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  9. Programming Leftovers
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  10. GNU/Linux and Android Leftovers
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  11. KDE/Qt: KStars and Photoflare
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  12. Open Hardware/Modding: 3D-printing, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and Pocket Linux Lab"
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  13. Kernel: Safe ZFS Tuning Practices for Production Databases, Scare-Mongering Over IPSec- and AFS-Related Bug, Still Some Buzz Over “Copy Fail”
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  14. Red Hat Summit, Paid-for Puff Pieces, and Buzzwords Aplenty ("Quantum" Vapourware and Fetishising Slop)
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  15. Ubuntu Snap Prompting Improvements, Ubuntu Problems, and Slopfest
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  16. Security Leftovers
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  17. BSD: OpenBSD Foundation 2026 Fundraising Campaign, FreeBSD, and "My journey to the BSDs"
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  18. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical leftovers
  19. Hardware and Games: 2026 Steam Controller, New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds, and GNU/Linux on PS5
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  20. KDE Frameworks 6.26 Improves Support for Kirigami and QtQuick-Based Apps
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