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Updated This Past Day

  1. GNU/Linux, BSD, and More
    today's leftovers
  2. Audiocasts/Shows: David Heinemeier Hansson on Lex Fridman’s Podcast, BSD Now, and More
    some new episodes
  3. today's howtos
    half a dozen howtos
  4. Programming Leftovers
    Development with Python, Ruby, and more
  5. Security and Windows TCO
    4 links for now
  6. today's howtos
    10 howtos and similar
  7. Games: Oceaneers, Nintendo Switch 2, and More
    a handful of gaming picks
  8. Red Hat Leftovers
    mostly from the official site
  9. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and More
    hardware picks
  10. Android Leftovers
    ArtPad Pro: Teclast launches new 12.7-inch tablet running Android 15
  11. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  12. Operating Systems: A Look at Non-GNU/Linux 'Distributions' and BeOS
    two recent articles
  13. This Laptop Has a Raspberry Pi inside
    Accessing the CM5 and the M.2 storage slot is straightforward—all you need to do is remove a few screws on the bottom panel
  14. 10 Advanced Kubuntu Linux Keyboard Shortcuts to Master Your Desktop
    If you press Meta+V on Kubuntu, it'll open a history of everything you've recently copied
  15. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  16. VS Achuthanandan’s vision powered Kerala’s free and open software revolution
    Article updated this week

    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Friday contains all the text.

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    838 /n/2025/07/23/This_Core_Ultra_Tiny_PC_Is_Built_for_Kubuntu_Linux.shtml
    793 /n/2025/07/18/Linux_market_share_just_crossed_5_hitting_a_new_milestone.shtml
    684 /n/2025/07/19/This_Week_in_Plasma_rounded_bottom_corners.shtml
    681 /n/2025/07/19/Linux_Phone.shtml
    679 /n/2025/07/21/today_s_howtos.shtml
    666 /n/2025/07/20/Malware_Discovered_in_Arch_Linux_AUR_Packages.shtml
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