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In Linux, in particular in Debian 9.9.0-i386-xfce-CD-1, file operations will grow inevitably slower until the speed is unusable.
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Software >
https://github.com/rarcega/instagram-scraper
A Python program to download all media from an Instagram account.
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Software >
https://github.com/me2d13/luamacros
my fork: https://github.com/spiralofhope/luamacros (documentation)
http://hidmacros.eu/
A tool which listens to keys and, using the Lua programming language, lets you remap them to other features.
It is useful for Using a second USB keyboard for macros.
You'll definitely want to see key remapping.lua which is a complete tutorial.
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/microsoft-edge
Yet another shitty web browser.
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Problem: Given an item in the Internet Archive, e.g. The works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, you may be tempted to download the PDF for its exactness. Admirable! However, my e-reader is horribly slow for opening it and turning pages. I find slow page turning aggravating; it makes me lose my train of thought and strains my reading comprehension.
This extra work is well worth it for me.
See also PDF? I haven't tested it, but I wonder if "repairing" a PDF would also help with e-reader speed.
there's still more to add
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(on Wikipedia)
https://steem.io/
- Steemit uses it.
I have trust issues with all storage, but flash memory-based storage is particularly unreliable.
TL;DR - Stubby metal drives are a problem.
See also Testing USB storage
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475784/
https://www.hbo.com/westworld
Nothing could possibly go wrong in an amusement park populated by robots.
A reboot of Westworld - (1973 movie)
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Problem: Keep an air gapped (airwalled) computer updated via a sneakernet.
This project focuses specifically on Devuan, though it ought to apply any Linux distribution based on Debian.
See also: APT, the package management tool/system for Debian.
