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I found the following paragraph encouraging and helpful in coping with a grim global political climate. Justin Harter writes in »Lived experiences« But I’m optimistic, insofar as great turmoil has generally led to some pretty great advancements. People are generally pretty conservative by and large, and America is a pretty conservative country. So it takes a pretty big kick in the teeth, but you sometimes get good things on the other side. Like the end of slavery, busting up trusts, and the New Deal. ...

For anyone who likes using tools like tmux to split their terminal window, a look at the terminal emulator ‘ghostty’ might be of interest. Ghostty not only provides tabs, but also lets you split windows directly within the terminal. But that’s only one of many features. Ghostty is fully Open Source and available cross-platform. The text was automatically translated from German into English. The German quotations were also translated in sense. ...

No one ever tells you that bravery feels like fear. – Mary Kate Teske The text was automatically translated from German into English. The German quotations were also translated in sense.

The iCloud Hide My Email Browser Extension extension is a neat add‑on that brings Apple’s iCloud “Hide My Email” service to browsers beyond Safari. This open‑source project is developed by Dimitrios Dedoussis and offers users a secure, easy way to protect their email address. The text was automatically translated from German into English. The German quotations were also translated in sense. ...

The following support document makes life so much better for MacBook owners. Prevent a Mac laptop from turning on when opening its lid or connecting to power on apple.com To prevent startup when opening the lid or connecting to power: sudo nvram BootPreference=%00 To prevent startup only when opening the lid: sudo nvram BootPreference=%01 To prevent startup only when connecting to power: sudo nvram BootPreference=%02 ...