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A screenshot showing Kdenlive's Whisper model manager. The progress bar shows 0% and will likely stay like that for the remainder of the life of the Universe unless you take action.

07/05/2025 Paul

Struggling to install Whisper models for Kdenlive’s smart transcription plugin? Try this…

First, credit where credit is due: the following solution was cobbled together combining both advice from Kdenlive developers and a

It's night time in Hong Kong. The run-down street looks cool in a urban-decayish kind of way. A blue double-decker tram sticks out in the foreground with a its splash of bright colour. On the front of it, it says "Explore New Possibilities" in white capital letters. Ain't that true.

Open Data Software

16/03/2024 Paul

This weekend I am contributing to Transitous. You should too.

Transitous is a new community-driven routing service. Add your own city and help make it great.

Commonality (left) and Commonality Sol (right) Elisa (left) and Konsole (right) running

Linux Inside pling.it Reviews Software Tutorials

07/12/2023 Julius Enriquez

Off-Theme Presents: Commonality

For the fourth installment of Off-Theme we have a global theme based on the granddaddy of all the classic Unix desktops, a desktop that ruled the roost of the workstations from a bygone era. It is time to pay tribute to the DE that once dominated the Unix world.

A view of the Plasma desktop with the lustrous Shades of Purple them applied.

Linux Inside pling.it Reviews Software Tutorials

28/11/2023 Julius Enriquez

Off-Theme Presents: Shades of Purple

In the third installment of Off-Theme, we cover Shades of Purple, a global theme with a rather striking set of shades that sets it apart from many other flat themes.

Animated WebP image showing off the different variants of the Graphite global theme series Graphite Light, Graphite Dark, Graphite Nord Light, and Graphite Nord Dark are shown side-by-side and in order

Linux Inside pling.it Reviews Software Tutorials

14/11/2023 Julius Enriquez

Off-Theme Presents: Graphite

Graphite is a global theme that boldly goes for a starkly monochromatic aesthetic and sharp window borders.

Linux Inside pling.it Software Tutorials

07/11/2023 Julius Enriquez

Off-Theme Presents: Nostrum

Let’s take a look at a global theme that plays both with the old and new to create a rather striking aesthetic.

Software

08/09/2023 Paul

“Bring Back [obscure feature]!”

Did a feature you love disappear from your Free Software project of choice? Before kicking up a fuss on Reddit, read this.

Free Culture Social Media Software

20/01/2023 Paul

Un escandaloso oligopolio del que nadie habla: Lo que pasa con el correo electrónico

A pesar de un protocolo abierto y libre, y una red pública y federada, el correo electrónico se ha convertido en un oligopolio. ¿Correrán la misma suerte Mastodon y el resto del Fediverso?

Abstract photo of a network of cables and hooks.

Free Culture Opinion Social Media Software

05/11/2022 Paul

Why Mastodon is Better

With the Muskquake leading to a tsunami of users flooding Mastodon, and even mainstream praising the platform as “interesting”, should you too migrate away from Twitter? (TL;DR: Yes. You can carry on with your day now).

rant Software

21/03/2022 Paul

Breaking: Open Source not to Blame in node-ipc Debacle

All the reasons that lay the blame for the node-ipc debacle at the feet of “open source” are, surprise, surprise, bullshit.

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