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Re:Desktop Publishing Tools That Didn't Make It (2022)
on Friday July 11, 2025 @12:46PM (#44534301)
Not free, but maybe you can try VivaDesigner: https://viva.systems/designer/
I never tried it myself, since Scribus is good enough for me...
Re:YouTube's new anti-adblock measures
on Saturday June 21, 2025 @06:39AM (#44336383)
I get ads for secret solar panel information that the 'Electric Companies don't want me to know about'. Concern-troll ads, that feel like psychological warfare, about every health ailment that I might potentially have. Boomer-bait 'Patriot-Power Pack! Survival food, ammo and eagle coins. Kolon-Klense type product depicting a woman sitting on the porcelain throne complaining that she can't crank a shit. Las but not least. An over-eager Sylvester Stallone excited to show me his one amazing....salt trick?
Re:Self-hosting your own media considered harmful according to YouTube
on Friday June 06, 2025 @05:54AM (#44199280)
Wish I could find a front-end like an invidious for Rumble/Bitchute. The ads they serve are shittier than YouTube.
Re:Tell HN: Namecheap pre-purchasing searched domain names?
on Friday May 30, 2025 @06:41AM (#44134781)
I always thought this was the work of domain squatters who run software to see what names are being queried, then they purchase and sit on them. I first heard about this back in 05' , then never heard about it again.
Re:After 16 years, we're renewing the StackOverflow Brand
on Saturday May 10, 2025 @07:25AM (#43944817)
First thing they need to do is get rid of the 'accept all cookies' pop up that sits in the lower left corner and consumes a quarter of the page. I'm still learning Linux and many of my search results end up there...and I can't tell you how annoying that is.
Re:Ask HN: Hackathons feel fake now – anyone else noticing this?
on Sunday May 04, 2025 @06:30PM (#43890149)
Not for nothing but... What event DOESN'T feel fake these days? SXSW? Burning Man? DEFCON? It's all corporate and lame. I look around and all I see is lameness. Grifters everywhere.