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Re:Ask HN: How would you build copy and paste across computers? by trilobyte on Friday April 14, 2023 @01:20PM (#35572072)
There are already services that do this. I use PastePal and it works fine.
Re:Ask HN: How would you build copy and paste across computers? by vlod on Friday April 14, 2023 @02:20PM (#35572862)
One way if you seldom do it: Compose new email in gmail and it appears in the draft. Go to the other computer and you see it.
Re:Ask HN: How would you build copy and paste across computers? by slipwalker on Friday April 14, 2023 @03:23PM (#35573583)
i have a NFS drive shared on my LAN which rsync to GoogleDrive.... works as a charm.
Re:Ask HN: How would you build copy and paste across computers? by MH15 on Friday April 14, 2023 @04:02PM (#35573977)
I send myself a message on whatever app I have logged in on both machines. Discord functions as a sort of notebook for me, it's quick to open on phone and I've usually got it running on laptop.
Re:Ask HN: How would you build copy and paste across computers? by networked on Friday April 14, 2023 @04:05PM (#35574000)
There is https://github.com/jedisct1/piknik and other open source projects that implement some kind of cross-machine copy/paste, usually as a command-line program. Browse GitHub topics (repository tags) like "clipboard", "shared-clipboard", and "clipboard-sync".
Re:Ask HN: How would you build copy and paste across computers? by Am4TIfIsER0ppos on Sunday April 16, 2023 @06:58AM (#35588926)
Barrier is the solution I use to go between 2 desktops and a laptop, including mouse and keyboard control
Re:Ask HN: How would you build copy and paste across computers? by brudgers on Friday April 14, 2023 @04:28PM (#35574312)
Sneakernet is the simplest thing that might work.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneakernet

Re:Ask HN: How would you build copy and paste across computers? by moomoo11 on Friday April 14, 2023 @05:21PM (#35574938)
Copy -> write to a secure remote server that only allows the value to be accessed once -> read it from other computer and add to clipboard
Re:Ask HN: How would you build copy and paste across computers? by navjack27 on Friday April 14, 2023 @06:22PM (#35575586)
Parsec
Re:Ask HN: How would you build copy and paste across computers? by iamflimflam1 on Saturday April 15, 2023 @04:52AM (#35578843)
Mac’s have this already - you can even copy and paste between your iPhone and computer. It’s a feature that not many people know about. I only discovered it by accident.
Re:Ask HN: How would you build copy and paste across computers? by phpsecure on Saturday April 15, 2023 @03:17PM (#35583698)
I send myself a message on Telegram in Favorites. There is a lot of memory. And files are sent without quality loss
Re:Ask HN: How would you build copy and paste across computers? by t-3 on Sunday April 16, 2023 @05:45AM (#35588578)
I use an NFS share to transfer files and keep work in one central location, but a true copy-paste store across devices would be interesting. You'd have to be able to sync the clipboards across many devices, so to I'd either propogate updates in a similar way to routing protocol daemons, or go with the less flexible but easier to set up clipboard daemon->ssh-and-xclip. It would probably be wise to use a VPN like wireguard to maintain some level of security and confidentiality.