"Free and open source software for video recording and live streaming."-Open Broadcaster Software The go-to solution in the event that you want to give a presentation and include onscreen segments of things you do on your computer.
Category: software
Deep Daze
"Deep Daze is a command-line tool for text to image generation using OpenAI's CLIP and Siren. Users simply type a description of an image, for example, 'a house in the forest', and it will generate that image. Examples are available in the repository."-https://github.com/lucidrains/deep-daze
You Don’t Need (To Complain About) Substack
"Our timing was nearly perfect—a mere two weeks after we wrote our joint essay, Substack had a huge controversy, and is now facing a backlash. Writers are thinking of jumping ship and looking for ideas for what to do next. I’ve been doing this without a net for a while, and I have a few … Continue reading You Don’t Need (To Complain About) Substack
bash: Number of Days Between Today and Some Future Date
#!/bin/bash printf -v date '%(%Y-%m-%d)T\n' -1 echo $(( ($(date -d $1 +%s) - $(date -d $date +%s)) / 86400 )) days Above is a bash script to output the number of days between today and some future date. Copy it into a file, e.g., diffdate.sh, into a directory, e.g., ~/bin/scripts. Then, enter the directory you … Continue reading bash: Number of Days Between Today and Some Future Date
Fun With Fortune in Linux
Fortune provides a random quote or aphorism every time you open a terminal in Linux. I wanted to have a personalized fortune using zuihitsu quotes posted on this site come up whenever I opened a terminal. If you want to do something similar, here's the procedure. To check if you have it installed, simply type … Continue reading Fun With Fortune in Linux
Chia Network
"A new blockchain and smart transaction platform that is easier to use, more efficient, and secure.-Chia Network A fork of Bitcoin brought to you by the same guy that brought you BitTorrent, Bram Cohen.
Interactive Fiction: ink & inklewriter, et al.
"* inklewriter is an easy-to-use online tool to write basic interactive stories.* ink by comparison is a more powerful narrative scripting language that is primarily designed for professional game development, though it can also be used to write and share choice-based interactive fiction. It is also surprisingly easy to learn, though for ease of use … Continue reading Interactive Fiction: ink & inklewriter, et al.
Revisiting the ASUS C201
Two and half years ago, I came across libreboot. I was looking for a linux laptop and came across this bit on the ASUS C201 page: "This is unlike the other current libreboot laptops (Intel based). In practise, you can (if you do without the video/wifi blobs, and replace ChromeOS with a distribution that respects … Continue reading Revisiting the ASUS C201
Coveillance
"Increasingly powerful surveillance tools have shifted the power dynamics between people and institutions. To address this new dynamic, we’ve been creating a toolkit, in collaboration with the ACLU of Washington, that demystifies surveillance technologies in Seattle in the historical context of structural inequities in the United States."https://coveillance.org/
Easiest Guide to .bashrc
"Digesting the syntax and logic of how a bash program is structured has always been an issue. I hope this will make people’s lives a bit easier and make bash a bit more straight forward."-Olafur Palsson, "Easiest Guide to .bashrc" itnext.io. February 7, 2021.
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