Luxagraf
a travelogue
Photos, books, links and writing related to software
Everything tagged software
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How to Fake Cross-Processing in Photoshop (And Why You’d Want To)
Nice guide to reviving some old film techniques using photoshop.continue reading »
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Dapper: The Data Mapper
Great tool for scraping websites and creating RSS feeds, Google Maps, all kinds of things.continue reading »
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Find the Latitude and Longitude of a Point on a Map
Simon Willison got fed up of hunting around for simple latitude/longitude tools when messing around with mapping APIs, so he built his own with a memorable URL. Handy tool if you do a lot of mapping.continue reading »
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Huge New Study On Free/Open Software
While most of the statics and numbers are geared toward the EU and European nations in general (the lead contractor of the study was UNU-MERIT from the Netherlands), the study nevertheless provides a fascinating look at free software and its …continue reading »
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A Nation Divided Over Piracy
Part two of Wired’s article on Sweden’s Pirate Bay/Pirate Party. I wonder if, with the popularity of Pirates of the Caribbean, some unwitting folks will find themselves googled off into previously uncharted philosophical waters.continue reading »
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Wired News: Secrets of the Pirate Bay
Excellant article on the folks behind Pirate Bay the popular torrent tracking site (part one of two). And yes I do think copyright laws are outdated, over-restrictive and need to be rewritten.continue reading »
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Build your own DVR - Lifehacker
How to article from Lifehacker. Great little project. The main problem being that I don’t own a TV. And I don’t want one. But part of me wants to do this just because it sounds fun.continue reading »
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New Democracy Player: free and open Internet TV
“There’s a new version of Democracy Player, the free and open source Internet TV program that can play any video format and that’s as easy to use as a TV.”continue reading »
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Tor: An anonymous Internet communication system
A browser for folks who need to hide their identity. Whistle blowers, dissidents etc.continue reading »