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Blocklist-Update.sh

Blocklist-Update.sh is a script that I wrote to manage blocklists from bluetack etc to be used in conjunction with Transmission torrent downloader in Linux/MacOS. The script can be taylored to work with Qbittorrent as well, but the placement of the blocklists means you'd have to redirect the blocklist to go somewhere locally manageable as Transmission uses its own blocklist directory in .config. I believe there are about 10 lists there now. It works well for my needs. It can be ran weekly using crontab in standard user profile.  To download:  blocklist-update.sh To download the others:  Github
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GEANY TEXT EDITOR

A rather simplistic and minimalist text editor, Geany has plugins and language formats which far surpass its tiny footprint. Geany is great for programming and code editing in Python, Java, C, HTML and even bash, but it is also great for editing text files too. Geany is pronounced as genie, as in Djinn or even magical lamp genie. It comes with a lamp icon in Linux at least. It is a cross platform editor. Geany relies heavily on the GTK toolkit. You can download Geany via www.geany.org.

Geany was meant to be an independent editor meaning it had few dependencies and didn’t rely on a single desktop environment. It also was meant to be fast and oriented for work. Most people underestimate this editor. You can also change the theme of the editor from solid white to black or inverted if you like. It has the ability to auto-complete and close brackets, etc. When you open Geany you’ll get a big tool bar and side bar as well as a message window at the bottom. These are mainly used for storing bits of information or notes also to refer back to where you opened the file at or the projects folder. It also helps debug or troubleshoot code problems such as syntax errors. It displays line number and basic info on the error. This editor is great for people learning programming, who don’t require a larger and more awkward feeling IDE. It is also potentially great for novice users and code enthusiasts.

 The sky is the limit for this editor, it can be used to edit web pages, write small games, even write batch files. This software is free software and is under the Gnu General Public License which means you can distribute it as well as change it if you have the know how. The Windows version currently has some missing features so maybe someone who is on Windows might could take a look at that. Geany is on par with Gedit and notepad ++, but also with Eclipse and bluefish editor. I tried the ATOM text editor and I have to say, I would rather run Geany, it’s so much more light weight and uses less resources to open. I can make a cup of coffee waiting on ATOM to initiate. In all seriousness, it is fast, like really fast. Anyone who is trying to get into programming and starting out, I recommend it highly to them.  

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