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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 11, 2024

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  8. Windows TCO Stories
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  11. Games: Proton Experimental/GE-Proton, Game Jam, and Geforce Now
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  15. Security Leftovers
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  16. Audiocasts/Shows: BSD Now, Self-Hosted, and The Linux Link Tech Show (TLLTS)
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  17. today's howtos
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  18. Pithos Pandora Radio Client Released 1.6.2 with Few Fixes
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  19. Today in Techrights
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  20. #138 Refreshing Changes - This Week in GNOME
    Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from March 01 to March 08
  21. Security Leftovers
    and some FUD, too
  22. Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi and Arduino News
    Some hacker-friendly devices
  23. Red Hat Leftovers (Mostly Puff Pieces)
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  24. EasyVoid version 240308 pre-alpha
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  25. Messenger-GTK 0.9.0
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