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https://ploum.net/
Ploum.net is the bilingual blog of Lionel Dricot, a Belgian writer and open-source advocate who writes extensively about software freedom, the Fediverse, AI, digital sovereignty, and the pitfalls of modern tech monocultures. Posts range from technical topics like Git workflows and command-line philosophy to broader essays on capitalism and education, all written with a distinctive, opinionated voice.
http://andre-simon.de/doku/highlight/en/highlight.php
The official documentation for Highlight, a powerful open-source syntax highlighting tool by Andre Simon that converts source code into HTML, RTF, LaTeX, SVG, and other formats with customizable color themes and language definitions. Visitors will find a thorough manual covering CLI and GUI options, plugin scripting, regular expressions, LSP client integration, and configuration file formats.
http://httrack.kauler.com/help/Cookies
A help page for HTTrack Website Copier explaining how the tool handles cookies, including how to configure cookie acceptance, the format of the cookies.txt file, and troubleshooting tips for cookie-related issues. It's a practical reference for users who need to manage session data and authentication cookies when mirroring websites with HTTrack.
https://raphael.computer/blog/openorb-curated-search-engine
Raphael Kabo, a software engineer and poet, writes here about building OpenOrb, a curated RSS and Atom feed search engine designed to search only over hand-picked blogs and feeds as a public service. The post dives into IndieWeb philosophy, alternatives to mainstream search engines, and the appeal of small-scale handmade web tools.
http://firevox.clcworld.net/
Fire Vox is a screen reading extension for Firefox developed by Charles L. Chen, designed to make web browsing accessible to visually impaired users. The site offers installation guides, tutorials, a user's manual, and developer information for this open-source accessibility tool that supports multiple platforms including Mac OS X Leopard.
https://lucb1e.com/randomprojects/php/secrypt
SeCrypt is a browser-based encryption tool created by lucb1e that lets users encrypt files or messages with multiple passwords, where only one reveals the real data and others produce convincing fakes. Built as a response to compelled-password laws in countries like the UK, it offers a clever layer of plausible deniability for anyone concerned about forced decryption.
http://reblog.org/
reBlog is an open-source tool developed by Eyebeam R&D and Stamen Design that lets users filter and republish content from multiple RSS feeds through their preferred blogging software. The project supports popular platforms like Movable Type, WordPress, and Blosxom, and includes reFeed, a web-based RSS aggregator for reading without being tied to a single computer.
https://dyingwarrior.neocities.org/
Dyingwarrior's personal site is dedicated to chatbots, featuring a collection of bots and participation in a chatbot webring that connects similar projects. The site has a laid-back, irreverent personality with Metal Gear Solid references and links to related bot resources.
https://vivi.sh/blog/technical/live-wordcount-vim-airline/index
Vivi's technical blog post walks through adding a live word count display to vim-airline, covering both the simple vimrc configuration and a custom VimScript solution the author wrote from scratch. It's a practical, code-heavy guide with real function definitions that would be useful to any writer using Vim for prose or essay work.
https://prospector.cz/
Prospector.cz, maintained by Zdenek Rauner since 1998, is a sprawling directory of nearly 2000 reviewed and categorized freeware tools, free online services, and product samples updated daily. Visitors can browse hundreds of categories covering everything from free email and web hosting to games, graphics editors, antivirus tools, and free stock photos.