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1. We Need to Talk About GitHub

   Some timely advice regarding the perils of centralization, and a vision for a viable alternative.

2. Tourists on Tech’s Toll Roads

   The future of open general purpose computing is threatened, but there are people and products that can help sustain it.

3. Rented Future: The Dangerous Rise of Life as a Service

   People are being gradually conditioned to accept the idea that they no longer own their purchases. What would a post-ownership society mean for personal freedom?

4. How to Shop for a Used Laptop or Desktop PC

   Getting a nice computer can be expensive. A used computer is an affordable alternative, but what do you look for?

5. GNU Health: The Fight for Our Rights in the Public Health System (2019)

   A discussion of how Free/Libre Software can benefit the public health system.

6. Mobile App Stores and the Power of Incentives

   An examination of mobile app economy incentives and their consequences.

7. Computers as I Used to Love Them

   A trenchant, entertaining comparison of Syncthing with its proprietary alternatives.

8. Protecting Your Privacy if Your Phone Is Taken Away

   The Electronic Frontier Foundation describes how to deal with the many privacy risks that accompany smartphone use.

9. Remote Education Does Not Require Giving Up Rights to Freedom and Privacy

   The Free Software Foundation shares stories about the fight to preserve user freedom in remote learning.

10. 5 Years of Intel CPUs and Chipsets Have a Concerning Flaw That’s Unfixable

    Intel's Converged Security and Management Engine contains an unfixable flaw that may allow an attacker to compromise a system's root of trust.