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1. Computers as I Used to Love Them

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

2. Customize the Command Prompt With the PS1 Shell Variable

   Learn how to customize the command prompt with the PS1 shell variable.

3. 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.

4. Important Shell Variables

   Learn about the most important shell variables and parameters.

5. 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.

6. How to Manage Compression and Archiving on GNU/Linux

   Harness compression and archiving tools on GNU/Linux systems.

7. 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.

8. Identifying and Stopping Unresponsive Processes

   Learn about the GNU/Linux tools for finding and stopping unresponsive processes.

9. Google Says It Doesn’t 'Sell' Your Data. Here’s How the Company Shares, Monetizes, and Exploits It.

   The Electronic Frontier Foundation examines the numerous ways that Google profits from data collection.

10. Searching for File System Objects With find and locate

    Learn how to search for file system objects with the find and locate commands.