Skyscraper brings Bluesky to the Linux terminal
What’s better than using a social network? Not using one, I suppose. Or using one in the nerdiest way you can. Case in point, Skyscraper. Created by developer Cameron Banga, Skyscraper is an open-source terminal client for Bluesky, written in Rust and available on GitHub. It does the core essentials – timeline browsing, posting, replies, reposts, likes and profile viewing. Though aimed at macOS (where it’s available to install via brew), Skyscraper compiled easily on Ubuntu with minimal setup – I show you how to do it, if you’re interested. But before we get that far, let’s answer the big […]
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You’ve likely heard that the Rust-based version of sudo shows password feedback by default in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, upending nearly 40 years of learned (and confusing) behaviour. Broadly, that decision has been well received, but those who want a quick option to temporarily mask their sudo input (no asterisks), just got one. In the latest update to sudo-rs in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, you can toggle sudo password feedback visibility by pressing the tab key. You can press that at any point during password entry (before you start or mid-way through, it doesn’t matter). Once you do, rather than asterisks appearing, […]
Raspberry Pi has announced a fresh round of price rises for its range of popular single-board computers, owing to industry-wide memory costs. It’s also launched a new version of the Pi 4 with 3GB RAM to sweeten the bad news, albeit somewhat. This is the second price rise announced for Raspberry Pi in recent months. The RRP of Raspberry Pi boards were bumped in February, seeing up to $20 aded to the cost of Raspberry Pi 5 boards compared to their original price. The Price increases this time around? A LOT more dramatic. The Raspberry Pi 5 (8 GB) originally […]
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