How-To Geek on MSN

I automated Linux backups with a simple bash script and cron (and it’s better than a GUI)

Skip one-click backup apps. This rsync script gives you full control over what gets saved and when, plus logs and a few hard-won lessons.
Make Tech Easier

Fresh Adds an Easy-to-use and Powerful Text Editor to the Linux Terminal

Fresh is an easy-to-use and poweful text editor for the terminal. It takes many things we love about modern graphical editors ...
XDA Developers on MSN

5 terminal tools that make learning commands easier

Turn confusion into clarity ...
The Hacker News

React2Shell Vulnerability Actively Exploited to Deploy Linux Backdoors

The security vulnerability known as React2Shell is being exploited by threat actors to deliver malware families like KSwapDoor and ZnDoor, according to findings from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 and NTT ...
The New York Times

Tom Hanks on the Electrifying (and Terrifying) Experience of Writing a Play

Performances in N.Y.C. The actor also stars in the Off Broadway production of “This World of Tomorrow,” a yearslong project at the Shed through Dec. 21. The actor also stars in the Off Broadway ...
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This Beetle’s Shell Looks Like Ancient Writing — Here’s Why

Calligraphy beetles come in a variety of colors and patterns. ©Monique van Someren/Shutterstock.com Calligraphy beetles belong to the leaf beetle family, Chrysomelidae, and the subfamily Chrysomelinae ...
Columbus Dispatch

Watch Brutus Buckeye write Script Ohio in snow on Michigan field

Brutus Buckeye recreates Ohio State’s Script Ohio in the snow on the Michigan football field during The Game in Ann Arbor. Ohio State coach Jake Diebler after 74-62 loss at Michigan Ohio State's ...
Greek Reporter

How the Byzantine World Revolutionized Greek Writing With Minuscule Script

Byzantine Emperor Theophilos and his court, as depicted in the Skylitzes Chronicle. Credit: Skylitzes Chronicle, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain. Greek minuscule is a style of Greek handwriting that ...
Los Angeles Times

James Vanderbilt has written more than a dozen movies. ‘Nuremberg’ was the hardest

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The panic usually sets in around Page 40. I’ve been writing movies for a while, and it’s always the same for me.