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Layers of Fear - more like Layers of Jumpscares

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Let's not beat around the bush, Layers of Fear is a horror title slash walking simulator that you'll probably either love or hate. Well actually, that's not totally true, because if you're like me, you'll find the game to be an enjoyable, fairly intelligent and psychological (also psychedelic)…

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A simpler track-changes script

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Back in March 2015 I blogged about a track-changes script that reports the edits made to a tab-separated data table. The script actually generates two reports: a plain text version and a fancy HTML version. A slightly improved version of that script is on my data-cleaning website here. The script…

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A Script to Toggle the CPU Performance Governor

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If you're a gamer, you probably find your computer's default CPU scaling (usually the "balanced" or "powersave" setting) is more than sufficient the majority of the time, but just occasionally, a game will run at its best when the CPU is set to maximum frequency all the time,…

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File manager: open a terminal, but not here

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Each of the two file managers I use — Thunar and Xfe — allows me to open a terminal in a selected directory. In Thunar, I right-click on a directory and choose Open Terminal Here, and in Xfe I use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + t. In both cases, though, the terminal window opens right on top of the fil…

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Void Linux, the Little Distro That Could

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So, way, way back in ancient times (well, May of this year) I wrote of a little distribution called Void Linux, which you can see here. Basically, I thought it was pretty swell. A few months on and nothing much has changed. And that is a good thing! It's been a while since I've posted anything on…

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Shifty dates in Microsoft Excel

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Microsoft has used two different starting points on the calendar for calculating dates in different versions of their Excel spreadsheet program. Really. Microsoft explains the difference here. One version used 1 January 1900 for serial day numbering, the other used 1 January 1904. Of course, up to…

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It rains pretty regularly, in the shell

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In a 2-article series here on The Linux Rain last May (part 1 and part2) I described how I used AWK to clean up rainfall data for my home town in Tasmania. The result was a file called rain3 with rainfall totals for each of the 36525 days from 1 January 1916 to 31 December 2015: In this article I…

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Quick Tip: How to Suspend from the Command Line

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If you've ever wondered how to put your Linux machine to sleep from the command line, here's a quick tip how. Now, you may ask, why? Why, when one can just often browse to the shutdown menu or suspend icon in your favourite desktop environment and click with the mouse? Because we can! Plus, there's…

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Tweaking uniq -c

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I often sort lists on the command line and get the frequencies of listed items with the command chain sort | uniq -c. For example, suppose I have a list of "brown" surnames in a file called demo: OK, so there are 7 Brauns in the list, 3 Brouns, and so on. But notice the indentation of…

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Getting Divinity: Original Sin to Run on AMD Graphics

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If you're running an AMD graphics card with Mesa (open source) drivers and tried playing the great RPG Divinity: Original Sin, chances are you simply ran into a crash upon launching the game. Thankfully, the community comes to the rescue and there is a work around. Here's how. To be perfectly…

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Quick - what time is it in Singapore?

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If you want to know the local time around the world, Linux has options ranging from plain to gorgeous. The plainest one is the tzselect command, which offers choices in a terminal that lead you to the local time in a single region. Middling-pretty is gworldclock, a little GUI window that can be…

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Open Source Pogocache Pushes Beyond Redis and Memcache

Discover how Open Source Pogocache outperforms Redis and Memcache, offering enhanced caching solutions for your applications. Explore its features today!

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KDE Plasma 6.5 Adds ‘Saved Clipboard Items’ Feature After 22 Years, Plus More!

Discover how KDE Plasma 6.5 introduces the long-awaited 'Saved Clipboard Items' feature, enhancing productivity after 22 years of anticipation.

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How To Completely Remove Snap from Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (2 Easy Methods)

Discover the step-by-step guide to completely remove Snap from Ubuntu 24.04. Simplify your system and regain control over your software management today.

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HTTP 417 Error Expectation Failed: What Is It and How To Fix It?

Discover the HTTP 417 Error: Expectation Failed. Learn what it means and find effective solutions to resolve this common web issue quickly.

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How to List Running Services in Linux (systemctl Examples)

Discover how to effectively list running services in Linux using systemctl. Explore practical examples and enhance your system management skills today.

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Why You Should Use Ghostty Terminal As Your Default Linux Terminal

Discover the advantages of using Ghostty Terminal as your default Linux terminal. Enhance your productivity with its user-friendly features and customization options.

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GIMP 3.2 Takes Shape With Link and Vector Layers

Discover the new features of GIMP 3.2, including link and vector layers, enhancing your graphic design experience with powerful tools and flexibility.

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After Four Months, Deobald’s Out as GNOME’s Executive Director

Deobald's tenure as GNOME's Executive Director ends after just four months. Discover the implications of this leadership change for the open-source community.

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AIDEFEND: Free AI Defense Framework

Discover AIDEFEND, the free AI Defense Framework designed to enhance your cybersecurity measures and protect your digital assets effectively.

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First Arch Linux ISO Powered by Linux Kernel 6.16 Is Now Available for Download

Discover the first Arch Linux ISO powered by Linux Kernel 6.16. Download now to experience the latest features and enhancements in your system.

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SteamOS support is being explored for the Lenovo Legion Go 2

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Slay the Spire 2 delayed and now arrives March 2026 - nothing to do with Silksong

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