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  2. ComputerWeekly Puff Pieces for the Linux Foundation, Including Fluff and Hype for the Great "AI" Scam
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  3. today's howtos
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  4. Security: Arch Linux, Windows TCO, CISA
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  16. Audiocasts/Shows: GNU World Order and Linux Out Loud
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  17. The most popular Linux distributions suitable for beginners
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  18. Improvements and Fixes: EasyOS and More
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  21. today's howtos
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  23. Security and Windows TCO Exemplified
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  24. Why I've Gone All In on Fedora Silverblue
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  25. KDE Plasma 6 upgrade for stable Gentoo Linux
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  28. today's howtos
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  29. Back To School With Linux
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