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Re:Plastic mechanical computer from 1963: The Digi-Comp 1 [video]
on Sunday August 16, 2026 @08:36PM (#49325306)
I still have my Digi-Comp I, as well as Dr. Nim and Think-a-Dot.
Re:AI isn't killing consulting. It's killing time as a proxy for value
on Saturday July 25, 2026 @06:04PM (#49052082)
"Generative AI isn't making expertise less valuable. It's exposing the flaws in pricing knowledge work by time rather than outcomes."
Re:A deep dive into the RSS feed reader landscape
on Thursday October 09, 2025 @09:42PM (#45534731)
Ha! I started with CHV, then moved to Bloglines, then to Google Reader, then to NewsBlur, then to TT-RSS, then to Feedly, then to Inoreader, where I've stayed since 2016. I get an itch every time one of these RSS discussions happens, but it passes.
Re:I Built a Task Management Tool for Almost Nothing
on Tuesday June 03, 2025 @02:40PM (#44173209)
Techdirt's Mike Masnick vibe-coded himself a task management tool. This is part two of two.
I Built a Task Management Tool for Almost Nothing
I built myself a sophisticated personal task management tool using only AI
Re:Show HN: FeedMe – An RSS Reader to Reclaim Your Attention
on Wednesday April 02, 2025 @02:08PM (#43559531)
Thanks for posting this.
I wonder if you know that there's a long-time player in the RSS world called FeedMe? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.seazon.fee...
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Re:RSS-Librarian is a read-it-later service for RSS purists
on Sunday May 19, 2024 @09:26PM (#40411162)
Particularly relevant with Pocket having just discontinued access to libraries via RSS feed.
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Re:Poor Sleep Drove Me Insane, and My Long Path to Recovery
on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @12:09AM (#34965867)
I'm seeing a jaw specialist right now to see if we can reduce the overbite I've developed from sleeping with a mandibular advancement device nightly for six years.
Re:I Still Use RSS
on Thursday February 04, 2021 @12:21AM (#26022886)
I'm a longtime, dedicated Inoreader user. I occasionally try all the Android RSS readers that support it, but none lure me away from the official Inoreader client [1]. Does it not meet your requirements?
[1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.innologica...
Re:In Praise of AutoHotKey
on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @12:29AM (#23163498)
Quick Access Popup is a full-blown, highly configurable launcher for Windows. I just started using it last week, fell in love with it, and was shocked to discover it's written in AHK.
Re:NirSoft, a collection of small and useful freeware utilities
on Saturday April 06, 2019 @09:54PM (#19594292)
WSCC (Windows System Control Center) is a launcher/updater/manager for both NirSoft and Sysinternals. http://www.kls-soft.com/wscc/
Re:Winamp 5.8 Release – First update in 5 years
on Saturday October 20, 2018 @12:08AM (#18261722)
Audacious (https://audacious-media-player.org) and Qmmp (http://qmmp.ylsoftware.com) apparently support Winamp Classic skins.
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Re:Medium tries to prevent people reading deleted articles on the Wayb...
on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @02:53PM (#16980052)
Do you know about Web ScrapBook, a WebExtensions successor to ScrapBook X?
Re:My essential django package list
on Thursday October 12, 2017 @04:58PM (#15461270)
Great resource! Perhaps make it easier to find on your site by adding it to your "Django" category?
Re:Easing Eye Strain with the Right Lenses (2012)
on Sunday October 01, 2017 @12:29AM (#15376396)
UC Berkeley Optometry is a wonderful resource for the community. I've used them for years for both exams and glasses. Their website has info on their services and prices: http://www.caleyecare.org/general-info/
Re:It’s time to give Firefox another chance
on Saturday September 30, 2017 @12:55AM (#15371317)
youtube-dl-gui (https://mrs0m30n3.github.io/youtube-dl-gui/) is a cross-platform GUI for youtube-dl. It works well for me.
Re:Ask HN: Is Python dying?
on Sunday February 14, 2016 @11:21PM (#11101497)
Are you saying it's a better investment to jump to another language altogether than to jump from 2.7 to 3.5?
Re:Nuitka Progress in 2015 – Python Compiler
on Friday January 29, 2016 @11:31PM (#11000503)
The Requirements section of the user manual says that in addition to a C++ compiler, you need Python2 at compile time even if you're using Python3, due to a requirement of the Scons tool.