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AI converts ASCII game to real-time AI-rendered graphics – Thunder Lizard ASCII visuals transformed, but latency and consistency need improvement

Software engineer Jeff Schomay has been experimenting with techniques to transform game visuals using artificial intelligence-powered rendering. In a recent blog post, he shared screens from his ...
Lifehacker

Keep your email address from spambots with Text to ASCII

Webapp Text to ASCII converts plain text into its ASCII equivalent - meaning it can obscure your email address or other private data from automated spambots online. This isn't a foolproof method, as ...
Wired

Real Time Video-to-ASCII Converter Written in JavaScript

Does exactly what it says on the tin. Works in all modern browsers. The demo lets you choose between an iPod ad and "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley. You know what to do. Is It Ever Legal—or ...
Daily Mail

Instagram's secret text art filter: Trick lets you turn your social media photos into retro-looking ASCII images

A Twitter user has uncovered a trick to turn some Facebook or Instagram photos into nostalgic works of text-art. Mathias Bynens, a ‘web standards fanatic’ according to his profile, recently revealed ...
Lifehacker

FreeOCR Is a No-Hassle Scan-to-Text Converter for Windows

Windows only: Your scanner probably came with OCR software. Chances are, though, it's both awkward and space-hogging. FreeOCR is an slim, efficient app that has just four main buttons, and performs ...