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WikiLeaks Releases CIA Hacker’s ASCII Faces
Even though the news is only a few hours old, some are already starting to wonder if the big WikiLeaks release of CIA hacking documents revealed anything “technically surprising”. Well, how about this: CIA hackers are obscenely well-versed in Japanese one-line ASCII art.
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The World’s Oldest Torrent Is Enjoying New Popularity
The oldest torrent that is currently still active is a fan-made ASCII render of The Matrix, and it was shared with the internet through BitTorrent on December 20, 2003. For more than 12 years, the same 4.3 gigabyte file has been downloaded by thousands of users, but a recent upswing in shares means that it’s…
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Your Webcam Feed In ASCII Is The Greatest Thing You’ll See Today
Say goodbye to the rest of your day. Because after playing with this web app that turns your webcam feed into a real-time stream of ASCII art, you’re not going to want to do anything else ever again.
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Real-Time ASCII Art That Hangs On Your Wall
Until internet speeds were fast enough to make it feasible to share jpegs or GIFs, ASCII art — images created from text — served as a decent substitute. And while they seem antiquated now, the folks at Teehan+Lax Labs have breathed new life into the artform with this wonderful real-time display that uses simple segmented…