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Updated This Past Day

  1. Linux, HowTos, Fedora, and Debian 13
    today's leftovers
  2. Melissa Wen and Peter Hutterer on Linux Graphics
    Some developers' technical notes
  3. New Steam Games with Native Linux and AAA Linux Gaming on ARM64 Mac Hardware
    Some gaming news
  4. BSD: FreeBSD Networking and Running Web Browsers in FreeBSD Jail
    FreeBSD/BSD news/views
  5. Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, KiCad, and More
    hardware picks for today
  6. Security Leftover
    Security links, half a dozen for now
  7. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS and coding
  8. Canonical and Ubuntu as Microsoft Resellers (Proprietary, Surveillance, Back Doors)
    Shame on Canonical
  9. Mozilla Firefox Nightly Reports
    3 reports are out this week
  10. Canonical/Ubuntu Leftovers
    Ubuntu related picks
  11. today's leftovers
    IBM and more
  12. Programming Leftovers
    Development related, mostly Python
  13. today's howtos
    today's first long batch
  14. Linux Devices and Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and More
    hardware related news
  15. Android Leftovers
    Android phones see major battery life improvements with Snapdragon 8 Elite in early tests
  16. Rocky Linux 9.5 Released, Here’s What’s New
    Rocky Linux 9.5 is now available for download, packed with updates like Podman 5.0, GCC 11.5, Node.js 22, and more
  17. I Always Keep a Linux Live USB Handy for These 4 Reasons
    A Live Linux USB is one of the best rescue tools every computer user should have
  18. Windows TCO Leftovers
    cost of Microsoft
  19. What It’s Like to Be a Linux Sysadmin: Daily Wins and Woes
    What’s it like to be a Linux sysadmin? Dive into a day filled with solving challenges, celebrating wins, and keeping servers running smoothly
  20. Free and Open Source Software
    Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion
  21. Security Leftovers
    Security related picks
  22. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS and coding
  23. Google Turning Gentoo-Based Chrome OS Into Android Drop-in
    Some technical changes
  24. Openwashing: OSI is Promoting the "AI" Scam (for Microsoft et al), as Does Mozilla (Funded and Controlled by GAFAM)
    sad developments, behaviour
  25. Canonical/Ubuntu: Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter and More
    3 assorted updates/news
  26. today's howtos
    7 picks for this morning
  27. A Look at AnyTXT Searcher and Newspipe 11.1.0 Released
    some software news
  28. Open Hardware/Modding: RISC-V, Banana Pi, Raspberry Pi, and More
    Linux-centric hardware picks
  29. Fedora / Red Hat / IBM Leftovers
    sadly many puff pieces, not journalism
  30. Red Hat is Working for Microsoft, Windows, and Azure (Proprietary, Surveillance, Back Doors)
    Description: Sellout big time
  31. Games: Castlevania Dominus Collection, Proton Experimental, and GamingOnLinux's latest
    coverage about gaming
  32. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Wednesday contains all the text.

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    587 /n/2024/11/12/RIP_Jeremy_Bobbio_Lunar.shtml
    524 /n/2024/11/16/today_s_howtos.shtml
    523 /n/2024/11/15/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml
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    511 /n/2024/11/13/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_9_5_Released_with_Sudo_System_Role_and.shtml
    510 /n/2024/11/14/Games_Steam_Deck_2_GodotCon_24_and_Monarchy_Review_on_GNU_Linux.shtml
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    488 /n/2024/11/16/Security_Leftovers.shtml
    487 /n/2024/11/15/Programming_Leftovers.shtml
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