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This week in KDE: everything, I think

https://pointieststick.com/2024/06/28/this-week-in-kde-everything-i-think/

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This week in KDE: Plasma 6.1 cleanups

https://pointieststick.com/2024/06/22/this-week-in-kde-plasma-6-1-cleanups/

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Explore KDE and Free Software, learn about e-waste, and register for the upcoming "Bring It Back!" workshop!

Visit us this Saturday at "Long Night of the Sciences" () in , Germany.

joins the German Environment Agency and 60 other scientific institutions hosting exciting experiments and science shows.

Where: Umweltbundesamt, Corrensplatz 1 (U3, )

When: Sat. 22 June, 17h-24h!

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Official banner. The text reads: "N8 Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften. 22.06.2024. 17-24 Uhr. Website: Tickets & Program (with Qr code). Berlin #LNDW24. langenachtderwissenschaften.de" For more info about the Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften: https://www.langenachtderwissenschaften.de/informationen/das-event We will be here: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.44585&mlon=13.28551&zoom=19
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    MacBook Air owner?

    2018/2019 models are losing support.

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/the-case-for-and-against-macos-15-sequoia-being-the-final-release-for-intel-macs/

    with / to keep your device in use! These machines will run beautifully for many years to come.

    Not only wallet friendly, keeps CO2 emissions out of the atmosphere. Ca. 75% of Apple's emissions comes from production alone (details in alt text).

    Sustainable, independent : Better for users, best for the .

    @kde

    Title: "The most environmentally-friendly device is the one you already own." The image shows a pie chart with Apple Corporation's CO2 emissions. In the center are the total emissions from 2018: "25.2 million metric tons of CO2". The pie chart illustrates the following (from lowest emissions to highest): - End of life treatment accounts for less than 1% of emissions - Corporate facilities account for 2% of emissions - Product transport accounts for 5% of emissions - Usage accounts for 19% of emissions - Production accounts for 74% of emissions The original report from Apple is: "Environmental Responsibility Report: 2019 Progress Report, covering fiscal year 2018": https://www.apple.com/environment/pdf/Apple_Environmental_Responsibility_Report_2019.pdf. The full KDE Eco leaflet from which the image was taken is available at: https://invent.kde.org/teams/eco/opt-green/-/blob/master/materials/leaflets/kde-eco-umweltfestival-flyer-EN-8.jpg
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    This week in KDE: Final Plasma 6.1 polishing and new features for 6.2

    https://pointieststick.com/2024/06/14/this-week-in-kde-final-plasma-6-1-polishing-and-new-features-for-6-2/

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    These past two weeks in KDE: massive stability work for Plasma 6.1

    https://pointieststick.com/2024/06/07/these-past-two-weeks-in-kde-massive-stability-work-for-plasma-6-1/

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    kde , (edited ) to KDE
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    You heard . Deep down you knew this was coming. Now all your art are belong to them. Time to move on to better things...

    Kreative Suite

    • Krita is your new design/painting app
    • Kdenlive will give you video-editing powers
    • glaxnimate adds 2D vector animations to you videos
    • digiKam organises your collection images

    https://kde.org/for/creators/
    Also:

    • Inkscape - create sophisticated vector-graphic designs
    • Scribus - layout like a pro
    • GIMP - need we say more
    • Blender - ditto

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    See also this great curated list of creative tools collected by @ADHDefy

    https://delightful.club/delightful-creative-tools

    If you have more such fine projects, then create an issue or PR. The link to the repository is at the top of the delightful page.

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    @Bro666 @werefreeatlast It’s critically important to manage users expectations with - FC is still uniquely set up and challenging to use.

    It’s amazing what it can do, but development-wise it feels like long before it really hit its stride (as well as getting quality tutorials like Blender Guru) several years ago.

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    Opt out? Opt in? Opt Green!

    50% of consumers buy new devices due to unsupported software, while the "tsunami of " continues to rise.

    can keep those devices in use and out of the landfill. Today!

    Say hello to the new project ": For Sustainable Hardware".

    https://eco.kde.org/blog/2024-05-29_introducing-ns4nh/

    You don't need new hardware for a secure, up-to-date device; you just need the right software!

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    Really appreciate everything you and the entire community are doing. I've used Linux for decades now, and it just keeps getting better. I recently installed Linux on a 10+ year old laptop that was barely running Win10, and it's back to totally functional, and even snappy! is of course the best DE ever :)

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    This week in KDE: Triple buffering and other sources of amazingness

    https://pointieststick.com/2024/05/25/this-week-in-kde-triple-buffering-and-other-sources-of-amazingness/

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    Digital sustainability workshop in Berlin 3 June!

    KDE Eco and the Berlin groups of (@fsfeberlin) and (@bitsundbaeume_berlin) will host an installation workshop from 18-21h CEST at @cbase in .

    At the workshop we'll dive deeper into the topic of digital following our joint table at the in April.

    To accommodate all participants, contact us to confirm your attendance.

    See you there!

    @kde

    The flyer for the workshop distributed at Umweltfestival. The text in German says: "Digitalisierung nachhlatig gestalten. Erfahre mehr darüber: 1. wie man alten Smartphones und Computern mit Freier Software ein längeres Leben schenken und damit die Elektroschrottberge reduzieren kann, 2. wie offtene Standards helfen den Lock-In Effekt zu verhindern und was das mit Sozialen Netzwerken zu tun hat. 3.6.2024 ab 18 Uhr c-base, Rungestrasse 20, U+S Bhf Jannowtizbrücke." The English translation is: "Making digitalization sustainable. Learn more about: 1. how to give old smartphones and computers a longer life with Free Software and thus reduce the mountains of electronic waste, 2. how open standards help to prevent the lock-in effect and what this has to do with social networks. 3 June 2024 from 6 pm at c-base, Rungestrasse 20, U+S Bhf Jannowtizbrücke." At the bottom are the logos for Bits & Bäume, FSFE, and KDE Eco.
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    This week in KDE: all about those apps

    https://pointieststick.com/2024/05/17/this-week-in-kde-all-about-those-apps/

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    This week in KDE: our cup overfloweth with cool stuff for you

    https://pointieststick.com/2024/05/10/this-week-in-kde-our-cup-overfloweth-with-cool-stuff-for-you/

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    FOSS - ensuring even new hardware stays in use when vendor-support eventually ends!

    Whether or not you install GNU/Linux on it today, your new will eventually lose support. Thanks to the impressive work of project (@AsahiLinux), it will not need to end up in the landfill once it does.

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/fedora-asahi-remix-40-is-another-big-step-forward-for-linux-on-apple-silicon-macs/

    Great to see as the default desktop environment!

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    This week in KDE: Looking towards Plasma 6.1

    https://pointieststick.com/2024/05/03/this-week-in-kde-looking-towards-plasma-6-1/

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    This week in KDE: megabytes and gigabytes for all

    https://pointieststick.com/2024/04/26/this-week-in-kde-megabytes-and-gigabytes-for-all/

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    This week in KDE: sprints, enhancements, and kebabs

    https://pointieststick.com/2024/04/19/this-week-in-kde-sprints-enhancements-and-kebabs/

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    This week in KDE: Explicit Sync

    https://pointieststick.com/2024/04/12/this-week-in-kde-explicit-sync/

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    How can we ensure energy data from KEcoLab are stable?

    @sthak9 has some ideas.

    "Ensuring KEcoLab Stability: Introducing Dedicated CI-Test"

    https://eco.kde.org/blog/2024-04-12-sok24-energy-measurement-lab/

    is a KDE tool for measuring software's consumption, but it needs robust testing to ensure stable functionality after code changes. Sarthak presents his work in Season of 2024 implementing dedicated test builds with test scripts.

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    Amazon virtually kills efforts to develop Alexa Skills, disappointing dozens

    Most devs would need to pay out of pocket to host Alexa apps after June.

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/amazon-virtually-kills-efforts-to-develop-alexa-skills-disappointing-dozens/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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    The time seems perfect to combine @homeassistant 's and with @PINE64 's hardware with possibly some GPU assisted and some of the awesome new text to speech tools and we could end up with a really powerful , right as and seem to be working hard to their platforms...

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    Selenium automation for measuring software's energy consumption?

    @prady0t wants to guide you!

    Read about his Season of KDE 2024 work on documentation for AT-SPI, including video guides for the community.

    "How Selenium Helps Build Sustainable Software (And More)"

    https://eco.kde.org/blog/2024-04-11-sok24-selenium/

    Keep an eye here for the videos (coming soon)!

    @kde

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    This week in KDE: real modifier-only shortcuts and cropping in Spectacle

    https://pointieststick.com/2024/04/05/this-week-in-kde-real-modifier-only-shortcuts-and-cropping-in-spectacle/

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    Question! Why should local governments use taxpayers’ money to buy proprietary, closed software from a single vendor? And what happens to citizens' data? A solution is to move to free and open source software like and – which is exactly what Schleswig-Holstein is doing: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/04/04/german-state-moving-30000-pcs-to-libreoffice/

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    KDE believes in the power of diversity and inclusion. Women* enrich our community, shaping more inclusive and accessible tech.

    💡 Join us in embracing diversity, inclusion and . Be part of our Community to inspire inclusion:
    https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved

    @kde

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