Nextcloud launches its inaugural Community Awards for its 10th anniversary. A homelabber scores free Dell OptiPlex Micro PCs from a corporate refresh. Self-Host Weekly shares new Insider perks and covers Linus Torvalds's stance on AI in Linux kernel development.

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• Lead Nextcloud Community Awards 2026: Celebrating Community Champions

  Nextcloud has launched its inaugural Community Awards program to celebrate the project's 10th anniversary. The awards focus on three categories: Best Non-technical Contribution, Hidden Gem for niche apps, and Side Quest for playful projects. Nominations are open until August 9, with winners announced at the Nextcloud Community Conference in Berlin on September 20.

• Feed Self-Host Weekly (17 July 2026)

  This week's newsletter announces new Insider perks for members, including discounts on services like Karakeep and ntfy. It also covers Linus Torvalds's firm support for AI tools in Linux kernel development, a Windows zero-day exploit, and updates on projects like Immich, NocoDB, and Logseq.

• Feed What does the Riemann zeta function have to do with the distribution of primes?

  An article exploring the deep mathematical connection between the Riemann zeta function and the distribution of prime numbers, a topic of ongoing research and discussion.

• Feed Sensing warm and cool: how the body detects temperature changes

  Research from the University of Queensland details the biological mechanisms behind how the human body senses and differentiates between warm and cool temperature changes.

• Feed New Member Perk: Insider Offers

  Details the new Insider Offers program for selfh.st members, providing exclusive free plans and discounts on partner services like Karakeep, ntfy, Papra, and WebGazer.