Who knows what it was and who cares. I am going to sidestep the issue.
[Sept 1, 2025: I figured out what the problem was. History doesn't get saved when programs crash HARD. So I disabled the code and cleaned up the history files. ]
I usually find a misspelling right after I update the blog. I usually don't correct it until I update the blog again. Nobody is perfect and I have found some more internet imperfection to share...
Tracker 3 is part of the Gnome desktop system. Its job is to scan your files, use all of your CPU resources, drain your battery, overheat your computer, leak memory, and waste your disk space. Here are some ways that I have found to keep it from running.
Virtualbox is so over.
Generating color swatches from the old X11 rgb.txt file. I use these for desktop wallpapers during screencasts.
Or "How to use AI"
What if the Lua interpreter could find a file in the same directory, I mean a file right next to it? Without even using hard-coded paths.
Answers to questions that you never thought of asking.