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 * [Composer Primer](http://daylerees.com/composer-primer/) - A Composer primer.
 * [Composer Versioning](https://igor.io/2013/01/07/composer-versioning.html) - An article about Composer versioning.
 * [Composer Stability Flags](https://igor.io/2013/02/07/composer-stability-flags.html) - An article about Composer stability flags.
-* [Innocent Villagefolk or a Pillagin’ Pirate?](http://blog.astrumfutura.com/2012/04/php-innocent-villagefolk-or-a-pillagin-pirate/) - An article about PHP taking ideas from other language.
-* [Predicting Random Numbers in PHP](http://blog.astrumfutura.com/2013/03/predicting-random-numbers-in-php-its-easier-than-you-think/) - An article about generating random numbers.
-* [A 20 Point List for Preventing XSS in PHP](http://blog.astrumfutura.com/2013/04/20-point-list-for-preventing-cross-site-scripting-in-php/) - An article about preventing XSS.
 * [PHP Sucks! But I Like It!](http://blog.ircmaxell.com/2012/04/php-sucks-but-i-like-it.html) - An article about the pros and cons of PHP.
 * [PHP Is Much Better Than You Think](http://fabien.potencier.org/php-is-much-better-than-you-think.html) - An article about the PHP language and ecosystem.