Glances

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Minecraft - SmallLogo.altform-lightunplated_targetsize-256

Entertainment > Games >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.minecraft.net/en-us

A procedurally generated survival game with shitty graphics, which became popular because it was first-to-market and took advantage of nostalgia.

Unfortunately, Minecraft was never completed and the author fucked off with the money to make another game. Even with extraordinary success, the author didn't make good on promises and the game was never finished. (It would later be "finished" by having a recipe book concept and an "end".)

I loved this game, and even bought it twice to support the developer, but because it was Java it would bring a computer to its knees. Being sold out to Microsoft (for their upcoming virtual reality stuff I'd bet) was bafflingly insulting.

I would try it again years later, and it hasn't had basic improvements.



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Background Link Checker image

Software > WordPress > WordPress Plugins >

https://wordpress.org/plugins/broken-link-checker/

A tool to make it ridiculously easy to not just find and edit broken links, but has other features to apply to them, like changing their style.

Recommended by Internet Archive, which is good enough for me.



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Ghost Commander logo

Software, Android >

(on Google Play)
(on F-Droid)
https://sites.google.com/site/ghostcommander1

Dual-panel file manager. Also has a decent text editor.

Extremely capable.

  • External storage access optional



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BeautySnap - (Android spyware) icon

Software, Android >

(on Google Play)
(on F-Droid)
was loverscamera.com

A Chinese spyware/backdoor application default-installed and uninstallable on cheap Chinese mobile phones.

  • Abandoned: Not updated, and the domain is gone.



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MSI Afterburner image

Software >

https://www.msi.com/Landing/afterburner/graphics-cards

A graphics card over/under-clocking tool.

do not use

Of all the problems it might bring, it might fuck with your audio, leading to audio crackles/pops/hiccups not associated with your settings (including power), drivers, sound cards, speakers or electrical outlets.



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