https://github.com/ruby/curses [ 1 ] was http://ncurses-ruby.berlios.de
Footnotes
Software > Revision control systems >
(on Wikipedia)
https://www.monotone.ca/
monotone is a free distributed version control system. it provides a simple, single-file transactional version store, with fully disconnected operation and an efficient peer-to-peer synchronization protocol. it understands history-sensitive merging, lightweight branches, integrated code review and 3rd party testing. it uses cryptographic version naming and client-side RSA certificates. it has good internationalization support, has no external dependencies, runs on linux, solaris, OSX, windows, and other unixes, and is licensed under the GNU GPL.
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/
A terminal multiplexer
I use it only in fairly dire circumstances, usually when at the TTY console. It’s essential in that circumstance, even if it’s only to lock the console screen (with ^a^x)
aka GNU Screen
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(on Wikipedia)
http://lftp.yar.ru/
An FTP-like program which can also Mirror.
I use this to synchronize files over SFTP (SSH).
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Time domain speakers.
I rather liked this set of speakers, but I ended up keeping my original MidiLand Inc MLi 65 Speakers.
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Entertainment > Movies >
(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089457/
No summary was noted. I may or may not re-watch this and add one.
This was a great movie for its day, but the music so completely ruins it that it’s unwatchable now.
Software > MediaWiki > MediaWiki extensions >
https://web.archive.org/web/20050910025252/http://www.wickle.com/horde/cvs/cvs.php/mediawikiextensions
https://web.archive.org/web/20050411183429/http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Coffman/Syntax_Highlight
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Software > Web browsers >
(on Wikipedia)
https://lynx.invisible-island.net/
A console web browser included with most Linux distributions.
It’s shit, though.
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Software > Scripting Languages >
(on Wikipedia)
https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/
A ubiquitous shell. The default for almost all Linux distributions.
Random notes on this software.