. Nutzt #KI nur da wo ihr sie Tracker- und Kostenfrei nutzen könnt und macht das zum Verlustmodell. Zerstört den #US Aussenhandel wo ihr könnt, das ist für alle positiv, auch für #US Bürger.

Richtlinien für Machine Learning im Kernel diskutiert
https://linuxnews.de/richtlinien-fuer-machine-learning-im-kernel/ #kernel #KI #ai #LLMs #linux #linuxnews

Eh, pls #boost my request to #getfedihired, if you could spare two clicks? 🥺

I've been humming and hawing about posting this, it feels strange, something about generational guilt & working class shame & ... but it's either this or start putting my CV through LLMs to include every buzzword on the listing I'm applying to. I haven't been able to stomach that, even though I presume that's a lot of my competition.

I simply can't get to an interview. Historically, I've done three interviews and got the job each time, because I'm a real human being who is friendly and chatty and presents himself sincerely (or, that's my guess, anyway).

#Christmas miracles appreciated!

In #Ireland with my partner, but we've lived in different places and would move happily. I've a year experience doing an IT support role the last year, but have transitioned to this stuff later than usual.

Before I've done: bartender; bicycle courier for Deliveroo in #Berlin for two years (best job ever); private tutor for five years in #Lyon (mostly piano but also maths, Irish, English, flute, tin whistle); bookies clerk for a short period; a few other odd bits - one highlight was writing reviews for a theatre company.

Oh, very comfortably fluent in #French, pretty fluent in #Irish (my first love), and intermediate #German (which I would love to have a chance to go back speaking and learning).

Tech-wise, it's been mostly on the #Linux / #Emacs / #Lisp side of things. I would happily work on anything that is one or more of challenging, interesting, useful, or moral.

Money doesn't rule me. I want to live with a humane level of comfort, that's all.

CVs and references available, DMs open. Thanks so much for any and all help!

Richtlinien für Machine Learning im Kernel diskutiert
https://linuxnews.de/richtlinien-fuer-machine-learning-im-kernel/ #kernel #KI #ai #LLMs #linux #linuxnews

#zed remote dev + waypipe is a really cool combination that makes hacking on Rust GUI applications from my 10 y/o #Thinkpad actually feasible. All the building and running happens on my desktop over tailscale. #linux

This obviously can be adapted to any editor or just run from a terminal. Here's the code for the zed task if anyone is interested: https://github.com/Fingel/gelly/commit/d83b56e85c914b9bdd7372f3af6685295ee313ca

Had a genuinely uplifting moment today. A friend’s 10 year old lit up when I mentioned Raspberry Pi. She explained Linux, hosting, and coding because they learn it at school.

We spent an hour talking self hosting and projects. She now wants a Pi for her birthday so we can learn together. Moments like this give me real hope for the future.

#Linux #RaspberryPi #SelfHosting #DigitalSkills #Hope