Kentoseth - Thoughts on programming, culture, FOSS and more

Linux: How to view bit-rate and compress MP3 files

Posted on Fri 08 April 2022 in Linux • Tagged with mp3, compress, bit-rate, lame

A short how-to on viewing the bit-rate of an MP3 file and compressing the MP3 via the command-line.

Posted on Thu 31 March 2022 in Other • Tagged with poetry, privacy, surveillance

A poem on the thieves of time (surveillance capitalists) who require our attention to make money.

Posted on Sun 27 March 2022 in Language • Tagged with arabic, MSA, fus7a, comparisons

Explaining how to make comparisons in Arabic, using the superlative and comparative.

Posted on Fri 25 February 2022 in Mental Health • Tagged with guide, breathing, meditation, depression, anxiety

A guide providing a breathing technique for people who over-think and/or dealing with mental health issues like anxiety/worry or panic attacks.

Posted on Mon 24 January 2022 in Islam • Tagged with poetry, beard, tasawuf, Allah, Muhammad

A poem symbolizing the love for the Sunnah through the beard.

Posted on Fri 21 January 2022 in Infosec • Tagged with discord, youtube, reddit, exploit

Highlighting how YouTube, Reddit, Discord and other platforms can be exploited/manipulated via their reporting features.

Posted on Fri 17 December 2021 in Islamic Studies • Tagged with arabic, qasas, review

Providing an overview of the famous work of Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi, called Qasasun Nabiyyeen - Stories of the Prophets(PBUT).

Posted on Sun 24 October 2021 in Linux • Tagged with anbox, files, transfer, whatsapp

A short how-to on transferring files between a host Linux OS and Anbox.

Posted on Fri 22 October 2021 in Other • Tagged with blog, email, newsletter, backup

Adding a newsletter to the blog and creating backups of this website for content preservation

Posted on Thu 21 October 2021 in Islam • Tagged with poetry, love, tasawuf, Allah

A poem on joy, sorrow and suffering