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posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 08, 2026

Antenna of a June beetle, magnified 25 times

Antenna of a June beetle, magnified 25 times

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  6. Mozilla Trying to "Revive Interest in Firefox" Using Slop (Which Nobody Wants), Thoughts On Thunderbird Pro ($72 Per Year)
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  7. 'Linux' Foundation Openwashing Services for Fake-Coins, Slop, and Other Ponzi Schemes
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  8. GNU/Linux Distributions and Related Leftovers
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  9. Open Hardware/Modding: Arduino, ESP32, and Various GNU/Linux Systems
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  10. Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers
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  11. GNU/Linux on Hardware: StarFighter, MultiSystem 2 Arcade, and Asahi on Macbook Air M2
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  13. KDE Developers Working With Qt
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  14. Incus 7.0 LTS and Kubernetes v1.36 in Review
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  15. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical picks
  16. Applications: Optical Character Recognition, Inkscape 1.4.4, Package Management, and VPNs
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  17. Graphics: Rowhammer in GPUs and "Why Intel Merged Jay Into Mesa"
    Linux and graphics
  18. Kernel Space: CPPC HighestFreq, Phomemo, and LVFS Sponsorship Announcement (IBM Ropes in Lenovo, Dell)
    linux leftovers
  19. Security Leftovers
    Security patches, malware etc.
  20. I switched to a tiling WM and stopped wasting time on window management
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  21. KDE Gear 26.04.1 Is Out with More Improvements for Your Favorite KDE Apps
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  22. Go Away Microsoft! The Netherlands is Quietly Building Its Own GitHub Replacement
    government agencies are already signing up
  23. Announcing the new LibreOffice website!
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  24. I stopped being afraid of Linux terminal commands once Claude started explaining them
    I recently turned my RUST-server mini PC into a fully blown Linux machine running Linux Mint
  25. Linux inherited Unix's superpower, and developers can't let it go
    If you're thinking about programming or just learning to code, you might notice that developers tend to favor Linux
  26. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  27. KDE Gear 26.04.1
    Over 180 individual programs plus dozens of programmer libraries and feature plugins are released simultaneously as part of KDE Gear
  28. Games: Stop Killing Games, Layoffs, and Writing About Computer Games
    Linux-centric roundup
  29. Stable kernels: Linux 7.0.4, Linux 6.18.27, and Linux 6.12.86
    I'm announcing the release of the 7.0.4 kernel
  30. Strawberry is ripe for managing music collections
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  31. Open Hardware/Modding: Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update and Some Fun Projects
    3 picks for today
  32. Programming Leftovers
    Development leftovers
  33. Android Leftovers
    Google's new Android XR update fixes the mess it made last month
  34. Stop tolerating GNOME's limitations — here are 5 Linux desktops that give you real control
    You don't have to stick to GNOME if you don't want to
  35. I tried a hardened Linux kernel so you don't have to
    Most Linux users never think twice about the kernel running under their system
  36. GNOME may rule Ubuntu Resolute Raccoon, but X.org isn't roadkill yet
    Seven official flavors offer alternatives to the default Wayland-only desktop – and Xfce looks like the leanest
  37. Ubuntu’s old Unity desktop remade in Wayfire and Libadwaita
    If Canonical hadn’t burned through cash and goodwill during its smartphone detour in the mid-2010
  38. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
    This is free and open source software
  39. fomeOS – Debian-based Linux distribution designed for kiosk systems
    fomeOS is a Debian-based Linux distribution designed for kiosk systems
  40. Luckfox Aura is a Linux SBC with RV1126B processor, 3 TOPS NPU, and dual CSI
    Luckfox has expanded its Linux SBC lineup with the new Aura
  41. LWN on Kernel Space (Linux)
    Outside paywall today
  42. 5 ways I make Zorin OS faster and better than it already is
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