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It works well out of the box. From the previous created directory tree structure I got back an ISO image. Voila, that's what I wanted to show.","originalUrl":"https://wiki.debian.org/genisoimage","format":"article","category":null,"treasureCount":3,"curatedAt":"2026-01-23T17:47:15.000Z"},{"title":"Watermark Remover for Photo with AI: Free Online, No Sign-Up","uuid":"eb2c734f378af85c552248edfbc801bf","url":"https://copus.network/work/eb2c734f378af85c552248edfbc801bf","curationNote":"This watermark remover is free, has no daily limit, and does the job.","originalUrl":"https://visualgpt.io/watermark-remover","format":"article","category":null,"treasureCount":5,"curatedAt":"2026-01-23T09:19:40.000Z"},{"title":"GitHub - raboof/nethogs: Linux 'net top' tool","uuid":"d3da25bd2696b98ccd79fecf3b53fe10","url":"https://copus.network/work/d3da25bd2696b98ccd79fecf3b53fe10","curationNote":"Today, I had to download AI models. 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Sometimes I had a problem with sound. The reason is unclear so far.","originalUrl":"https://www.dosbox.com/","format":"social_post","category":null,"treasureCount":2,"curatedAt":"2026-01-21T12:25:13.000Z"},{"title":"EDuke32 • Duke3D for Windows, Linux, and macOS","uuid":"604caa0b292cc7e0f896de809f8b6875","url":"https://copus.network/work/604caa0b292cc7e0f896de809f8b6875","curationNote":"I wanted to play one of the first DOS games I ever bought, which was Duke Nukem 3D. In the near past, I used DOSBox to run the game especially on my laptop. Today I figured out that I can also use eduke32 and tested this game engine which is designed for Duke Nukem as the name says. It works quite well so far. After having the right keyboard and mouse settings found I will play Duke Nukem again a little bit better at the moment. 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It is quite easy to use.","originalUrl":"https://certbot.eff.org/","format":"article","category":null,"treasureCount":2,"curatedAt":"2026-01-20T14:46:47.000Z"},{"title":"Dynamic DNS Using GoIP","uuid":"b06189def2197d73d2f24e15eba0fa2c","url":"https://copus.network/work/b06189def2197d73d2f24e15eba0fa2c","curationNote":"GoIP is a dynamic DNS service that I have been using for over a decade now.  If one needs a DNS entry but don't have a top-level domain, GoIP is a good way to get one. I tried out various DDNS services and ended up sticking with GoIP. I used DDNS for setting up e.g. web spaces on different Raspberry PIs and on other computers. With such a DNS entry one can reach also computers in the network which are acting as video surveillance servers. A Internet provider is changing on regular basis and intervals the IP address of customers, or most do so, so using DDNS is very important and helpful in such a cases.","originalUrl":"https://www.goip.it/","format":"article","category":null,"treasureCount":2,"curatedAt":"2026-01-20T14:19:44.000Z"},{"title":"Fortran90 LoRA Metatdata Reader","uuid":"c024334f4ea20d55b4eaca5384209e75","url":"https://copus.network/work/c024334f4ea20d55b4eaca5384209e75","curationNote":"Today, I had to read metadata from LoRA files once again. The tool I developed that is best suited for this task is my Fortran90 Metadata & Tensor Reader. It worked like a charm.","originalUrl":"https://www.copus.io/work/379c35919a4447908d3f250c72971a98","format":"article","category":null,"treasureCount":4,"curatedAt":"2026-01-20T12:22:04.000Z"},{"title":"Multi Language Translator Deepl","uuid":"9ee3d1defb0d544dc82b81e628de8cc8","url":"https://copus.network/work/9ee3d1defb0d544dc82b81e628de8cc8","curationNote":"Deepl is the best multi language translator I have found so far. Deepl is also my first choice when I want to have a translation checked or need help with a translation.","originalUrl":"https://www.deepl.com","format":"article","category":null,"treasureCount":2,"curatedAt":"2026-01-20T09:59:29.000Z"},{"title":"Web Interface Creation with Gradio","uuid":"293f1c7a614e5da2cc45bc0ddf33ac07","url":"https://copus.network/work/293f1c7a614e5da2cc45bc0ddf33ac07","curationNote":"With Gradio one can create in a short period of time good looking web interfaces. I wrote an image viewer for use as preview image here in a rush. There are much more possibilities to use in such web interfaces. The well known AI tool AUTOMATIC1111 is a really good example what is possible in using Gradio for web interfaces.","originalUrl":"https://www.gradio.app/","format":"tool","category":null,"treasureCount":4,"curatedAt":"2026-01-20T09:39:13.000Z"},{"title":"Hugging Face","uuid":"1f50ab788219552dee97d26087d85075","url":"https://copus.network/work/1f50ab788219552dee97d26087d85075","curationNote":"Anyone involved in the field of AI will have encountered Hugging Face in one way or another. In addition to the AI models that can be managed there, demo applications can also be run. The preview window shows a simple Hello World! application written in Gradio and running on Hugging Face.","originalUrl":"https://huggingface.co","format":"article","category":null,"treasureCount":2,"curatedAt":"2026-01-20T07:50:15.000Z"},{"title":"Scilab Multiplatform Open Source Software for Numerical Computation","uuid":"b9e71ceb9f686cd3bfb351c7c5f75bea","url":"https://copus.network/work/b9e71ceb9f686cd3bfb351c7c5f75bea","curationNote":"In the past, I used Scilab a lot alongside other tools. With my switch to SageMath, Scilab has taken a back seat somewhat. But I haven't lost sight of it. When it comes to numerical calculations, it is a SOTA tool. It offers a lot of things from numerical analysis over control engineering to machine learning. What it cannot do so far I know is symbolic mathematics. This is one reason to use SageMath for me. Scilab is always worth taking a look. In particular, check out the large number of impressive sample applications. The preview image is a screenshot of a running example from Scilab.","originalUrl":"https://www.scilab.org/","format":"article","category":null,"treasureCount":2,"curatedAt":"2026-01-20T07:27:16.000Z"},{"title":"Interactive Process Viewer htop","uuid":"0a8e4f95bac7224de7ab3985cca85648","url":"https://copus.network/work/0a8e4f95bac7224de7ab3985cca85648","curationNote":"htop is a must have on each Linux system. One can see the system resources and one can interact with them. If not installed it should be. It is helpful to see, what is going on. E.g. it shows also Zombie processes. If one can kill them is another question.","originalUrl":"https://github.com/htop-dev/htop","format":"tool","category":null,"treasureCount":2,"curatedAt":"2026-01-19T14:01:33.000Z"},{"title":"Online LoRA Metadata Editor","uuid":"fec4397a73b85ce5b8bd86d5dbd080fe","url":"https://copus.network/work/fec4397a73b85ce5b8bd86d5dbd080fe","curationNote":"A long time ago I wrote a tool, which can modify metadata of e.g. LoRA models in the .safetensors format. In parallel I found a reference at Civitai and parallel to this a online service. Later on I realized that the Civitai reference was the explanation of what the online service does. If one needs a tool for viewing and editing it works like a charme.","originalUrl":"https://lorainfo.tools/","format":"article","category":null,"treasureCount":2,"curatedAt":"2026-01-19T13:42:18.000Z"},{"title":"Linux Text Editor Gedit","uuid":"7400c800a7660890ac5fa6c1499251c3","url":"https://copus.network/work/7400c800a7660890ac5fa6c1499251c3","curationNote":"For as long as I can remember, I have been using the text editor gedit. This is correct when I am talking about a text editor with its own GUI. In the terminal window, I am using most of the time text editor nano. I have repeatedly tried other text editors with a GUI, but I always come back to gedit.","originalUrl":"https://gedit-text-editor.org/","format":"article","category":null,"treasureCount":3,"curatedAt":"2026-01-19T12:31:23.000Z"},{"title":"Photo Editing Using Gimp","uuid":"3bc01c883fbd39244ceb98e6caa219f6","url":"https://copus.network/work/3bc01c883fbd39244ceb98e6caa219f6","curationNote":"When it comes to photo editing or image editing, you should know about Gimp. I've only been using Gimp since I switched from Windows to Linux, even though Gimp existed before that. 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The Linux version e.g. is an AppImage.","originalUrl":"https://rawtherapee.com/","format":"article","category":null,"treasureCount":2,"curatedAt":"2026-01-19T10:59:14.000Z"},{"title":"A Proof That Unix/Linux Utility Sed Is Turing Complete","uuid":"179f050d64ea0567a22394cede2cdeb8","url":"https://copus.network/work/179f050d64ea0567a22394cede2cdeb8","curationNote":"Anyone who works with programming languages will sooner or later come across Alan Turing. Sed is generally better known as a command line command that can be used in a shell on a Unix or Linux computer system. What is less well known is that sed, the so-called stream editor, is a programming language. And even less well known is that sed has been proven to be Turing complete and thus represents shortly spoken a fully capable and complete programming system. This article addresses this topic and is well worth reading.","originalUrl":"https://catonmat.net/proof-that-sed-is-turing-complete","format":"article","category":null,"treasureCount":2,"curatedAt":"2026-01-18T18:30:54.000Z"},{"title":"Linux Hash or Checksum Calculator","uuid":"e14870aa56bef5e6c2e78737ea1c5c89","url":"https://copus.network/work/e14870aa56bef5e6c2e78737ea1c5c89","curationNote":"If one works nowadays with computer systems one needs a software for the calculation of hashes or checksums, most of the time for files of different kind. The calculation of such hashes or checksums can be done by an application from the command line or by using an application with GUI. GtkHash is a tool with a GUI which I am using next to the other methods on the command line now for years.","originalUrl":"https://gtkhash.org/","format":"article","category":null,"treasureCount":2,"curatedAt":"2026-01-18T18:09:51.000Z"},{"title":"Linux Hex Editor","uuid":"285c16089bf2d18de085c378d1457287","url":"https://copus.network/work/285c16089bf2d18de085c378d1457287","curationNote":"For various reasons, a hex editor should always be installed on a computer. As the name says content is shown by use of hex numbers. The preview image clearly shows the reason for this. For example, image files contain so-called magic numbers that can be used to identify the format of the file or image. They may also contain metadata of different kind. All of this information can be made visible with a hex editor. In this case, a tile was examined with ImageMagic in GIF 89a format.  In the past, hackers used hex editors e.g. to crack computer games by modifying parts of the code using, for example, a hex editor.","originalUrl":"https://www.wxhexeditor.org/","format":"article","category":null,"treasureCount":2,"curatedAt":"2026-01-18T15:25:25.000Z"},{"title":"All Linux Mint Versions","uuid":"0e7661d64c3f52376912ac6cc8b481c8","url":"https://copus.network/work/0e7661d64c3f52376912ac6cc8b481c8","curationNote":"When it comes to software compatibility, it is useful to know which versions of an operating system exist and how up-to-date they are. In the case of Linux Mint, the website lists all Mint versions and their dependencies at Ubuntu. Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu, and Ubuntu is based on Debian. It makes sense to know in this order which versions of Mint, Ubuntu and Debian are existing and how the depend on each other.","originalUrl":"https://linuxmint.com/download_all.php","format":"article","category":null,"treasureCount":2,"curatedAt":"2026-01-18T15:10:43.000Z"},{"title":"Fortune for the Wisdom of the Moment","uuid":"59afba0a96554ad473baaf56c1fbf1c7","url":"https://copus.network/work/59afba0a96554ad473baaf56c1fbf1c7","curationNote":"If you like wisdom and sayings, Fortune is the right command line tool. For the preview image I combined fortune with figlet, boxes and lolcat. The result is, that Linux pengui Tux thinks, you love peace. Do you?","originalUrl":"https://github.com/shlomif/fortune-mod","format":"tool","category":null,"treasureCount":2,"curatedAt":"2026-01-18T14:02:31.000Z"},{"title":"Boxes Makes ASCII Text Look Better","uuid":"609630939a3fe77f534022082e95f77f","url":"https://copus.network/work/609630939a3fe77f534022082e95f77f","curationNote":"Boxes is quite nice if one likes to spice up their daily routine and make it less boring. In the banner I used fortune for the wisdom in this case from Shakespeare and boxes for Linuy penguin Tux speaking.","originalUrl":"https://boxes.thomasjensen.com/","format":"article","category":null,"treasureCount":2,"curatedAt":"2026-01-18T13:24:37.000Z"},{"title":"ASCII Art Using Locat","uuid":"f542781278efb9e51f25232e5303d619","url":"https://copus.network/work/f542781278efb9e51f25232e5303d619","curationNote":"Besides Figlet, lolcat is the tool I like to use on the command line. It brings color to the dreary everyday life of the terminal. Especially when used together with Figlet, it is well suited for titles or similar uses in the terminal.","originalUrl":"https://github.com/busyloop/lolcat","format":"tool","category":null,"treasureCount":2,"curatedAt":"2026-01-18T13:22:29.000Z"},{"title":"LibreOffice Installation Guide","uuid":"52e86e3b40fa6780fb629815e6786855","url":"https://copus.network/work/52e86e3b40fa6780fb629815e6786855","curationNote":"At the beginning of the year 2024 I wrote a installation guide how to install LibreOffice from scratch. This installation guide shows how to install the last developer version from scratch with help and language support of the GUI. Given the circumstances, I tested these old instructions today and they still work. However, they need to be revised, as some problems have been resolved over the years.","originalUrl":"https://github.com/zentrocdot/LibreOffice","format":"tool","category":null,"treasureCount":2,"curatedAt":"2026-01-18T12:47:26.000Z"},{"title":"ASCII Art Using Figlet","uuid":"8f232767cc9ad558d53c8c22f1aaa406","url":"https://copus.network/work/8f232767cc9ad558d53c8c22f1aaa406","curationNote":"Sometimes I need text in ASCII art style. That's when I turn to Figlet. The wide selection of available ASCII fonts makes it easy to create attractive text graphics for use in the terminal. If the fonts provided are not sufficient, you can download additional ones.","originalUrl":"https://www.figlet.org/","format":"article","category":null,"treasureCount":3,"curatedAt":"2026-01-18T10:50:33.000Z"},{"title":"AUTOMATIC1111 AI Image Generator","uuid":"ee1a9407b875562bd5a2190e38aaba56","url":"https://copus.network/work/ee1a9407b875562bd5a2190e38aaba56","curationNote":"After exhausting all possibilities with Easy Diffusion, I took a look at AUTOMATIC1111, as I had repeatedly come across AUTOMATIC1111 in various sources and references. After some time, I focused entirely on AUTOMATIC1111 and was able to significantly expand my posibilities. However, AUTOMATIC1111 requires more knowledge and is more difficult to install and use. I then used AUTOMATIC1111 until I had exhausted its possibilities as well.","originalUrl":"https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui","format":"tool","category":null,"treasureCount":2,"curatedAt":"2026-01-18T09:33:10.000Z"},{"title":"Easy Diffusion AI Image Generator","uuid":"892139a89a3794c1d69dc400ddc4adb1","url":"https://copus.network/work/892139a89a3794c1d69dc400ddc4adb1","curationNote":"When I had the idea of using my computer rigs for AI stuff like AI images in the first glance, I was looking for a quick start. At the time, I found this in Easy Diffusion after a short period of time. Easy Diffusion is well suited for anyone just starting out, but Easy Diffusion has its limitations. For those who are really interested in AI image generation want more than Easy Diffusion can offer after a while. If one just want to create AI images on the side, Easy Diffusion is the right choice.","originalUrl":"https://easydiffusion.github.io/","format":"article","category":null,"treasureCount":2,"curatedAt":"2026-01-18T07:02:55.000Z"},{"title":"Video Editing","uuid":"d2579e80d5cee001527992bf174af5e1","url":"https://copus.network/work/d2579e80d5cee001527992bf174af5e1","curationNote":"I tried several video editing tools and then came across with OpenShot. Since then, I have been using OpenShot alongside the command line-based FFmpeg for video editing. It takes a little time to get used to the GUI. Once you do, you can accomplish a lot of things quickly and easily. The preview image is the first frame of one of my first videos that I created and edited with OpenShot. In addition to the video, I added easily AI-generated music to this video. Video as well as audio tracks can be easily edited and processed side by side.","originalUrl":"https://www.openshot.org/","format":"article","category":null,"treasureCount":3,"curatedAt":"2026-01-18T05:55:33.000Z"},{"title":"Inkscape","uuid":"96ba6df4722dc04725023cfed9e87a6e","url":"https://copus.network/work/96ba6df4722dc04725023cfed9e87a6e","curationNote":"Inkscape is a must-have when it comes to creating vector graphics. I created the clownfish in the light bulb using Inkscape as a vector graphics. The graphic format is SVG, and as you may know, SVG graphics are freely scalable. In addition, SVG graphics can be embedded directly into websites. Inkscape belongs on every computer system, and it is also quite easy to use.","originalUrl":"https://inkscape.org/de/","format":"article","category":null,"treasureCount":2,"curatedAt":"2026-01-17T19:05:40.000Z"},{"title":"Making Title Capitalization Easy","uuid":"e6f900e1b97daf525b3b696a4367905c","url":"https://copus.network/work/e6f900e1b97daf525b3b696a4367905c","curationNote":"A long time ago I was looking for a service, which supports me in writing title, header and headlines in accordance with the applicable rules. This websites shows me how e.g. a titel has to be carried out with respect to capitalization. One can select the desired rule to see how the differences are. I am using the Chicago Manual of Style capitalization rule all the time.","originalUrl":"https://capitalizemytitle.com/style/Chicago/","format":"article","category":null,"treasureCount":3,"curatedAt":"2026-01-17T16:38:17.000Z"},{"title":"TestDisk and PhotoRec","uuid":"760cad0ee5c8af84c36d4141a563d9b0","url":"https://copus.network/work/760cad0ee5c8af84c36d4141a563d9b0","curationNote":"Testdisk & Photorec are the Swiss Army knives when it comes to recovering files, especially photos or digital images, from storage media. I myself use Testdisk almost exclusively in case of . I use Testdisk not only when data in the first glance seems to be lost, but also when I want to see what data is still available on storage media. It runs on Linux as well as other operating systems.","originalUrl":null,"format":"unknown","category":null,"treasureCount":2,"curatedAt":"2026-01-17T15:22:44.000Z"},{"title":"Linux Boot Repair","uuid":"66d732c91ea4196185d3305d67c59576","url":"https://copus.network/work/66d732c91ea4196185d3305d67c59576","curationNote":"Boot Repair is an absolute insider tip when it comes to reviving Linux computers that no longer start up after an incident like a crash. In the past, I used to reinstall the operating system when serious errors occurred. Then I looked into how I could avoid this and came across with Boot Repair. It is integrated as standard in some installation media. If not, one can prepare a bootable device, and use it from there. On Debian, Ubuntu and Mint it works for sure. For other Operating systems see the descripton.","originalUrl":null,"format":"unknown","category":null,"treasureCount":2,"curatedAt":"2026-01-17T15:02:49.000Z"},{"title":"Jupyter Lab and Jupyter Notebook","uuid":"51ae83fe39448de0445447fc9aee5785","url":"https://copus.network/work/51ae83fe39448de0445447fc9aee5785","curationNote":"It's worth taking a look at Jupyter. In principle, with exceptions confirming the rule, you can use Jupyter Lab as a development environment for Python. An existing browser is the GUI, while Jupyter itself acts as server.","originalUrl":"https://jupyter.org/","format":"article","category":null,"treasureCount":2,"curatedAt":"2026-01-16T09:53:36.000Z"},{"title":"Archimedes Measurement of a Circle","uuid":"c2c6b24918b7c6c8bfa2f471dd80d544","url":"https://copus.network/work/c2c6b24918b7c6c8bfa2f471dd80d544","curationNote":"Here is a link to a PDF file containing the translation of Archimedes' Circvli Dimensio, better known as Measurment of a Circle. Those expecting easily understandable, comprehensible equations will be disappointed. His explanations have a touch of mathematical magic about them. There are also translations of the original that differ slightly but significantly. Pi as calculated is a transcendental number and has an infinite number of decimal places. The first graph from Proposition 1 of the PDF suggests that this is not the case. A look at the beginnings of modern mathematics is fascinating.","originalUrl":"https://media.bloomsbury.com/rep/files/primary-source-13-archimedes-measurement-of-a-circle.pdf","format":"article","category":null,"treasureCount":2,"curatedAt":"2026-01-16T08:27:34.000Z"},{"title":"Ancient Archimedes Examined Using Modern Methods","uuid":"ce91ee3aaf88e5079a01640186c12ca2","url":"https://copus.network/work/ce91ee3aaf88e5079a01640186c12ca2","curationNote":"Here I present an example of how I used SageMath, which is what led me to SageMath in the first place. Archimedes' findings on circles are essentially always misrepresented. Archimedes' derivations are based on ratios and not on an algebraic equation system. To make matters worse, the inscribed polygon and the circumscribed polygon are considered differently. I programmed the old equations and was able to show what we always knew: that Archimedes was right.","originalUrl":"https://github.com/zentrocdot/archimedes","format":"tool","category":null,"treasureCount":2,"curatedAt":"2026-01-16T08:03:29.000Z"},{"title":"SageMath Installation Update","uuid":"105a36bc0eb925e15da57acc09413310","url":"https://copus.network/work/105a36bc0eb925e15da57acc09413310","curationNote":"When I started using SageMath, I had problems with the installation. The SageMath installation guide from the SageMath developers is correct and complete, but challenging for a beginner. After having to install SageMath two times, I thought about how I could simplify the installation. The really old  installation guide on GutHub still works today. Nevertheless I wrote an update and published this update on Copus, after I wanted to use SageMath on my AI machines.","originalUrl":"https://www.copus.io/work/96538ad2473a41a8ab5c4925c9ad8ae6","format":"article","category":null,"treasureCount":2,"curatedAt":"2026-01-16T07:45:37.000Z"},{"title":"SageMath Installation","uuid":"4a752e47b02dafb4760d4c05333cac39","url":"https://copus.network/work/4a752e47b02dafb4760d4c05333cac39","curationNote":"When I started using SageMath, I had problems with the installation. The SageMath installation guide from the SageMath developers is correct and complete, but challenging for a beginner. After having to install SageMath twice, I thought about how I could simplify the installation. This installation guide still works today.","originalUrl":"https://github.com/zentrocdot/SageMath","format":"tool","category":null,"treasureCount":2,"curatedAt":"2026-01-16T07:28:06.000Z"},{"title":"Mathematical Tool SageMath","uuid":"1809b29dea6706f35202a56bf59a16ad","url":"https://copus.network/work/1809b29dea6706f35202a56bf59a16ad","curationNote":"If you are looking for an alternative to Wolfram Mathematica math software, you should check out SageMath. It is the tool of choice for symbolic and numerical mathematics. What sets it apart is that almost anything can be integrated via Python, so you are not limited to just thinking. Since SageMath uses Jupyter Lab as its web GUI, the notebooks created with SageMath are compatible and transferable with Jupyter Lab and vice versa.  Special SageMath functionality is, of course, only available in SageMath.","originalUrl":"https://www.sagemath.org/","format":"article","category":null,"treasureCount":2,"curatedAt":"2026-01-16T07:14:50.000Z"},{"title":"ImageMagick","uuid":"30f355794c0f2c49a0a310fc522bb344","url":"https://copus.network/work/30f355794c0f2c49a0a310fc522bb344","curationNote":"Even if you don't use ImageMagick, you should still be familiar with it. ImageMagick is the state of the art when it comes to image processing and editing. The legacy version 6 is available on modern Linux systems, even though version 7 is already available. You need to be patient, but it's worth it. I use ImageMagick more and more often, even though I program many things myself.","originalUrl":"https://imagemagick.org/","format":"article","category":null,"treasureCount":3,"curatedAt":"2026-01-16T06:46:34.000Z"},{"title":"Helpful ImageMagick Scripts","uuid":"26c7ee89e11508ec4f9f4bdde51109eb","url":"https://copus.network/work/26c7ee89e11508ec4f9f4bdde51109eb","curationNote":"ImageMagick is an impressive tool for editing images. I use ImageMagick more and more. If you also like ImageMagick you should know the scripts of Fred Weinhaus. The web presence itself is not state of the art, but most of the presented scripts are working most of the time.","originalUrl":"http://www.fmwconcepts.com/imagemagick/index.php","format":"article","category":null,"treasureCount":4,"curatedAt":"2026-01-16T06:35:33.000Z"},{"title":"Perler Bead Pattern Generator - Turn Photos into Pixel Art Patterns","uuid":"2d32fdb1126b5e553700e60ec3540ef4","url":"https://copus.network/work/2d32fdb1126b5e553700e60ec3540ef4","curationNote":"This site lets you turn any image into printable Perler bead art.\nIt auto-generates a chart with colour codes and tells you how many beads you’ll need.\nYou can pick how detailed it gets, and tweak the design by hand.","originalUrl":"https://pixelbeads.pics/","format":"article","category":null,"treasureCount":7,"curatedAt":"2025-12-22T05:49:11.000Z"}],"summary":"zentrocdot — 52 curations. I like photography and graphic art. I am interested in AI, Crypto Coin and NFT technology. I work with Linux and use Open Source software.. Categories: zentrocdot's Curations, zentrocdot's Treasury, Linux and More, Video, Photo & Graphics, Miscellaneous Stuff Around AI, Games, Networking, Computer Tips & Tricks","fetchedAt":"2026-03-17T06:59:48.021Z"}