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1. Save Web Pages as PDF Files With JavaScript, wkhtmltopdf, and Bash

   Learn how to build a web page to PDF file pipeline using Web and GNU/Linux tools.

2. How to Support Open-Source Software and Stay Sane

   An overview of the resources available to help scientists sustainably release and support Free/Libre Open Source Software.

3. Playing Doom on a John Deere (And Why It Matters)

   Security researcher Sick Codes reaches a milestone in helping to liberate a critical piece of agriculture infrastructure.

4. How to Randomly Select Directory Objects With Bash

   Use the Bash shell and GNU/Linux tools to create a custom random directory object selector.

5. Council Data Project: Infrastructure-as-Code for Civic Transparency and Accessibility

   A demonstration of how Python can engender greater transparency into the democratic process.

6. The European Commission Praises Nextcloud as a Role Model for Open-Source Businesses

   An important FLOSS project gets recognition as an open source role model.

7. How to Run a Command When a Removable Drive Is Mounted With systemd

   Learn how to program systemd to automatically run a command when a removable drive is mounted to your GNU/Linux system.

8. Excavating "Ground Truth" in AI: Epistemologies and Politics in Training Data With Kate Crawford

   An examination of the context that surrounds the architecture and contents of machine learning training sets.

9. Pandas Tutor: Using Pyodide to Teach Data Science at Scale

   An effective application of the Pyodide Python distribution to help learners visualize how the pandas library manipulates data.

10. FLOSS Resources

    A collection of FLOSS project and documentation links.