Seth Kenlon

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New Zealand (South Island)

Seth Kenlon is a UNIX geek, free culture advocate, independent multimedia artist, and D&D nerd. He has worked in the film and computing industry, often at the same time. He is one of the maintainers of the Slackware-based multimedia production project Slackermedia.

Open Source Super Star Moderator's Choice Award 2011 100+ Contributions Club Best Interview Award 2017 Author Columnist Contributor Club

Authored Content

Open Lego CAD

Explaining Git branches with a LEGO analogy

Use this helpful LEGO analogy to understand why it matters where you branch in Git.

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Peek inside your Git repo with rev-parse

If you write a lot of Git hooks or use Git heavily in scripts, rev-parse may be the subcommand you always wanted without knowing you wanted it.

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Make your own Git subcommands

Creating your own Git subcommand makes your custom scripts feel like natural components of Git.

Releasing Fireflies

The open source way with artist Jasmine Becket-Griffith of Strangeling.com

I sit down with artist Jasmine Becket-Griffith to discuss open source, free culture, and why she placed hundreds of high-resolution scans of her paintings in the public domain...

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5 things open source developers should know about cloud services providers

Develop using open source and release open source, on the cloud, on the desktop, and everywhere.

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How to beautify your Java applications

Programming in Java doesn't have to be ugly. Follow these simple steps to spruce up Java Swing.

Contributed Content

Locks on a bridge in Paris

3 open source password managers

Keep your data and accounts safe by using a secure open source password manager to store unique, complex passwords.

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Navigate your FreeDOS system

Master the DIR command to navigate your way around FreeDOS.

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Set your path in FreeDOS

Learn about your FreeDOS path, how to set it, and how to use it.

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Resize images using Python

A quick explanation of how to resize images in Python while keeping the same aspect ratio.

The right and wrong way to set Python 3 as default on a Mac

There are several ways to get started with Python 3 on macOS, but one way is better than the others.

Avoiding data disasters with Sanoid

20 Linux commands every sysadmin should know

If your application isn't working—or you're just looking for more information—these 20 commands will come in handy.

Authored Cheat Sheets and Downloads

Rust cheat sheet

Rust is a programming language focusing on speed, concurrency, and safety. Thanks to its integration with online registries, its helpful compiler, and its almost intuitive

Kdenlive cheat sheet

Blender Hotkey Cheat Sheet

Kdenlive is a robust open source video editing application. Though it is a powerful editor with lots of features, don't let that intimidate you. These keyboard shortcuts

Linux cron cheat sheet

Blender Hotkey Cheat Sheet

The cron system is a form of automation that puts something on a schedule. That "something" could be many different things. You can make your computer do what you want it to

Linux wget cheat sheet

Blender Hotkey Cheat Sheet

The wget command downloads files from the Internet. Unlike downloading files from a graphical window in your web browser, this Linux utility is designed to be non-interactive

Linux logrotate cheat sheet

Blender Hotkey Cheat Sheet

The logrotate utility is excellent at managing logs. It rotates, compresses, and mails system logs. This cheat sheet contains configuration options and a handy example. Keep

Authored Comments

28 Feb 2022

My favorite casual games to play on Linux

I have to admit that as yet I've never played mahjongg. I'll read up on it, and give it a try.

28 Feb 2022

My favorite casual games to play on Linux

GPlanarity looks amazing. I'm going to install it today and try it out.

Portable puzzles is also intriguing. Yes, this is another one (er, several) I'll try out.

Thanks!