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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 09, 2023

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  17. Canonical/Ubuntu Leftovers
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  19. Security Leftovers and Windows TCO
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  21. Android Leftovers
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  34. Programming Leftovers
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  35. BSD: Investing in FreeBSD, HBA for FreeBSD
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  36. Canonical/Ubuntu Blog: Corporate Stuff and Buzzwords
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  37. Systemd 255 Released: A Major Update for Linux Systems
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  39. Open Hardware: RISC-V, Orange Pi, Raspberry Pi, and More
    Several stories about devices
  40. Security Leftovers
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  41. Microsoft: Windows Issues, Antitrust Issues, and Layoffs
    Some opposition news
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  44. LinuxLinks on translateLocally and PDF Development Libraries
    2 articles for today
  45. today's howtos
    a longer batch for today
  46. 100 Million Firmware Updates Supplied By The LVFS
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  49. Programming Leftovers
    Perl, Shell, and more
  50. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and More
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  51. Kernel: Linux, Etnaviv NPU, libvirt and KVM
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  52. today's howtos
    5 howtos for now
  53. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  54. Security: ICANN, Mozilla, and Microsoft
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  56. Security Leftovers and Windows TCO
    3 stories
  57. Games: Steam Deck, GameMode, and More
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  58. Android Leftovers
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  59. The Fairphone 5 scores a perfect 10 on iFixit
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  60. The Linux Mint Blog: Monthly News – November 2023
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  61. AlmaLinux Expands ELevate’s Functionality with EPEL Integration
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  62. Mixtile Cluster Box is a $339.00 4-Node Cluster Solution with Built-in PCIe Switch
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  63. Programming Leftovers
    mostly R today
  64. today's leftovers
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  65. Canonical on Edge storage with MicroCeph and Joining the Sylva project
    2 blog posts from this week
  66. Security Leftovers and Lots of Windows TCO (Microsoft-Related Breaches)
    patches and more, even FUD
  67. LWN's Coverage of Kernel Maintainers Summit and More Linux Stuff (Technical)
    now outside the paywall
  68. today's howtos
    only 5 howtos for tonight
  69. Windows 11 scores dead last in gaming performance tests against 3 Linux gaming distros
    The testing was run at the high-end of quality settings, and Valve's Proton was used to run Windows games on Linux
  70. KDE Plasma 6's open beta delivers myriad delights - and you can try it now
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