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app4soft··on Here is how I've build my own bicycle (2014)
CAD software for bicycle designed listed on Wikipedia.[0]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle#CAD_software_for_bicyc...

app4soft··on SumatraPDF Reader
It does not work on Android 6
app4soft··on SumatraPDF Reader
Yes, it runs under Wine or CrossOver on Linux and Mac.
app4soft··on Dune 3D – an open source parametric 3D CAD app bassed on OCCT
JFTR, FCStd-files produced by RealThunder's LinkStage[0] (fork of FreeCAD) is not fully backward compatible with an official FreeCAD app, and wise versa.

So, if you are planning to use LinkStage app for some large project, be ready to use only one app for the whole project and be ready to lost in whole or in part compatibility with the users of an official FreeCAD.

[0] https://github.com/realthunder/FreeCAD

app4soft··on Dune 3D – an open source parametric 3D CAD app bassed on OCCT
Macad|3D is another OCCT-based 3D CAD, with a bit cleaner Ribbon-like UI.[0,1]

Here is my thread & discussion on Fosstodon.[2]

[0] https://macad3d.net/

[1] https://www.github.com/Macad3d/Macad3d

[2] https://fosstodon.org/@app4soft/110677137307234193

app4soft··on FreeCAD Curves Workbench: Draft Analysis Tool Overview [video]
Details on FreeCAD's Draft Analysis Tool posted in an article on Patreon.[0]

[0] https://patreon.com/posts/91520023 (public post, no paywall)

app4soft··on HPGL Simulator
It is inspired by CStep app for MS DOS.[0,1]

[0] http://web.archive.org/web/20181007043810/http://cstep.luber...

[1] http://web.archive.org/web/20181007043810/http://www.luberth...

app4soft··on JRPN – Jovial Reverse Polish Notation Calculators (HP-15C and HP-16C simulators)
It available for Web and as apps for Android, Linux, Windows, MacOS & iOS.[0]

For Android Both, JRPN 15C and JRPN 16C, also available in IzzySoft F-Droid Repo.[1,2]

[0] https://jrpn.jovial.com/#Install

[1] https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/com.jovial.jrpn15

[2] https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/com.jovial.jrpn2

app4soft··on Ubuntu 23.10 release image withdrawn due to malicious translation incident
And not only Ubuntu's locales has been maliciosly edited by anonymous "Danilo Negrilo", but many other projects' locales on Weblate has been maliciously edited by the same anonymous 'contributor' too.[0]

[0] https://github.com/helloSystem/Filer/issues/182

app4soft··on Meet Elon Musk, unassuming inventor of internet success story [pdf]
According to PDF metadata, it is dated 3 November 2010, and made with Adobe InDesign CS3 (5.0.4).
app4soft··on Wings 3D 2.3
Main link is a link exactly to release notes post on Wings 3D Forum.

Wings 3D is a 3D editor.[0]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wings_3D

app4soft··on Wings 3D 2.3
Wings 3D 2.3 comes with a new splash screen ("Turtles") from the last contest.[0]

Release binaries are for Linux (Ubuntu), Windows & Mac.[1]

Source repo & issues tracker on GitHub.[2]

[0] http://www.wings3d.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=3095&pid=168...

[1] https://sourceforge.net/projects/wings/files/wings/2.3/

[2] https://github.com/dgud/wings

app4soft··on VeroRoute – an open source Veroboard, Perfboard and PCB layout design software
Here is also an example of VeroRoute for Stripboard design.[0]

There is VeeCAD[1] mentioned, another similar app that is opensource now (but it is Win/WINE).[2]

VeroRoute looks more advanced than VeeCAD.

Two other similar apps in Java: BlackBoard[3] and DIYLC[4]

N.B. Many other apps listed on EEVblog's forum.[5]

[0] https://www.diyaudio.com/community/threads/show-us-your-vero...

[1] https://veecad.com

[2] https://veecad.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1569498190

[3] https://github.com/mpue/blackboard

[4] https://github.com/bancika/diy-layout-creator

[5] https://www.eevblog.com/forum/eda/pcbeda-software-list/msg14...

app4soft··on VeroRoute – an open source Veroboard, Perfboard and PCB layout design software
Here are VeroRoute's discussion[0] on FreeStompboxes forum, custom components library[1] and few projects examples.[2,3]

[0] https://www.freestompboxes.org/viewtopic.php?t=28434

[1] https://github.com/rohit-kumar-j/VeroRoute-Custom-Components

[2] https://github.com/rohit-kumar-j/DIY-TP4560-Charging-Station...

[3] https://github.com/arcadien/simpleRgbLamp

app4soft··on Building a DIY Pen Plotter
Hardened CNC frame template.[0]

[0] https://github.com/JMG1/PlasticSliderCNC

app4soft··on SteamCAD moved to SourceForge
NOTE: In SteamCAD2's PDF-manual[0] there is wrong compiling instruction for Linux; correct instruction described in YAML-file.[1]

[0] https://sourceforge.net/p/steamcad2/code/ci/master/tree/Stea...

[1] https://sourceforge.net/p/steamcad2/code/ci/master/tree/.tra...

app4soft··on Vatniksoup: Elon Musk
There is now likes tracker chart created.[0]

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37761950

app4soft··on Twitter Like Tracker
Thread on Twitter.[0]

The story behind is @P_Kallioniemi's "Vatniksoup: Elon Musk" thread on Twitter[1], where likes last days was disappearing in thousands.[2]

I collected some reports showing disappearing tweets in discussion about behind story.[2]

[0] https://nitter.net/hoblon/status/1709266619879313640

[1] https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1674360288445964288.html

[2] https://nitter.net/P_Kallioniemi/status/1709179681730109651

[3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37752415#37757408

app4soft··on Tronnort Technology – Electronics Resourse Site
PCB Design Tutorial (2003).[0,1]

[0] https://alternatezone.com/electronics/pcbdesign.htm

[1] https://www.dapj.net/david-jones-tronnort-technology/

app4soft··on Vatniksoup: Elon Musk
Now the most interesting is that there are many reports today (with screenshots & screenrecords) by Twitter/X users on disappearing own likes and thousands of likes has been removed during a day from counter under original thread tweets[0].[1,2]

[0] https://nitter.net/P_Kallioniemi/status/1674360288445964288 (original thread header tweet)

[1] https://nitter.net/RpsAgainstTrump/status/170925475877763097...

[2] https://nitter.net/GlasnostGone/status/1709243280431493592

[3] https://nitter.net/sternenko/status/1709248947645018197

[4] https://nitter.net/IAPonomarenko/status/1709216833214001204

[5] https://nitter.net/Neyasit_alt/status/1709254624085954911

app4soft··on PicoCalc: A fully-functional clone of VisiCalc for the PICO-8
> program was born out of the observation that many problems are commonly solved with a calculator, a pencil, and a sheet of paper

Few apps for Linux and Android: TreeSheets[0], µMath+[1], Xournal++[2].

[0] https://strlen.com/treesheets/

[1] https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.mkulesh.micromath.plus/

[2] https://xournalpp.github.io/

app4soft··on SolveSpace has been ported to Qt
SolveSpace Qt5 port repo: https://github.com/shingen75/solvespace_qt5
app4soft··on Multipaint
Multipaint 2023 release announcement:[0]

[0] http://oldmachinery.blogspot.com/2023/02/multipaint-2023.htm...

app4soft··on Open Source does not win by being cheaper
> “This product is X, but open source.”

Mastodon.

app4soft··on U.S. State Department Helps Ukraine Eliminate SCUD Missile System (2011)
Here is a good thread on Scuds on Twitter:[0,1]

[0] https://nitter.net/CalamineW/status/1706917692731453757

[1] https://twitter.com/CalamineW/status/1706917692731453757

app4soft··on U.S. State Department Helps Ukraine Eliminate SCUD Missile System (2011)
James W. Canan, "Shooters in Space", Washington Watch, Air Force Magazine, Vol.76, No.8, August 1993, pp. 12-14.[0]

[0] https://books.google.com/books?id=pg0O3gWlq2EC&pg=RA1-PA12#v...

app4soft··on SteamCAD moved to SourceForge
To be honest, now SourceForge site performance is way better than GitHub site performance.

As for me, SF now is good place for storing (and archiving) personal projects, despite its weird past.

Also, OSDN gone[0]; GitLab is limited in free plan; Codeberg, Repo.or.cz and other are in the wild.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37106606

app4soft··on SteamCAD moved to SourceForge
Author decided to move SteamCAD (and SteamCAD2) from GitHub[0,1] to SourceForge[2,3].

[0] https://github.com/oskardolch/SteamCAD

[1] https://github.com/oskardolch/SteamCAD2

[2] https://sourceforge.net/projects/steamcad

[3] https://sourceforge.net/projects/steamcad2

app4soft··on Tell HN: Facebook now requires login to read public timelines
No, only alternative client apps.[0]

[0] https://github.com/mendel5/alternative-front-ends#facebook

app4soft··on Tell HN: Facebook now requires login to read public timelines
> With uBlock origin, you can easily "zap" the popup by enabling advanced features, and continue scrolling

Its possible to hide login screen, but there is no timeline (except first post) behind it.[0]

[0] https://old.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/133uncy/hidin...

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