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  2. HandBrake 1.11 Open-Source Video Transcoder Adds AMD VCN AV1 10-Bit Encoder
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  6. CachyOS ISO Release for March 2026 Is Out with KDE Plasma 6.6, Winboat, and More
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  13. GNU/Linux Leftovers
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  14. Audiocasts/Shows: Linux Saloon, Going Linux, and This Week in Linux
    3 new episodes
  15. Web Browsers/Web Servers: Nginx, "Web is bearable with RSS", and Firefox
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  18. Open Hardware: Modding, Repairability, and More
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  19. New default wallpaper for EasyOS 7.x and release of EasyOS Excalibur-series version 7.2.1
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  20. Games: Payphone Go, GCompris, Valve, and More
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  21. Wine 11.4 Released
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  22. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical picks
  23. Android Leftovers
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  24. My Firefox for Android local build environment
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  25. Linux has an identity crisis—and it's holding back desktop PCs
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  26. This is the best Linux distro for creative Windows refugees
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  27. Best Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  28. Money isn’t going to solve the burnout problem
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  30. The Birds Have Won [original]
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  31. Today in Techrights
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