Brodie RobertsonMany of you have probably used Winamp over the years but what we know as Winamp today is not owned by the same people it once was and is now being used to farm money through nostalgia.
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The Winamp Situation Is CrazyBrodie Robertson2024-09-26 | Many of you have probably used Winamp over the years but what we know as Winamp today is not owned by the same people it once was and is now being used to farm money through nostalgia.
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COSMIC Alpha 2 has been out for a few weeks now, I had meant to get to it earlier but better late than never
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COSMIC Alpha 2 has been out for a few weeks now, I had meant to get to it earlier but better late than never
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Sometimes you just have to let the intrusive thoughts win, and I thought hey why don't I just keep installing GNOME extensions and see if it ever breaks,
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It's been a few weeks since COSMIC launched, let's see what we can do to break this desktop in half
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