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how do you keep the secret?

Posted Yesterday at 02:05 PM by elbci

Ohhh, dear Lord, I'm in an respite. They are going longer by now. About 45 minutes ago I even managed to drink half of drink of water. The silence... the panting was the only thing I could hear, and do - obviously. I don't have yet enough self-awareness to check but I have no doubt I soiled my pants long ago. And now again, it's been almost 30 sec since the convulsions stopped. I'm slowly regaining some form of cognitive cohesion, my dogs are quite agitated. I see them barking. I might even survi......

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Wrapper-script to launch a browser in private/incognito mode if keys control or shift are being held (thought for Openbox menus)

Posted 05-20-2024 at 11:47 AM by the dsc (linux-related notes)
Updated 05-20-2024 at 11:48 AM by the dsc

Tags openbox

While one can do something even more efficient with pure keybindings, or maybe merely first launching the normal window and then a private one, I thought that it was interesting. AFAIK it can't be done purely on Openbox' menu's functionalities alone.

Code:

#!/bin/bash
xinput query-state 9 2>/dev/null | grep "key\[50\]=down\|key\[62\]=down\|key\[37\]=down\|key\[105\]=down" && incognito="--incognito"

echo ${incognito/--} | aosd_cat

...

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Quantizing AI Models with LlamaCpp: A Bash Script for Slackware64-current

Posted 05-11-2024 at 05:08 AM by rizitis
Updated 05-11-2024 at 02:35 PM by rizitis (add link for updated script)

Tags ai., gpt, gpt4all, llama, slackware

Introduction:
As the demand for AI models continues to rise, optimizing these models for efficiency becomes increasingly important, especially in resource-constrained environments like Slackware64-current. In this blog post, we'll explore a bash script that automates the process of quantizing AI models using LlamaCpp, a powerful toolkit for model compression and optimization.

Overview:
In this post, we'll delve into the world of model quantization and introduce LlamaCpp,...

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Fix Google Chrome's ugly thick transparent-but-shadowed borders on compositors such as picom

Posted 05-10-2024 at 08:20 PM by the dsc (linux-related notes)
Updated 05-10-2024 at 10:05 PM by the dsc

Tags bug/feature, chrome, compton, openbox, picom

By adding this on the "shadow exclude" section:

Code:

"argb && (override_redirect || wmwin)"

Source:

https://github.com/chjj/compton/issu...mment-45407446

They've decided to once again reinvent the same GUI in the latest version of Chrome, but with some added dysfunctionalities or incompatibilities with more or less standard compositor configurations. Its context menus all of a sudden had a rather thick transparent...

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ArchEX 2024 (Arch Linux) Live with KDE Plasma 6.0.4, LXQt 1.4, kernel 6.8.9-ARCH and Calamares Installer 3.3.5 :: Build 240509

Posted 05-09-2024 at 10:39 AM by exton (Exton's Blog)

Tags arch linux, archex, exton, kde plasma 6.0.4, lxqt 1.4

ABOUT ArchEX 2024 Build 240509
I've made a new extra version of ArchEX with KDE Plasma 6.0.4 - latest version released 240416. "Plasma is made to stay out of the way as it helps you get things done. But under its light and intuitive surface, it’s a powerhouse. So you’re free to choose ways of usage right as you need them and when you need them". LXQt 1.4 can also be used as Desktop Environment (DE). This ArchEX version uses kernel 6.8.9-ARCH.* ArchEX can very easy be installed to...

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