may be invisible, but they play an important role in how your code works across platforms. This blog explains EOL characters, their ASCII codes, how Python handles them, and how to avoid common bugs ...

From the office of "What can't Linux run on?" comes a story about a high school student on a mission to prove that an interactive PDF can run all sorts of things. Essentially, the apps (and now the ...

The original Doom is now playable in a custom PDF file, further contributing to its legacy of being ported to just about every platform under the sun. Developed by ading2210, a self-described “high ...

Here at Ars, we’re suckers for stories about hackers getting Doom running on everything from CAPTCHA robot checks and Windows’ notepad.exe to AI hallucinations and fluorescing gut bacteria. Despite ...

Doom has been ported to devices like toasters, a fridge, and pretty much everything else you can think of, so the frontier for truly remarkable things that can run Doom is wearing thin. But one ...

The power of 3D graphics is undeniable. But what if you could create compelling visual experiences using only the humble ASCII character set? Enter the fascinating world of ASCII 3D renderers, where ...

Our implementation of bundled JavaScript file for use with launch events in JavaScript-only runtime of Outlook uses fetch API to retrieve JSON files from the server. This implementation worked well in ...

Researchers have discovered a new way to hack AI assistants that uses a surprisingly old-school method: ASCII art. It turns out that chat-based large language models such as GPT-4 get so distracted ...

Based in Rome, Diana loves all kinds of stories, even though she’s too lazy for most things that aren’t games. She's a freelance writer with a degree in Art History, contributing to GameRant while she ...

An unlikely new rival has landed in the streaming landscape. People can now watch a roster of films for free via their computer’s command terminal thanks to the latest project by Mschf – the art ...

MSCHF’s latest venture will broadcast an ASCII version of a new full-length movie every day. MSCHF’s latest venture will broadcast an ASCII version of a new full-length movie every day. MSCHF’s ...