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Review: Spec Ops: The Line

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The bullets screamed past Walker's ears, piercing the dust-ridden air. The only consolation of being aware of the sharp hot cracks through the air from the bullets whizzing by meant that he was still alive. His fellow Delta Force teammates, Lugo and Adams, were crouched nearby on the flanks behind…

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A Beginner’s Guide to Finding Command Help and Usage in Linux

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Pop!_OS 24.04 and COSMIC Betas Have Arrived — We’ve Got Screenshots

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AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 NPU in Linux: Introduction

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Austria Military Ditches Microsoft for Open-Source Libreoffice – Here’s Why

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PostgreSQL 18 Released with Up to 3× Faster I/O and Easier Upgrades

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