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  2. today's leftovers
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  3. Programming Leftoverss
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  4. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and More
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  5. Distributions and Operating Systems: A GNU/Linux Desktop for the family and a Look at TrueNAS
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  6. Open Source on its own is no alternative to Big Tech
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  7. today's leftovers
    5 new links
  8. Audiocasts/Shows: GNU World Order, Linux Out Loud, and This Week in Linux
    3 new episodes
  9. today's howtos
    first long batch for Sunday
  10. Jellyfin 10.10 Released with New Features and Major Improvements
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  11. Mastering the Linux File System: My Go-To Commands and Tips
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  12. Linux Is Not a Windows Substitute: Here's How You Should Approach It
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  13. 5 Reasons to Start Using the Linux Command Line
    You can use Linux without mastering the command line and messing round in terminal windows
  14. Best Free and Open Source Software
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  15. SteamFork – immutable SteamOS Linux distribution
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  16. Raspberry Pi 4 vs Pi 5: What's the Difference?
    The good-old Raspberry Pi 4 or the newer Raspberry Pi 5? Let's know the differences to decide better
  17. Games: Passageway of the Ancients, Steam, and Humble Bundle
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  18. Today in Techrights
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    756 /n/2024/10/23/Linus_Torvalds_Rants_About_Defective_x86_Designs_and_AI_Being_J.shtml
    710 /n/2024/10/20/Linux_6_12_rc4.shtml
    704 /n/2024/10/22/Clementine_Music_Player_Released_1_4_1_Stable_after_8_Years_of_.shtml
    661 /n/2024/10/22/HiFive_Premier_P550_mini_DTX_motherboard_features_ESWIN_EIC7700.shtml
    653 /n/2024/10/20/Slackware_Based_PorteuX_1_7_Launches_with_Linux_6_11_GNOME_47_1.shtml
    634 /n/2024/10/20/GNUHealth_GNU_Boot_and_GNU_World_Order.shtml
    627 /n/2024/10/22/System76_Unveils_the_Thelio_Astra_ARM64_Ampere_Powered_Desktop_.shtml
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