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  8. Education: Rlang, Perl Toolchain Summit 2026, BSDCan 2026, and More
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  9. Programming Leftovers
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  10. GNU/Linux and Android Leftovers
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  11. KDE/Qt: KStars and Photoflare
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  12. Open Hardware/Modding: 3D-printing, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and Pocket Linux Lab"
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  13. Kernel: Safe ZFS Tuning Practices for Production Databases, Scare-Mongering Over IPSec- and AFS-Related Bug, Still Some Buzz Over “Copy Fail”
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  14. Red Hat Summit, Paid-for Puff Pieces, and Buzzwords Aplenty ("Quantum" Vapourware and Fetishising Slop)
    IBM stuff
  15. Ubuntu Snap Prompting Improvements, Ubuntu Problems, and Slopfest
    Canonical leftovers
  16. Security Leftovers
    Security patches and more
  17. BSD: OpenBSD Foundation 2026 Fundraising Campaign, FreeBSD, and "My journey to the BSDs"
    BSD news
  18. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical leftovers
  19. Hardware and Games: 2026 Steam Controller, New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds, and GNU/Linux on PS5
    gaming leftovers
  20. KDE Frameworks 6.26 Improves Support for Kirigami and QtQuick-Based Apps
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