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Updated This Past Day

  1. Windows TCO: Ransomware, Azure Downtime, Bricked Windows, People Dying in Hospitals
    Lots of chaos
  2. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS related links
  3. Games: Just Crow Things, Humble Bundle, and Lots More
    Latest GamingOnLinux articles, about 10 regarding games

    New

  4. Perl Programming
    Latest from blogs.perl.org
  5. today's leftovers
    GNU/Linux focus
  6. Security Leftovers
    lots from CISA, too
  7. today's howtos
    mostly older ones
  8. Audiocasts/Shows: New Episodes and Many New Videos
    mostly Invidious
  9. Qubes OS 4.2.2 has been released!
    We’re pleased to announce the stable release of Qubes OS 4.2.2
  10. Release Notes: RELIANOID Load Balancer Community Edition v7.3
    We are thrilled to announce the release of RELIANOID Load Balancer Community Edition (CE) version 7.3
  11. Crypto community reacts to Windows-CrowdStrike outage as blockchains unaffected
    Many crypto community members noted that blockchains’ decentralized nature allowed them to continue running despite widespread outages across the global economy.
  12. Users of Bay Area-based Mac, Linux fire off memes during Microsoft outage
    Some users of the less popular operating systems in the tech world are using Friday’s IT blunder to dunk on Windows and Microsoft
  13. Kerala Government undeterred by Microsoft outage, thanks to Ubuntu
    At a time when various sectors all over the world were affected by the Microsoft outage, the Kerala Government activities remained unaffected, thanks to Ubuntu, the free software.
  14. Time For Change: 5 Alternative OS to Escape Windows
    Following recent major issues with Windows, which caused many businesses around the world to shut down, people are starting to look for alternative operating systems
  15. today's leftovers
    Security, GNU, and more
  16. Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers
    IBM stuff and work
  17. Ubuntu Leftovers
    Ubuntu-related links
  18. Programming Leftovers
    Programming related picks
  19. Kernel: OOM, Graphics, and More
    Some kernel level stuff
  20. Software: Geopard, Kubernetes, and Odoo
    4 stories
  21. Open Hardware: Amiga, Librem, Arduino, and Raspberry Pi
    7 stories for now
  22. today's howtos
    first batch for today
  23. Android Leftovers
    Android 15 has a hidden screen saver that's out of this world
  24. This past two weeks in KDE: fixing sticky keys and the worst crashes
    These past two weeks were big for Wayland accessibility support
  25. Microsoft has no right to demand Microsoft Accounts - Gabriel Sieben
    Microsoft has absolutely no right, no grounds, to demand a Microsoft Account to set up Windows
  26. Security Leftovers
    Security incidents and more
  27. Programming Leftovers
    half of these about R
  28. today's leftovers
    SQLite, GNU/Linux, and Red Hat
  29. 4 reasons why it doesn't matter it's still not the year of Linux on desktop
    The Linux community is tech-savvy and the OS already powers much of the world's infrastructure, making it a solid choice for those willing to learn
  30. This Week in GNOME: #157 GUADEC 2024
    Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from July 12 to July 19
  31. My new test station for graphic pen tablet on Linux
    Okay, I know: the photo may not make you dream: but this is my first test bench dedicated to Linux graphics tablets, and it's a big change for me
  32. Best Free and Open Source Software
    Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion
  33. Slackware: Java and Chromium Updates
    Some newer versions
  34. Debian: Gunnar Wolf, Enrico Zini, New Developers and Maintainers
    Debian picks
  35. today's howtos
    half a dozen for now
  36. Open Hardware: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Amiga Retro, and More
    half a dozen hardware-themed stories
  37. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Saturday contains all the text.

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    905 /n/2024/07/15/Ubuntu_24_04_LTS_Can_Now_Do_What_It_Should_Have_Always_Done.shtml
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    820 /n/2024/07/16/Audacity_3_6_Open_Source_Audio_Editor_Released_with_Master_Effe.shtml
    809 /n/2024/07/13/Poof_Shaman_Holly_Million_Gnome_s_Executive_Director_Disappears.shtml
    772 /n/2024/07/18/NVIDIA_560_Linux_Graphics_Driver_to_Fully_Adopt_Open_Source_GPU.shtml
    768 /n/2024/07/18/today_s_howto.shtml
    766 /n/2024/07/14/RISC_V_Based_Lichee_Pi_3A_with_16GB_RAM_and_PCIe_Support.shtml
    749 /n/2024/07/14/today_s_howtos.1.shtml
    745 /n/2024/07/14/today_s_howtos.shtml
    743 /n/2024/07/16/KDE_Plasma_6_1_3_Improves_Flatpak_Support_in_Discover_Fixes_Mor.shtml
    736 /n/2024/07/15/today_s_howtos.1.shtml
    728 /n/2024/07/15/today_s_leftovers.shtml
    725 /n/2024/07/14/Android_Leftovers.shtml
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    716 /n/2024/07/16/Warning_to_Half_a_Billion_Useds_sic_of_Microsoft_Outlook.shtml
    712 /n/2024/07/14/Latest_CachyOS_release_introduces_a_new_repository_optimized_for_AMD_Zen_4_and_Zen_5_CPUs_installer_improvements_and_more.shtml
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