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Comments by Jim Hall

Commented on 11 Sep 2020
Poll: What do you think of the save icon?
I agree! No one under 30 recognizes it as a floppy disk. It is just some funny-looking square that means "Save." Users have been forced to learn the meaning of an icon. But the icon is supposed to be obvious in its meaning....
Commented on 27 Aug 2020
Customize your GNOME desktop theme
Great article! I'm a GNOME user too and I always use GNOME Tweak Tool to update just a few things after I install Linux. The font is the first thing I change. The GNOME default font (Cantarell) is okay, but I find Droid Sans...
Commented on 24 Aug 2020
Origin stories about Unix
I think you'll really enjoy this book. I loved reading it! Lots of great stories about the origins of Unix and Unix commands, and the people behind it.
Commented on 7 Aug 2020
What I learned while teaching C programming on YouTube
For a short function, I'll still use i. But it has to be something like ten lines long. Otherwise, I prefer to use more descriptive names now, so it's easier to pick up the code later. I aim for 6 to 8 characters long, if I...
Commented on 7 Aug 2020
You don't need a computer science degree to work with open source software
Thanks!
Commented on 5 Aug 2020
What I learned while teaching C programming on YouTube
Definitely! You learn by doing, but you learn more by teaching. Glad you enjoyed the article.
Commented on 10 Apr 2020
How to create a personal file server with SSH on Linux
I think this would make a great article for OpenSource! I encourage you to write an article about using sshfs to mount a filesystem over SSH. You can reach out to the editors to submit your topic.
Commented on 9 Apr 2020
Print double-sided documents at home with this simple Bash script
That's a good idea. I'll try that. Thanks!
Commented on 9 Apr 2020
Print double-sided documents at home with this simple Bash script
Oops, that is my error when prepping this for an article. I moved the pages= definition down to where it gets used for the B sides (thought that would make it easier to read) but I forgot there's an echo statement at the...
Commented on 27 Mar 2020
How to create a personal file server with SSH on Linux
That's a good link and reference to spinning down hard drives. In my case, I have quite a lot of free space in /home on my microSD card. Not mentioned in the article is a USB fob drive that's mounted as /backup that I use...