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  1. There's No Lower Spec Linux Machine Than This One
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  2. LibreOffice 24.8: Best New Features
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  3. Programmihg Leftovers and GNOME
    coding centric links
  4. Servers Leftovers
    Databases focus
  5. Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, Raspberry Pi, and More
    Some hardware projects/hacking
  6. today's howtos
    afternoon batch of howtos
  7. Android Leftovers
    Android phone gets hot while charging? This may be why
  8. Linux for kids: teaching the next generation
    Education for kids isn't what it used to be, especially regarding the technology we use. We live in a world where exhausted parents have replaced baby pacifiers with smartphones and tablets to keep kids distracted, which doesn’t provide any meaningful mental stimulation beyond hand-eye coordination.
  9. THE CYBERIZER, Mk.2
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  10. Shipping Tumblr and WordPress, WP Engine is not WordPress, and WordCamp US (WCUS)
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  11. Is Linux Really Difficult For a Windows User? My Personal Journey Answers It!
    As a Windows user, I switched to Linux successfully. And, you can too. Here's what I think
  12. Cinnamon Spices – How to use Extensions in Linux Mint Cinnamon
    Linux Mint is great out of the box, which is one of the reasons why it is so popular among novice Linux users
  13. Best Free and Open Source Software
    Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion
  14. today's leftovers
    3 more links
  15. Open Hardware/Modding: Steam Deck, Arduino, and More
    device related news
  16. Security Leftovers
    Security picks
  17. Audiocasts/Shows: This Week in Linux, Bootlin, GNU World Order, TLLTS, and More
    some new episodes
  18. today's howtos
    many howtos for Sunday
  19. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles

    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Sunday contains all the text.

    Top-read articles (excluding bot/crawler visits):

    Span from 2024-09-16 to 2024-09-22
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    921 /n/2024/09/17/Latest_Microsoft_Openwashing_and_Linux_Foundation_PR_Cruft.shtml
    858 /n/2024/09/17/Fedora_Linux_41_Enters_Public_Beta_Testing_with_Linux_Kernel_6_.shtml
    843 /n/2024/09/20/PREEMPT_RT_in_Mainline_and_Microsofters_Trying_to_Use_Rust_to_D.shtml
    826 /n/2024/09/18/New_Distro_Derivative_Expands_Open_Source_Enterprise_Linux_Ecos.shtml
    822 /n/2024/09/16/MX_Linux_23_4_Released_with_Linux_Kernel_6_10_Based_on_Debian_1.shtml
    796 /n/2024/09/18/GNOME_47_Denver_Desktop_Environment_Officially_Released_Here_s_.shtml
    719 /n/2024/09/17/Software_Valkey_PGP_and_More.shtml
    642 /n/2024/09/18/Linus_Torvalds_advises_open_source_developers_to_pursue_meaning.shtml
    606 /n/2024/09/12/Ubuntu_Prompting_Client_is_Here_to_Make_Snap_Apps_Safer.shtml
    584 /n/2024/09/11/Announcing_Incus_6_5.shtml
    559 /n/2024/09/18/Haiku_Activity_Contract_Report_August_2024.shtml
    554 /n/2024/09/19/Sparky_7_5_Drops_with_Updated_Packages.shtml
    554 /n/2024/09/19/today_s_howtos.shtml
    551 /n/2024/09/18/Nextcloud_Hub_9_Released_Here_s_What_s_New.shtml
    543 /n/2024/09/16/today_s_howtos.shtml
    541 /n/2024/09/20/today_s_howtos.1.shtml
    539 /n/2024/09/16/Germany_s_Sovereign_Tech_Fund_Injects_688K_into_Samba.shtml
    539 /n/2024/09/17/FreeBSD_13_4_RELEASE_Announcement.shtml
    537 /n/2024/09/20/today_s_leftovers.shtml

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