ASCII plays a much more important role on our systems than generating techno-art. Let's explore the commands that allow you to see how it works. Back when I started working with computers, ...

Do you have l33t ASCII/ANSI art skillz? Your work could grace the cover of Linux Journal! That's right—your ASCII art on the cover of the longest-running Linux publication on the planet. What the ...

Terminal sticky-notes app brings ASCII reminders right into your terminal. Keyboard-driven, color-coded notes with priorities ...

Linux I'm brave enough to say it: Linux is good now, and if you want to feel like you actually own your PC, make 2026 the year of Linux on (your) desktop Linux 2025 might have been the year for Linux ...

Three frames per minute? Yes, François, I would call that pretty bad performance. While I admire your desire to reuse old hardware to build your Linux desktop, I have to say that your new system might ...

Several of my passwords have extended ASCII characters in them (like Æ or µ). In Windows I typed them by holding ALT and keying in the 3 number code (ALT+198). But I'm diving into Ubuntu and ...

Bottom line: Repurposing obsolete hardware is a popular pastime among the tech community, and the latest project from the YouTube channel Artillect is a fine example of what's possible when thinking ...