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Digital Camera World ☛ This is why your snow images look blue, yellow, or green… and this is how to fix them after you take the shot
This appears because incorrect white balance (WB) exaggerates color shifts, while snow reflects surrounding light more intensely than most surfaces. Even a small adjustment error can change the mood of your images.
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Gergely Nagy ☛ That wonderful Cloud...!
Yesterday afternoon, my server was graced with a large wave of crawlers, hitting me with over 800 requests / second. Not much, but my server is a low performance, 2 vCPU system, 800 requests / second is about what it can handle: it can’t handle TLS faster than that. In this case, TLS is my bottleneck.
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Brandon Rozek ☛ Backing up my data with Restic, Btrfs, and MinIO
Restic is a modern and open-source backup software that both deduplicates and encrypts file contents at the blob level. In combination with a metadata local cache, this makes this Restic snappy and efficient to use.
It supports a variety of backup targets: [...]
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Jchw ☛ What Does grantpt() Do?
“Pseudoterminals”, usually known as just PTYs, are important building blocks in UNIX and UNIX-like operating systems. The story of how PTYs became what they are today is interesting, but well-covered on the Internet by multiple others. The gist of it is that PTYs act as virtual stand-in devices for true TTYs.
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ID Root ☛ How To Install Micro Text Editor on Debian 13
The terminal-based text editor landscape has evolved significantly over the years, bringing modern solutions that combine simplicity with powerful functionality. Micro text editor stands out as a contemporary alternative to traditional editors like Vim, Emacs, and Nano, offering an intuitive interface that feels familiar to users accustomed to graphical text editors.
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ID Root ☛ How To Install Shotcut on Fedora 43
Shotcut stands as one of the most versatile free and open-source video editors available for GNU/Linux users today. This powerful, cross-platform application offers professional-grade features without the hefty price tag of commercial alternatives. For Fedora 43 users seeking a reliable video editing solution, Shotcut delivers timeline-based editing, multi-format support, and robust FFmpeg integration.
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ID Root ☛ How To Install NTP Server and Client on openSUSE
Accurate time synchronization is crucial for any GNU/Linux system, especially in server environments where precise timestamps affect everything from log file analysis to security authentication. Network Time Protocol (NTP) has been the gold standard for keeping computer clocks synchronized across networks for decades.
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ID Root ☛ How To Install Ansible on Rocky GNU/Linux 10
Automation has become the cornerstone of modern IT infrastructure management, enabling organizations to streamline complex workflows and reduce manual intervention. Ansible stands out as a powerful open-source automation tool that simplifies configuration management, application deployment, and orchestration tasks across diverse environments.
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ID Root ☛ How To Install Inkscape on Fedora 43
Installing vector graphics software on GNU/Linux has never been more straightforward, yet choosing the right installation method matters significantly for your workflow and system stability. Inkscape, the powerful open-source vector graphics editor, offers multiple installation paths on Fedora 43, each with distinct advantages tailored to different user needs.
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