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Updated This Past Day

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  14. Programming Leftovers
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  15. Software: fwbackups, Calamares, Retro, Faircamp, and More
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  16. today's howtos
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  17. Security Leftovers and Windows TCO
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  18. today's howtos
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  21. Programming Leftovers
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  22. Fedora / Red Hat / IBM Leftovers
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  23. Security Leftovers and Windows TCO
    3 Windows TCO examples
  24. Android Leftovers
    Harnessing the power of Android apps: Trends and innovations for 2024
  25. 6 Best Free and Open Source Web Application Firewalls
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  26. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
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  27. Games: RetroDECK, Necro Patch, and Lots More
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  28. Open Source Software Security Engine and Web Application Firewall
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  29. today's howtos
    only a handful for now
  30. Open Source Software and Installation Guides
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  31. Different Linux Distributions
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  34. Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers
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  35. today's howtos
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  36. Programming Leftovers
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  37. Today in Techrights
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  38. Gemini Protocol in 2025 Onwards [original]
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