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1. DRM-Free eBooks

   A list of sources to obtain or purchase DRM-free eBooks from.

2. Django User Model: Past, Present, and Future

   An engaging exploration of Django's User.

3. How Many Planets in Our Solar System? Glad You Asked!

   An entertaining (and educational) journey on how people have struggled to classify and identify planets over time.

4. The State of Free Software in Farming, Food, and Agriculture

   A demonstration of the substantive role that FLOSS plays in the food supply chain, and why upholding the four essential freedoms is so important.

5. Content Management Systems

   A collection of content management system links.

6. Global Outage Shows Lack of Digital Sovereignty and Resilience

   A description of some of the causes contributing to the 2024 CrowdStrike incident, and some recommended solutions.

7. What Is This? A Machine Learning Model for Ants?

   An examination of deep learning models, their energy consumption, and ways to mitigate their environmental impact.

8. String Management Strategies in Bash

   A review of some techniques that can be used to manage strings in Bash scripting.

9. Match All Things Python: Parsing Structured Content With Python's New match Statement

   An edifying overview demonstrating the power and flexibility of Python's match statement.

10. Make Your pandas or Polars DataFrames Interactive With ITables 2.0

    Create interactive pandas and Polars DataFrames with ITables.