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The NanoPi R28S is a compact networking-focused Linux board based on the Rockchip RK3528A from FriendlyELEC. The 45 × 45mm platform provides dual Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, microSD storage, optional eMMC, and dual USB-C ports, with support for several Linux-based operating systems.

DietPi v10.6 Adds Orange Pi and Odroid Images

The August 2026 release of DietPi v10.6 expands hardware support with new images for the Orange Pi 4 Pro, Orange Pi Zero 3W, and several Odroid boards. The update also improves DietPi-Banner functionality, adds RISC-V support for the Kubo IPFS Node package, and addresses stability and configuration issues across multiple platforms.

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No Hurry Anymore

T seems like a perfect day to be out. A cool day with such a sunny start (we come back in the later afternoon anyway) is a good start for a special birthday.

Not Having Code of Conduct Does Not Mean Nobody Gets Banned

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HE official highlights have just come out. Many chances. Many missed.

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They Fought ‘Til the End

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I Never Claimed to be a Medical Doctor

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A “Pep” Deja Vu

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Focusing More on GNU/Linux, as It Grows Fast This Summer

N the modest local market we buy almost everything. We pay with cash, we enjoy every moment of it unless it’s rainy, and we can return things if they’re faulty (provided we know the vendor and choose a reliable one based on reputation/pedigree/word of mouth).

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Slackware-Based PorteuX 2.8 Released with Linux 7.2, COSMIC 1.6, and More

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 01, 2026,
updated Aug 02, 2026

Vintage copper kettle with old thermos flask

Updated This Past Day

New:

  1. IRC Proceedings: Friday, July 31, 2026
    IRC logs for Friday, July 31, 2026
  2. Gemini Links 01/08/2026: Retirement, Bike Trips, Quake Stuff, Usenet Reborn
    Links for the day
  3. Links 31/07/2026: Microsoft Now Says Slop is Bad (LinkedIn Cracks Down on It), LinkedIn Narrows Down Size (No Expansion)
    Links for the day
  4. European Patent Office (EPO) Series: From Alicante to Munich: Another Smooth Ride
    Campinos is intent on transforming what was originally envisaged as a temporary public office into his own permanent personal feather-bed
  5. Daniel Pocock and the Important Observation About Threats of Cult-Like Behaviours (No Rationality, No Reason, Just "Mob Rule")
    It's a threat to Europe's sovereignty
  6. The "PIP Parade" of IBM's Lousy Management, Which Said "Blockchain" Was the Future
    In a healthy company such a CEO would be punished for utterly wrong visions and predictions. Not at IBM...
  7. SLAPP Censorship - Part 135 Out of 200: Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) That Does Not Disclose Financial Activities Before August
    It certainly looks like they keep losing the remaining women that still exist in the firm
  8. Links 31/07/2026: "Climate Cover-Up Continues" and Pesticides "Cook the Planet"
    Links for the day
  9. Datacentre 'Boom' Sceptics Aren't Luddites, They Recognise a Threat to Human Survival (Not Limited to Climate Change)
    Archaeologists very well know that no species will survive forever
  10. Microsoft's Claims Are Based on a Big Lie
    the bubble is coming to its hard limits
  11. Don't Lose Sight of the Impact of "End of 10" (Vista 10)
    GNU/Linux has taken off fast
  12. Microsoft's Debt Continues to Steadily Increase, Not Counting Hundreds of Billions in Secret/Hidden Debt
    The mass layoffs will carry on, maybe labelled LITE
  13. IBM is Circling Down the Drain, the 'Growth' Comes From Beancounting Tricks and Salary Cuts
    IBM was down 2.17% yesterday
  14. Microsoft's "Headcount" Distracts From How Big a Cull It Had This Month
    It also speaks of numbers "[a]s of June 30" though the "buyouts" were effective July 1 and since then well over 10,000 workers have vanished
  15. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  16. IRC Proceedings: Thursday, July 30, 2026
    IRC logs for Thursday, July 30, 2026
  17. Gemini Links 31/07/2026: Music, Journaling, and Longing
    Links for the day

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627 /n/2026/07/29/Thank_You_Andy.shtml
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