I used to be a graphics software and game reviewer for Dutch magazines.
Here's an article I wrote about 3D software in January 2004, including ZBrush version 1.5.
Back then, ZBrush was still an odd, experimental "2.5D" mix between a paint program and 3D editor. 🙂
#ZBrush #GameDev #RetroComputing #RetroGames #RetroTech #VintageComputing #retro #history #PC #windows #microsoft #computers #computing #IT #2000s #tech #technology #vintage #nostalgia #digital #DigitalArt #graphics #CGI #design
I am starting to upload all my "One Advice for a Younger Self from People that I admire" videos to my #peertube channel, in an effort to ditch tiktok/youtube for good.
follow my channel here 
@mahoMaho Pacheco and check the videos here https://makertube.net/c/maho.pacheco/videos !
chicken nuget
Insecure #curl packages hosted by Microsoft. They think it's fine.
@bagderdaniel:// stenberg:// I have a strong feeling you've already written about #Microsoft using outdated #curl version somewhere.
Am I hallucinating?
Es ist seit fast 2,5 Jahren bekannt, dass #Microsoft sich beim "neuen #Outlook" ...
⚠️ die Zugangsdaten von Mailkonten, wohlgemerkt von welchen die bei anderen Providern liegen, speichert
⚠️ beim Mailabruf die Mails über die eigenen Server schleust, wobei unklar ist ob sie dabei den Inhalt "verarbeiten" (z.B. auch für KI), die Metadaten "verarbeiten", ...
... und irgendwie scheint sich das nicht herum gesprochen zu haben, oder es ist den Konteninhabern total egal, ich weiß es nicht 🤷. Aktuelle Analyse, auf einem System von #eduBW, zeigt klar die Nutzung des "neuen Outlook", trotz Schulungsunterlagen auf #Thunderbird-Basis 😟.
Liebe Kolleg:innen, stellt das ein, verbreitet dieses Wissen, schult eure Schüler:innen, ... . #DigitaleSouveränität geht anders! 🤦♂️
https://www.heise.de/news/Microsoft-krallt-sich-Zugangsdaten-Achtung-vorm-neuen-Outlook-9357691.html #FediLZ
IRGC suggests Google, tech companies in region may be legitimate targets
The companies include Google, Microsoft, Palantir, IBM, Nvidia and Oracle, and the listed offices and infrastructure for cloud-based services are located in multiple Israeli cities, as well as in some Gulf countries.
Office.eu launches as 100% European-owned alternative to Microsoft 365/Google Workspace, built on Nextcloud/Collabora with EU-only data centers. 🧩
Aims for digital sovereignty amid Big Tech data scandals and US CLOUD Act risks, offering docs, email, calendars, and video on open-source stack. 🛡️
🔗 https://www.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/office-eu-and-the-want-for-a-digitally-sovereign-europe
#TechNews #OpenSource #Privacy #Security #Government #Europe #EU #IT #Microsoft #Office #Tech #Cloud #FOSS #Linux #OfficeEU #DigitalSovereignty #Nextcloud #US #Google #BigTech
RE: https://23.social/@leyrer/116199743150203779
„Wie genau die Cloud-Infrastruktur des US-amerikanischen IT-Giganten zur digitalen Souveränität Österreichs beitragen soll, wurde bei der gemeinsamen Pressekonferenz … nicht im Detail beantwortet. Auch nicht, wie verhindert werden soll, dass US-Geheimdienste wie schon in der Vergangenheit europäische Unternehmen und öffentliche Stellen ausspionieren.“
#privatsphäre #privacy #datenschutz #datensicherheit #österreich #microsoft
"The #DocumentFoundation [maker of #LibreOffice] has called on the European Commission in an open letter not to rely solely on #Microsoft's proprietary #XLSX format in the ongoing consultation on the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). The EU Commission had published a call for feedback on the CRA guidelines on March 3, 2026. Feedback can be submitted exclusively via an XLSX template until March 31, 2026."
https://www.heise.de/en/news/LibreOffice-criticizes-EU-Commission-over-proprietary-XLSX-formats-11202165.html
Depuis début 2005 en pleine désintoxication #GAFAM and co car Opposé à #Trump et amis libertariens
J'ai dis au revoir à #X / #Meta #Facebook #Instagram / #Microsoft #Windows #LinkedIn #Google
Pas après Pas
Et comme dis ici https://pouet.chapril.org/@florent_mignot/116113140853166964
je vais aussi inciter mes proches à faire de même...
Prochaine étape perso #Amazon son #Prime et #Alexa
tout en installant un #Yunohost pour usages persos et pour des proches...
To witness Goolag ( #google ) panicking is of course a pleasure, but what's presented as their " #searchengine " replacement - #ChatGPT & #microsoft - is even worse.
Now, searching will almost be like " #aiart " - no human processing capacity required, and no understanding. A brainless jail world is being built under our eyes.
Microsoft is angry over the term "Microslop."
Now shipping: Microsoft Build 2026 - June 2–3, 2026 / San Francisco and online
#msbuild #devconference #microsoft #ai #cloud #dotnet #windowsdev #azure
Windows 12 reportedly set for release this year as a subscription-based, AI-focused OS
So there can be something worse than Windows 11...
https://tech4gamers.com/windows-12-reportedly-relasing-2026-modular-ai-focused-os/
#Microsoft #Microslop #Windows #Windows12 #Copilot #AI #enshittification #software #technology
#Nadella: "How are things going with our #AI pushing?"
#Microsoft as a whole: "Great! It's going GREAT! It's so great!"
https://tech4gamers.com/windows-12-reportedly-relasing-2026-modular-ai-focused-os/
It will also include transparent glass elements and a floating taskbar. Just like Vista!
Microsoft banned the word 'Microslop' in its Copilot Discord server, then began restricting access after users started posting 'Microsl0p' and other funnies. Microsoft CEO and AI chief wants you to stop using words like SLOP and Microslop because it upsets them a lot. Lmao. https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/microsoft-banned-the-word-microslop-in-its-copilot-discord-server-then-began-restricting-access-after-users-started-posting-microsl0p-and-other-funnies/ Maybe you shouldn't force Copilot AI on everyone and steal their data to train your shitty AI and then every day tell the world how they are scared as AI is going to replace 80% of jobs?
@nixCraftnixCraft 🐧 Microslop, Microslop Microslop ! >:)
So absurd this gets them upset.
Microsoft banned the word 'Microslop' in its Copilot Discord server, then began restricting access after users started posting 'Microsl0p' and other funnies. Microsoft CEO and AI chief wants you to stop using words like SLOP and Microslop because it upsets them a lot. Lmao. https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/microsoft-banned-the-word-microslop-in-its-copilot-discord-server-then-began-restricting-access-after-users-started-posting-microsl0p-and-other-funnies/ Maybe you shouldn't force Copilot AI on everyone and steal their data to train your shitty AI and then every day tell the world how they are scared as AI is going to replace 80% of jobs?
@nixCraftnixCraft 🐧 the first sure sign that they are losing is censorship of humor.
Whenever someone finds themselves censoring humor, they lost, but they probably don't know it, yet.
Microsoft really doesn’t want you to use the name “Microslop”
Microsoft is pushing "AI" hard in Windows, Office, and in their other products, and it's earned them a cute new nickname: Microslop. It turns out the company really doesn't like it when you use this nickname, however, and its official Copilot Discord server - yes, there is an official one - has gone into a co
https://www.osnews.com/story/144518/microsoft-really-doesnt-want-you-to-use-the-name-microslop/
Microsoft bans the word "Microslop" on the official Copilot discord, then locks the server
lol
Microsoft eröffnet Souveränitätsstudio in München | IT-Administrator Magazin
https://www.it-administrator.de/microsoft-souveraenitaet-studio-muenchen
"Das neue Zentrum ist Teil des Microsoft Innovation Hub und soll Unternehmen sowie Behörden dabei unterstützen, individuelle Anforderungen an digitale Souveränität zu analysieren und passende Cloud- sowie KI-Infrastrukturen zu entwickeln."
Der Fuchs 🦊 erklärt den Hühnern 🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔, wie sie sichere Ställe bauen.
The 
@EUCommissionEuropean Commission wastes our tax payer money to team up with #Microsoft the #gatekeeper and notorious #antitrust villain and sue the EU data protection agency @EDPS@social.network.europa.eu because the Commission wants to continue to use the #M365 software #security shitshow.
How low can this institution sink?
https://digitalcourage.social/@echo_pbreyer/112722381771336529
Im Landkreis Harz arbeiten Schüler:innen auf gebrauchten Business-Laptops mit #Linux-OS.
"Ich unterrichte keine Marke, sondern ich unterrichte Kompetenzen. Textverarbeitung, Textstrukturierung oder Tabellenkalkulation können mit #LibreOffice genauso vermittelt werden wie mit #Microsoft Office." - Lehrerin Johanna Müller
Genau so geht #digitaleSouveranität und selbstbestimmte Techniknutzung! Keine überteuren Lizenzen, keine Schaffung von (Pfad)abhängigkeiten bereits im Kindesalter, keine Produktwerbung, für die auch noch gezahlt wird. Stattdessen nebenbei kritisches Denken fördern, während vordergründig Bürosoftware gelernt wird.
#digitalsovereignty #digitale_souveranitat #opensource #FOSS #FLOSS #datenschutz #dataprotection
Copilot: Microsofts KI-Assistent soll direkten Zugriff auf Dokumente erhalten
Der KI-Assistent Copilot von Microsoft soll Dokumentenzugriff erhalten. Das könnte einen Überhang an Nachbearbeitungen mit sich bringen.
#IT #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Microsoft #MicrosoftCopilot #MicrosoftOffice #MicrosoftWord #news
Microsoft Security blog: "Maybe don't deploy OpenClaw anywhere".🛑
Microsoft Corporate Vice President's blog: "I gave OpenClaw access to my loved ones and my physical home, this is the future of computing, here's the full playbook of how to do it".🔓
if we build an open source torment nexus we should at least host it on codeberg or smthng
@ma3keMarieke too much open source are still licking the a$$ of Microslop GitSlop
Sagt mal um diese tolle halbe Milliarde Microsoft beim Bund Debatte; hat irgendwer mal rausgefunden was da eigentlich genau gekauft wird? Was die wirklichen Kosten für einen Arbeitsplatz sind? Wieviel davon vermutlich wirklich völlig nutzlose MS-SQL Lizenzen sind? Wieviel davon sind Azure Kosten? Wieviel irgendwelche Anpassungen? Wie hoch ist der souveräne-Cloud Zuschlag?
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Am Rande:
Die Hochschulen und Forschungseinrichtungen zahlen für #Microsoft deutschlandweit doch auch mind. siebenstellig. Geschenkt ist der EES letztlich wirklich nicht.
Nur für die Studierenden ist es kostenlos, damit sie -abhängig werden- , äh nein, den Umgang mit den Industriestandards lernen.
#MS365 #MS_365
Sagt mal um diese tolle halbe Milliarde Microsoft beim Bund Debatte; hat irgendwer mal rausgefunden was da eigentlich genau gekauft wird? Was die wirklichen Kosten für einen Arbeitsplatz sind? Wieviel davon vermutlich wirklich völlig nutzlose MS-SQL Lizenzen sind? Wieviel davon sind Azure Kosten? Wieviel irgendwelche Anpassungen? Wie hoch ist der souveräne-Cloud Zuschlag?
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500 #Millionen Euro im Jahr an #Microsoft
Vermutlich ist diese Zahl auch nur irgendeine Zahl. Würde mich wundern, wenn da wer wirklich einen Überblick hätte.
Da werden diverse verträge/lizenzen mit MS in unterschiedlichsten Konten gebucht. Und die Kunden der öffentlichen Hand sind ohne Zahl. Sind Landesbehörden und Kommunen mitgezählt? Da fehlt bestimmt einiges:
OER-Lizenzen bei Hardwarekauf, kleinteilige Einmalbeschaffungen, individuelle Verträge ...
Gentoo ditches Microsoft’s Copilot-pushed GitHub for Codeberg mirrors and pull requests. 💻
Move rejects forced AI tools, embraces privacy-focused Forgejo nonprofit vs Big Tech tracking. 🛡️
Ebuild repo live now, full Git infra migration soon via AGit workflow. 🔧
🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/gentoo-github-switch-begins/
#TechNews #Privacy #OpenSource #FOSS #Linux #GitHub #Codeberg #Cybersecurity #Infosec #Software #Tech #DigitalSovereignty #Hacker #Gentoo #Microsoft #Copilot #AI #BigTech #Git
The suspension of email service by Microsoft for an official of the International Criminal Court has been cited as one of the factors causing booming interest & investment in #DigitalSovereignty in Europe. It was a wake up call for European governments that U.S. tech firms would follow U.S. influence over EU rights. The ICC announced in late 2025 that they will move away from #Microsoft services.
#USA_TechHegemony
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/18/microsoft_asks_uk_parliament_to_correct_record/
#Introductions I’ve started learning lots about #FOSS and #Linux a few years ago and I love it even as an ex #Microsoft #MVP.
My day job is in #Web #Design, #GraphicDesign, and #EnvironmentalDesign, while I also do some work in #UXDesign, as well as part-time #TechJournalism at #Pocketnow.
Another part-time job is #Photography where I often shoot #Fashion shows, #CommercialModels, #Models, #Events, and #Weddings.
Microsoft’s Copilot spills the beans, summarising emails it’s not supposed to read
“The bot couldn’t keep its prying eyes away. Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat has been summarising emails labelled “confidential” even when data loss prevention policies were configured to prevent it.”
Given that this is Microsoft, it is difficult to d ...continues
Mijn nieuwe blog op ericburger.nl: "Microsoft 365 en Nextcloud: een goed gesprek over recordsmanagement"
Het is op afstand moeilijk om hype van realiteit te scheiden. Daarom wilde ik rechtstreeks van de bron weten wat het veel genoemde Nextcloud te bieden heeft op mijn favoriete terrein: recordsmanagement en compliance.
Ik sprak daarom deze zomer een paar keer met Jos Poortvliet, director communications en mede-oprichter van Nextcloud.
#Microsoft #Purview #Nextcloud
Today's the day my #Microsoft account closes. How exciting.
GTFO, Microslop.
Today in InfoSec Job Security News:
I was looking into an obvious ../.. vulnerability introduced into a major web framework today, and it was committed by username Claude on GitHub. Vibe coded, basically.
So I started looking through Claude commits on GitHub, there’s over 2m of them and it’s about 5% of all open source code this month.
https://github.com/search?q=author%3Aclaude&type=commits&s=author-date&o=desc
As I looked through the code I saw the same class of vulns being introduced over, and over, again - several a minute.
@GossiTheDogKevin Beaumont Another demonstration of why free software repositories shouldn't be on #MicrosoftGitHub. #Microsoft is not your friend, and #GitHub is not free software. There are many, many, free software git hosting services, and transferring repositories is easy.
Oh, Landon Donovan is coming to #Microsoft in April!
Since a few people had problems today with #bitlocker To get the recovery key from your C drive *before* you are having issues, run "manage-bde -protectors -get c:" in an admin command prompt. This will show you the recovery key in plan text. To get the key *after* bitlocker auto unlock has failed, you may find it on your private Microsoft account, visit https://aka.ms/MyRecoveryKey or you may find it on your company account, visit https://aka.ms/aadrecoverykey There is also a youtube video from Microsoft that walks you through this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drCo-S4_iNs #microsoft #windows
Lenovo
TIl about an interesting OS option by Lenovo, on their notebook computers. Logical yet interesting and expected
You get an *Open Source* OS by default from Lenovo. No more win64 as default
If you want closed source you have to **ask** for it and pay the _hefty premium_ that microSoft's microslop demands, for their LLM infected, malware like OS. Lenovo wants to sell it's notebooks for the best price possible if you want an OS, and microsoft does not meet those demands anymore (for a while)
Loss per unit USD47 with win64
Profit extra per unit USD89 with Open Source Linux OS. The decision is logical
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fw4HsJpfa8
#Enshittification #LLM #AI #programming #OpenSource #technology #Lenovo #Linux #POSIX #SatyaNadella #microSoft #license #hardware #software #win64
[x] Manage GDPR consent with Microsoft Copilot ✨
⛓️ This setting is managed by your organization.
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They finally did it. Microsoft has successfully over-engineered a text editor into a threat vector.
This CVE is an 8.8 severity RCE in Notepad of all things lmao.
Apparently, the "innovation" of adding markdown support came with the ability of launching unverified protocols that load and execute remote files.
We have reached a point where the simple act of opening a .md file in a native utility can compromise your system. Is nothing safe anymore? 😭
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20841
#noai #microslop #microsoft #windows #programming #writing #windows11 #enshittification #cybersecurity #infosec #technology
Wczoraj w #OkoPress pisałem o pomyśle, by Centralny Ośrodek Informatyki ogarnął pakiet biurowy dla polskiej administracji:
https://oko.press/czy-instytucje-polskiego-panstwa-zdolamy-uwolnic-od-googla-i-microsoftu
Centralny Ośrodek Informatyki chce budować rozwiązania dla polskiej administracji w oparciu o otwarte oprogramowanie. Projekt ma mieć poparcie ministra cyfryzacji.
Świetnie! Czas najwyższy na uniezależnienie od usług i produktów monopolistów z USA.
Zadanie nie będzie jednak łatwe.
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Microsoft 🛑 Microslop ✅️
@itsfossIt's FOSS If you still use #Microsoft #Software in #2026 instead of #OpenSourceSoftware like #LINUX , say MOO, then STFU and PAY ! 🐮 You will LIKE our slop , OR ELSE!!!
Microsoft 🛑 Microslop ✅️
Totally missed the #microsoft top-level domain and was very surprised to get redirected to https://m365.cloud.microsoft/ and https://teams.cloud.microsoft/ today (yes, don't ask, work forces me to use that).
Lepää rauhassa, suomen kieli. Teknologiajätit ovat nimittäin tulossa: https://www.microsoft.com/fi-fi/translator/
> Microsoft Translatorin kone käännös palvelu
> Breaking kieli muuri kotona, töissä, missä tarvitset sitä
"Sources tell Windows Central that internal teams are also beginning to push back against excessive integration, and the company may therefore reconsider its stance.
At the very least, Microsoft may dial back Copilot features or remove the chatbot’s branding from apps like Notepad and Paint to make the experience feel more conventional, the report says."
https://www.pcmag.com/news/microsoft-reportedly-plans-to-dial-back-copilot-across-windows-11-apps
To compete with #Adobe Creative Suites, #Microsoft Office 365, & #Google Workspace, should we have a universal #OpenSource account for all #FOSS & #privacy -focused apps for an easy workflow?
This would allow a #GIMP user to switch smoothly among #Krita, #Inkscape, #LibreOffice #Kdenlive, #Blender, #ProtonDrive, #Joplin, & #NextCloud on #Linux.
„Die Schwarz-Gruppe, zu der Lidl und Kaufland gehören, migriert 595.000 Mitarbeiter:innen von Microsoft zu Google. Christian Müller, Co‑CEO von Schwarz Digits, erklärt, wie das die Abhängigkeit von amerikanischer Technologie verringern soll […]“
Total mein Humor.
https://t3n.de/news/lidl-microsoft-trennung-wertekonstrukt-cloud-strategie-1726864/
Heute hat #Microsoft die #Nasdaq mit einem fetten Minus von 10 % rot eingefärbt. Der Grund heißt #Capex = capital expenditure. Das sind die notwendigen Investitionen, um den Vertrag mit #OpenAI zu erfüllen. Zurückverdient wird das erst wenn #OpenAI Geld verdient.
LOL!
Der Kursanstieg von #Meta ist primär auf die Umsatzsteigerung in der EU zurückzuführen. Weil #Meta durch den abgesackten Dollarkurs nämlich mehr USD für jeden verdienten Euro kriegt.
This will not end well 😎
Bon, j'ai pigé un truc.
Si on veut stopper le fascisme de #trump, il faut s'en prendre aux géants de la tech.
Je n'ai pas de comptes qui relèvent de #meta et rien chez #musk. Je n'ai jamais utilisé #amazon
Bref, je voudrais aussi, moi la quiche en informatique, ne plus utiliser #microsoft Si quelqu'un a un lien pour me permettre d'installer facilement #linux sur mon ordi, je prends.
Huh.
"In addition to excluding neocities.org from search results, when we discovered the block, Bing was also placing what appeared to be a phishing attack against Neocities on the first page of search results."
https://blog.neocities.org/blog/2026/01/27/bing-block
#neocities #indieweb #websites #tech #technology #microsoft #bing #search
🧑⚖️🍪 #Microsoft has been found to have unlawfully placed tracking #cookies on the devices of a child without their #consent, following a complaint to the Austrian data protection authority. 🇦🇹
🗞️ Read more: https://www.euractiv.com/news/microsoft-unlawfully-placed-tracking-cookies-on-childs-devices/
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