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Re:Thunderbird for iOS on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @03:42AM (#50083873)
AFAIK it works with the Gmail app on iOS, so hopefully yes.
Re:People Hooked on Vapes Try a New Way to Quit: Cigarettes on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @02:29AM (#49812415)
I used supplements with N-acetylcysteine (NAC) to quit smoking a few years ago and it was a surprisingly smooth experience.

Decided to go cold turkey and started taking them a few weeks in advance - and even before the planned date I suddenly started losing the urge to smoke.

AFAIK recent research indicates it helps with addiction to multiple other substances including alcohol.

Re:DeepSeek v4.1 Flash on Thursday September 10, 2026 @05:45AM (#49641012)
Never tried OpenCode Go so I am interested. How does their pricing compare to paying DeepSeek directly, by the way?
Re:Google WeatherNext 3 on Monday September 07, 2026 @04:18PM (#49602555)
Is there a convenient way to use this on iOS? AFAIK Google Search and Maps only show rather basic information.
Re:France to ban unsolicited telemarketing calls on Tuesday August 11, 2026 @12:58PM (#49261147)
+1 Great app, had no spam calls going through since installing it.
Re:A Week in Matrix on Saturday August 01, 2026 @04:09AM (#49132236)
Maybe Delta Chat?

UX feels less polished yet snappier than Element-Matrix and the project seems pretty active.

https://delta.chat/

AdGuard works fine for me, on YouTube as well.
Re:Vivaldi 8.0 on Thursday May 21, 2026 @08:58AM (#48221912)
I am not sure how this is relevant?

I am talking about limited width of the address bar (when it’s part of the right column with tabs, taking a third of screen’s width at max), not its height or any other elements.

Re:Vivaldi 8.0 on Thursday May 21, 2026 @05:12AM (#48219832)
Looks better than expected.

I just wish the address bar were expanding fully to the right when selected, with the "Show Full Address" setting on and right-side vertical tabs. Otherwise, one has to jump around the visible part of the address bar in order to find the right part.

Edit: details.

Re:The Quiet Renovation at Bitwarden on Monday May 18, 2026 @11:03AM (#48180859)
Proton Pass. Not ideal but actively developing and IMO its UX is way better than what I had with Bitwarden.

Ask HN: How do you find motivation to do stuff?

Not sure how to put it better but the more I read about AI the less motivation I have to either keep up with the tech advances or to try doing new things... I wonder how others keep or even foster the kind of motivation necessary to try new things and actually stick to doing them long enough? I would appreciate input on this in the most general sense possible.

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Re:Tinnitus Is Connected to Sleep on Saturday March 07, 2026 @11:48AM (#47289237)
Personal anecdote: removing a lower wisdom tooth that was close to the jaw nerve nearly cured my tinnitus back in the day.

The surgeon dentist was really surprised by this and could not evoke any similar cases in their practice before mine.

I wish there were some updates about PWA support. Haven’t heard about progress on this since last August. Is it still in beta and only available on Windows?
Remarkable how by the end of the third video it really starts to resemble the Cybertruck.
Re:Matrix messaging gaining ground in government IT on Monday February 09, 2026 @10:20AM (#46946185)
One thing I heard from some of my friends as a reason why they don't like using Matrix (via Element clients) was inability to use "stickers" like one can on WhatsApp, iMessage and other messaging apps. Apparently, this was important enough for them to lose interest in the platform over it.

I guess the bar is pretty high for consumer messengers these days?

+1.

I am running a Galene instance via the YunoHost self-hosting package on a small dedicated server (2 cores, 4gb of RAM).

So far it’s much better than I expected, both in terms of latency and the overall video/audio quality. Feels better than Jitsi and even a FaceTime / WhatsApp call.

Re:Firefox extension to redirect x.com to xcancel.com on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @09:49AM (#46526969)
Was just looking for a more general extension like this, thanks!

Just a small nitpick / feature request: I try not to install extensions that require "Read and change all your data on all websites" permission, so may I ask you to change it to something less general, such as requiring access to specific websites once the corresponding new URL is added to a white list?

I saw some Chrome extensions doing this as of late.

Re:Telegram hit by $500M Russian bond freeze on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @06:24AM (#46511058)
A few interesting quotes about (unaudited) financials:

> According to previously unreported half-year disclosures, Telegram had $910mn in cash and cash equivalents at June 30, up from $142mn a year prior.

> Telegram’s revenues in the first half of 2025 jumped more than 65 per cent to $870mn, compared with $525mn in the same period the previous year.

> Nearly a third of Telegram’s revenue — or $300mn — came from so-called exclusivity agreements (probably related to the toncoin cryptocurrency)

> Advertising revenue was up 5 per cent to $125mn in the first half of the year. Meanwhile, premium subscriptions jumped 88 per cent to $223mn, compared with $119mn in the same period in 2024 as the number of paying users rose.

Is it me or the remaining 25% of the revenue sources (222mn of 910mn) are not detailed at all?

Re:Thunderbird: Fluent Windows 11 Design on Wednesday July 16, 2025 @09:42AM (#44582291)
I am using Mailspring (0) and it’s pretty good.

(0) https://github.com/Foundry376/Mailspring

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