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Thread: Tiling Wallpapers.
Post: RE: Tiling Wallpapers.
| (19-03-2021, 12:49 AM)Ramiferous Wrote: (15-03-2021, 05:32 AM)opFez Wrote: I have a folder full of Lain-related gifs, some of them work well as tiling wallpapers (especially those prefixed with `b... |
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Desktop Customization & Workflow
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09-04-2021, 03:36 AM |
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Thread: What font are you using now?
Post: RE: What font are you using now?
| I've become a heavy uw-ttyp0 user. It's just such a great font, I use it everywhere I can (which unfortunately does not include my HiDPI laptop...). |
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opfez |
Desktop Customization & Workflow
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01-04-2021, 08:28 AM |
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Thread: What are simple Operating System in these days?
Post: RE: What are simple Operating System in these days...
| (23-03-2021, 02:31 PM)jkl Wrote: Today I learned that Nokia had still owned valuable assets.
Well, one less now:
https://www.bell-labs.com/institute/blog...yberspace/
Saw this the other day, excite... |
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opfez |
Psychology, Philosophy, and Licenses
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25-03-2021, 10:35 AM |
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Thread: Tiling Wallpapers.
Post: RE: Tiling Wallpapers.
| I love tiling wallpapers. Most of them have a certain aesthetic that truly appeals to me. Right now I'm using this one: [Image: http://fixedpoints.zapto.org/img/3d_tile.png]
I have a folder full of L... |
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Desktop Customization & Workflow
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15-03-2021, 05:32 AM |
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Thread: What are simple Operating System in these days?
Post: RE: What are simple Operating System in these days...
| (13-03-2021, 08:17 PM)rainlofi0703 Wrote: Yeah, let's migrate out of messy linux world.
I will try plan9 someday. But can I run it in qemu or virtualbox?
Yeah, it works great on both in my experien... |
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Psychology, Philosophy, and Licenses
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14-03-2021, 05:35 AM |
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Thread: What are simple Operating System in these days?
Post: RE: What are simple Operating System in these days...
| Welcome to nixers!
A lot of Linux distros cater to people seeking simplicity. Once I got tired of hopping distros I settled on the one I had the easiest time customizing, Arch.
But there are many alte... |
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opfez |
Psychology, Philosophy, and Licenses
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12-03-2021, 03:54 PM |
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Thread: Favorite Terminal Applications
Post: RE: Favorite Terminal Applications
| I'm much more comfortable with Linux and tools now, so I guess I'll update my list.
os: Arch Linux
wm: XFCE on desktop, dwm on laptop
music and video: mpv
file manager: coreutils + thunar (if i need d... |
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opfez |
BSD
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11-03-2021, 12:33 PM |
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Thread: What are you working on?
Post: RE: What are you working on?
| I recently started work on a 32-bit x86 operating system. As a result of this, I now hate the x86 architecture, but I'm too sunk cost fallacy-ed to quit. Writing a kernel is fun though.
(25-02-2021,... |
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opfez |
Programming On Unix
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25-02-2021, 08:20 AM |
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Thread: What will the world of Linux be like in 3 years time?
Post: RE: What will the world of Linux be like in 3 year...
| Like z3bra predicted, the Linux ecosystem has been moving towards a SystemD singularity for some time now, and it doesn't seem like it's gonna stop anytime soon.
In the future, I believe SystemD will ... |
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opfez |
GNU/Linux
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22-02-2021, 09:02 AM |
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Thread: Web Tag
Post: RE: Web Tag
| http://codeofrob.com/entries/you-have-ru...cript.html
Can definitely agree with this guy's opinions))
[Image: https://i.imgur.com/VB31uj9.png] |
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Community & Forums Related Discussions
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13-02-2021, 03:15 PM |
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Thread: Unix screen-shots thread!
Post: RE: Unix screen-shots thread!
| Your workflow is looking more and more like Plan9's, phillbush ;) |
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opfez |
Desktop Customization & Workflow
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11-02-2021, 12:40 PM |
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Thread: Activities proposals
Post: RE: Activities proposals
| I agree with phillbush on trying out Unix systems in VMs. Seems like a fun thing to do every once in a while. Maybe we'll even discover some useful feature and port it to newer systems? Who knows.
On... |
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Community & Forums Related Discussions
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09-02-2021, 11:05 AM |
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Thread: Nixers Book Club - Book #2: The UNIX-HATERS Handbook
Post: RE: Nixers Book Club - Book #2: The UNIX-HATERS Ha...
| (27-01-2021, 02:47 PM)ylambda Wrote: Hello, I wanted to chime in that I joined so could participate in this book club. Sounds fun!
Welcome to nixers! |
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Community & Forums Related Discussions
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27-01-2021, 03:11 PM |
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Thread: i am so satisfacted. greetings
Post: RE: i am so satisfacted. greetings
| Здравствуйте, wallyFaits. Добро пожаловать в nixers! |
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Community & Forums Related Discussions
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21-01-2021, 05:11 PM |
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Thread: What are you working on?
Post: RE: What are you working on?
| (18-01-2021, 11:47 PM)phillbush Wrote: I'm sharing some of my old notes on Xlib programming, and writing new ones: https://github.com/phillbush/xnotes
There are more new notes than older ones, and s... |
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opfez |
Programming On Unix
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19-01-2021, 04:00 AM |
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Thread: Ways To Make Windows More Comfortable/Usable For *nix Users
Post: RE: Ways To Make Windows More Comfortable/Usable F...
| (13-01-2021, 08:34 AM)neeasade Wrote: I use https://scoop.sh/ to get things on windows, and when I have to, chocolatey
Nice I didn't know about this one. Will definitely check it out. |
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opfez |
Desktop Customization & Workflow
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13-01-2021, 10:00 AM |
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Thread: New Year Resolutions [2021 Edition]
Post: RE: New Year Resolutions [2021 Edition]
| 2020 wasn't that different for me. School was stil mostly open and, sure we had to wash our hands often, but that wasn't that big of a deal.
2020 was also the year I truly got into programming. Before... |
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Community & Forums Related Discussions
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04-01-2021, 05:33 AM |
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Thread: Less Ties With A Machine
Post: RE: Less Ties With A Machine
| (09-12-2020, 07:39 AM)stratex Wrote: No one expects you to learn yet another programming language just to switch distribution. If you know python,bash, and somewhat of C you are good to go for any l... |
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Desktop Customization & Workflow
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09-12-2020, 09:37 AM |
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Thread: Less Ties With A Machine
Post: RE: Less Ties With A Machine
| (09-12-2020, 12:30 AM)Guest0x0 Wrote: I feel that NixOS really provides a solution to this.
The fact that system iis "tied to" a machine is actually because the actual behavior of the system is dis... |
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Desktop Customization & Workflow
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09-12-2020, 04:07 AM |
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Thread: What are your opinions on "replacement" programs for core utilities
Post: RE: What are your opinions on "replacement" progra...
| Vis looks great! I'll try it out, see how it goes. |
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Programming On Unix
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01-12-2020, 03:10 AM |
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Thread: Web Tag
Post: RE: Web Tag
| Best website: https://thebestmotherfucking.website/
Next:
[Image: http://fixedpoints.zapto.org/img/a.png]
Edit: That image may not show correctly. If so, right click "open image in new tab". |
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Community & Forums Related Discussions
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27-11-2020, 05:15 PM |
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Thread: Tiling vs Stacking
Post: RE: Tiling vs Stacking
| (25-11-2020, 04:14 PM)jkl Wrote: Would you agree to these conditions if your employer shared these views?If your product is good enough, people who care about it will support it financially.
But we ... |
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Desktop Customization & Workflow
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25-11-2020, 04:17 PM |
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Thread: Tiling vs Stacking
Post: RE: Tiling vs Stacking
| (25-11-2020, 01:41 PM)jkl Wrote: What's wrong with spending a few bucks so the developer can pay the rent?I'm fine with donations, but paying should be optional. |
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Desktop Customization & Workflow
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25-11-2020, 04:10 PM |
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Thread: Unix screen-shots thread!
Post: RE: Unix screen-shots thread!
| Looks sick!
Can you actually program anything with that font? It's tiny! |
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Desktop Customization & Workflow
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25-11-2020, 12:42 PM |
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Thread: Tiling vs Stacking
Post: RE: Tiling vs Stacking
| (25-11-2020, 07:18 AM)sulami Wrote: https://mizage.com/divvy/>$13.99: Buy now
wow, a wm you have to pay for? |
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Desktop Customization & Workflow
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25-11-2020, 12:40 PM |
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Thread: What are your opinions on "replacement" programs for core utilities
Post: RE: What are your opinions on "replacement" progra...
| What do you use instead? Emacs? Vis? |
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Programming On Unix
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23-11-2020, 09:38 AM |
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Thread: What are your opinions on "replacement" programs for core utilities
Post: RE: What are your opinions on "replacement" progra...
| It looks great, thanks for the recommendation. Is the vim integration as good as fzf's? Looks like the plugin implementation is a lot smaller. |
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Programming On Unix
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23-11-2020, 09:22 AM |
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Thread: What are your opinions on "replacement" programs for core utilities
Post: RE: What are your opinions on "replacement" progra...
| (23-11-2020, 06:13 AM)z3bra Wrote: pick (mptre)
Simple interactive selector for the terminal.
I tend to use fzf for tasks like these. It's really fast and provides a great search. I don't know how i... |
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Programming On Unix
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23-11-2020, 09:01 AM |
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Thread: /etc/motd
Post: RE: /etc/motd
| (19-11-2020, 05:02 AM)jkl Wrote: It is a waste of space.Do you ever have fun, jkl? |
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Desktop Customization & Workflow
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19-11-2020, 05:14 AM |
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Thread: File extensions
Post: RE: File extensions
| (12-11-2020, 03:48 PM)jkl Wrote: Name your source. I doubt that.at least true on Arch. |
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opfez |
Servers Administration, Networking, & Virtualization
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12-11-2020, 03:58 PM |
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Thread: Your PROMPT
Post: RE: Your PROMPT
| This is mine atm:
[Image: https://i.postimg.cc/hGxJNRrj/prompt.png]
I use vi keys in shell, so I have right aligned my mode.
Also, the bright pink cursor makes it easy to spot in source code)
Code:ex... |
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Desktop Customization & Workflow
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10-11-2020, 10:58 AM |
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Thread: The Guess What I'm Talking About Game
Post: RE: The Guess What I'm Talking About Game
| (04-11-2020, 07:38 PM)Ramiferous Wrote: Ok, I'll give this a try...
I was introduced in the C shell
To make your life easier
I can do multiple things at once
My actions are defined by the user
W... |
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opfez |
Psychology, Philosophy, and Licenses
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05-11-2020, 02:07 PM |
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Thread: Nixers Conf 2020 [Recordings and Feedbacks]
Post: RE: Nixers Conf 2020 [Recordings and Feedbacks]
| (01-11-2020, 04:53 PM)venam Wrote: Did you find the talks interesting? What did you like about them?There were a lot of nice talks! I feel I learned a lot.
(01-11-2020, 04:53 PM)venam Wrote: In y... |
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Community & Forums Related Discussions
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02-11-2020, 06:11 AM |
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Thread: what are you listening to?
Post: RE: what are you listening to?
| (27-10-2020, 08:52 PM)Ramiferous Wrote: On a slight tangent:
I am wondering whether a new thread for this or not, but do people listen to internet radio? if so, what stations?
I've been listening to... |
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Off topic
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28-10-2020, 04:09 AM |
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Thread: Is there an X11 utility to scale a window?
Post: RE: Is there an X11 utility to scale a window?
| Ah, I see. Thanks for clearing it up.
Yeah HiDPI and multiple resolutions is such a hassle. Probably one of the only areas Windows actually works nicely. |
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Desktop Customization & Workflow
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27-10-2020, 01:01 PM |
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Thread: Is there an X11 utility to scale a window?
Post: RE: Is there an X11 utility to scale a window?
| I don't know exactly what you mean, but on my HiDPI laptop I add Code:xrandr --dpi 200 & to my .xinitrc to scale things properly.
Looks like a project for our X11 wizards (mcol and phillbush) if ... |
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Desktop Customization & Workflow
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27-10-2020, 11:26 AM |
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Thread: Alternative programming languages and their usability on *nix
Post: RE: Alternative programming languages and their us...
| (23-10-2020, 06:24 AM)jkl Wrote: (23-10-2020, 06:18 AM)opFez Wrote: I kind of agree on this one, but in a different way. In a sense, Zig is a language to supercede C. Every program that is written... |
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Programming On Unix
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23-10-2020, 07:00 AM |
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Thread: Alternative programming languages and their usability on *nix
Post: RE: Alternative programming languages and their us...
| (23-10-2020, 06:06 AM)jkl Wrote: The thread title is weird. "Alternative" programming languages, compared to what? You even suggested the relatively young (and not very interesting) Python to be a "... |
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Programming On Unix
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23-10-2020, 06:18 AM |
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Thread: Alternative programming languages and their usability on *nix
Post: Alternative programming languages and their usabil...
| Hello!
I've been trying out a bunch of languages the past months, and wanted to start some discussion on the usage of other languages than traditional ones (C/++, Perl, Python, etc.).
One of the most ... |
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Programming On Unix
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23-10-2020, 04:36 AM |
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Thread: What are you working on?
Post: RE: What are you working on?
| (22-10-2020, 09:51 AM)jkl Wrote: I rewrote one of my Twitter bots in Rust (it was my last active Python project - finally I can uninstall it on that server!) because it was intriguing to do somethin... |
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Programming On Unix
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22-10-2020, 03:38 PM |
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Thread: Hello
Post: RE: Hello
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Community & Forums Related Discussions
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22-10-2020, 03:36 PM |
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Thread: Nixers.net Conf 2020
Post: RE: Nixers.net Conf 2020
| Wow, wasn't expecting this! Looking forward to it already. |
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Community & Forums Related Discussions
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13-10-2020, 03:12 PM |
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Thread: How do you tidy your home, aka `tree -L2 ~`
Post: RE: How do you tidy your home, aka `tree -L2 ~`
| (12-10-2020, 02:17 AM)venam Wrote: Looking back at it, I think it's a bit of a mess to have multiple "temporary" directories. But that's still a big improvement from my previous setup.Why not just u... |
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Desktop Customization & Workflow
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12-10-2020, 07:32 AM |
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Thread: Emulating/Looking-like a WM Webpage
Post: RE: Emulating/Looking-like a WM Webpage
| (08-10-2020, 09:29 AM)z3bra Wrote: I open it for the swag.
The true ricing mindset. |
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The WWW
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08-10-2020, 09:32 AM |
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Thread: Hey Nixers!
Post: RE: Hey Nixers!
| Welcome to nixers, l0bster! |
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Community & Forums Related Discussions
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08-10-2020, 09:28 AM |