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seanpm2001 🇺🇦️🇬🇱1d ago

I am now onto my 3rd screensaver on XScreensaver. I started out with Scooter, but eventually got tired of it, and moved to Abstractile for about a month, until yesterday, when I switched to BinaryRing. All 3 of them are pretty cool screensavers. I am able to get screenshots while in screensaver mode, which is how I got these 3 images. As long as I don't move the mouse or click anything, the screensaver will remain active. I also softlocked myself today by accident, double clicking the screensaver option, then the screensaver literally would not go away (I could still use programs by keyboard shortcut only, but couldn't see what they were doing) and I had to hard power cycle my system to fix it. (The Scooter screenshot I took isn't very good, it looks much better when animated)
#screensaver #screensavers #xscreensaver #jwz #linux #ubuntu

MacintoshGarden Feed 2d ago

I Love Epson '96 Shape Up Girls

https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/i-love-epson-96-shape-girls

A Japanese CD-ROM that Epson provided when buying one of their printers.

#macgarden #ClipArt #ScreenSavers #1996 #Epson

MacintoshGarden Feed Feb 15

Fabulous Butterflies Screen Saver

https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/fabulous-butterflies-screen-saver

A butterfly screen saver.

#macgarden #ScreenSavers #2002 #AzureBay #TomPawlesh

seanpm2001 🇺🇦️🇬🇱Jan 17

Does anyone know how to install all of the #screensavers in xscreensavers?
My Ubuntu 22.04 laptop is starting to have severe screen burn-in, so I installed xscreensaver tonight. Only about 20 of the default screensavers are installed, but there doesn't seem to be a way to get the rest to activate.
I did something risky, and briefly ran Nautilus as root (I made sure to escape my sudo session quickly) and copied all of the XML files from the latest version directly to the usr/share data path, with the rest of the XML files. However, this appears to do nothing, as it is missing binary data.
#ubuntu #linux #screensaver #help #xorg #xscreensaver

ResearchBuzz: Firehose Jan 6

Techspot: Doom can now run as your Windows screen saver. “Developer Wiaam Suleiman recently released Doom Screen Saver, a lighthearted project that turns Doom into a fully functional Windows screen saver. Everything the tool needs is packed into a single .scr file, a portable format that remains in use for modern versions of Windows, even if it has long since faded from the spotlight.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/06/techspot-doom-can-now-run-as-your-windows-screen-saver/

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Plovie

Nov 23

So I did a thing I guess https://wordoftheday.surge.sh/
#screensaver #screensavers #WordOfTheDay

ResearchBuzz: Firehose Nov 22

TechSpot: Classic 3D Maze screensaver from Windows 95 is now fully playable. “The original 3D Maze allowed a ‘player’ to navigate through a randomly generated maze, which impressed many users experiencing Windows 95 for the first time. Earlier this year, a programmer decided to turn the tool into a fully playable game – a task that proved surprisingly straightforward.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/22/techspot-classic-3d-maze-screensaver-from-windows-95-is-now-fully-playable/

N-gated Hacker News Oct 28

🚀 Wow, a collection of *screensavers* for your #Bash shell - because who doesn't want to relive the 90s on their terminal? 🙄 In a world dominated by AI, let's focus on the real innovation: turning our command line into a pixelated aquarium. 🐠 #GitHub, you've done it again!
https://github.com/attogram/bash-screensavers #screensavers #nostalgia #commandline #innovation #HackerNews #ngated

MacintoshGarden Feed Oct 24

Flying Toasters for OS X 10.4 / 10.5

https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/flying-toasters-os-x-104-105

This is a port made by Greg Gant based on a port for modern macOS.

#macgarden #screensavers #2025 #greggant