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Machine Learning in Linux: Alpaca – chat with local AI models

September 3, 2024 Steve Emms Multimedia, Reviews, Scientific

Alpaca is open source software which lets you chat with local AI models.

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Sticky Notes

NoteSH – terminal-based sticky notes app

September 2, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Reviews

NoteSH is a note-taking app that simulates the traditional “sticky note” style stationery.

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Linux Candy

Linux Candy: nook – plays Animal Crossing hourly themes

August 30, 2024 Steve Emms Multimedia, Reviews

nook is an application which plays Animal Crossing hourly themes. Animal Crossing is a social simulation video game developed by Nintendo.

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Gaming Chat

Dissent – lightweight Discord app

August 29, 2024 Steve Emms GUI, Internet, Reviews

Dissent (previously known as gtkcord4) is a third-party Discord client which bills itself as a “smooth, native experience on Linux desktops”.

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AudioTube – stream music from YouTube

August 28, 2024 Luke Baker Multimedia, Reviews

AudioTube is software which lets you search and listen to YouTube Music without needing a web browser.

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Letterpress – create attractive ASCII art

August 14, 2024 Steve Emms Reviews, Utilities

Letterpress converts your images into a picture made up of ASCII characters. Save the output to a file, copy it, and change its resolution.

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Showtime – GNOME media player

August 13, 2024 Steve Emms Multimedia, Reviews

Showtime is billed as a media player that lets you watch videos without any distraction. It’s written in Python.

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Calligraphy – turn text into ASCII banners

August 12, 2024 Steve Emms Reviews, Utilities

Calligraphy is a small utility which converts short texts into large, imposing banners made up of ASCII characters.

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XL Converter – easy-to-use image converter for modern formats

August 9, 2024 Steve Emms Graphics, Reviews

XL Converter is billed as an easy-to-use image converter for modern formats.

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wallet

Valuta – currency converter utility

August 8, 2024 Steve Emms Financial, Reviews

Valuta is billed as a simple and fast conversion tool. It’s designed for people who want to frequently convert between different currencies.

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