Author: mult1scr33n
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Using BorgBackup and Vorta with Hetzner Storage Box under Linux
So, this is a rough summary of the central steps for using BorgBackup and Vorta to create encrypted backups from my local Linux machines to a Hetzner Storage Box (but it should work with any online/cloud storage that allows you to authenticate via SSH). It is mostly a reminder for myself for when I do…
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Check Laptop Battery Health under Linux
I just wanted to check the battery health of my old Thinkpad in Linux (currently Ubuntu 24.04 LTS), and it turned out to pretty easy. This post here explains it just perfectly: https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/check-see-laptop-battery-health-in-linux-command/ I tried the the variant using the upower command, and it worked just fine. This is what my result looks like, so…
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Installing BorgBackup on Ubuntu Linux for Absolute Beginners
For a Linux beginner like me, it can be challenging to install some apps if the instructions are not super clear. In the case of BorgBackup, a backup tool I heard only good things about, it can add difficulty that you are confronted with a bunch of options on how to install, and in my…
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Useful Ubuntu Linux Terminal Commands
This is a still growing collection of terminal commands that I find personally useful. List all installed applications dpkg -lorapt list –installed Show memory and swap usage free Power off poweroff(it powers of the system more or less immidiately, so be warned. I wondered if there is any potential harm to the system, but it…
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Loch Droma
The Loch Droma Viewpoint is on the left side of the A835 when you are heading to Ullapool. It is a rather small loch with a fascinating scenery. The viewpoint is on the east side of the Loch, so you have a small island with some trees between you and the mountains in the distance.…
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Adding Debug Keys
This is handy if you just want to skip to the next level or disable events that happen on collision with other gameobjects In Unity, you can use the method Keyboard.current.lKey.wasPressedThisFrame to then run another method that loads the next level or turn off collision (these are just examples, of course you can change all…
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Some Thoughts about Hyongs
More on Hyongs on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyeong It seems it is correctly spelled ‘Hyeong’, but ‘Hyong’ is very common.
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Roxborough State Park
February 28, 2025 https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/39.43225/-105.07011 Took the Fountain Valley Trail and it was an easy walk. Despite warnings of rattle snakes, black bears and mountain lions, it was very relaxing. Seems not to be as crowded as other places in the Denver area.
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Scene Change
One thing that excites me more than almost everything else in game design is the possibilities of scene change. In my Unity course, this is just used to switch between levels in a simple casual game, but the possibilities for future projects are interesting. In fiction writing, a scene change must be plausible in most…