Btop: A better modern alternative of htop with a gamified interface

Re:Btop: A better modern alternative of htop with a gamified... by forgotpwd16 on Saturday November 08, 2025 @11:44AM (#45858015)

The project simply has "game inspired menu system". OP, probably unaware for what gamify truly means, used this term. That said a gamified system monitor will've been quite funny project to see. "Achievement unlocked: Run out of memory!"

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Re:Btop: A better modern alternative of htop with a gamified... by bbarnett on Saturday November 08, 2025 @12:00PM (#45858134)

There was something years ago, Doom, but all the monsters were PIDs. If you wanted a process dead, you shot it.

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Re:Btop: A better modern alternative of htop with a gamified... by onraglanroad on Saturday November 08, 2025 @12:02PM (#45858158)

psDooM. It's still available https://psdoom.sourceforge.net/download.html

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Re:Btop: A better modern alternative of htop with a gamified... by clickety_clack on Saturday November 08, 2025 @11:59AM (#45858131)

GPU at 90°C: New high score!

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Re:Btop: A better modern alternative of htop with a gamified... by linhns on Saturday November 08, 2025 @12:38PM (#45858437)

Title should be a textbook example of language misuse.

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Re:Btop: A better modern alternative of htop with a gamified... by bragr on Saturday November 08, 2025 @01:02PM (#45858594)

The poster appears to be Indian from their HN profile. How about we extend some grace for a slight misunderstanding of the nuances of a term that isn't particularly common in day to day discussions?

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Re:Btop: A better modern alternative of htop with a gamified... by earthnail on Saturday November 08, 2025 @02:03PM (#45859045)

I see your point, but I think the anger comes from the fact that

1. the title was unneccessarily editorialized, 2. the word gamified is used wrong here, and 3. There was never any good reason to add the word gamified to the title, other than adding a buzzword.

The feedback people give is probably a bit harsh, but I find it understandable. If you don’t know what a term means, don’t use it - especially not if it’s completely unnecessary as in this case.

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Re:Btop: A better modern alternative of htop with a gamified... by vismit2000 on Saturday November 08, 2025 @09:55PM (#45862475)

Agreed. Shouldn't have used the term without proper understanding as it gives a totally different meaning in hindsight. Sorry for that

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Re:Btop: A better modern alternative of htop with a gamified... by ghuffed on Saturday November 08, 2025 @08:32PM (#45862060)

Indians have exhausted our grace

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Re:Btop: A better modern alternative of htop with a gamified... by vismit2000 on Saturday November 08, 2025 @09:45PM (#45862437)

Exactly. Apologizing for poor choice of words (English not being my first language). TIL what "gamification" actually means.

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