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Re:Discord is ditching Electron and its new app uses less RAM by asdff on Thursday November 05, 2026 @03:20PM (#50383955)
I mean so is lynx
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Re:Discord is ditching Electron and its new app uses less RAM by atomic_cattlepr on Thursday November 05, 2026 @03:57PM (#50384377)
Lynx is a "full browser" in the same way that Emacs is a "full word processor."
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Re:Discord is ditching Electron and its new app uses less RAM by fao_ on Thursday November 05, 2026 @04:49PM (#50384944)
... EMACS is a full word processor? It's a bit spartan in terms of how the interface feels, but functionally it's a lot better than what modern writers get given in vibecoded packages
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Re:Discord is ditching Electron and its new app uses less RAM by pjmlp on Thursday November 05, 2026 @04:11PM (#50384505)
Lynx was created for UNIX systems that used around 8 MB, and was text only, JavaScript was yet to be invented.
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