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  17. September and October in KDE PIM
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  18. Windows TCO Leftovers
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  19. This Week in Plasma: Everything You Wanted and More
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    507 /n/2024/11/05/Manjaro_Considers_Embedding_a_Telemetry_Tool.shtml
    500 /n/2024/11/05/KDE_Plasma_6_2_3_Brings_Better_Support_for_HDR_Displays_Various.shtml
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