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  • Nextcloud markdown editor ­— CLI

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  • External disk with ext4 doesn’t auto-mount

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  • Sending newsletters in bulk

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  • A tablet with Linux

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  • Spy in your pocket

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  • Fairphone 4 and sensors

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  • WordPress drama

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  • StarLite tablet and Debian Testing

    I’ve installed Debian testing (Trixie) on a StarLite tablet from Starlaps Systems, and everything just worked.

  • Changing owner of a calendar in Nextcloud

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  • A WordPress-Nextcloud writing workflow

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