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Fun things to do with Linux

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Fun things to do with Linux

#1 Post by dcihon »

List the fun things you do with LInux here:
I will start

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telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl

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#2 Post by Wheelerof4te »

The same things I do with Windows, but without the frustrating bugs, horrible update system and general annoyance that come with it.
I can play some games, browse the net for memes, watch Youtube, write a story and listen to my favorite music. It is enough for me.

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#3 Post by sgage »

You mean, besides playing Aisleriot? :-)

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#4 Post by Bulkley »

dcihon, that Star Wars scenario is stunning. I thought I waste too much time on a computer. Putting that together must have taken weeks.

BTW, I don't know how long it goes; I got a "foreign host disconnect" after about 35 minutes.

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#5 Post by golinux »

sgage wrote:You mean, besides playing Aisleriot? :-)
The only "game" I play!
May the FORK be with you!

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#6 Post by debiman »

i just someone posting "random ascii art" - unfortunately, they meant "random" as in "random teeanage rant", but i thought they meant "randomly generated ascii art" - i'd love to see that!

btw, brogue is really nice.

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#7 Post by Head_on_a_Stick »

dcihon wrote:

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telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl
Superb! Thanks for sharing :D

One for you:

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curl -L http://bit.ly/10hA8iC | bash
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deadbang

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Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

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curl -L http://bit.ly/10hA8iC | bash
:twisted:
Good one! :mrgreen:
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#9 Post by fmp »

Local development without having to set anything up or install stuff (except the occasional non-standard dependency)

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#10 Post by debiman »

a terminal screensaver.

not one of those provided by xscreensaver.
it's a WiP of mine, utilizing the power of xss, urxvt and toilet.

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#11 Post by Funkygoby »

At first, all the fun was being able to do incredible things that were much more obscure/restrained on other OS.
Rescue data from a failing system, recover "infected" usb keys, read region-locked DVD, programming, ...

Now that I consider all those things a given, my experience with OSS systems is boring and I am very happy with that.
On the opposite, each time I touch "popular" systems (MS, Apple), I feel so crippled. Am I spoiled?

[edit]: babbling

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#12 Post by debiman »

debiman wrote:a terminal screensaver.

not one of those provided by xscreensaver.
it's a WiP of mine, utilizing the power of xss, urxvt and toilet.
i completely forgot that i already uploaded this:
https://notabug.org/ohnonot/termss
it's working fine on my machine, has been my default ss for a long time.

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