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  1. TSAC: A New Free & Open Source Very Low Bitrate Solution
    Developed by the author of FFmpeg and QEMU, TSAC is a new high-quality audio format with ultra-low bitrates that require NVIDIA GPUs
  2. This Linux Distro Is Focused on Maximum Privacy and Anonymity, Here’s How to Use It
    Protect your privacy with Tails
  3. today's leftovers
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  4. Games: FEX, Steam, SuperTuxKart, and More
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  5. Open Hardware: Arduino, ESP32, and More
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  6. today's howtos
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  7. Security Leftovers
    Security stories and updates
  8. elementaryOS: Visualizing The Finish Line
    First things first, congratulations to Ubuntu on releasing version 24.04!
  9. FreeBSD Status Report First Quarter 2024
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  10. Wine 9.8
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  11. EndeavorOS 24.04 "Gemini" Brings KDE Plasma 6
    After a long wait, you get the freshly baked KDE Plasma 6 with EndeavourOS 24.04.
  12. Shotcut 24.04 Brings Surround Sound Encoder and Customizable Time Formats
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  13. Linux Mint 22 to Boost XApp Independence, Says No to libAdwaita
    Key changes that are coming up in the Linux Mint 22, securing user experience.
  14. today's leftovers
    Debian, SUSE, and more
  15. Programming Leftovers
    Programming related links
  16. Red Hat Latest
    redhat.com latest (official PR and howtos)
  17. Open Hardware: RISC-V, Framework, and More
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  18. Mozilla Promoting Web Censorship and Mozilla "A Bully from the Very Beginning"
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  19. Android Leftovers
    Funny or Annoying? How Google's New 'Audio Emoji' Feature Works on Android
  20. Audiocasts/Shows: The Linux Link Tech Show, Invidious, and More
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  21. Arch’s mkinitcpio Get Boost to v39, Here’s What’s New
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  22. Immich Team Goes Full-Time, Joins Forces with FUTO
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  23. Windows TCO Leftovers
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  24. Free and Open Source Software
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  25. Collections of Different Linux Distributions
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  26. This week in KDE: Looking towards Plasma 6.1
    This week we put some of the final Plasma 6.0 bugs to rest, and continued working towards Plasma 6.1 with a variety of UI improvements
  27. today's howtos
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  28. Navigating Operating Systems in Military Operations: Ubuntu vs. Microsoft Windows (9M2PJU)
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  29. This Week in GNOME: #146 Editing Markdown
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  30. Games: HELLDIVERS 2, Microsoft Nukes 8,535 Git Repos for Nintendo, and More
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  31. PCLinuxOS Magazine Improves Compressibility, PCLinuxOS Screenshot Showcase
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  32. Security Leftovers
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  33. Openwashing and Paid-for Spam From Linux Foundation
    Paid fluff, using "Linux" brand
  34. Red Hat and IBM Leftovers
    Some IBM stories
  35. today's howtos
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  36. PCLinuxOS Debian Edition
    This month's article will highlight the efforts of the PCLinuxOS Debian Project
  37. Today in Techrights
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  38. Programming Leftovers
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  39. Mozilla Localization and Firefox Extensions on Android
    Some Firefox news
  40. Linux Kernel and Graphics (Linux and Gaming)
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  41. Open Hardware: Geekworm, Zigbee, Fairbuds
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