Weekly Grind Log 28/26, Part II
Weekly Grind Log 28/26, Part II leans into gear management this week: native Linux setups for custom peripherals, a Nord-inspired cursor theme, and a few resources for fine-tuning MATE. There's also a stack of gaming deals and background audio for staying focused. Here's what came off the workbench.
Gaming, lore & deals
- Hitman Wiki: Initiate's First Speedrun: A strategy guide from the Hitman community wiki covering the constraints, objectives, and optimal pathing for a flawless Silent Assassin rating on the ICA Facility training mission.
- Hitman Wiki: World of Assassination: The wiki hub for lore, maps, and mechanics across Agent 47's modern trilogy.
- Hitman Fandom Discussions: The community forum on Fandom where Hitman players share custom contracts, patch speculation, and lore theories.
- Fandom Progress Report: A page listing Fandom's platform updates, feature roadmaps, and technical improvements for its wikis.
- Xbox Wishlist: Track your Xbox game catalog, upcoming releases, and price drops from the digital storefront.
- gg.deals: A price comparison site that tracks discounts, historical price lows, and bundles across storefronts and official keyshops.
- gg.deals: New Xbox Deals: gg.deals' feed for the newest Xbox price drops and discounts.
- Nintendo Switch Sales & Deals: Nintendo's official storefront for markdowns, publisher sales, and special offers on Switch titles.
Linux, terminals & desktop customization
- Solaar GitHub Repository: Source and repo for Solaar, a Linux device manager for Logitech Unified and Bolt receivers, with customization, battery tracking, and pairing.
- Solaar Documentation: The official guide for setting up custom rules, gesture binds, and device profiles natively under Linux.
- Micro Text Editor: A terminal-based text editor built in Go that aims to replace nano. Supports full mouse control, multiple cursors, and standard modern keybindings (
Ctrl+C,Ctrl+V,Ctrl+Z). - Glarity AI: MATE Desktop Restart Guide: A quick reference for reloading a frozen MATE desktop panel or window manager via terminal, without a full logout.
- OpenDesktop.org MATE Section: A community library of custom themes, applets, icon packs, and UI modifications for the MATE desktop environment.
- Nordzy Cursors GitHub Repository: An X11/Wayland cursor theme for Linux desktops, inspired by the dark, cool-toned Nord color palette.
Tech, fonts & development
- Vercel Font: Landing page for Vercel's variable typeface, built for code editors, dashboards, and dense developer interfaces.
- Get Fresh: A lightweight web framework tool focused on performance, modular architecture, and rapid deployment for front-end engineers.
- xAI Voice Agent Builder: Grok's developer portal for conversational voice agent tools, letting creators integrate spoken AI interactions into custom workflows.
- Logi Options+ App: The official software suite for Windows and macOS to configure macro actions, smart actions, and app-specific shortcuts for high-end Logitech mice and keyboards.
Audio & entertainment hubs
- Cyberpunk Coding Muzic (YouTube): An audio stream channel with extended synthwave, darksynth, and cyberpunk lo-fi mixes for focus and programming.
- SeatGeek: A mobile-focused ticket search engine that rates the value of deals for live sports, concerts, and theater events using its "Deal Score" metric.