🎬🚀 #Netflix has bravely stepped into the abyss of "open content," generously offering a buffet of test titles for tech nerds and academics to salivate over—all while ensuring your favorite shows remain locked behind impenetrable #DRM walls. 🎉😏 But don't worry, you can still enjoy these avant-garde #experiments... just as long as you've got a cutting-edge HDR device at the ready. 🍿💡
https://opencontent.netflix.com/ #OpenContent #TechNerds #HDRDevices #StreamingInnovation #HackerNews #ngated
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FOSS Advent Calendar - Door 23: Generating Text with Text-Generation-WebUI
Today we explore Text-Generation-WebUI, a FOSS tool that lets us run large language models locally through a simple web interface. For this demo, I am using 20B GPT-OSS from OpenAI in 4-bit quantization.
I tested it with a physics/chemistry prompt: "Derive the general formula for the energy levels of a particle confined in a 2D infinite square well potential (a 'quantum box') with side length L. Start from the time-independent Schrödinger equation and apply the appropriate boundary conditions." The model produced correct results, although LaTeX rendering had minor issues. You also get full access to its reasoning, so you can follow step by step how the model arrives at the solution.
Everything runs locally, so our data stays private and no cloud services are required. Text-Generation-WebUI is perfect for experimenting with AI, studying, or nerdy fun.
Pro tip: try giving the model a challenging physics, math, or coding problem and check its reasoning along with the answer.
Link: https://github.com/oobabooga/text-generation-webui
What problem would you test with your local language model, a math derivation, a story, or code snippet?
#FOSS #OpenSource #Linux #CLI #Terminal #TextGenerationWebUI #LocalAI #LanguageModels #GPTOSS #4bitQuant #NLP #NerdContent #AdventCalendar #OpenTools #FOSSAdvent #CommandLine #CreativeAI #AI #Fediverse #TechNerds #adventkalender #adventskalender #KI #ArtificialIntelligence #KünstlicheIntelligenz #llm
Today we explore Text-Generation-WebUI, a FOSS tool that lets us run large language models locally through a simple web interface. For this demo, I am using 20B GPT-OSS from OpenAI in 4-bit quantization.
I tested it with a physics/chemistry prompt: "Derive the general formula for the energy levels of a particle confined in a 2D infinite square well potential (a 'quantum box') with side length L. Start from the time-independent Schrödinger equation and apply the appropriate boundary conditions." The model produced correct results, although LaTeX rendering had minor issues. You also get full access to its reasoning, so you can follow step by step how the model arrives at the solution.
Everything runs locally, so our data stays private and no cloud services are required. Text-Generation-WebUI is perfect for experimenting with AI, studying, or nerdy fun.
Pro tip: try giving the model a challenging physics, math, or coding problem and check its reasoning along with the answer.
Link: https://github.com/oobabooga/text-generation-webui
What problem would you test with your local language model, a math derivation, a story, or code snippet?
#FOSS #OpenSource #Linux #CLI #Terminal #TextGenerationWebUI #LocalAI #LanguageModels #GPTOSS #4bitQuant #NLP #NerdContent #AdventCalendar #OpenTools #FOSSAdvent #CommandLine #CreativeAI #AI #Fediverse #TechNerds #adventkalender #adventskalender #KI #ArtificialIntelligence #KünstlicheIntelligenz #llm
FOSS Advent Calendar - Door 22: Unleash AI Art with Automatic1111
Meet Automatic1111, the powerful and accessible open source web interface that brings cutting edge Stable Diffusion AI image generation to your local machine. It puts the full creative potential of text to image models directly into your hands, with no external services or restrictions required.
Built as a comprehensive Gradio web UI, it transforms complex AI model operations into an intuitive visual workflow. Its true strength lies in its extensive feature set: from basic text prompts and image to image translation, to advanced techniques like inpainting, outpainting, custom model merging, and detailed hyperparameter tuning. Everything runs on your own hardware, ensuring complete privacy, ownership of your creations, and freedom to experiment without limits.
Whether you're an artist exploring new visual styles, a designer generating concepts, or simply curious about AI creativity, Automatic1111 provides the tools to generate, modify, and refine images with granular control.
Pro tip: Dive into extensions like ControlNet for precise pose and composition control, or train your own DreamBooth model to generate images in a unique personal style.
Link: https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui
What will you create first? Concept art, character designs, or surreal landscapes from your imagination?
#FOSS #OpenSource #AIArt #Automatic1111 #GenerativeAI #TextToImage #LocalAI #Privacy #CreativeAI #MachineLearning #OpenSourceArt #Fediverse #TechNerds #DigitalArt #AdventCalendar #adventkalender #adventskalender #KI #FOSSAdvent #ArtificialIntelligence #KünstlicheIntelligenz
Meet Automatic1111, the powerful and accessible open source web interface that brings cutting edge Stable Diffusion AI image generation to your local machine. It puts the full creative potential of text to image models directly into your hands, with no external services or restrictions required.
Built as a comprehensive Gradio web UI, it transforms complex AI model operations into an intuitive visual workflow. Its true strength lies in its extensive feature set: from basic text prompts and image to image translation, to advanced techniques like inpainting, outpainting, custom model merging, and detailed hyperparameter tuning. Everything runs on your own hardware, ensuring complete privacy, ownership of your creations, and freedom to experiment without limits.
Whether you're an artist exploring new visual styles, a designer generating concepts, or simply curious about AI creativity, Automatic1111 provides the tools to generate, modify, and refine images with granular control.
Pro tip: Dive into extensions like ControlNet for precise pose and composition control, or train your own DreamBooth model to generate images in a unique personal style.
Link: https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui
What will you create first? Concept art, character designs, or surreal landscapes from your imagination?
#FOSS #OpenSource #AIArt #Automatic1111 #GenerativeAI #TextToImage #LocalAI #Privacy #CreativeAI #MachineLearning #OpenSourceArt #Fediverse #TechNerds #DigitalArt #AdventCalendar #adventkalender #adventskalender #KI #FOSSAdvent #ArtificialIntelligence #KünstlicheIntelligenz
FOSS Advent Calendar - Door 21: See What AI Sees with BLIP
Meet BLIP, the versatile open source AI that bridges vision and language. It's not just another image recognition tool, it's a unified model that can understand images and generate human-like text about them, performing tasks like visual question answering, image captioning, and even searching images based on natural language queries.
Its strength lies in its multifaceted design. Trained on web-scale image-text pairs, BLIP excels at both understanding the content of an image and generating accurate, nuanced descriptions. This makes it incredibly useful for creating accessible alt-text, organizing large photo libraries with intelligent search, or building interactive applications where AI can "see" and "talk" about visual content. Everything runs locally, keeping your visual data private.
Whether you're automating metadata generation, building an educational tool, or adding smart visual analysis to your project, BLIP provides a powerful, all-in-one solution to make your applications see and describe the world.
Pro tip: Use BLIP to automatically caption your image datasets, or combine it with a TTS model like Coqui to create a system that describes images out loud.
Link: https://github.com/salesforce/BLIP
How will you give your projects better vision? Automating alt-text, creating a visual Q&A chatbot, or organizing a decade of unsorted photos?
#FOSS #OpenSource #BLIP #ComputerVision #AI #Accessibility #AltText #ImageCaptioning #VQA #VisionAndLanguage #LocalAI #DeepLearning #MultimodalAI #Fediverse #TechNerds #AdventCalendar #adventkalender #adventskalender #KI #FOSSAdvent #Adventskalender #ArtificialIntelligence #KünstlicheIntelligenz
Meet BLIP, the versatile open source AI that bridges vision and language. It's not just another image recognition tool, it's a unified model that can understand images and generate human-like text about them, performing tasks like visual question answering, image captioning, and even searching images based on natural language queries.
Its strength lies in its multifaceted design. Trained on web-scale image-text pairs, BLIP excels at both understanding the content of an image and generating accurate, nuanced descriptions. This makes it incredibly useful for creating accessible alt-text, organizing large photo libraries with intelligent search, or building interactive applications where AI can "see" and "talk" about visual content. Everything runs locally, keeping your visual data private.
Whether you're automating metadata generation, building an educational tool, or adding smart visual analysis to your project, BLIP provides a powerful, all-in-one solution to make your applications see and describe the world.
Pro tip: Use BLIP to automatically caption your image datasets, or combine it with a TTS model like Coqui to create a system that describes images out loud.
Link: https://github.com/salesforce/BLIP
How will you give your projects better vision? Automating alt-text, creating a visual Q&A chatbot, or organizing a decade of unsorted photos?
#FOSS #OpenSource #BLIP #ComputerVision #AI #Accessibility #AltText #ImageCaptioning #VQA #VisionAndLanguage #LocalAI #DeepLearning #MultimodalAI #Fediverse #TechNerds #AdventCalendar #adventkalender #adventskalender #KI #FOSSAdvent #Adventskalender #ArtificialIntelligence #KünstlicheIntelligenz
FOSS Advent Calendar - Door 14: Bring Text to Life with Coqui TTS
Meet Coqui TTS, a powerful, open-source deep learning toolkit for cutting-edge Text-to-Speech. It turns written words into natural, expressive audio using state-of-the-art neural models, all while running completely offline on your own machine.
Coqui TTS supports a wide range of languages and voices, and its real strength lies in flexibility: you can use pre-trained models for instant results or train custom voices with your own datasets. Everything happens locally, your data stays private, no APIs or subscriptions required. Whether for accessibility tools, narration, creative projects, or research, Coqui gives you full control over synthetic speech, from tone and pace to emotional delivery.
Pro tip: Experiment with voice cloning or fine-tune a model for a unique vocal character. With Coqui, you’re not just generating speech you’re crafting it.
Link: https://github.com/coqui-ai/TTS
What would you create with open-source, local TTS-audiobooks, game dialogue, or your own custom assistant voice?
#AdventCalendar #AI #OpenSource #TTS #Python #MachineLearning #CoquiTTS #AIVoices #VoiceSynthesis #LocalAI #FOSS #Privacy #Accessibility #TextToSpeech #CreativeTech #VoiceTech #DeepLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #TechNerds #Innovation #FOSSAdvent #ContentCreation #EthicalAI #VoiceCloning #DevTools #FutureTech #AITools #SpeechAI #linux #ki #adventskalender
Meet Coqui TTS, a powerful, open-source deep learning toolkit for cutting-edge Text-to-Speech. It turns written words into natural, expressive audio using state-of-the-art neural models, all while running completely offline on your own machine.
Coqui TTS supports a wide range of languages and voices, and its real strength lies in flexibility: you can use pre-trained models for instant results or train custom voices with your own datasets. Everything happens locally, your data stays private, no APIs or subscriptions required. Whether for accessibility tools, narration, creative projects, or research, Coqui gives you full control over synthetic speech, from tone and pace to emotional delivery.
Pro tip: Experiment with voice cloning or fine-tune a model for a unique vocal character. With Coqui, you’re not just generating speech you’re crafting it.
Link: https://github.com/coqui-ai/TTS
What would you create with open-source, local TTS-audiobooks, game dialogue, or your own custom assistant voice?
#AdventCalendar #AI #OpenSource #TTS #Python #MachineLearning #CoquiTTS #AIVoices #VoiceSynthesis #LocalAI #FOSS #Privacy #Accessibility #TextToSpeech #CreativeTech #VoiceTech #DeepLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #TechNerds #Innovation #FOSSAdvent #ContentCreation #EthicalAI #VoiceCloning #DevTools #FutureTech #AITools #SpeechAI #linux #ki #adventskalender
FOSS Advent Calendar - Door 12: Plotting Like a Pro with Gnuplot
"Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated."
This quote fits perfectly for Gnuplot, a classic FOSS plotting engine that’s still alive, powerful, and incredibly useful for creating beautiful scientific and mathematical visuals directly from the command line.
Gnuplot can generate 2D and 3D plots, animate datasets, visualize functions, and export to nearly any format you might need: PNG, SVG, PDF, EPS, and more. And one of its greatest strengths?
You don’t need a whole Python stack, dozens of libraries, or virtual environments just to make a graph. Gnuplot runs instantly, scriptable, lightweight, and beautifully minimal.
Whether you’re analyzing experimental results, visualizing parametric curves, or just plotting a weird math idea you had at 2 AM (we’ve all been there), Gnuplot gets it done fast and clean.
Pro tip: try rendering a dramatic 3D surface plot or a festive math figure, like a parametric Christmas tree. Gnuplot makes it surprisingly easy to turn equations into art.
Link: https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/gnuplot-main/ci/master/tree/
What’s a plot you’d LOVE to generate with Gnuplot, serious or purely nerdy?
#FOSS #OpenSource #Linux #CLI #Terminal #Gnuplot #DataViz #Plotting #3DGraphics #MathArt #NerdContent #AdventCalendar #OpenTools #FOSSAdvent #CommandLine #ScienceTools #Fediverse #TechNerds #PlottingMagic #adventkalender #adventskalender #DataVisualization #Science #Python #Research #Engineering #AcademicChatter #STEM #Tech #Physics #Chemistry #Maths #SciComm #OpenScience #Research
"Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated."
This quote fits perfectly for Gnuplot, a classic FOSS plotting engine that’s still alive, powerful, and incredibly useful for creating beautiful scientific and mathematical visuals directly from the command line.
Gnuplot can generate 2D and 3D plots, animate datasets, visualize functions, and export to nearly any format you might need: PNG, SVG, PDF, EPS, and more. And one of its greatest strengths?
You don’t need a whole Python stack, dozens of libraries, or virtual environments just to make a graph. Gnuplot runs instantly, scriptable, lightweight, and beautifully minimal.
Whether you’re analyzing experimental results, visualizing parametric curves, or just plotting a weird math idea you had at 2 AM (we’ve all been there), Gnuplot gets it done fast and clean.
Pro tip: try rendering a dramatic 3D surface plot or a festive math figure, like a parametric Christmas tree. Gnuplot makes it surprisingly easy to turn equations into art.
Link: https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/gnuplot-main/ci/master/tree/
What’s a plot you’d LOVE to generate with Gnuplot, serious or purely nerdy?
#FOSS #OpenSource #Linux #CLI #Terminal #Gnuplot #DataViz #Plotting #3DGraphics #MathArt #NerdContent #AdventCalendar #OpenTools #FOSSAdvent #CommandLine #ScienceTools #Fediverse #TechNerds #PlottingMagic #adventkalender #adventskalender #DataVisualization #Science #Python #Research #Engineering #AcademicChatter #STEM #Tech #Physics #Chemistry #Maths #SciComm #OpenScience #Research
FOSS Advent Calendar - Door 11: Read Any Text with EasyOCR
Meet EasyOCR, a lightweight open source optical character recognition (OCR) engine that makes extracting text from images and documents almost effortless. Supporting over 80 languages, including those with complex scripts and mixed language text, it's designed to be powerful, accurate, and incredibly straightforward to use.
Built on PyTorch and integrating deep learning models, EasyOCR delivers high recognition accuracy even on challenging images, low resolution, skewed text, or complex backgrounds. What sets it apart is its simplicity: with just a few lines of code, you can have a fully functional OCR pipeline running locally, without needing an internet connection or external APIs. Your data remains completely private.
Whether you're digitizing printed material, extracting text from screenshots (for example, lyrics from L’âme Immortelle, an Austrian dark wave band), automating document workflows, or analyzing visual data, EasyOCR gets the job done quickly and reliably.
Pro tip: Use it to create searchable PDFs, translate foreign text in images, or even capture and digitize handwritten notes with the right training data.
Link: https://github.com/JaidedAI/EasyOCR
What text would you like to extract from images? Scanned books, street signs, or maybe your old family documents?
#FOSS #OpenSource #OCR #EasyOCR #TextRecognition #AI #DeepLearning #Python #ComputerVision #DocumentDigitization #DataExtraction #Privacy #LocalAI #Multilingual #OpenTools #Fediverse #TechNerds #AdventCalendar #adventkalender #adventskalender #TextExtraktion #KI #PyTorch #DevCommunity #Automation #OfflineAI #PythonProgramming
Meet EasyOCR, a lightweight open source optical character recognition (OCR) engine that makes extracting text from images and documents almost effortless. Supporting over 80 languages, including those with complex scripts and mixed language text, it's designed to be powerful, accurate, and incredibly straightforward to use.
Built on PyTorch and integrating deep learning models, EasyOCR delivers high recognition accuracy even on challenging images, low resolution, skewed text, or complex backgrounds. What sets it apart is its simplicity: with just a few lines of code, you can have a fully functional OCR pipeline running locally, without needing an internet connection or external APIs. Your data remains completely private.
Whether you're digitizing printed material, extracting text from screenshots (for example, lyrics from L’âme Immortelle, an Austrian dark wave band), automating document workflows, or analyzing visual data, EasyOCR gets the job done quickly and reliably.
Pro tip: Use it to create searchable PDFs, translate foreign text in images, or even capture and digitize handwritten notes with the right training data.
Link: https://github.com/JaidedAI/EasyOCR
What text would you like to extract from images? Scanned books, street signs, or maybe your old family documents?
#FOSS #OpenSource #OCR #EasyOCR #TextRecognition #AI #DeepLearning #Python #ComputerVision #DocumentDigitization #DataExtraction #Privacy #LocalAI #Multilingual #OpenTools #Fediverse #TechNerds #AdventCalendar #adventkalender #adventskalender #TextExtraktion #KI #PyTorch #DevCommunity #Automation #OfflineAI #PythonProgramming
FOSS Advent Calendar - Door 10: Using Your Phone as a Microphone with Audiosource
Today we explore Audiosource, a nifty FOSS tool that lets you use your Android phone as a microphone for your computer.
Audiosource works via ADB (Android Debug Bridge), streaming audio from your device over USB or Wi-Fi directly to your Linux system. This is perfect if you want a quick wireless mic, don’t have a dedicated microphone, or just love tinkering with FOSS tools.
Everything runs from the command line, giving you full control and total nerdy satisfaction. Plug in your phone, run the command, and your device becomes a fully functional mic!
Pro tip: try combining it with recording or streaming software, or even some AI audio processing, the possibilities are endless.
Link: https://github.com/gdzx/audiosource
In which situation would you turn your smartphone into a quick plug-and-play microphone using Audiosource?
#FOSS #OpenSource #Linux #CLI #Terminal #Audiosource #Android #Microphone #ADB #AudioStreaming #NerdContent #AdventCalendar #OpenTools #FOSSAdvent #TechNerds #CommandLine #Fediverse #WirelessMic #DIYTech #DigitalPrivacy #Adventkalender #Adventskalender
Today we explore Audiosource, a nifty FOSS tool that lets you use your Android phone as a microphone for your computer.
Audiosource works via ADB (Android Debug Bridge), streaming audio from your device over USB or Wi-Fi directly to your Linux system. This is perfect if you want a quick wireless mic, don’t have a dedicated microphone, or just love tinkering with FOSS tools.
Everything runs from the command line, giving you full control and total nerdy satisfaction. Plug in your phone, run the command, and your device becomes a fully functional mic!
Pro tip: try combining it with recording or streaming software, or even some AI audio processing, the possibilities are endless.
Link: https://github.com/gdzx/audiosource
In which situation would you turn your smartphone into a quick plug-and-play microphone using Audiosource?
#FOSS #OpenSource #Linux #CLI #Terminal #Audiosource #Android #Microphone #ADB #AudioStreaming #NerdContent #AdventCalendar #OpenTools #FOSSAdvent #TechNerds #CommandLine #Fediverse #WirelessMic #DIYTech #DigitalPrivacy #Adventkalender #Adventskalender
FOSS Advent Calendar - Door 9: 3D Rendering with POV-Ray
Today we explore POV-Ray, a powerful FOSS tool for creating stunning 3D graphics.
POV-Ray stands for Persistence of Vision Raytracer. It allows you to describe complex 3D scenes in a text-based scene description language and render them into high-quality images. You can create anything from simple geometric shapes to intricate molecular structures or artistic compositions.
It’s perfect for nerds, FOSS enthusiasts, or anyone who wants to combine programming and art to produce beautiful visuals. POV-Ray works entirely via the command line, so you can automate renders, tweak parameters, and experiment endlessly with light, textures, and camera angles.
Pro tip: try rendering a molecule, a futuristic scene, or a holiday-themed object in 4K resolution, the results are mesmerizing!
For this example, I have rendered the HIV Protease Inhibitor from the RCSB PDB entry 1HVR (Rational design of potent, bioavailable, nonpeptide cyclic ureas as HIV protease inhibitors).
Link: https://github.com/POV-Ray/povray
Which 3D scene would you love to bring to life with POV-Ray?
#FOSS #OpenSource #Linux #CLI #Terminal #POVRay #3DRendering #RayTracing #Graphics #NerdContent #AdventCalendar #OpenTools #FOSSAdvent #CommandLine #CreativeCoding #DigitalArt #TechNerds #OpenSourceGraphics #Fediverse #Adventkalender #ProteinVisualization #Chemistry #StructuralBiology #MolecularVisualization #HIVProteaseInhibitor #ScienceArt #adventskalender
Today we explore POV-Ray, a powerful FOSS tool for creating stunning 3D graphics.
POV-Ray stands for Persistence of Vision Raytracer. It allows you to describe complex 3D scenes in a text-based scene description language and render them into high-quality images. You can create anything from simple geometric shapes to intricate molecular structures or artistic compositions.
It’s perfect for nerds, FOSS enthusiasts, or anyone who wants to combine programming and art to produce beautiful visuals. POV-Ray works entirely via the command line, so you can automate renders, tweak parameters, and experiment endlessly with light, textures, and camera angles.
Pro tip: try rendering a molecule, a futuristic scene, or a holiday-themed object in 4K resolution, the results are mesmerizing!
For this example, I have rendered the HIV Protease Inhibitor from the RCSB PDB entry 1HVR (Rational design of potent, bioavailable, nonpeptide cyclic ureas as HIV protease inhibitors).
Link: https://github.com/POV-Ray/povray
Which 3D scene would you love to bring to life with POV-Ray?
#FOSS #OpenSource #Linux #CLI #Terminal #POVRay #3DRendering #RayTracing #Graphics #NerdContent #AdventCalendar #OpenTools #FOSSAdvent #CommandLine #CreativeCoding #DigitalArt #TechNerds #OpenSourceGraphics #Fediverse #Adventkalender #ProteinVisualization #Chemistry #StructuralBiology #MolecularVisualization #HIVProteaseInhibitor #ScienceArt #adventskalender
FOSS Advent Calendar - Door 8: Programming LEGO Robots with NQC
Today we explore NQC (Not Quite C), a wonderfully nerdy and lightweight programming language for the classic LEGO Mindstorms RCX robot brick.
Inside the RCX lives a tiny 8-bit Hitachi H8/300 CPU running at about 16 MHz together with 32 KB of RAM. Even with this extremely small hardware budget, the RCX can handle multitasking, read sensors, control motors and communicate via infrared. It feels like pure retro embedded magic.
NQC lets you write C-like programs on your computer and upload them directly to the RCX. It is minimalistic, fast, easy to learn and perfect for anyone who loves old-school robotics or wants to revisit the early days of DIY programming before Raspberry Pi and Arduino existed.
Working with NQC is a wonderful reminder of how much creativity is possible with almost no resources. Watching a tiny 32 KB robot happily execute parallel tasks still feels incredibly charming today.
Pro tip: If you still have an RCX somewhere, power it up. These yellow bricks are more alive than you remember once you start programming them again.
Link: https://github.com/BrickBot/nqc
Which small robot would you build or revive with the RCX?
#FOSS #OpenSource #Linux #CLI #Terminal #NQC #Mindstorms #LEGO #RCX #Robotics #Embedded #RetroComputing #NerdContent #AdventCalendar #Adventkalender #Adventskalender #TechNerds #STEM #Programming #Fediverse #FOSSAdvent #OpenTools #Robotik #OldSchoolTech
Today we explore NQC (Not Quite C), a wonderfully nerdy and lightweight programming language for the classic LEGO Mindstorms RCX robot brick.
Inside the RCX lives a tiny 8-bit Hitachi H8/300 CPU running at about 16 MHz together with 32 KB of RAM. Even with this extremely small hardware budget, the RCX can handle multitasking, read sensors, control motors and communicate via infrared. It feels like pure retro embedded magic.
NQC lets you write C-like programs on your computer and upload them directly to the RCX. It is minimalistic, fast, easy to learn and perfect for anyone who loves old-school robotics or wants to revisit the early days of DIY programming before Raspberry Pi and Arduino existed.
Working with NQC is a wonderful reminder of how much creativity is possible with almost no resources. Watching a tiny 32 KB robot happily execute parallel tasks still feels incredibly charming today.
Pro tip: If you still have an RCX somewhere, power it up. These yellow bricks are more alive than you remember once you start programming them again.
Link: https://github.com/BrickBot/nqc
Which small robot would you build or revive with the RCX?
#FOSS #OpenSource #Linux #CLI #Terminal #NQC #Mindstorms #LEGO #RCX #Robotics #Embedded #RetroComputing #NerdContent #AdventCalendar #Adventkalender #Adventskalender #TechNerds #STEM #Programming #Fediverse #FOSSAdvent #OpenTools #Robotik #OldSchoolTech
FOSS Advent Calendar - Door 7: Enhancing Images with Real-ESRGAN
Today we explore Real-ESRGAN, a powerful FOSS tool for upscaling and improving image quality.
The name stands for Enhanced Super-Resolution Generative Adversarial Networks, highlighting the AI-powered approach behind the magic.
Real-ESRGAN can take a low-resolution or slightly blurry image and enhance it, adding details that make it look sharper and more natural. It works via the command line, where you provide an input image and get an upscaled output image. You can instantly compare the results in your favorite image viewer, like EOG.
It’s perfect for nerds, FOSS enthusiasts, or anyone who wants to improve images without relying on commercial software.
Pro tip: try upscaling an old screenshot or a tiny meme, the results are often hilarious and impressive at the same time!
Link: https://github.com/xinntao/Real-ESRGAN
Which old or low-res image would you love to upscale with Real-ESRGAN?
#FOSS #OpenSource #Linux #CLI #Terminal #RealESRGAN #AI #ImageEnhancement #SuperResolution #NerdContent #AdventCalendar #OpenTools #FOSSAdvent #Upscale #GAN #Artificialtelligence #ImageProcessing #TechNerds #CommandLine #Fediverse #OpenTools #adventkalender #adventskalender
Today we explore Real-ESRGAN, a powerful FOSS tool for upscaling and improving image quality.
The name stands for Enhanced Super-Resolution Generative Adversarial Networks, highlighting the AI-powered approach behind the magic.
Real-ESRGAN can take a low-resolution or slightly blurry image and enhance it, adding details that make it look sharper and more natural. It works via the command line, where you provide an input image and get an upscaled output image. You can instantly compare the results in your favorite image viewer, like EOG.
It’s perfect for nerds, FOSS enthusiasts, or anyone who wants to improve images without relying on commercial software.
Pro tip: try upscaling an old screenshot or a tiny meme, the results are often hilarious and impressive at the same time!
Link: https://github.com/xinntao/Real-ESRGAN
Which old or low-res image would you love to upscale with Real-ESRGAN?
#FOSS #OpenSource #Linux #CLI #Terminal #RealESRGAN #AI #ImageEnhancement #SuperResolution #NerdContent #AdventCalendar #OpenTools #FOSSAdvent #Upscale #GAN #Artificialtelligence #ImageProcessing #TechNerds #CommandLine #Fediverse #OpenTools #adventkalender #adventskalender
FOSS Advent Calendar - Door 6: Cracking Passwords with John the Ripper
Today we explore John the Ripper, one of the most powerful and flexible open-source password-cracking tools. It is widely used for security testing, digital forensics, and understanding how weak passwords can be recovered.
John works by taking a password hash and trying to recover the original password. It can do this in different ways, for example through brute force, where every possible combination is tried, or through wordlists, where John tests passwords from a predefined dictionary. When the generated hash matches the original, the password is revealed.
This tool is perfect for learning about cybersecurity, testing the strength of your own passwords, or experimenting with how attackers might attempt to crack weak credentials.
Pro tip: try using both brute force and a wordlist. You’ll immediately see how effective wordlists can be compared to testing every combination.
Which hashing algorithm gives you the most headaches?
Link: https://github.com/openwall/john
#FOSS #OpenSource #Linux #CLI #Terminal #JohnTheRipper #CyberSecurity #PasswordCracking #SecurityTools #HashCracking #Pentesting #EthicalHacking #DigitalForensics #Unix #Infosec #NerdContent #TechNerds #AdventCalendar #OpenTools #FOSSAdvent #adventkalender #adventskalender
Today we explore John the Ripper, one of the most powerful and flexible open-source password-cracking tools. It is widely used for security testing, digital forensics, and understanding how weak passwords can be recovered.
John works by taking a password hash and trying to recover the original password. It can do this in different ways, for example through brute force, where every possible combination is tried, or through wordlists, where John tests passwords from a predefined dictionary. When the generated hash matches the original, the password is revealed.
This tool is perfect for learning about cybersecurity, testing the strength of your own passwords, or experimenting with how attackers might attempt to crack weak credentials.
Pro tip: try using both brute force and a wordlist. You’ll immediately see how effective wordlists can be compared to testing every combination.
Which hashing algorithm gives you the most headaches?
Link: https://github.com/openwall/john
#FOSS #OpenSource #Linux #CLI #Terminal #JohnTheRipper #CyberSecurity #PasswordCracking #SecurityTools #HashCracking #Pentesting #EthicalHacking #DigitalForensics #Unix #Infosec #NerdContent #TechNerds #AdventCalendar #OpenTools #FOSSAdvent #adventkalender #adventskalender
FOSS Advent Calendar - Door 5: Hiding Secrets with Steghide
Today we explore Steghide, the classic command line tool for steganography. It is used for hiding data inside files.
Steghide allows you to embed secret messages, images, or any other data into cover files such as images or audio files. It works by cleverly hiding information within the color channels of images, making it invisible to the naked eye. Only someone with the correct password can extract the hidden data.
This tool is perfect for nerdy experiments, privacy enthusiasts, or simply for impressing friends with secret messages.
Pro tip: try hiding a small text file inside a JPEG image and then extracting it again. It feels like terminal magic!
What secret would you hide with Steghide?
Link: https://github.com/StegHigh/steghide
#FOSS #OpenSource #Linux #CLI #Terminal #Steghide #Steganography #HiddenData #Privacy #Fediverse #FreieSoftware #CommandLine #NerdContent #AdventCalendar #TechNerds #DigitalPrivacy #Unix #CyberSecurity #FunWithCLI #OpenTools #FOSSAdvent
Today we explore Steghide, the classic command line tool for steganography. It is used for hiding data inside files.
Steghide allows you to embed secret messages, images, or any other data into cover files such as images or audio files. It works by cleverly hiding information within the color channels of images, making it invisible to the naked eye. Only someone with the correct password can extract the hidden data.
This tool is perfect for nerdy experiments, privacy enthusiasts, or simply for impressing friends with secret messages.
Pro tip: try hiding a small text file inside a JPEG image and then extracting it again. It feels like terminal magic!
What secret would you hide with Steghide?
Link: https://github.com/StegHigh/steghide
#FOSS #OpenSource #Linux #CLI #Terminal #Steghide #Steganography #HiddenData #Privacy #Fediverse #FreieSoftware #CommandLine #NerdContent #AdventCalendar #TechNerds #DigitalPrivacy #Unix #CyberSecurity #FunWithCLI #OpenTools #FOSSAdvent
FOSS Advent Calendar - Door 4: Creating ASCII Art with FIGlet
Today we celebrate FIGlet, the tiny, legendary CLI tool that turns ordinary text into beautiful ASCII art.
Need a fun title for your scripts? A banner for a terminal presentation? A stylish way to label your screenshots? FIGlet has you covered.
It supports tons of fonts, works on every Unix-like system, and fits perfectly into any CLI workflow.
Pure retro charm, zero dependencies, maximum nerd energy.
Pro tip: combine it with toilet, lolcat, or pipes to create even wilder banners.
What’s your favorite FIGlet font?
Link: https://github.com/cmatsuoka/figlet
#FOSS #OpenSource #Linux #CLI #Terminal #ASCII #ASCIIArt #FIGlet #NerdContent #Fediverse #FreieSoftware #Konsole #Unix #ArtInTheTerminal #DevTools #Shell #CommandLine #AdventCalendar #TechNerds #RetroComputing #FOSSAdvent
Today we celebrate FIGlet, the tiny, legendary CLI tool that turns ordinary text into beautiful ASCII art.
Need a fun title for your scripts? A banner for a terminal presentation? A stylish way to label your screenshots? FIGlet has you covered.
It supports tons of fonts, works on every Unix-like system, and fits perfectly into any CLI workflow.
Pure retro charm, zero dependencies, maximum nerd energy.
Pro tip: combine it with toilet, lolcat, or pipes to create even wilder banners.
What’s your favorite FIGlet font?
Link: https://github.com/cmatsuoka/figlet
#FOSS #OpenSource #Linux #CLI #Terminal #ASCII #ASCIIArt #FIGlet #NerdContent #Fediverse #FreieSoftware #Konsole #Unix #ArtInTheTerminal #DevTools #Shell #CommandLine #AdventCalendar #TechNerds #RetroComputing #FOSSAdvent
FOSS Advent Calendar - Door 3: Exploring Gemini with Amfora
Gemini is a lightweight, privacy-friendly alternative to the web! A place where content is simple, text-focused, and completely tracker-free.
It uses its own protocol (gemini://) and a minimalist page format called GMI, which is very close to Markdown: just headings, links, lists, and plain text. No JavaScript, no cookies, no ads... just clean information.
To browse Gemini, you need a Gemini client.
One of the most popular terminal clients is Amfora. It brings the whole Geminispace into your terminal with a clean UI, keyboard navigation, and zero distractions. Perfect for reading blogs, tech posts, small communities, and even news (yes, the German newspaper taz has a Gemini capsule!).
Gemini is the perfect reminder that the internet can be simple, fast, and human-sized again.
Link: https://github.com/makew0rld/amfora
Do you still browse Gemini? Which capsules do you like?
#FOSS #OpenSource #Gemini #GeminiSpace #Amfora #CLI #Terminal #Linux #GeminiProtocol #Markdown #Datenschutz #FreieSoftware #GeminispaceDE #MinimalWeb #TechNerds #Dezentral #Fediverse #CommandLine #Privacy #Unix #FOSSAdvent #LinuxTools #FOSSAdventCalendar #adventcalendar
Gemini is a lightweight, privacy-friendly alternative to the web! A place where content is simple, text-focused, and completely tracker-free.
It uses its own protocol (gemini://) and a minimalist page format called GMI, which is very close to Markdown: just headings, links, lists, and plain text. No JavaScript, no cookies, no ads... just clean information.
To browse Gemini, you need a Gemini client.
One of the most popular terminal clients is Amfora. It brings the whole Geminispace into your terminal with a clean UI, keyboard navigation, and zero distractions. Perfect for reading blogs, tech posts, small communities, and even news (yes, the German newspaper taz has a Gemini capsule!).
Gemini is the perfect reminder that the internet can be simple, fast, and human-sized again.
Link: https://github.com/makew0rld/amfora
Do you still browse Gemini? Which capsules do you like?
#FOSS #OpenSource #Gemini #GeminiSpace #Amfora #CLI #Terminal #Linux #GeminiProtocol #Markdown #Datenschutz #FreieSoftware #GeminispaceDE #MinimalWeb #TechNerds #Dezentral #Fediverse #CommandLine #Privacy #Unix #FOSSAdvent #LinuxTools #FOSSAdventCalendar #adventcalendar
Ah yes, the classic case of tech nerds crafting a cryptic language of schemas, metaschemas, and vocabularies 🤯 — all to remind you that they can complicate #simplicity with flair. It's like they took a thesaurus and went wild, hoping to bask in the glory of your confusion 🤪. JSON: For when regular jargon just isn’t enough.
https://www.iankduncan.com/engineering/2025-11-24-json-schema-demystified/ #technerds #crypticlanguages #JSON #complexity #HackerNews #ngated
🚀✨ Leave it to tech nerds to turn a perfectly good GPS modem into a barely-functional web server nobody asked for. Instead of #repurposing #e-waste, they’re repurposing sanity—because who needs cloud hosting when you have a #PinePhone and a million hours to spare? 🙃📡
https://blog.nns.ee/2021/04/01/modem-blog #technerds #GPSmodem #webserver #HackerNews #ngated
Oh joy, another way for tech nerds to overcomplicate a children's block game with a #Verilog #synthesis flow for #redstone #circuits. 🤓🔧 Because who doesn't want to explain hardware description languages to kids building pixel art sheep? 🎨🐑
https://github.com/itsfrank/MinecraftHDL #technerds #pixelart #hardwareeducation #HackerNews #ngated
Ah, the riveting intrigue of the "Mainframe Six" – a veritable Game of Thrones for computer nerds 🤓. Plot twist: absolutely no one cares outside of 1970s IT departments 🤣. Who knew counting down the dwindling mainframe companies could be so... yawn-inducing? 💤
https://arcanesciences.com/os2200/app1.html #MainframeSix #GameOfThrones #ITHumor #1970sTech #TechNerds #HackerNews #ngated
🚨BREAKING🚨: In today's riveting episode of "How to Pretend You Care About #AI," we explore Zuckerberg's latest scavenger #hunt 🕵️♂️ for brainiacs who can teach his algorithms to be less...well, Facebook-ish. Apparently, it's an intense game of "Collect All The Nerds," but don't worry, there's a spreadsheet somewhere keeping track. 📊
https://zuckshaul.com #BreakingNews #Zuck #TechNerds #AlgorithmGame #HackerNews #ngated
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