Fed up of the relaxation of the distancing rules? Has unlimited outdoors exercise caused uncomfortable chafing? Do you want to spend more time in front of a computer screen this weekend? Here’s some games I’ve packaged just for you; all available on the Snap Store for your favourite Linux distribution and ranked in order of…
The history of 1-bit music is inexorably linked to the history of computational music; 1-bit synthesis often presents itself as the simplest solution when generating digital audio (see “Fundamentals” section). from https://online.ucpress.edu/jsmg/article/1/1/44/2337/The-1-Bit-InstrumentThe-Fundamentals-of-1-Bit
By the early 90s, the ZX Spectrum appeared hopelessly outdated. from https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-05-03-the-story-of-your-sinclair
sc-controller is a neat little utility which allows Linux users to use a Steam Controller to play non-Steam games. I’ve used it for a long time on Ubuntu to play games like Pillars of Eternity from the comfort of my armchair. Sadly, it is built with the now-deprecated python2 technology, and the upcoming 20.04 release…
So, you want to set up your own email server? In that case, welcome. There are many reasons to run a custom email server, ranging from privacy concerns about providers like Google, to just wanting to do it for fun and/or learning. Since you’re here, I assume you’ve already found a reason. from https://prefet.ch/blog/2020/email-server/
Imagine you are playing a video game. You have a controller in your hand and you want your onscreen character to look or move upwards: in what direction do you push the joystick? from https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/feb/28/why-do-video-game-players-invert-the-controls
I was idly musing about number sequences, and the Lychrel algorithm. If you don’t know about this, there’s a good Numberphile video on it: basically, take any number, reverse it, add the two, and if you get a palindrome stop, and if you don’t, keep doing it. from https://www.kryogenix.org/days/2020/01/19/number-word-sequences/
Artificial intelligence is more accurate than doctors in diagnosing breast cancer from mammograms, a study in the journal Nature suggests. from https://www.bbc.com/news/health-50857759
A mini retrospective on Manic Miner, one of the most iconic games released on the ZX Spectrum. I keep playing it today for good reason.
During the last week a message was spread that pricked up the ears of many Nextcloud-users: According to BleepingComputer. from https://ollifromtheblog.de/storm-in-a-teacup-or-how-nextcry-tried-to-target-nextcloud/