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Version 1 (Yann BIZEUL, 07/08/2009 09:30 PM)

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Jke used GeekTool a really clever way to output random symbol character on his desktop, really nice effect :
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[http://jakefowler.com/movies/Geektool.mov]






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So here is a quick way to do it :






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 * Create a shell geeklet






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 * Use this command :






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{{{echo "\x`echo \"obase=16;$((61*$RANDOM/32767+65))\"|bc`"}}}






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 * Set some fancy font






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Here is a gset you can quickly try :