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1. I Visited 47 Sites. Hundreds of Trackers Followed Me.

   The New York Times participates in an experiment to demonstrate how extensive and invasive online tracking is.

2. Internet Archive and Center for Open Science Collaborate to Preserve Open Science Data

   The Internet Archive helps push forward the goals of open science.

3. 2019 DuckDuckGo Privacy Donations: $600,000 for Privacy Advocacy

   DuckDuckGo's annual donations announcement showcases a nice collection of privacy-focused organizations.

4. Download Media With yt-dlp

   If you would like an offline copy of online media content, a tool like yt-dlp can often help you.

5. Customizing vim

   Enhance your vim experience by setting custom options.

6. Manipulating Text With Bash String Operators

   Learn how to effectively manipulate strings with built-in Bash operators.

7. Why Angry Librarians Are Going to War With Publishers Over E-Books

   Librarians continue the fight for a better E-Book experience for their patrons.

8. What All the Stuff in Email Headers Means—and How to Sniff Out Spoofing

   Ars Technica provides a deep dive on email headers.

9. Working With Git

   Developers and writers can benefit from Git's version control capabilities. This post can help you get started and serve as a useful reference.

10. The Nextcloud Mission and Principles

    Nexcloud's CEO formalizes the project's values with a mission and principles statement.