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Re:Milkman – The Better Alternative to Postman by upmostly on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @05:46AM (#50363735)
That's an interesting point. I wonder if over the next X years consumers will free up ALOT of disk space by just using agents and not needing to download and install desktop software.

Full disclosure, I'm building a desktop app called DB Pro [1] which is a modern desktop database client.

We're still doing well, and selling a lot, but we're having to think about what the next 2/3/4/5 years look like...

[1] https://dbpro.app

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Re:Milkman – The Better Alternative to Postman by Muromec on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @06:19AM (#50364028)
You will own nothing and be happy they said
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Re:Milkman – The Better Alternative to Postman by speed_spread on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @08:20AM (#50365168)
The things you own often end up owning _you_. Thus owning less stuff can mean being more free. Keep the essentials, wing the rest as you go.
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Re:Milkman – The Better Alternative to Postman by ethbr1 on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @06:37AM (#50364221)
> if over the next X years consumers will free up ALOT of disk space by just using agents and not needing to download and install desktop software

Trading bits you own for rented redundant compute to recreate same seems... suboptimal?

How much power should we burn on everyone's agent recreating curl?*

* yes, agents have tools, but what is and isn't an agent tool is a gray area. "Desktop software" could be an agent tool with a human UI.

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