Towards the end (points 4. and 5.) this article has instructions on how to encrypt/decrypt any string. It might come in handy when e.g. checking your Email with curl, because one wouldn't want the password in plain text either on the command line or in some file. Here's a slightly refined version: o...

I sometimes use a shortcut to quickly translate snippets of highlighted text, via google translate. I hate to admit it, but it does this best. It auto-detects the input language and defaults to english for output, which is what I need in most cases. There's a few applications for translating text sn...

Archlinux packages list optional dependencies: "An array of packages that are not needed for the software to function, but provide additional features." But there's no special treatment built in for these packages, which can lead to problems (or at least needlessly left behind packages piling up). S...

Why I've Had Enough Of Android Before I even start, let me clarify one thing: LineageOS is Android, too. Every custom ROM that is based on AOSP is Android, too. For a long time I was trying to make my Android smartphone safer, better, less bloated, more useful... and always struggled with the lack...

You want to see how your Linux system reacts to a certain peripheral being plugged in (smartphone, monitor, USB stick etc.). dmesg can provide that information, but one needs to separate it from previous messages. Here's how: Make sure the device in question is unplugged. Open a terminal, maximise ...

The following text developed as a reply to a forum post of someone who likes Dead Can Dance's "new" stuff a lot. Sounds like DCD are remaking their old stuff with even better sound recording quality. That's not a bad thing, but mind the roots. The style of this particular song reminds me of their ...

I have since changed to µBlock Origin, which provides similar functionality in expert mode. It seems I had to make the switch away from seamonkey. Firefox for now, but I will consider palemoon again. Anyhow, revisiting my browsing & addon habits, I re-discovered this thread and the uMatrix add...

Muurola is close to Rovaniemi, the capital of the Finnish part of Lapland. The library there will be celebrating their 20th Linux anniversary on Thursday, May 2nd at 6pm. I just got this info from a friendly person living up there and am happy to pass it on: I am wondering if you have any contacts ...