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Explore the cosmos from your armchair Hubble Gazes at a Dazzling Star Cluster
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Explore the cosmos from your armchair

Don Watkins February 9, 2024
Remember the days when exploring the cosmos meant bundling up, venturing out into the night, and hoping...
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systemd — #4: How to use systemd as a troubleshooting tool magnifying-glass-zero
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systemd — #4: How to use systemd as a troubleshooting tool

David Both February 8, 2024
systemd is powerful troubleshooting tool. The information we can extract from it points the way toward solving...
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How I hacked my Linux system with a Live USB device H4ck3r-cropped
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How I hacked my Linux system with a Live USB device

David Both February 7, 2024
I used a Fedora Live USB to hack into my systems, enter recovery mode, and resolve a...
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systemd — #3: Using the systemctl command to manage systemd units Tools illustration
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systemd — #3: Using the systemctl command to manage systemd units

David Both February 6, 2024
Units are the basis of everything in systemd so we'll explore them in more detail and use...
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Check disk usage in Linux data_stack_blue_disks
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Check disk usage in Linux

Don Watkins February 5, 2024
Using these tools can show how much of your disk is being used no matter how much...
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systemd — #2: Understanding Linux startup with systemd start_line
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systemd — #2: Understanding Linux startup with systemd

David Both February 4, 2024
systemd's startup provides important clues to help you solve problems when they occur.
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systemd — #1: Learning to love systemd Puzzle pieces coming together to form a computer screen
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systemd — #1: Learning to love systemd

David Both February 3, 2024
systemd is the mother of all processes, responsible for bringing the Linux host up to a state...
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How I teach Python with open source tools python_linux_tux_penguin_programming
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How I teach Python with open source tools

Don Watkins February 2, 2024
Open source tools can be used to help new programmers learn Python.
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You don’t need a computer science degree to work with open source software Drawing of a man with beard sittingat a laptop with applications in the background.
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You don’t need a computer science degree to work with open source software

Jim Hall February 1, 2024
Open source makes software knowledge accessible to anyone, so formal training isn't the only path to a...
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Unleashing the power of Homebrew on MacOS Graph paper with the word open written in many fonts
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Unleashing the power of Homebrew on MacOS

Don Watkins January 31, 2024
Homebrew at your side, your M2 MacBook Air bridges the walled garden and the wild plains of...
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The best 3 cross-platform text editors Image of a keyboard
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The best 3 cross-platform text editors

Seth Kenlon January 30, 2024
Sometimes you just need raw text with no styles like a word processor. Here are three text...
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How the 9 major tenets of the Unix/Linux philosophy affect you car-penguin-drive-linux-yellow
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How the 9 major tenets of the Unix/Linux philosophy affect you

David Both January 29, 2024
The Linux Philosophy is not just a historical curiosity — it’s more relevant today than ever.
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Using logical operators on the Bash command line code_development_programming
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Using logical operators on the Bash command line

David Both January 28, 2024
Add powerful logic to the command line with control operators in compound commands.
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Millions of Openly Licensed Images and More at Your Fingertips Screenshot
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Millions of Openly Licensed Images and More at Your Fingertips

Don Watkins January 27, 2024
Openverse is an open-source search engine that contains over 700 million openly licensed images, audio clips, and...
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Top 5 mistakes every new Linux terminal user makes Image of a keyboard
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Top 5 mistakes every new Linux terminal user makes

Seth Kenlon January 26, 2024
Avoid these comman mistakes, and find out how to become an expert in the terminal.
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The impact of the Linux philosophy car-penguin-drive-linux-yellow
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The impact of the Linux philosophy

David Both January 25, 2024
The philosophy of an operating system matters. The Linux philosophy matters to the operating system and to...
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A carelessly planned project takes three times longer to complete than expected; a carefully planned project takes only twice as long.

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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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