Features
Command Line – BorgBackup
Your files will be assimilated
In Star Trek, the Borg adds individuals to its collective consciousness, an apt metaphor for any backup application that stores individual files in an archive. BorgBackup creates folder repositories for multiple archives, making it an especially befitting description of assimilation.
Tutorial – gpsd
Location, Location, Location
Even though your computer does not come with its own GPS, you can hack one onto it using a mobile phone. Although, it does take quite a bit of fiddling.
Three in One
Red Hat's Jim Perrin contrasts the company's three sponsored Linux projects
Swapnil sorts through the complex relationships of CentOS, Fedora, and RHEL with Red Hat's Jim Perrin.
Treasure Chest
Anonymous communication with PirateBox
PirateBox provides an easily accessible server for files, chats, and forum posts for meetings of all kinds. The system works without logins and protocols, so users remain anonymous.
Tutorials – Minetest
Building your own nodes and mods in Minetest
Minetest is much more than a clone of a certain popular proprietary game. It offers infinite customization that allows you to create blocks, objects, fun educational exercises, and even games within the game, dishing up features well beyond those of any other closed source alternative.
Programming Snapshot – Probability
Shared birthdays among party guests
At a party with 23 guests, having two guests with the same birthday in more than 50 percent of cases may sound fairly unlikely to amateur mathematicians. Armed with statistical methods, party animal Mike Schilli sets out to prove this claim.
Mermaid
Drawing on Command
Mermaid lets you create diagrams from simple text-based statements.
soundKonverter and fre:ac
Refound Sound
Transfer the contents of audio CDs to your PC and convert the contents of music folders with soundKonverter and fre:ac.
MakerSpace – Powerhouse
Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ overview
The new Raspberry Pi 3 B+ stands out from its predecessor in many respects. Our tests show what the new model can do.
Gnome Recipes
À la Carte
Cutting recipes out of magazines and attaching them to the fridge is a thing of the past. Today, Gnome Recipes is your friendly kitchen helper.
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