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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 03, 2024

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  3. [Meme] Debt of About $20 Per Active User
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  4. Links 02/11/2024: Many Fakes in Social Control Media
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  5. GNU/Linux Usage Surveys: Up to 6.8% (With ChromeOS, Based on StatCounter) in Desktops/Laptops and Above 2% in Steam
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  6. Gemini Links 02/11/2024: Petscop, Jokes, and RetroChallenge
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  7. Links 02/11/2024: Temu EU Probe and Shorts Trademark
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  8. The 'Turning-Free-Code-Proprietary Foundation' (Linux/Microsoft Foundation)
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  9. Python Software Foundation is 'Cancel Culture' Rehomed
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  11. What Social Control Media Really Is
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  12. Taking Ethics Lectures From Drew
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  13. Links 02/11/2024: Facebook Stock Falls (Soaring Debt), Apple’s Quarterly Profit Down
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  14. Gemini Links 02/11/2024: Burnout, Emacs Bookmarks, and Smooth Migration
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  15. Over at Tux Machines...
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  16. IRC Proceedings: Friday, November 01, 2024
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