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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 21, 2023

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  1. Programming Leftovers
    Raku, Python, R, and more

    New

  2. GUADEC 2024 Conference Will Be Held in Denver for the GNOME 46 Desktop
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  3. today's howtos
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  4. Zorin OS 17 Released with Quick Settings Menu, Spatial Desktop Effects, and More
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  5. Cost of Windows Deployments (Windows TCO)
    Windows mess
  6. Microsoft's Hype Bubble and Misinformation/Disinformation Bot
    Not good news
  7. Programming Leftovers
    Perl, Drupal, and more
  8. Open Hardware: SparkFun and Fun with Raspberry Pi
    hardware projects
  9. today's howtos
    modest number of technical posts
  10. Tor Browser 13.0.7 and 10 years from Snowden revelations – what’s next for Tor and privacy online
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  11. Games: Wizordum, Tails of Iron, Vampire Survivors: Emergency Meeting
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  12. Android Leftovers
    What Is Android System Intelligence
  13. MuseScore 4.2 Notation Software Just Got an Even Better
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  14. QEMU 8.2 Released with Virtio-Sound Device, RISC-V KVM AIA Support
    QEMU 8.2 open-source virtualization software has been released today as the second major update in the QEMU 8.0 series, bringing several new features and many improvements.
  15. Today in Techrights [Some of the latest articles]
    Some of the latest articles
  16. A Better Mastodon Client
    I like the idea of social media algorithms but I hate the implementations
  17. Announcing Brise theme
    As some people know, I’m contributing quite a lot to the Breeze style for the Plasma 6 release and I don’t intend to stop doing that
  18. Security Leftovers
    half a dozen stories
  19. Our work isn't over: Keep fighting for the freedom to learn
    IDAD may be over, but the fight isn't. Read a summary of this year's activities, and learn how you can continue to take action to help end DRM
  20. 7 Best Free and Open Source Graphical BitTorrent Clients
    Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion
  21. GNU/Linux Graphics and Games
    3 more stories
  22. Makulu, EasyOS, KDE, and SUSE
    today's leftovers
  23. Hardware Stories, Linux Focus
    Renesas, ESP32-S3, and more
  24. Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter and Updates
    kernel patches
  25. Fedora Family / IBM Leftovers
    mostly Fedora news
  26. Security Leftovers and Fake Solutions (From Rogue Parties)
    mostly incideents
  27. Microsoft EEE and Windows TCO
    Opposition news
  28. GNU/Linux Development Reports by Simon Ser, Sam Thursfield, and Antoine Beaupré
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  29. today's howtos
    only 5 howtos for now
  30. Shotcut - New Version 23.12: Fight the Good Fight
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