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Re:Show HN: Make PDFs look scanned (CLI or in the browser vi... by bluebarbet on Sunday June 21, 2026 @04:36AM (#48616871)
>I never said that the act of making a digital doc look like it was scanned is fraud.

Yes you did. Verbatim.

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Re:Show HN: Make PDFs look scanned (CLI or in the browser vi... by digitaltrees on Sunday June 21, 2026 @03:44PM (#48621958)
You’re dropping the important clause: to pass a document off as being of a different origin and nature specifically to make have a desired legal effect.

I think a library like this could be used for art or literature. For example, to make a document look like an old artifact in lord of the rings or a Sherlock Holmes mystery.

The fraud isn’t in the conversion or appearance. It’s in the intent behind it and how it’s used.

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