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Re:Downdetector and Speedtest sold to Accenture for $1.2B on Saturday May 30, 2026 @09:45PM (#48342334)
Same for me. The download speed was fine, but upload speed was 1.75x the actual one.
Re:Updates to GitHub Copilot interaction data usage policy on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @03:41PM (#47522168)
Interestingly, it is disabled by default for me.
Yeah, it's really that simple. I have tried various applications as well and keep coming back to my custom script because when a new voice model drops on HuggingFace it becomes possible to customize it immediately - rather than wait for that application developer to support that new model.
Re:Claude Opus 4.6 on Thursday February 05, 2026 @01:06PM (#46902613)
Can set it with the API identifier on Claude Code - `/model claude-opus-4-6` when a chat session is open.
Re:Voxtral Transcribe 2 on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @01:53PM (#46889990)
I like Parakeet as well and use it via Handy on Mac. What app are you using on your phone?
Good news - it looks like the GitHub Copilot team is actually working with the OpenCode team to support subscription authentication [1]

[1] https://x.com/jaredpalmer/status/2009844004221833625

Re:Show HN: A better Hacker News front end on Sunday October 19, 2025 @05:51AM (#45633130)
Do you mind sharing the script?
Re:Fastmail Desktop App on Tuesday October 14, 2025 @10:46AM (#45580723)
I think it does use JMAP because that's how the core Fastmail web experience works.
Re:Fastmail Desktop App on Tuesday October 14, 2025 @10:45AM (#45580714)
Mostly performance benefits that JMAP enables, and masked email addresses feature for example. - https://www.fastmail.com/blog/how-and-why-we-built-masked-em...
Re:Fastmail Desktop App on Tuesday October 14, 2025 @10:44AM (#45580687)
Yes, the keyboard shortcuts are available, but I am unable to see browser navigation shortcuts like 'command + left arrow' to navigate to the previous page.
Re:Fastmail Desktop App on Tuesday October 14, 2025 @10:41AM (#45580660)
It should be JMAP because that's the primary protocol that Fastmail as a email hosting company (not a email client) operates on.

I don't think that's open source based on the blog post alone, and I don't think they have a reason to build a separate email client with advanced features. This app is likely just meant to serve the needs of the business clients that have asked for a separate app rather than using the website.

Re:Fastmail Desktop App on Monday October 13, 2025 @07:59AM (#45567366)
Now that you mention it, I remember that's how Fastmail works today. They use app passwords for non-Google-hosted email inboxes, and 'login with Google' for Google-hosted inboxes.
Re:Fastmail Desktop App on Monday October 13, 2025 @02:52AM (#45565475)
Do you mean to access Fastmail as a client for your Gmail-hosted inbox? How about using the fetch feature that moves all emails to your Fastmail inbox, and the 'send as' feature where you can send emails out from your Gmail SMTP via Fastmail. Those two features already exist.
Re:Fastmail Desktop App on Monday October 13, 2025 @02:39AM (#45565382)
On the same boat as everybody else that this is electron based and not a great experience. I think from a business perspective this is just meant to satisfy those customers that are asking for a standalone app.
Re:No more "check mail from other accounts" in Gmail web on Thursday October 02, 2025 @06:42AM (#45448076)
It doesn't seem to be the free Google account either. The fact it happened to a paid Google Workspace account is pretty concerning.

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