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Being an independent journalist – or an office worker if you wish – I always reasoned that I needed a decent computer and that I need to pay for that quality. Between 2000 and 2017, I consumed three laptops that I bought new and which cost me around 5,000 euros in total – roughly 300 euros per year over the entire period. The average useful life of my three laptops was 5.7 years. Low-tech Magazine is now written and published on a 2006 ThinkPad X60s. In 2017, somewhere between getting my office and my website off-the-grid, I decided not to buy any more new laptops. Instead, I switched to a 2006 second-hand machine that I purchased online for 50 euros...

It’s risky to be on the edge, but it’s also breathtaking to test out latest features of your beloved programming language/environment. Despite being rolling release Archlinux still doesn’t provide you with the latest Erlang/OTP and Elixir versions in it’s default repositories. Besides, Erlang/OTP in Archlinux is compiled without documentation, which give you no chance to use awesome new Elixir feature in iex, when you can read docs on Erlang functions with h/1 helper. So why won’t we compile our own Erlang/OTP and Elixir;)

Textual is a TUI framework for Python, inspired by modern web development.

For developers seeking to create applications with terminal user interfaces (TUIs), options have been relatively limited compared to the vast number of graphical user interface (GUI) frameworks available. As a result, many command-line applications reinvent the same user interface elements. Textual aims to remedy this: it's a rapid-application-development framework for Python TUI applications. Offering cross-platform support, Textual incorporates layouts, CSS-like styles, and an expanding collection of widgets.

Several years ago I was experimenting with clustering Elixir/Erlang nodes. I remember it didn’t go smoothly, either because of a lack of good libraries/documentation or, simply, because of my limited…

In this article we will dive into Network Traffic visualization using the Python programming language, Wireshark and Google Maps. This…

Turbot provides cloud governance tools for AWS, Azure, & Google Cloud Platform access to ensure scalability, security, and compliance for apps and devs. Discover our features here.

In this article, we will show you various ways to view Webp images and convert WebP images to PNG or JPEG and vice versa from the Linux command line.

Want the power of AI image generation for free and with no restrictions? This tutorial on Stable Diffusion will show you how.

Immutability is a concept in trend. Take a look at what are the options you have for an immutable Linux distribution.

Kodi can do more than just stream media. You can now play arcade games on Kodi too. Learn how to turn your Kodi into a game arcade center.

Featuring Duplicati, Gut, and Twitter Algorithm

An experimental library for automated web scraping with GPT.

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Hyprland is a dynamic tiling wayland compositor that offers unique features like smooth animations, dynamic tiling and rounded corners. Learn more by visiting this site!

Steganography is the art of concealing messages inside regular objects. Learn how you can do this art in Linux with your digital files today.

Record your screen, share your thoughts, and get things done faster with async video.

We have released the next version of GraphHopper, the flexible and fast open source routing engine for OpenStreetMap. Read more about it on GitHub and read on to find out what’s new. When you start the new GraphHopper Routing Engine, you will be greeted by the new GraphHopper Maps. We have blogged about it earlier […]

Infinite scroll in LiveView is pretty neat. Learn how to infinitely scroll images in view without a front-end javascript framework.

Articles, tutorials and screencasts for Web Developers learning Elixir, Phoenix, LiveView, Docker and more.

In this article we see how to build a Gallery app with Phoenix LiveView and implement an automatic slideshow with the help of :timer.

[frederic] tells a story about their team’s hack of a Google Nest Hub (2nd generation) — running Ubuntu on it, through bypassing Google’s boot image signature checks. As with many…

In this post, we attack the Nest Hub (2nd Gen), an always-connected smart home display from Google, in order to boot a custom OS. First, we explore both hardware and software attack surface in search of security vulnerabilities that could permit arbitrary code execution on the device. Then, using a …

If you've got a sensor that isn't within range of wifi, then LoraWAN is a good solution. And event-based rules in picos are a convenient way to process the data.

This turorial explains how you can show your security camera on a tablet when motion is detected or someone rings the doorbell.

Dico is a simple, yet highly flexible online dictionary server for Linux. Learn how you can host and use one on your local network today.