I sometimes see Linux users complain because their favorite Linux-only project decides to go cross-platform. Decide to provide a Windows downloader for your project, and you can bet the trolls will come calling. "You're betraying Linux," they'll claim. "I refuse to support you now!" Please, developers - ignore these people. (read more)

Today's download digs deep into the archives of an old video game project I was involved in (circa 2002). The original version of this song is a simple orchestral theme led by an oboe melody. The game called for an action sequence using the original song, but it didn't really fit; the original mix is slow and unassuming, which isn't generally what you want accompanying an action sequence. As an alternative, I put together this demo of the theme remixed as an orchestral march...
 
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There are many ways to legally access medical research without paying ridiculous per-paper access fees. I've learned about these strategies over years of tracking down papers for work purposes. This article should help those researching medical issues find information they need without spending thousands of dollars to do it. (read more)

At long last, here is the most-requested image processing technique for this site - a comprehensive collection of grayscale conversion techniques. To my knowledge, this is the only project on the Internet that presents 7+ unique grayscale conversion algorithms, including two written from scratch for this very project. (read more)