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  14. today's howtos
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  22. Security Leftovers and Windows TCO
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  24. Linux for Windows Users? There’s No Such Thing!
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  28. today's leftovers
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  29. Security Leftovers
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  30. Announcing Istio 1.25.1 and Neovim 0.11
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  31. Today in Techrights
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