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The future foretold in science fiction.

May 31, 2017May 31, 2011 by John Cartwright

It is interesting that the developments we enjoy in the present world we live in came to life in science fiction movies and novels from the olden days of fiction. Jules Verne`s 1863 novel Paris in the Twentieth Century depicted a 1960`s world with fax machines, skyscrapers and even a form of the Internet. That is … Read more

Blade Runner styled movies no longer made?

April 10, 2022April 10, 2011 by John Cartwright

After watching the Blade Runner movie I am wondering why we never see movies like this these days. Nowadays the movies showing the future never show it as the Blade Runner movie ever did. The dystopian future shown in the Blade Runner movie with the crumbling buildings and dark rainy weather is very different to … Read more

Just installed Kali Linux on a Macbook Air.
by John Cartwright
April 26, 2024
I installed Kali Linux on a Macbook, this is far faster than Mac OSX for sure.
How to get battery information on a laptop with Kali Linux.
by John Cartwright
April 25, 2024
How to check the battery status on a Linux laptop.
SciFi needs to revive the classic stories of the 70s.
by John Cartwright
April 24, 2024
Classic SciFi artwork from the 1970s is truly amazing and will not be bettered ever.
Some more useful Google Dorks for 2024. Find documents online.
by John Cartwright
April 22, 2024
Some Google Dorks to find confidential documents on the Internet. Plus login pages.
Encode a webm file with a simple script that will shrink over time.
by John Cartwright
April 20, 2024
How to encode a webm file that will shrink as it plays. This is a neat trick.

Random Guy on How to get a list of all YouTube videos on a channel with yt-dlp.January 13, 2024
Oh WordPress ruined the command formatting. I think you can figure this out.
Random Guy on How to get a list of all YouTube videos on a channel with yt-dlp.January 13, 2024
Both things can also be achieved with just yt-dlp. Print chapter titles: yt-dlp --print "%(chapters.:.title)#l" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1jv509M8Zg Print 15 latest videos:…
slermcat on Another look at the NeXTSTEP source code.January 4, 2024
I used to administer a nextstep machine (color pizza slab, 24MB ram). Wrote display postscript demos and screensavers for it.…
slermcat on Amazing new shooter game that runs in awk.January 4, 2024
yeah good example of how simple raycasting a-la wolfenstein is i write fun stuf in bash but i'm less cool…
slermcat on How to get a nice waveform display with the MPV media player on Linux.January 4, 2024
mpv --config=no --audio-device=pulse/alsa_output.usb-0c76_USB_PnP_Audio_Device-00.analog-stereo --quiet --vo=tct --lavfi-complex='[aid1]asplit[ao][a1];[a1]showcqt[vo]' /media/sdc2/Projects/Music/NSF/amazingmusic/NSF_Archive/Chiptune_Artists/Originals/* showcqt ftw! thanks!
Sherfvip on The Stalker 2 dev build has leaked on the Internet.December 7, 2023
Hi.. does the launcher comes in english..also in game options not working Thank you
Sherfvip on The Stalker 2 dev build has leaked on the Internet.December 5, 2023
I got to launch in english...but the launched in Russian...also option menu is not active in game...could you please help...thank…
Sherfvip on The Stalker 2 dev build has leaked on the Internet.December 5, 2023
Hi..I am installing it right now...thank you for replay One question...is it available with English language Thank you
John Cartwright on Some information I found about the Internet Explorer browser of old.December 4, 2023
Maybe, easier than Windows XP. IE is spread across the whole OS it seems with the Active Desktop crap. But…
Iván on Some information I found about the Internet Explorer browser of old.December 4, 2023
Do you think it's possible to build a standalone executable of IE5 from the win2k source code? I built calc.exe…
jim on Very useful penetration testing tools.December 2, 2023
LOL those are so goddamned antiquated it’s not even funny. Look up Project Discovery. Replace your old shit with new…