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#x11cp #archaic #application

#xmeltdown is an application written by David Lemke, released in 1990.

Its purpose is to create a melting effect on all connected monitors. Nothing serious, it seems, but a lot of fun!

For more information, see: https://x11cp.org/apps/xmeltdown/

This application was the first by a contributor. Whoo!

@ephemeris -- indeed. #sunclock (and #xtide) are on my list, as they're #x11 applications I've used a lot in the past.

#sunclock is "a fancy clock for the X Window system, providing local time a fancy clock for the X Window system, providing local time (legal time and solar time), sunrise, sunset and various geographical data through a point and click interface".

Translated -- this means it has an interface, which even after reading the manpage makes bugger all sense. ;)

I do love it though -- and it's still packaged my most Linux distros, and you can certainly still find it on the BSDs.

This application is worth exploring as it can do a lot of things I wouldn't know where to begin to highlight here.

Screenshot below. For me (in England), it's night-time, but perhaps not too long now until dawn? :)

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