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  1. Google Borg

    Before Kubernetes, Google ran everything on Borg — quietly, for over a decade. Here's how Docker forced its hand, and how it reshaped AWS, Azure, and VMware.

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  2. A New Look for LINUXexpert.org

    We just shipped a full redesign — a dark-first, terminal-inspired look built for how sysadmins actually read. Same content, same URLs, better filtering, and the password generator is back.

    DarkModeDevOpsLinuxOpenSource

  3. Thirty-Three Years of Debian

    Debian turns 33 this August. A look at why the free, stable, community-governed OS still anchors the Linux world — and how to give back on Debian Day.

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  4. Why I’m Moving from My Home-Built 5800X3D Desktop to a System76 Pangolin Pro

    I bought a System76 Pangolin Pro with my own money and am moving my RX 7800 to it as an OCuLink eGPU. Here’s why it makes sense for my Linux workflow.

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  5. A Debian Veteran Tries CachyOS

    After more than 20 years using Debian as a daily desktop, I tried CachyOS on a System76 Pangolin Pro. I expected Arch elitism. I found speed, polish, gaming performance, and a surprisingly practical Linux desktop.

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  6. Perl, the Strange Language That Built the Early Web

    A deep dive into Perl’s history, its role in building the early web, and how it influenced modern programming languages, package ecosystems, and developer culture.

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  7. Stop Saying “Actually, It’s GNU/Linux”

    New Linux desktop users don’t leave because they can’t learn—they leave because the community makes them feel unwelcome. The “Linux is just a kernel” / “Actually it’s GNU/Linux” correction is often semantic gatekeeping…

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  8. Don’t Date Your Ex

    Switching operating systems isn’t just a technical migration. It’s a habit migration. You’re moving muscle memory, assumptions, and identity—“this is how a computer works”—from one world to another.

    Change ManagementDesktop CustomizationDesktop EnvironmentsDigital Minimalism

  9. 2026 Won’t Be “The Year of the Linux Desktop”

    Linux won’t dominate desktops in 2026—but it may be the clearest turning point yet. Wayland maturity, better NVIDIA support, Proton gaming gains, and Flatpak’s app consistency are making Linux a real daily-driver option.

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  10. Iron Maiden: Cathedral, Bazaar, and the Unintentional University of Metal

    Iron Maiden taught me Coleridge, Tennyson and a lot of military history without ever trying to. Why I think of them as the most open source band on earth, and the habits I took from heavy metal into a life in Linux.

    musiciron-maidenopen-sourcelearning

  11. A Turn-Key, Hardened WireGuard Stack for Debian 13

    Deploy a production-ready WireGuard VPN with wg-easy, Caddy, Let’s Encrypt, UFW, fail2ban, unattended-upgrades, backups, health checks, and a TUI installer — all on Debian 13.

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  12. When the Cathedral Ate the Bazaar: How Corporate Power Consumed Open Source

    Eric Raymond predicted the open bazaar would beat the corporate cathedral. For a while it did. Then the cathedral bought the stalls. How acquisitions, license changes and platform lock-in reshaped open source, what the…

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