SrGesus

@srgesus
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Perante isto, a reação mais profunda é a de uma imensa vergonha por este retrocesso profundo num dos direitos humanos mais elementares, a liberdade de se ser quem se é.

Típico daquele conservadorismo bafiento que adora meter o bedelho nas vidas alheias, e se sente incomodado com quem vive à sua maneira e não à maneira deles.

https://www.publico.pt/2026/03/20/politica/noticia/ar-aprova-projectos-psd-chega-cds-revertem-lei-identidade-genero-2168592?ref=hp&cx=bloco_1_destaque_3

AR aprova projectos do PSD, Chega e CDS que revertem lei da identidade de género

As três propostas foram aprovadas com os votos da bancada social-democrata, do Chega e do CDS, contando com o voto contra de todas as restantes bancadas.

Público
So, the Dutch government tried to whitewash Amazon's sovereign cloud offering, only to be called out so hard that they had to withdraw the paper.
#digitalsovereignty
https://nltimes.nl/2026/03/05/dutch-govt-pulls-report-dangers-american-cloud-service-criticism
Dutch gov't pulls report on dangers of American cloud service after criticism

The Ministry of Justice and Security removed a report on the risks of Amazon’s “European Sovereign Cloud” service shortly after publishing it. This followed critics saying that the report underestimates the service’s dangers and illustrates the government’s tunnel vision regarding American big tech, the Volkskrant reports.

NL Times

Fairphone put out a document that takes a holistic look at the environmental impact of electronics. Everything detailed by component, material, process, etc. Really interesting for those looking to dig deeper

https://www.fairphone.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/The-impact-of-consumer-electronics-on-nature-and-biodiversity.pdf

This is also another indication why Europe should be less dependent on US companies with Trump as president.
#trump #bigtech #anthropic

I just installed KDE Connect on my #nixos laptop and it's absolutely amazing! Seamless integration between my laptop and phone. Send files, clipboard, SMS, etc.

It proves that the choice between freedom and seamlessness (i.e. walled gardens) is a false dichotomy; you can have both.

#linux #android #e_os #kde #dankmaterialshell

We've been on X/Twitter for many years, but it's time to reduce our activity there and instead promote Mastodon as our main social media channel now. So we've done just that: https://x.com/LibreOffice/status/2026204949760131158 – Welcome to all our new followers here 😊
LibreOffice (@LibreOffice) on X

Hello, world! 👋 From now on, Mastodon is our preferred social media channel. It's an open source, decentralised platform – not controlled by tech giants. Follow us here: https://t.co/KZpwR61V5R

X (formerly Twitter)
My son bought a second-hand Windows 11 PC for games, and has been having BSOD issues with the graphics card since he got it. Out of desperation he tried installing Bazzite on it, which I encouraged, but was also trying not to get his hopes up, telling him that the some things might not work. But he reports that "absolutely everything works better than Windows".
I suggested he use KDE for the desktop, and he is blown away about how good everything looks, and how easy the user experience is. He has used Linux for a bit probably 7 or 8 years ago when he used a salvaged laptop at uni that had Ubuntu on it, and he remembers that being a bit janky and frustrating, but now he's decided that he'll wipe the Windows partition and stay with Linux.
So keep it up, clever people that are making Linux distros and software, you're winning.
#Linux #Bazzite #KDE #Steam

In #Portugal, since we're more permeable to English than other countries, we have a small minority that's very aware of the #OpenSource ethos and the latest tech innovations in general.

But our governments remain fascinated with the microsofts, the googles and their quick easy solutions that spend public money in private platforms. They even describe open source as a weakness.

Maybe the #EU can offer digital rights bootcamps for politicians entranced by these centralised powers.

Ta um ótimo dia para ficar em casa na cama
The economic cost of Brexit has just been laid bare – and it’s devastating

A decade on, the economic cost of Brexit has just been laid bare – and it’s devastating. Here's what the figures say.

The London Economic