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Atheists are wrong because atheism is a belief - it has no evidence or proof. But in contrast to theism (Christianity), atheism has no advantage at all. It has no foundations and no moral guidelines, it is, simply put, the belief in nothing. I think that it is better to believe in something rather than nothing, because you don't have anything to lose.<\/p>\n\n
Jesus did live, there are many eyewitnesses evidence and testimonies. He performed miracles and so on. But the choice is yours to believe the evidence, testimonies, and the admirable belief his disciples had in him. It is your choice to acknowledge him as the son of God<\/p>\n\n
In contrast, atheism has close to no evidence (it is the believe in nothing). While many atheists will spit out buzzwords such as: \"evolution\", \"the big bang\", and so forth, these do not answer the infinitely complex nature of the universe and the fact that the world and humans were perfectly created in the image of God. \"The earth was created in 6 days by God, but it took billions of years to form!!!\" Is another classic atheist claim. God does not operate within the realm of time and space (quite clearly), which is also observed with the theory of time relativity.<\/p>\n\n
Feel free to share ideas by contacting me.<\/p>\nBack to the front page", "hash": "ffa0eed427b9d0258ffc124211a8279b", "anchor": "", "blocks": [ "
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Atheists are wrong because atheism is a belief - it has no evidence or proof. But in contrast to theism (Christianity), atheism has no advantage at all. It has no foundations and no moral guidelines, it is, simply put, the belief in nothing. I think that it is better to believe in something rather than nothing, because you don't have anything to lose.<\/p>", "
Jesus did live, there are many eyewitnesses evidence and testimonies. He performed miracles and so on. But the choice is yours to believe the evidence, testimonies, and the admirable belief his disciples had in him. It is your choice to acknowledge him as the son of God<\/p>", "
In contrast, atheism has close to no evidence (it is the believe in nothing). While many atheists will spit out buzzwords such as: \"evolution\", \"the big bang\", and so forth, these do not answer the infinitely complex nature of the universe and the fact that the world and humans were perfectly created in the image of God. \"The earth was created in 6 days by God, but it took billions of years to form!!!\" Is another classic atheist claim. God does not operate within the realm of time and space (quite clearly), which is also observed with the theory of time relativity.<\/p>", "
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I found this recipe after my grandmother cooked it for me. She had taken it out of a German newspaper - the S\u00fcddeutsche Zeitung (archived). Below the English version you can find the original German version.<\/i><\/p>\n\n
Pasta and basta!<\/p>\n
In Italy, the official recipe for Bolognese sauce has been changed for the first time in 40 years<\/p>\n
Bolognese sauce shares a similar fate to the Beatles' song \u2018Yesterday\u2019: popular worldwide, interpreted and reinterpreted thousands of times \u2013 and, unfortunately, often horribly mangled in the process. The tomato and minced meat sauce has been subjected to terrible cover versions with cream, curry and cinnamon, with ketchup or even with instant coffee powder! Italian gourmets get a mild stomach upset just from the idea of having to eat something so strange. In Italy, spaghetti would never be served with minced meat and tomato sauce anyway. Rag\u00f9, as the meat sauce is originally called, is eaten with tagliatelle or fettuccine, long, flat egg noodles that better absorb chunky sauces. Rosemary, oregano and chilli as spices? Mamma mia! Even the use of garlic in rag\u00f9 alla Bolognese is controversial. Now, for the first time in 40 years, the official recipe for this classic dish has been changed \u2013 at the risk of causing a stir.<\/p>\n
In Italy, the purity of recipes is monitored by a state authority, the Accademia Italiana della Cucina, which has set itself the goal of \u2018preserving the gastronomic traditions of Italian cuisine and table culture and passing them on to future generations\u2019. Almost 3,000 recipes for original Italian dishes are listed there, including the official recipe for Bolognese. It was notarised in Bologna in 1982 and kept at the Chamber of Commerce. Now the academy has adapted to the spirit of the times. \u2018A lot has changed in 40 years, including eating habits and gastronomy,\u2019 it says, \u2018for restaurateurs in Bologna, it had already been a shock for some time.\u2019 However, for some minced meat hardliners, rag\u00f9 remains sacrilegious.<\/p>\n
According to the original recipe, only beef crown meat \u2013 a mixture of beef from the diaphragm \u2013 was allowed to be used for Bolognese sauce. In future, minced beef or mixed minced beef and pork may be used. Instead of cooked beef broth, vegetable broth or even beer may now be used, \u2018but only of excellent quality\u2019. Veal or pure pork, smoked bacon, garlic, rosemary, parsley and other spices except salt and pepper are still prohibited. Flour to thicken the sauce is taboo anyway.<\/p>\n
For a proper rag\u00f9 alla Bolognese (six servings), saut\u00e9 150 grams of diced pancetta in a large cast-iron pan with three tablespoons of olive oil. Add finely chopped vegetables (60 grams each of onion, celery and carrot) and saut\u00e9 until the onions are translucent. Add 400 grams of minced meat and fry until brown. Deglaze with a glass of red wine. Once the wine has evaporated, add a tablesp...", "hash": "3c0c37c9fbaee26974067609917c96b3", "anchor": "pasta-and-basta-a-bolognese-sauce-recipe", "blocks": [ "
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I found this recipe after my grandmother cooked it for me. She had taken it out of a German newspaper - the S\u00fcddeutsche Zeitung (archived). Below the English version you can find the original German version.<\/i><\/p>", "
Pasta and basta!<\/p>", "
In Italy, the official recipe for Bolognese sauce has been changed for the first time in 40 years<\/p>", "
Bolognese sauce shares a similar fate to the Beatles' song \u2018Yesterday\u2019: popular worldwide, interpreted and reinterpreted thousands of times \u2013 and, unfortunately, often horribly mangled in the process. The tomato and minced meat sauce has been subjected to terrible cover versions with cream, curry and cinnamon, with ketchup or even with instant coffee powder! Italian gourmets get a mild stomach upset just from the idea of having to eat something so strange. In Italy, spaghetti would never be served with minced meat and tomato sauce anyway. Rag\u00f9, as the meat sauce is originally called, is eaten with tagliatelle or fettuccine, long, flat egg noodles that better absorb chunky sauces. Rosemary, oregano and chilli as spices? Mamma mia! Even the use of garlic in rag\u00f9 alla Bolognese is controversial. Now, for the first time in 40 years, the official recipe for this classic dish has been changed \u2013 at the risk of causing a stir.<\/p>", "
In Italy, the purity of recipes is monitored by a state authority, the Accademia Italiana della Cucina, which has set itself the goal of \u2018preserving the gastronomic traditions of Italian cuisine and table culture and passing them on to future generations\u2019. Almost 3,000 recipes for original Italian dishes are listed there, including the official recipe for Bolognese. It was notarised in Bologna in 1982 and kept at the Chamber of Commerce. Now the academy has adapted to the spirit of the times. \u2018A lot has changed in 40 years, including eating habits and gastronomy,\u2019 it says, \u2018for restaurateurs in Bologna, it had already been a shock for some time.\u2019 However, for some minced meat hardliners, rag\u00f9 remains sacrilegious.<\/p>", "
According to the original recipe, only beef crown meat \u2013 a mixture of beef from the diaphragm \u2013 was allowed to be used for Bolognese sauce. In future, minced beef or mixed minced beef and pork may be used. Instead of cooked beef broth, vegetable broth or even beer may now be used, \u2018but only of excellent quality\u2019. Veal or pure pork, smoked bacon, garlic, rosemary, parsley and other spices except salt and pepper are still prohibited. Flour to thicken the sauce is taboo anyway.<\/p>", "
For a proper rag\u00f9 alla Bolognese (six servings), saut\u00e9 150 grams of diced pancetta in a large cast-iron pan with three tablespoons of olive oil. Add finely chopped vegetables (60 grams each of onion, celery and carrot) and saut\u00e9 until the onions are translucent. Add 400 grams of minced meat and fry until brown. Deglaze with a glass of red wine. Once the wine has evaporated, add a tablespoon of tomato paste and 200 grams of peeled tomatoes. Stirring constantly, add a cup of boiling stock and simmer for about two to three hours. Finally, season to taste with salt and pepper. There is no mention of instant coffee, but according to the Accademia Italiana della Cucina, chicken liver, salsiccia, cooked peas and mushrooms can now also be used to enrich the sauce. Totally crazy, but still: buon appetito!<\/p>", "
Titus Arnu<\/p>", "
Pasta und basta!<\/p>", "
In Italien wurde das offizielle Rezept f\u00fcr Bolognese-So\u00dfe erstmals nach 40 Jahren ge\u00e4ndert<\/p>", "
Die Bolognese-So\u00dfe teilt ein \u00e4hnliches Schicksal wie der Song \u201eYesterday\u201c von den Beatles: weltweit beliebt, tausendfach durchdekliniert und neu interpretiert \u2013 und dabei leider oft grausam gesch\u00e4ndet. Die Tomaten-Hackfleisch-So\u00dfe gibt es in f\u00fcrchterlichen Coverversionen mit Sahne, Curry und Zimt, mit Ketchup oder sogar mit Instant-Kaffeepulver! Italienische Feinschmecker bekommen allein von der Vorstellung, so etwas Seltsames essen zu m\u00fcssen, eine mittelschwere Magenverstimmung. Spaghetti w\u00fcrde man in Italien sowieso nie mit Hackfleisch-Tomaten-So\u00dfe servieren. Rag\u00f9, wie die Fleischso\u00dfe im Original hei\u00dft, isst man mit Tagliatelle oder Fettuccine, langen, flachen Eierbandnudeln, die st\u00fcckige So\u00dfen besser aufnehmen. Rosmarin, Oregano und Chili als Gew\u00fcrze? Mamma mia! Selbst die Verwendung von Knoblauch im Rag\u00f9 alla Bolognese ist umstritten. Nun wurde das offizielle Rezept f\u00fcr den Klassiker zum ersten Mal seit 40 Jahren ge\u00e4ndert \u2013 auf die Gefahr hin, dass die Gem\u00fcter hochgehen.<\/p>", "
\u00dcber die Reinheit der Rezepte wacht in Italien eine staatliche Instanz, die Accademia Italiana della Cucina, die es sich zum Ziel gesetzt hat, \u201edie gastronomischen Traditionen der italienischen K\u00fcche und Tischkultur zu bewahren und den folgenden Generationen weiterzugeben\u201c. Fast 3000 Rezepte original italienischer Gerichte sind dort gelistet, darunter das offizielle Rezept f\u00fcr Bolognese. Es wurde im Jahr 1982 notariell in Bologna hinterlegt und bei der Handelskammer verwahrt. Nun hat sich die Akademie an den Zeitgeist angepasst. \u201eIn 40 Jahren \u00e4ndert sich viel, auch die Essgewohnheiten und die Gastronomie\u201c, hei\u00dft es, \u201ef\u00fcr die Gastronomen in Bologna war es ohnehin schon l\u00e4nger ein Schock der Tag\u201c. Allerding bleibt f\u00fcr manche Hackfleisch-Hardliner das Rag\u00f9 ein Sakrileg.<\/p>", "
Laut dem urspr\u00fcnglichen Rezept durfte f\u00fcr die Bolognese-So\u00dfe n\u00e4mlich nur Kronfleisch vom Rind verwendet werden \u2013 eine Mischung aus Rindfleisch aus der Zwerchfell. K\u00fcnftig darf Rinderhack oder gemischtes Hack aus Rind und Schwein verwendet werden. Statt des gekochten Rinderbr\u00fche d\u00fcrfen jetzt auch Gem\u00fcsebr\u00fche oder sogar Bier benutzt werden, \u201eaber nur von ausgezeichneten Qualit\u00e4t\u201c. Weiterhin verboten sind Kalbfleisch oder reines Schweinefleisch, ger\u00e4ucherter Speck, Knoblauch, Rosmarin, Petersilie und andere Gew\u00fcrze au\u00dfer Salz und Pfeffer. Mehl zum Andicken der So\u00dfe ist sowieso tabu.<\/p>", "
F\u00fcr ein korrektes Rag\u00f9 alla Bolognese (sechs Portionen) schwitzt man 150 Gramm gew\u00fcrfelten Pancetta in einer gro\u00dfen, gusseisernen Pfanne mit drei Essl\u00f6ffeln Oliven\u00f6l an. Fein gehacktes Gem\u00fcse (jeweils 60 Gramm Zwiebel, Sellerie und Karotte) dazugeben und and\u00fcnsten, bis die Zwiebeln glasig sind. 400 Gramm Hackfleisch mitbraten lassen, bis es braun ist. Mit einem Glas Rotwein abl\u00f6schen, wenn der Wein verdampft ist, einen Essl\u00f6ffel Tomatenmark und 200 Gramm gesch\u00e4lte Tomaten dazugeben. Unter st\u00e4ndigem R\u00fchren eine Tasse kochende Br\u00fche hinzuf\u00fcgen und ungef\u00e4hr zwei bis drei Stunden k\u00f6cheln lassen. Am Schluss mit Salz und Pfeffer abschmecken. Von Instantkaffee ist keine Rede, aber zur Anreicherung der So\u00dfe darf laut Accademia Italiana della Cucina nun auch H\u00fchnerleber, Salsiccia, gekochte Erbsen und Pilze verwendet werden. Total verr\u00fcckt, aber trotzdem: buon appetito!<\/p>", "
Titus Arnu<\/p>" ] } } }, "c1xn-disassembly.html": { "mtime": 1771952854, "sections": { "Sony VAIO PCG-C1XN disassembly guide": { "snippet": "
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This is a guide on how to disassemble the second generation of Sony VAIO PCG-C1 laptops. The second generation model names start with a PCG-C1X*, so for example a PCG-C1XN, or PCG-C1XD.<\/p>\n\n
Improvements coming to this page will be: a battery cell replacement guide, a SSD buying guide and an updated CMOS replacement guide.<\/p>", "hash": "efb412dceb31477bf6a093df7d5aeef2", "anchor": "", "blocks": [ "
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This is a guide on how to disassemble the second generation of Sony VAIO PCG-C1 laptops. The second generation model names start with a PCG-C1X*, so for example a PCG-C1XN, or PCG-C1XD.<\/p>", "
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" This page was created 16\/01\/26<\/i><\/p>\n This page was last modified <\/i><\/p>\n\n The original cloaked moon extension has many cool features that place Pale Moon on the clear #1 spot in the browser market when it comes to user agent switching. It is the best one I have tested throughout all browsers and platforms. This is due to many features but also software ideologies<\/b> that it chooses to follow. For example, instead of just permanently switching the user agent, by default, it rotates<\/b> them on an \"smart\" interval. This means that it is harder for websites to follow you around the web because your user agent will not only always blend in (it is a common user agent), but it will also change. Other user agents usually only permanently change the user agent without rotation, which cloaked moon supports too just in case you want it. This \"rotating\" idea is also seen in the pale moon canvas poisoning feature, where it does not just spoof the canvas, but it randomises it with little pieces of noise each time, making it fully unique every single time. Other browsers and extensions just spoof it once so that you will still have the same canvas data every time, making it easy to track you.<\/p>\n\n Imagine you are outside, and every time you pass a CCTV camera, your clothes and mask change. That is sort of what these \"rotating\" extensions do. Obviously, they do not give you total immunity and there are more important aspects to being safe on the internet including: 1. not using the internet at all, and 2. installing a content blocker such as ublock, umatrix, or policy control.<\/p>\n\n Feel free to share ideas by contacting me.<\/p>\nBack to the front page",
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" Imagine you are outside, and every time you pass a CCTV camera, your clothes and mask change. That is sort of what these \"rotating\" extensions do. Obviously, they do not give you total immunity and there are more important aspects to being safe on the internet including: 1. not using the internet at all, and 2. installing a content blocker such as ublock, umatrix, or policy control.<\/p>",
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"snippet": " This page was created 10\/09\/25<\/i><\/p>\n This page was last modified <\/i><\/p>\n\n A good daily routine is very important and will determine how effective you are in achieving your goals. I personally do not have a good daily routine; I procrastinate, don't get much work done, etc. I am mainly making this article for myself hut if anyone else finds it useful go ahead and use it.<\/p>\n\n I watched a video on YouTube one day, while procrastinating, about a so called \"dopamine loading\" method. I will link it (here). Usually I am sceptic of these sorts of videos and \"dopamine\" methods, but this one validated an idea and execution I had done before. In short, you can think of the dopamine you get throughout the day as a line (x- axis is time and y-axis is dopamine), which fluctuates up and down. The idea is that you want to keep it pretty short throughout the morning and until the evening by doing work and tasks which lift your dopamine slightly but not to the level of that of say playing a video game. This is achieved by doing a task that is good for you but may not be the most enjoyable. Do not watch YouTube, TikTok, or anything that gives you a \"spike of dopamine\". (Start day off with sun, walk outside during breaks and lunch, etc, instead of video games and YouTube.) Then as the evening comes forward and you have done work, you will be happy and feel fulfilled with all the work you have done and then it is your choice what to do. You can load dopamine at these times by consooooming content, etc. Obviously you don't have to do this but the general idea is that you build up your dopamine slowly throughout the day.<\/p>",
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" I watched a video on YouTube one day, while procrastinating, about a so called \"dopamine loading\" method. I will link it (here). Usually I am sceptic of these sorts of videos and \"dopamine\" methods, but this one validated an idea and execution I had done before. In short, you can think of the dopamine you get throughout the day as a line (x- axis is time and y-axis is dopamine), which fluctuates up and down. The idea is that you want to keep it pretty short throughout the morning and until the evening by doing work and tasks which lift your dopamine slightly but not to the level of that of say playing a video game. This is achieved by doing a task that is good for you but may not be the most enjoyable. Do not watch YouTube, TikTok, or anything that gives you a \"spike of dopamine\". (Start day off with sun, walk outside during breaks and lunch, etc, instead of video games and YouTube.) Then as the evening comes forward and you have done work, you will be happy and feel fulfilled with all the work you have done and then it is your choice what to do. You can load dopamine at these times by consooooming content, etc. Obviously you don't have to do this but the general idea is that you build up your dopamine slowly throughout the day.<\/p>"
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"snippet": " This page was created 10\/09\/25<\/i><\/p>\n This page was last modified <\/i><\/p>\n\n Documenting your life has to be one of the most vital things. Think of all those times you've had good - or bad - memories, you want to remember them in detail right? Well that is exactly what a diary allows you to do. It also helps you focus on what't most important to you and reflect on your day and how to change yourself for the better. You should write one no matter how fun or productive or interesting your day has been. For example, if your day was good, you will be able to remember what was good about it and write it down, leading to you doing the same things on other days to, for example, make they more productive or fun. If you had a bad day, you can write down that your day was bad and *why* it was bad. This will stop ypou making these mistakes again in the future. If you really commit to this (I have been struggling), by writing down what happened in your day every evening before bed, or the next morning (evenings are better), you will find that your days will be better and you will lead a more interesting life.<\/p>\n Tools to achieve this:<\/p>\n\n This page was created 10\/09\/25<\/i><\/p>",
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" Documenting your life has to be one of the most vital things. Think of all those times you've had good - or bad - memories, you want to remember them in detail right? Well that is exactly what a diary allows you to do. It also helps you focus on what't most important to you and reflect on your day and how to change yourself for the better. You should write one no matter how fun or productive or interesting your day has been. For example, if your day was good, you will be able to remember what was good about it and write it down, leading to you doing the same things on other days to, for example, make they more productive or fun. If you had a bad day, you can write down that your day was bad and *why* it was bad. This will stop ypou making these mistakes again in the future. If you really commit to this (I have been struggling), by writing down what happened in your day every evening before bed, or the next morning (evenings are better), you will find that your days will be better and you will lead a more interesting life.<\/p>",
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" This page was created 10\/09\/25<\/i><\/p>\n This page was last modified <\/i><\/p>\n\n Work in progress. The plan is for this article to be a description on why LEDs are bad, how to avoid them, replacements, etc.<\/i><\/p>\n\n This article was originally written in response to the question: \"which technology has most negatively impacted the world and society\" and \"what single technology would I get rid of if I had the chance\". Hence I started thinking about things that have recently affected society negatively; I decided you could effectively model these things as chains linking to a root cause:<\/p>\n\n So the statement I am making in this article is: LEDs are soulless, have fuelled the destruction of the planet and are the architect of a downfall of society.<\/p>\n\n Lighting is all around us at all times. So the way we produce and use light is very important.<\/p>",
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" LED lights flicker at twice the mains power frequency, so either 50x2 = 100hz or 60x2 = 120hz. Most bulbs have driver and smoothing circuits built in, which reduces the flicker effect by increasing the frequency at which thebulbs flicker to 1-20khz. This is obviously really bad for our eyes and health. The argument that incandescent\/halogen bulbs flicker at 50\/60hz due to power frequencies is easily refutable because the filament does not have enough time to cool down in 1\/60th of a second. If the frequency was closer to 20hz, that could be a problem. This is easily observed on any filament lamp. Just try turning it off and see how long it takes to cool down and stop emitting light.<\/p>"
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"snippet": " Low colour temperature LEDs do not fix the problem - they are still unnatural light<\/p>\n\n As you can tell from this image, LEDs have a very unnatural blue light spike around the 450nm wavelength. They also have a lot less red light compared to sunlight (about half of what the sunlight has, and 1\/3 or 1\/4 the amount that incandescent bulbs have. The more red light, the better, especially for your sleep. After all, you only need lighting when it's dark and you should be going to bed soon. The way it should work is that you have sunlight throughout the day to keep you awaye, then have incandescent light or heavily red light to use in the hours before bed. Unfortunately, we now have sunlight + LED light during the day, then LED light at night which keeps us awake. Absolutely ridiculous.<\/p>",
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" In fact, my local main road still uses (I believe) Low\/High Pressure Sodium (LPS\/HPS) bulbs. The difference between this road and the road right next to it (a residential street) is quite striking especially since I can see the difference with my own eyes as a side by side comparison. The blue LED lighting looks sharp and cold, whereas the warm glow of the LPS\/HPS lamps makes you feel comfortable.<\/p>"
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"snippet": " They are the reason why both small and large flat panels exist. Previously, there existed only medium sized flat panels (plasma), which did not enable advanced modern phones, advertisement boards, and so on.<\/p>\n\n Advertisement boards are probably one of the most infuriating uses of LEDs. I don't mind the concept of advertising - it can be a good way (in a capitalist society) to advertise your business or product, when the traditional word of mouth method does not suffice. But modern advertisement overreach and the technologies used to fuel this enrage me. Looking at modern advertisement boards, we see that they are made out of very high power output LED screens. Some of these are even mounted on cars which are then powered by diesel generators (whatever happened to the \"environmental benefit\" of LED's?). Walking around at night and even during the day past one of these screens is eye searing and also attracts all the bugs which hover around these screens. Whereas previously, advertisements would have been displayed on a sheet of paper with possibly a row of CCFL tubes as a backlight. This goes beyond the scope of this article and I guess I will make another article about this, but advertisements through the internet are a whole different breed.<\/p>\n\n Through car LEDs (far too bright and far too high colour temperature), city lighting (destroys the natural environment and wildlife), household lighting (soulless colours and kills your eyesight and sleep pattern, obviously can lower colour temperature but that doesn't matter), we see that LEDs destroy out wildlife, sleep patterns, everything really.<\/p>",
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"snippet": " LEDs destroy out circadian rhythm.<\/p>\n When I spend the later part of my evenings with my 2800K halogen pointed at my red window blinds (which reflect red light), then go to get warm milk from the kitchen which has cold blue LEDs, my eyes feel like they are being seared open by a very sharp blade. I am not overexxagerating. These artificial light sources tend to make you feel sick, especially after not having used them after a while. I don't understant how people go to sleep right after being in a room with LED lights and actually sleep well. This is one of the reasons why people have such poor sleep. The same issue can be seen with EMF radiation: Try leaving your phone out of your pocket for 2 weeks and put it back in. You will almost certainly feel something in your legs, balls, etc.<\/p>\n There is also a lot more science to this. Cortisol increases when the eyes and body are exposed to blue, artificial light. This in turn decreases your Testosterone levels and capability to do work. It also suppresses your Melatonin, which doesnt only enhance your sleep but also decreases T. Your T levels are quite important and have reduced in the average male by roughly 50% over the last 50 years.<\/p>\n For more information on this, see my sleep article.<\/p>",
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"snippet": " Diggy's \"How money and the profit motive destroy everything\" (archived) explains this well: We are destroying the environment, our health, and many other things for a barely measurable cost saving. There are a plethora of different solutions to stopping climate change and saving money.<\/p>\n Why are governments banning the sales of filament bulbs, CCFL tubes, etc?<\/p>",
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"snippet": " This page was created 09\/09\/23<\/i><\/p>\n This page was last modified <\/i><\/p>\n\n The Thomson LiFE series. A series of consumer electronic goods for consumers who wanted a stylish design. With most of the line's products being released at the beginning of the millenium, they all have a unique design. This page was created 09\/09\/23<\/i><\/p>",
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" You can download the Gajim 0.16.9 AppImage here. (Link may change so let me know by contacting me!)<\/p>",
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" I think that Pale Moon could support even better GTK2 theming. In SeaLion, the interface looks more in line with the rest of the system. Still, this is a very minor complaint because Pale Moon looks amazing. It can even be completely<\/b> redesigned using the themes available in the addons store. Unlike firefox or chrome, which just apply a different colour to the browser, you can completely change the icons, ui, etc with just one theme. If you want real customisability, then this is your browser of choice<\/i>.<\/p>"
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"BadWolf": {
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"BrassMonkey suite": {
"snippet": " BrassMonkey is a fork of SeaMonkey and sits on top of the Pale Moon UXP plaform. It contains a browser, email client, HTML editor, chat client, and address book. It is quite the tool!<\/p>",
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"snippet": " SeaLion is pretty much just the standalone browser that comes with BrassMonkey, if you do not desire all the extra applications.<\/p>",
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"snippet": " A web browser focusing on being lightweight. Uses about 50mb ish of RAM when booted up. Does not support more modern websites obviously, but still a gem to keep in mind when using very old hardware. Again, this is the fault of web developers, not the actual browser. For example, well written websites such as mine work perfectly.<\/p>",
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" A web browser focusing on being lightweight. Uses about 50mb ish of RAM when booted up. Does not support more modern websites obviously, but still a gem to keep in mind when using very old hardware. Again, this is the fault of web developers, not the actual browser. For example, well written websites such as mine work perfectly.<\/p>"
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"Liferea RSS reader": {
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"snippet": " Looks really nice with its GTK2 theme, AND it supports many other chat clients such as IRC, DISCORD, etc. But unfortunately it has no proper OMEMO support so can be considered useless for private chats. Does not support MAM either which means that group chats can also be considered pretty useless if they have MAM enabled (you want to look at chat history on the server without constantly having Pidgin open). The next Pidgin version (3.0.0) will use GTK3\/4 and support OMEMO, MAM, etc, but will probably look like garbage on GTK2 themes. Too bad!<\/p>",
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" Looks really nice with its GTK2 theme, AND it supports many other chat clients such as IRC, DISCORD, etc. But unfortunately it has no proper OMEMO support so can be considered useless for private chats. Does not support MAM either which means that group chats can also be considered pretty useless if they have MAM enabled (you want to look at chat history on the server without constantly having Pidgin open). The next Pidgin version (3.0.0) will use GTK3\/4 and support OMEMO, MAM, etc, but will probably look like garbage on GTK2 themes. Too bad!<\/p>"
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"snippet": " I am developing a Gajim fork which will retain the good old user interface but contain the modern, easy to use XMPP specification. So far, I have packaged version 0.16.9 into an AppImage which works on most Linux distributions without configuration (the AppImage contains the necessary Python2 files). However, I am focusing my efforts on Gajim 1.3.3 which is the last version with a decent UI (albeit not containing the separated window UI seen in 0.16.9 and Pidgin) which uses Python3. 1.3.3 is newer and way more easy to compile (than 0.16.9), but lacks some features and the beautiful windowed interface of 0.16.9. It could more easily be adapted to suit modern features but modifying it to GTK2 may be impossible. It would be better to just replicate the interface with GTK3 maybe? Also it doesn't support OTR encryption so that would need to be added, adding to the complexity of the project. Despite its shortcomings, 1.3.3 is the better option to fork; Gajim 0 has the nicer UI, but is way harder to distribute and compile on modern systems, bordering on impossible. You have to distribute it as an AppImage, which will reduce the amount of people it is available. Hence, developing a fork of that would be pretty unfeasible and leave it stuck on the past.<\/p>",
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"Email": {
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"snippet": " Claws mail is a decent looking email client, at least if you have a light theme activated. Using my DarkCold theme, the application has some areas that just look off. Might just be an error with my system though. Apart from this shortcoming, it has some crazy features:<\/p>\n Despite all of these features, I still prefer and use Epyrus as my main email client. You will find out why in that section of this article.<\/p>",
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" Claws mail is a decent looking email client, at least if you have a light theme activated. Using my DarkCold theme, the application has some areas that just look off. Might just be an error with my system though. Apart from this shortcoming, it has some crazy features:<\/p>",
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"BrassMonkey": {
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"File sharing": {
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"Transmission": {
"snippet": " Transmission is the lightest torrent client with a GUI. It can be used as a GUI or in the terminal.<\/p>\n I have updated and fixed Transmission version 3.00 (specifically 3.00 because it was simply the first version I tried), with an updated tray icon (libayatana-appindicator) which makes it more compatible with some GTK themes. I also packaged it into a debian package so that it is easier to install on debian-based systems - previously, you had to compile it with meson which displayed a bunch of errors. A normal tarball with install script will be released soon.<\/p>\n I will see if other versions are suited for a fork, but this is a GTK3 application that at least looks decent on GTK2 themes.<\/p>\n Download will be available soon!<\/p>",
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" Transmission is the lightest torrent client with a GUI. It can be used as a GUI or in the terminal.<\/p>",
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" I will see if other versions are suited for a fork, but this is a GTK3 application that at least looks decent on GTK2 themes.<\/p>",
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"Deluge": {
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"aMule": {
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"Nicotine+": {
"snippet": " Nicotine+ (plus) is a GTK3 client for the popular SoulSeek music and file sharing network. It by default displays the terrible window decoration, but that can be disabled in the preferences: File -> Preferences -> User Interface -> Use header bar (on\/off).<\/p>",
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" Nicotine+ (plus) is a GTK3 client for the popular SoulSeek music and file sharing network. It by default displays the terrible window decoration, but that can be disabled in the preferences: File -> Preferences -> User Interface -> Use header bar (on\/off).<\/p>"
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"Lilyterm": {
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"Parcellite or clipman clipboard manager": {
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"GParted partition & disks manager": {
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"Viewnior image viewer": {
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"GPick color picker": {
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"gtkman man page reader": {
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"Hardinfo - old versions": {
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"meld - old versions (version control and file comparison)": {
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"zenmap 7.9.2 (nmap security scanner GUI": {
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"xsane (scanner application)": {
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"gbdfed (GUI editor for the .bdf bitmap font format)": {
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"Bless Hex editor": {
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"Tartube": {
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"Redshift": {
"snippet": " Redshift isn't really a GTK2 program because it's just a script + tray-icon, but at least that tray icon supports the libayatana-appindicator. It has been a lifesaver when it comes to my eyes because previously, even the minimum brightness setting on my laptop strained my eyes, but because of Redshift making the colour temperature a lot warmer, the screen is so much nicer to look at.<\/p>\n (Add my configuration here and how to set up redshift)<\/p>",
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" Redshift isn't really a GTK2 program because it's just a script + tray-icon, but at least that tray icon supports the libayatana-appindicator. It has been a lifesaver when it comes to my eyes because previously, even the minimum brightness setting on my laptop strained my eyes, but because of Redshift making the colour temperature a lot warmer, the screen is so much nicer to look at.<\/p>",
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"Guvcview webcam software": {
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"Cheese camera": {
"snippet": " More user friendly than Guvcview in my opinion, too bad it uses the dumb GTK3 window decoration. I will probably make a fork to get rid of it.<\/p>",
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"Inkscape": {
"snippet": " The most advanced GTK2 painting software, has all the features you would ever need (unless you are maybe a professional digital artist)<\/p>",
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"Gnumeric": {
"snippet": " Requires an actual review but at first glance, it looks pretty good as a spreadsheet editor.<\/p>",
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"GNUcash": {
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"AbiWord": {
"snippet": " A standalone word processor. I wouldn't recommend using it because it is pretty sluggish and doesn't work well.<\/p>",
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"Video editing": {
"snippet": " I don't have much experience video editing so this section will focus on ease of use\/interface and style.<\/p>",
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"Avidemux": {
"snippet": " Modern versions of Avidemux (after 2.5.6) use Qt as their interface. I wanted to test out the GTK2 version (2.5.6), so I tried to compile it and ran into a heap of errors. I have made some modifications to the code to make it run once more.<\/p>",
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"LiVES": {
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"Cinelerra": {
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"GNOME drawing": {
"snippet": " A good painting program that is the most similar to MS Paint that I could find.<\/p>",
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"LibreOffice GTK": {
"snippet": " I didn't think that LibreOffice had a GTK3 compatible version, so it was a surprise to me after I spent ages trying to find alternative software. It looks pretty good on my theme (with some very minor placement issues), and obviously contains the full LibreOffice suite which is amazing. What can I say, it is nicer than Microsoft Office and has a ton of customisability. The only good office suite for Linux.<\/p>",
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" I didn't think that LibreOffice had a GTK3 compatible version, so it was a surprise to me after I spent ages trying to find alternative software. It looks pretty good on my theme (with some very minor placement issues), and obviously contains the full LibreOffice suite which is amazing. What can I say, it is nicer than Microsoft Office and has a ton of customisability. The only good office suite for Linux.<\/p>"
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"Atril PDF": {
"snippet": " The best PDF viewer for linux in my testing. The only one to support GTK2. It is maintained by the MATE developers and comes as standard with that desktop environment.<\/p>",
"hash": "fe5e72b1b21d58c38cafd34428de988f",
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" The best PDF viewer for linux in my testing. The only one to support GTK2. It is maintained by the MATE developers and comes as standard with that desktop environment.<\/p>"
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"Veracrypt": {
"snippet": "",
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"anchor": "veracrypt",
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"PeaZip, xarchiver or Engrampa Archive Manager": {
"snippet": "",
"hash": "d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e",
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"Stardict": {
"snippet": "",
"hash": "d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e",
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"Lightning calendar for UXP applications (Epyrus, SeaLion, BrassMonkey, etc)": {
"snippet": " In my opinion the best calendar for GTK2\/linux. It isn't even proper GTK2 since it is just a plugin for UXP applications, yet it still manages to beat the rest of the options. It's a shame it isnt available as standalone anymore (see mozilla sunbird). Maybe, I should make a GTK2 calendar? (possibly based on lightning???)<\/p>\n Doesn't support my CalDAV calendar on Epyrus for some reason (haven't tested other applications). Apparently it supports it better when selfhosted - mine is NextCloud on my webhosting server.\n\n<\/p>",
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" In my opinion the best calendar for GTK2\/linux. It isn't even proper GTK2 since it is just a plugin for UXP applications, yet it still manages to beat the rest of the options. It's a shame it isnt available as standalone anymore (see mozilla sunbird). Maybe, I should make a GTK2 calendar? (possibly based on lightning???)<\/p>",
" Doesn't support my CalDAV calendar on Epyrus for some reason (haven't tested other applications). Apparently it supports it better when selfhosted - mine is NextCloud on my webhosting server.\n\n<\/p>"
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"Orage calendar": {
"snippet": " I guess it works, so I'll put it here. It barely just works enough for it to be considered a calendar. Looks viable to be forked though, which I will likely do at some point.<\/p>",
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" I guess it works, so I'll put it here. It barely just works enough for it to be considered a calendar. Looks viable to be forked though, which I will likely do at some point.<\/p>"
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"Evolution calendar (GNOME)": {
"snippet": " Also contains email, contacts, tasks and memos. Very bloated (install size 85mb). Pretty bad design and by default uses the ugly GTK3 option where there are options in the window decoration (top bar where there are the close, minimise options)<\/p>",
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" Also contains email, contacts, tasks and memos. Very bloated (install size 85mb). Pretty bad design and by default uses the ugly GTK3 option where there are options in the window decoration (top bar where there are the close, minimise options)<\/p>"
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"Mirage \/ Eye of MATE - Image viewers": {
"snippet": "",
"hash": "d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e",
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"Old versions of GIMP - photo editing": {
"snippet": " Still can't draw a circle, but whatever. Newer versions look like ass, but older versions look fine. I will add download links here and version numbers. There are also other proto editing and painting programs I should add to this list.<\/p>",
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" Still can't draw a circle, but whatever. Newer versions look like ass, but older versions look fine. I will add download links here and version numbers. There are also other proto editing and painting programs I should add to this list.<\/p>"
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"Geany IDE": {
"snippet": " The best IDE, what can I say. Supports all relevant features and has a lot of cool plugins, such as a MarkDown viewer plugin, making it de-facto the best proper MarkDown viewer on linux.<\/p>",
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" The best IDE, what can I say. Supports all relevant features and has a lot of cool plugins, such as a MarkDown viewer plugin, making it de-facto the best proper MarkDown viewer on linux.<\/p>"
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"Bluefish IDE": {
"snippet": " The real old-skool IDE.<\/p>",
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" The real old-skool IDE.<\/p>"
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"snippet": "",
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"RedNotebook - Journal\/Diary": {
"snippet": " Cool lightweight journalling application. Has a word cloud feature which I appreciate and just overall has the basic features that you would expect. No complaints from me, but I do not use it as paper journaling is superior.<\/p>",
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" Cool lightweight journalling application. Has a word cloud feature which I appreciate and just overall has the basic features that you would expect. No complaints from me, but I do not use it as paper journaling is superior.<\/p>"
]
},
"XFCE 4.12 applications - mousepad, thunar, etc": {
"snippet": " You can setup XFCE 4.12 which includes GTK2 applications such as Mousepad, Thunar, and other system utilities. I will make a guide on how to do so with (maybe) an install script.<\/p>",
"hash": "3be8b44ada1a81d9a1a76d9bcc988aa2",
"anchor": "xfce-412-applications-mousepad-thunar-etc",
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" You can setup XFCE 4.12 which includes GTK2 applications such as Mousepad, Thunar, and other system utilities. I will make a guide on how to do so with (maybe) an install script.<\/p>"
]
},
"MATE applications - Pluma, Caja, etc": {
"snippet": " MATE also comes with GTK2 applications, similarly to XFCE.<\/p>",
"hash": "861c937fd23aec4028e212ac9b417f77",
"anchor": "mate-applications-pluma-caja-etc",
"blocks": [
" MATE also comes with GTK2 applications, similarly to XFCE.<\/p>"
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},
"SpaceFM, Thunar- File manager": {
"snippet": " SpaceFM is a really cool file manager as mentioned <\/p>",
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"anchor": "spacefm-thunar-file-manager",
"blocks": [
" SpaceFM is a really cool file manager as mentioned <\/p>"
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"Audacious or older QuodLibet versions - music player": {
"snippet": " I don't like QuodLibet because it is a Python program and they SUCK! Python should only be used for programs a couple hundred kilobytes in size at MOST, otherwise they just end up not working well. Not to mention what happened when Python3 came out and all unmaintained Python2 programs stopped working!<\/p>\n Audacious, on the other hand, is an really cool program. I have a few minor nitpicks with it, but it works really well overall.<\/p>",
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" I don't like QuodLibet because it is a Python program and they SUCK! Python should only be used for programs a couple hundred kilobytes in size at MOST, otherwise they just end up not working well. Not to mention what happened when Python3 came out and all unmaintained Python2 programs stopped working!<\/p>",
" Audacious, on the other hand, is an really cool program. I have a few minor nitpicks with it, but it works really well overall.<\/p>"
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"XFCE4 \"Time Out plugin\" fork": {
"snippet": " Because Time Out is a tray plugin, it isn't really a \"program\". But it is still useful and I am pretty happy with my progress on it so far.<\/p>\n The developers of the original Time Out plugin said this about it:<\/p>\n[The] Xfce4-time-out-plugin makes it possible to take periodical breaks from the computer at user-configurable intervals. During breaks it locks your screen for a period specified by the user. It optionally allows you to postpone breaks for a certain time.\n It is supposed to be a way for people to take breaks from their screen:<\/p>\n\nThe core goal of this plugin is to automate the healthy habit of taking regular breaks from computer use. Instead of relying on manual timers or memory, the plugin handles the schedule for you, ensuring you step away from the screen at the right intervals.\n I thought that it would be a good idea to convert it into more of a work\/study timer, whilst still maintaining the previous functionality.<\/p>\n Changes I have made so far include:<\/p>\n Download will be available soon!<\/p>",
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"blocks": [
" Because Time Out is a tray plugin, it isn't really a \"program\". But it is still useful and I am pretty happy with my progress on it so far.<\/p>",
" The developers of the original Time Out plugin said this about it:<\/p>",
" It is supposed to be a way for people to take breaks from their screen:<\/p>",
" I thought that it would be a good idea to convert it into more of a work\/study timer, whilst still maintaining the previous functionality.<\/p>",
" Changes I have made so far include:<\/p>",
" Download will be available soon!<\/p>"
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"NetworkManager Applet fork": {
"snippet": " This is just a small fork I made of the NetworkManager Applet which gives it libayatana-appindicator support.<\/p>\n\n Adding libayatana-appindicator support basically means that on some themes, the tray-icon will fit in better, e.g. on the DarkCold GTK2 theme that I use.<\/p>\n Download will be available soon!<\/p>",
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" This is just a small fork I made of the NetworkManager Applet which gives it libayatana-appindicator support.<\/p>",
" Adding libayatana-appindicator support basically means that on some themes, the tray-icon will fit in better, e.g. on the DarkCold GTK2 theme that I use.<\/p>",
" Download will be available soon!<\/p>"
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},
"Markdown viewer and editor": {
"snippet": " I created a GTK2 markdown viewer and editor in case anyone needs one. I just cannot be bothered to install one of the 100+mb in size programs.<\/p>\n\n Download will be available soon!<\/p>",
"hash": "d1210bf6288ff1faf0916aad516a5f97",
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"blocks": [
" I created a GTK2 markdown viewer and editor in case anyone needs one. I just cannot be bothered to install one of the 100+mb in size programs.<\/p>",
" Download will be available soon!<\/p>"
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"Kino": {
"snippet": " I tried to find a GTK2 media player for linux, but didn't find any. So, of course, I made my own.<\/p>\n\n It runs on libmpv as a backend, and is written in C using proper GTK2 theming. In version 1, I have added support for all basic MPV features such as subtitles, audio tracks, screenshot, seeking, Lua scripting, and conf files (mpv supports these already).<\/p>\n The application already works better than GNOME Celluloid, in every possible way. Pretty crazy how I, with zero funding, was able to make a better player than experienced developers.<\/p>\n As with my other programs (I should make a \"motto\" with design principles I believe in), config stuff is stored in ~\/.config, and I use plugins to add support for features which not everyone needs (hence keeping the application lightweight).<\/p>\n You can download the source from my git repository, but beware that you need libgtk2.0-dev to compile it. Compiled builds will be available soon.<\/p>",
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" I tried to find a GTK2 media player for linux, but didn't find any. So, of course, I made my own.<\/p>",
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" The application already works better than GNOME Celluloid, in every possible way. Pretty crazy how I, with zero funding, was able to make a better player than experienced developers.<\/p>",
" As with my other programs (I should make a \"motto\" with design principles I believe in), config stuff is stored in ~\/.config, and I use plugins to add support for features which not everyone needs (hence keeping the application lightweight).<\/p>",
" You can download the source from my git repository, but beware that you need libgtk2.0-dev to compile it. Compiled builds will be available soon.<\/p>"
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"88x31 Button Maker": {
"snippet": " I made a simple 88x31 button generator that works using ImageMagick. It is written in Python, though I may attempt a C rewrite at some point because Python kinda sucks.<\/p>\n You can download this program from the git. Just go to commit -> download. Proper easy to download releases will be available soon.<\/p>\n\n Here's a button I made with it to showcase its features:<\/p>\n\n And the JSON which you can import into the program to edit it here:<\/p>\n88x31-maker.json\n I have also made these cool buttons using it:<\/p>\n\n I made a simple 88x31 button generator that works using ImageMagick. It is written in Python, though I may attempt a C rewrite at some point because Python kinda sucks.<\/p>",
" You can download this program from the git. Just go to commit -> download. Proper easy to download releases will be available soon.<\/p>",
" Here's a button I made with it to showcase its features:<\/p>",
" And the JSON which you can import into the program to edit it here:<\/p>",
" I have also made these cool buttons using it:<\/p>"
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"Not GTK2 but still useful": {
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"hash": "d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e",
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"qBittorrent": {
"snippet": " The only torrent client with a built in search engine. Also works very well, but is more bloated than Transmission. Only better if you want a search engine built in. Otherwise just use Transmission, and if you want to search for a torrent just use Knaben.org (archived).<\/p>",
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" The only torrent client with a built in search engine. Also works very well, but is more bloated than Transmission. Only better if you want a search engine built in. Otherwise just use Transmission, and if you want to search for a torrent just use Knaben.org (archived).<\/p>"
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"XFE file manager": {
"snippet": "",
"hash": "d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e",
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"Dillo web browser": {
"snippet": "",
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"LibAyatana-AppIndicator shortcomings": {
"snippet": " Whilst working on the Audacious tray-icon fix for LibAyatana-AppIndicator, I noticed that it has a pretty serious lack of features:<\/p>\n This limits the amount of applications it should be applied to. For example, Audacious would not suit it well, though you could provide some workarounds to the problem, as mentioned above (qBittorrent example). For a simple panel plugin like Time Out, it is well suited. I am not sure why my theme (DarkCold\/DarkBlood) requires it for proper taskbar theming. I guess it just looks better with the black borders.<\/p>\n\n Feel free to share ideas by contacting me.<\/p>\nBack to the front page",
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" Whilst working on the Audacious tray-icon fix for LibAyatana-AppIndicator, I noticed that it has a pretty serious lack of features:<\/p>",
" This limits the amount of applications it should be applied to. For example, Audacious would not suit it well, though you could provide some workarounds to the problem, as mentioned above (qBittorrent example). For a simple panel plugin like Time Out, it is well suited. I am not sure why my theme (DarkCold\/DarkBlood) requires it for proper taskbar theming. I guess it just looks better with the black borders.<\/p>",
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"Start thinking that shit is easy": {
"snippet": " The complex nature of our mind makes us overthink many decisions that should in reality just be made quickly and without haste. We like to imagine the worst possible outcome of a scenario, when in 99.99% of cases, this \"worst case scenario\" will never ever happen. So I say that you just do whatever it is that needs doing because there will never be a consequence as long as you think it is the right thing to do.<\/p>\n Adding on to the fact that you should always take opportunities, nothing is ever as hard as it seems. People like to overcomplicate things, which I have myself fallen victim to many times. A large number of people like to larp as experts in something when in reality they just profit off of confusing you. This is less <\/p>\n Everything becomes easy when you just start, put your mind to it, and stop thinking that it's hard. For example, quitting a masturbation addiction is actually easy. You just need to stop??? As mentioned above, there will be people on every side of the internet trying to lecture you on the best method to stop; In reality, it is extremely simple. Just stop. Nothing against a lot of the people who create this type of content, but it really is a waste of time and not necessary.<\/p>\n\n-->",
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" The complex nature of our mind makes us overthink many decisions that should in reality just be made quickly and without haste. We like to imagine the worst possible outcome of a scenario, when in 99.99% of cases, this \"worst case scenario\" will never ever happen. So I say that you just do whatever it is that needs doing because there will never be a consequence as long as you think it is the right thing to do.<\/p>",
" Adding on to the fact that you should always take opportunities, nothing is ever as hard as it seems. People like to overcomplicate things, which I have myself fallen victim to many times. A large number of people like to larp as experts in something when in reality they just profit off of confusing you. This is less <\/p>",
" Everything becomes easy when you just start, put your mind to it, and stop thinking that it's hard. For example, quitting a masturbation addiction is actually easy. You just need to stop??? As mentioned above, there will be people on every side of the internet trying to lecture you on the best method to stop; In reality, it is extremely simple. Just stop. Nothing against a lot of the people who create this type of content, but it really is a waste of time and not necessary.<\/p>"
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},
"Why couldn't we have a simpler JavaScript alternative?": {
"snippet": " Forgive me if I am uninformed, but why couldn't we have had a simple scripting language for the web? Something that allowed for forms, image galleries, buttons, automatic background image switching (based on time), or an alert box, without<\/i> enabling 20mb heavy JavaScript tracking pages that follow your mouse and use tracking pixels, shove ads up your ass, and more. Because in some instances, JavaScript is genuinely useful, but obviously it has lead to the death of the \"classic\" internet. I found an interesting article at Chimaera's website (archived) called \"How the 'You are an idiot' trojan warned us of the dangers of Javascript\" (archived). I think he makes a very valid point in that JS is a joke and how it enables spying on users without them even knowing.<\/p>\n If I were the \"owner of the internet\" :D, I would have scrapped JS before it was even created, and instead created a language called \"WebScript\", which does the basics mentioned above (image galleries, etc), but nothing more. It would have been tightly regulated and made sure that it can only perform basic tasks. THis would prevent it from becoming the behemoth that JS is today.<\/p>\n However, unfortunately the \"owner of the internet\" is\/was Google\/Mozilla, so I guess we can't have any nice things. Money ruins everything I suppose.<\/p>",
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" Forgive me if I am uninformed, but why couldn't we have had a simple scripting language for the web? Something that allowed for forms, image galleries, buttons, automatic background image switching (based on time), or an alert box, without<\/i> enabling 20mb heavy JavaScript tracking pages that follow your mouse and use tracking pixels, shove ads up your ass, and more. Because in some instances, JavaScript is genuinely useful, but obviously it has lead to the death of the \"classic\" internet. I found an interesting article at Chimaera's website (archived) called \"How the 'You are an idiot' trojan warned us of the dangers of Javascript\" (archived). I think he makes a very valid point in that JS is a joke and how it enables spying on users without them even knowing.<\/p>",
" If I were the \"owner of the internet\" :D, I would have scrapped JS before it was even created, and instead created a language called \"WebScript\", which does the basics mentioned above (image galleries, etc), but nothing more. It would have been tightly regulated and made sure that it can only perform basic tasks. THis would prevent it from becoming the behemoth that JS is today.<\/p>",
" However, unfortunately the \"owner of the internet\" is\/was Google\/Mozilla, so I guess we can't have any nice things. Money ruins everything I suppose.<\/p>"
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},
"PHP is really cool, but should only be used on the server": {
"snippet": " My website uses a fair bit of PHP on the server, because I am lazy. I have PHP scripts that: generate an RSS feed for me (with support for manual entries), creates a TOC for each article, and I plan on making some that will automate SSI (e.g. for a website mirror which is hosted on a server which does not support SSI), photo gallery showing every picture on the site, and one that archives links via MAFF format so that they can be viewed even if the other website goes offline or changes the content. Hence, PHP can be a very useful tool for webmasters to automate annoying tasks on their website.<\/p>\n However, that is not to say that PHP is always good. It should not be used on the site unless absolutely necessary, because there are usually better ways of doing things that have less bloat. I think it may be good for the occasional form, and guestbook, but other than those uses I do not think it should be used.<\/p>\n Apparently, PHP is very hard to code, but I found it to be relatively simple to read and understand. I did not write any code, but rather just copied snippets from other websites and tutorials to make my own.<\/p>",
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" My website uses a fair bit of PHP on the server, because I am lazy. I have PHP scripts that: generate an RSS feed for me (with support for manual entries), creates a TOC for each article, and I plan on making some that will automate SSI (e.g. for a website mirror which is hosted on a server which does not support SSI), photo gallery showing every picture on the site, and one that archives links via MAFF format so that they can be viewed even if the other website goes offline or changes the content. Hence, PHP can be a very useful tool for webmasters to automate annoying tasks on their website.<\/p>",
" However, that is not to say that PHP is always good. It should not be used on the site unless absolutely necessary, because there are usually better ways of doing things that have less bloat. I think it may be good for the occasional form, and guestbook, but other than those uses I do not think it should be used.<\/p>",
" Apparently, PHP is very hard to code, but I found it to be relatively simple to read and understand. I did not write any code, but rather just copied snippets from other websites and tutorials to make my own.<\/p>"
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},
"The system uses its people for its own benefit": {
"snippet": " Looking at the whole carbon tax, vegan, plant-based ideas present in society, it is visible that \"the system\" uses normal people to achieve its goals. People are brainwashed into thinking that these ways of living (e.g. turning off the heating or lights in your house) will improve the the environment, etc. Even though the majority of energy usage is actually used by creating the products that these very same people consume. Watching a movie on Netflix, writing a prompt into ChatGPT, etc, all use more energy than eating a steak or leaving the lights on.<\/p>\n\n There are countless examples of the system using people for its own benefit, which can also be seen in government sometimes. Some people have been conditioned to only listen to what the media or government says. If one of these people were to go into government, they would not actually be working against people on purpose, but rather be using their corrupted ideas, to cause harm to people - without realising it.<\/p>\n\n Hopefully you understand what I mean.<\/p>",
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" Looking at the whole carbon tax, vegan, plant-based ideas present in society, it is visible that \"the system\" uses normal people to achieve its goals. People are brainwashed into thinking that these ways of living (e.g. turning off the heating or lights in your house) will improve the the environment, etc. Even though the majority of energy usage is actually used by creating the products that these very same people consume. Watching a movie on Netflix, writing a prompt into ChatGPT, etc, all use more energy than eating a steak or leaving the lights on.<\/p>",
" There are countless examples of the system using people for its own benefit, which can also be seen in government sometimes. Some people have been conditioned to only listen to what the media or government says. If one of these people were to go into government, they would not actually be working against people on purpose, but rather be using their corrupted ideas, to cause harm to people - without realising it.<\/p>",
" Hopefully you understand what I mean.<\/p>"
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"(Local) AI is pretty useful": {
"snippet": " The fact that we can run AI locally is actually one of the rare benefits of AI, looking past all the other goyslop. It is really cool that (provided you have powerful enough hardware), you can access so much knowledge via a local AI model. If you have an uncensored one, you could use it to learn how to do something useful in an emergency - such as building a bomb :D. It also holds knowledge of so much and it is super easy to ask a question to it, e.g it might help you identify a leaf\/plant, animal, location. It also could help you translate, give recipes, etc. Having a local wikipedia backup would also be useful but you would have to add your own content because it might not have everything you need (recipes, translations come to mind).<\/p>",
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"snippet": " Pasta and basta!<\/p>\n In Italy, the official recipe for Bolognese sauce has been changed for the first time in 40 years<\/p>\n Bolognese sauce shares a similar fate to the Beatles' song \u2018Yesterday\u2019: popular worldwide, interpreted and reinterpreted thousands of times \u2013 and, unfortunately, often horribly mangled in the process. The tomato and minced meat sauce has been subjected to terrible cover versions with cream, curry and cinnamon, with ketchup or even with instant coffee powder! Italian gourmets get a mild stomach upset just from the idea of having to eat something so strange. In Italy, spaghetti would never be served with minced meat and tomato sauce anyway. Rag\u00f9, as the meat sauce is originally called, is eaten with tagliatelle or fettuccine, long, flat egg noodles that better absorb chunky sauces. Rosemary, oregano and chilli as spices? Mamma mia! Even the use of garlic in rag\u00f9 alla Bolognese is controversial. Now, for the first time in 40 years, the official recipe for this classic dish has been changed \u2013 at the risk of causing a stir.<\/p>\n In Italy, the purity of recipes is monitored by a state authority, the Accademia Italiana della Cucina, which has set itself the goal of \u2018preserving the gastronomic traditions of Italian cuisine and table culture and passing them on to future generations\u2019. Almost 3,000 recipes for original Italian dishes are listed there, including the official recipe for Bolognese. It was notarised in Bologna in 1982 and kept at the Chamber of Commerce. Now the academy has adapted to the spirit of the times. \u2018A lot has changed in 40 years, including eating habits and gastronomy,\u2019 it says, \u2018for restaurateurs in Bologna, it had already been a shock for some time.\u2019 However, for some minced meat hardliners, rag\u00f9 remains sacrilegious.<\/p>\n According to the original recipe, only beef crown meat \u2013 a mixture of beef from the diaphragm \u2013 was allowed to be used for Bolognese sauce. In future, minced beef or mixed minced beef and pork may be used. Instead of cooked beef broth, vegetable broth or even beer may now be used, \u2018but only of excellent quality\u2019. Veal or pure pork, smoked bacon, garlic, rosemary, parsley and other spices except salt and pepper are still prohibited. Flour to thicken the sauce is taboo anyway.<\/p>\n For a proper rag\u00f9 alla Bolognese (six servings), saut\u00e9 150 grams of diced pancetta in a large cast-iron pan with three tablespoons of olive oil. Add finely chopped vegetables (60 grams each of onion, celery and carrot) and saut\u00e9 until the onions are translucent. Add 400 grams of minced meat and fry until brown. Deglaze with a glass of red wine. Once the wine has evaporated, add a tablespoon of tomato paste and 200 grams of peeled tomatoes. Stirring constantly, add a cup of boiling stock and simmer for about two to three hours. Finally, season to taste with salt and pepper. There is no mention of instant coffee, but according to the Accademia Italiana della Cucina, chicken liver, salsiccia, cooked peas...",
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"summary": "Wrote section 'Kino<\/b>': I tried to find a GTK2 media player for linux, but didn't find any. So, of course, I made my own.<\/p>\n\n It runs on libmpv as a backend, and is written in C using proper GTK2 theming. In version 1, I have added support for all basic MPV features such as subtitles, audio tracks, screenshot, seeking, Lua scripting, and conf files (mpv supports these already).<\/p>\n The application already works better than GNOME Celluloid, in every possible way. Pretty crazy how I, with zero funding, was able to make a better player than experienced developers.<\/p>\n As with my other programs (I should make a \"motto\" with design principles I believe in), config stuff is stored in ~\/.config, and I use plugins to add support for features which not everyone needs (hence keeping the application lightweight).<\/p>\n You can download the source from my git repository, but beware that you need libgtk2.0-dev to compile it. Compiled builds will be available soon.<\/p>"
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"summary": "Wrote section 'Lazarus IDE<\/b>': I am developing a Gajim fork which will retain the good old user interface but contain the modern, easy to use XMPP specification. So far, I have packaged version 0.16.9 into an AppImage which works on most Linux distributions without configuration (the AppImage contains the necessary Python2 files). However, I am focusing my efforts on Gajim 1.3.3 which is the last version with a decent UI (albeit not containing the separated window UI seen in 0.16.9 and Pidgin) which uses Python3. 1.3.3 is newer and way more easy to compile (than 0.16.9), but lacks some features and the beautiful windowed interface of 0.16.9. It could more easily be adapted to suit modern features but modifying it to GTK2 may be impossible. It would be better to just replicate the interface with GTK3 maybe? Also it doesn't support OTR encryption so that would need to be added, adding to the complexity of the project. Despite its shortcomings, 1.3.3 is the better option to fork; Gajim 0 has the nicer UI, but is way harder to distribute and compile on modern systems, bordering on impossible. You have to distribute it as an AppImage, which will reduce the amount of people it is available. Hence, developing a fork of that would be pretty unfeasible and leave it stuck on the past.<\/p>"
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"summary": "Wrote section 'NOTES<\/b>': Feel free to share ideas by contacting me.<\/p>\nBack to the front page"
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"url": "https:\/\/lakiweb.net\/article\/sleep.html#using-a-sleep-trackersmartwatch",
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\nThis page will be split into various parts, one for each type of product (TV, HiFi, etc). Each part will have subcategories dedicated to the individual product. Please keep in mind that I can't document all of the models as very limited information is out there on the internet.<\/p>",
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"title": "GTK2 Software Directory",
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