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  19. today's howtos
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  20. Free Software Leftovers
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  21. UEFI Holes and Windows TCO
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  22. today's howtos
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  27. SysLinuxOS 12.4 released
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  28. Releasing SKUDONET 7.1.0 Community Edition
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  30. Ubuntu and OpenSUSE Leftovers
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  31. Programming Leftovers
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  32. Applications: Cambalache, AMD ROCm, and Oi Grandad
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  33. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi and More
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  38. Intel Slips Battlemage Support And Power-Saving Features Into Linux 6.11
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