Don't make this mistake when downloading from the AUR... (Arch User Repository)
Do you use the AUR? If you use Arch Linux, of course you do. But if you've been downloading and installing packages indiscriminately from the Arch User Repository, it might be time to actually take a look at what you're downloading and running. Didn't anyone ever tell you not to run random scripts from strangers online?
0:00 The problem with downloading from the AUR 2:07 Uhh, what's a PKGBUILD? 4:12 Reading the PKGBUILD with an AUR helper 6:01 How safe is the AUR, really? 7:07 Reading through diffs on updates 8:03 What to look out for in PKGBUILDs 9:44 Best practices with the AUR 10:22 My recommendations 10:48 Doesn't everyone already know this? 11:33 Conclusion ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anCaH8nzoeI
Tired of modern web frameworks with way too much JavaScript? Try Astro, a static site generator without all the JavaScript. Build components in React, Vue, and Svelte, but only load in the JavaScript that's absolutely necessary. Remember when the internet used to be fast? With Astro, you get the nice developer experience without making life miserable for your users on slower connections.
Astro docs: https://docs.astro.build/
0:00 What's different about Astro?
4:17 Installing Astro
5:21 Astro components
8:49 Adding client-side JavaScript
12:22 Creating a basic blog
14:55 Further reading
15:08 Is Astro overkill?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGCjoa5z2nU
Everybody's heard of The Pirate Bay. If you've ever needed a free copy of Photoshop or the latest Hollywood blockbuster, there's a good chance you've sailed the high seas before. But what you might not know is that there's a secret side of torrenting and online piracy that you've never seen before. In this video, I'm going to tell you the story of What.CD, the most infamous private torrent tracker of all time.
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0:00 What ever happened to torrenting?
1:42 he still uses The Pirate Bay
2:57 The world of private torrent trackers
3:33 The story of What.cd
4:47 Who cares, anyway?
6:43 Sharing is caring
8:01 The music Mecca
9:33 It's not about the money, it's about sending a message
11:07 The downfall of What
13:06 Requiem for a tracker
14:38 Does anyone still care about private trackers?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1aqZT7jbo8
How many times have you been moralized to by angry Twitter users that you NEED to make your website accessible? Does it really matter unless you're a giant corporation? Is it too much work for too little reward? Or does it actually help make your website better for everyone? Find out in this video, as well as how to make your website more accessible with almost no effort...
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My GitHub: https://github.com/ericmurphyxyz
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0:00 Intro
1:36 Accessibility isn't hard
2:15 Accessibility isn't just for disabled users
2:37 Color contrast and text
4:30 Adding alt text to images
5:34 Using sematic HTML tags
6:30 Keeping elements keyboard accessible
7:14 Keeping heading tags in order
7:44 Using labels in forms
8:43 Adding text to every link and button
9:22 Conclusion
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTdyf6t9PoA
Tired of having your private data funneled to an evil megacorporation when using Google Chrome? Or are you looking for a private web browser without all the useless features of something like Brave? Is Firefox just too slow for you? Then try Ungoogled Chromium, and get all of the great features of a Chromium-based browser without all of the privacy-invasive nonsense. In this video, I'll explain why I switched to Ungoogled Chromium, how to install it, how to install extensions, which settings you should change, how to activate the dark mode theme, and more...
Ungoogled Chromium GitHub: https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium
Ungoogled Chromium FAQs: https://ungoogled-software.github.io/ungoogled-chromium-wiki/faq
chromium-web-store extension: https://github.com/NeverDecaf/chromium-web-store
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0:00 What is Ungoogled Chromium?
1:13 Why not use Brave?
2:33 Installation
4:26 Installing and updating extensions
6:18 Cookie settings
6:45 Installing Widevine CDM
7:39 Dark theme and additional flags
9:53 Troubleshooting
10:17 Conclusion
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTLRLawI3sE
In this video I'll teach you how you can use Rofi to do everything. Want a wifi menu? A power menu? An emoji selector? A calculator? The sky's the limit with Rofi, especially if you make your own scripts to use with Rofi. I'll show you how you can do all that and more in this video...
Emoji selector: https://github.com/Mange/rofi-emoji
Calculator: https://github.com/svenstaro/rofi-calc
Wifi menu: https://github.com/ericmurphyxyz/rofi-wifi-menu
Power menu: https://github.com/ericmurphyxyz/archrice/blob/master/.local/bin/powermenu
Watch my videos on Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@ericnmurphy:9
My website: https://ericmurphy.xyz
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0:00 Intro
1:23 Emoji selector
2:58 Mapping to a keybinding
3:32 Calculator
5:11 Wifi menu
6:22 Power menu
6:30 Creating your own Rofi script
8:54 More ideas
9:39 Conclusion
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8w1i3wAKiw
Proton Mail claims to be private and secure. But can you really trust them? Maybe you've heard some news stories about they logging your data and handing it over to the government. So why do I still think that ProtonMail is one of the best mail services out there? Should you even trust ANY email provider? Find out in this video...
What level of privacy is right for you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H414XdcbC4Q
Email tier list: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtH9ZTof-Tc
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0:00 ProtonMail bad
2:20 Email was never meant to be private
4:43 Email gets encrypted with PGP
8:26 Proton brings PGP to the masses
9:11 Trust issues
10:45 Why use "private" email?
11:16 What happens when the glowies come knocking?
13:20 What's your threat model?
14:47 Can you trust Proton?
15:54 Should you use Proton?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljFAODAfAC8
Is your project a mess of z-index: 9999 on top of z-index: 99999? No more guessing giant random numbers to make sense of the stack order of your dropdowns, modals and popups. Let me explain how I organize all the different z-index values in my projects' CSS...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u10zGmgEXnY
Miss having a search bar like in Windows or MacOS? There's a faster way to find things on the command line in Linux. You might have heard of the find or locate Unix commands, but if you really want to find things in milliseconds, you'll need plocate. Let me show you how to install it and find everything you want and more instantly...
0:00 Intro
0:50 Installing plocate
1:23 Creating the database
2:49 Finding files
3:24 locate options
5:18 Filter out certain directories
6:47 Final thoughts
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIuaJj7A258
These days, it's pretty hard to find an actually good email service. Maybe you don't want an e-mail address that can read through all your email to sell your data to advertisers. Maybe you don't want an email that will rat you out to the government. But are there any good, usable, cheap, and privacy-respecting emails still out there? In this video, I'm going to finally rank the best and worst email providers of all time...
Browser Tier List: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5r6jFE8gic
Search Engine Tier List: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjm6lGwqnGs
Why do I care about privacy so much? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aXIXozAsOE
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0:00 Intro
2:13 Disroot
5:33 Fastmail
7:22 Gmail
9:16 mailbox.org
12:14 Mailfence
14:06 Outlook
15:49 Posteo
17:58 ProtonMail
22:45 Self-hosting
26:12 Skiff
30:34 Startmail
32:35 Tutanota
35:28 Yahoo!
36:59 My recommendation
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtH9ZTof-Tc