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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 05, 2026

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    The world is in flux at the moment

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  2. Technology Plan B
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  3. GNU/Linux Big in Yemen This Year [original]
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  4. Definitely Not a Bubble: After Almost 4 Years in Geminispace Tux Machines Attracts About 200,000 Gemini Requests Per Week [original]
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  6. today's leftovers
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  7. Software and Free Software Leftovers
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  8. Kernel Woes (Linux)
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  9. Programming Leftovers
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  10. PostgreSQL Releases and News
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  11. Web Browsers, RSS Feeds, and Mozilla News
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  12. Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers
    "hey hi", SAP, and more
  13. Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and More
    Hardware leftovers
  14. Applications: Skyscraper, Release Roundup, and More
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  15. today's howtos
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  16. This Finnish Privacy-focused Linux Phone Wants You to Forget Google Exists
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  17. Games: DOOM Eternal, OpenGOAL, and More
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  18. Wine 11.6 Released
    important release milestone
  19. today's leftovers
    GNU/Linux mostly
  20. Microsoft 'Crashing' Moon Mission
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  21. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical posts
  22. Android Leftovers
    How to Speed Up Your Android Phone In Just a Few Taps
  23. I saved a doomed Windows laptop by embracing Linux
    I’ve been using Fedora Linux on my gaming PC for over a year now
  24. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  25. This Week in Plasma: UI and Stability Improvements
    This was a somewhat quiet week mostly full of UI and stability improvements
  26. Slackware Cloud Server Series, Episode 11: Jukebox Audio Streaming
    I went on a search for a modern, maintained and open source alternative for my OTTO server
  27. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  28. KDE Plasma 6.7 Desktop Environment Is Coming on June 16th, Here’s What to Expect
    The upcoming KDE Plasma 6.7 desktop environment is expected on June 16th, 2026, with many new features and improvements. Here’s what’s to expect.

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