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When STEM becomes STEAM

David Both August 18, 2024
For the last two years I’ve been invited to staff a table at a local STEM Saturday...
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Contributing to open source

Don Watkins August 17, 2024
I started using Linux and open-source software in the late 1990s, and the more familiar I became...
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System76’s Cosmic Desktop: A New Era in Linux UX

Don Watkins August 16, 2024
Last week, System76 unveiled COSMIC, a groundbreaking desktop for Linux computers. This isn’t an iteration of Gnome,...
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The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 04 — Use the Linux FHS

David Both August 15, 2024
The Linux Filesystem Hierarchical Standard (FHS) defines the structure of the Linux directory tree. It names a...
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Mastering the rm command

Don Watkins August 14, 2024
The rm command in Linux is a powerful tool for deleting files and directories. While it may...
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Results of the Great Both.org Challenge

David Both August 13, 2024
Since no one entered our little challenge, we have no new results to share. I was hoping...
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LibreOffice Calc functions to make your work easier

Jim Hall August 12, 2024
Here are the LibreOffice Calc functions that I use all the time to get my work done.
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Randomness, zero and more

David Both August 11, 2024
Photo by Breakingpic from Pexels Randomness is an important tool in any computing environment. It’s critical to creating public/private...
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A look back: FORTRAN 77

Jim Hall August 10, 2024
Take a step back in time to a time when programs were punched on cards.
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Converting WordStar files

Jim Hall August 9, 2024
Explore how this popular word processor stored data, so you can convert your old files.
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How to use the base64 command on Linux

Seth Kenlon August 8, 2024
The base64 command converts binary data to ASCII data so that it can be transmitted as text....
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The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 03 — Everything is a File

David Both August 7, 2024
Author’s note: This article is excerpted in part from chapter 5 of my book, The Linux Philosophy...
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Top Five reasons I use Konsole terminal emulator

David Both August 6, 2024
The most important tool for all Linux SysAdmins is the terminal emulator we choose. There are many...
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Gaming drives computing

David Both August 5, 2024
We all play games on our computers. Whether a simple game of solitaire, chess, a first person...
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Getting started with Linux

David Both August 4, 2024
I recently became a member of several Linux groups on Facebook because I was interested to see...
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David Both August 3, 2024
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Why I’ve Never Used Windows

On February 12 I gave a presentation at the Triangle Linux Users Group (TriLUG) about why I use Linux and why I’ve never used Windows.

Here’s the link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/live/uCK_haOXPFM 

Why there’s no such thing as AI

Last October at All Things Open (ATO) I was interviewed by Jason Hibbits of We Love Open Source. It’s posted in the article “Why today’s AI isn’t intelligent (yet)“.

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