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  2. today's leftovers
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  3. Audiocasts/Shows: Ask Noah Show and Destination Linux
    2 new episodes
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    bad Mozilla
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  11. Kernel Coverage: btrfs, OpenZFS, and Chaff in Commits
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  12. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical leftovers
  13. Security Leftovers
    Security-related picks
  14. Fwupd 2.0.15 Adds Support for NVIDIA ConnectX-6, ConnectX-7 and ConnectX-8 NICs
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  35. Today in Techrights
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