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Re:Fly.io initiates Region-specific Machines pricing on Friday July 05, 2024 @03:53AM (#40880639)
I can’t find it in their docs but they stated it in the announcement email for pay-as-you-go. I also have received a email saying they covered my ~$0.18 bill for the month. You could probably contact support for more clarification.
Re:Fly.io initiates Region-specific Machines pricing on Thursday July 04, 2024 @08:46AM (#40874491)
It can still be used for free as from my experience and the docs, monthly bills under $5 are free.
Re:piku: The tiniest PaaS you've ever seen on Sunday June 09, 2024 @04:48PM (#40627498)
How did you set this up? Seems simple yet effective.
What about using browsh[0] over SSH/Mosh/HTTP?

[0]: https://www.brow.sh/

Sound dampening artwork actually seems really interesting.
Re:Storing knowledge in a single long plain text file on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @07:22PM (#40435423)
EDIT: Originally I just looked at the website. Looking at the GitHub repo, I see it's a fork, which makes sense (I also didn't notice the other replies!) Either way, it's cool. I'll probably end up using this myself. I was unable to find a way to store notes in a folder or in encrypted Gists though.

This seems nearly identical to Heynote[0], which was also on HN[1]. Even the example blocks share some content with that used as an example in the screenshot on the Heynote homepage (and I think in the app too)

[0]: https://heynote.com/[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38733968

This works great on my Pixel 6a, surprisingly.
Re:Lowercase – A simple way to take and share notes on Saturday May 04, 2024 @08:53AM (#40257307)
What note-taking app are you using currently, if any? I've been using Silverbullet [1] for a while now and love it due to it's usage of plain-text markdown files in a normal directory structure to actually store the notes. Yet, it supports many other features such as query language and to a certain extent, federation with other SilverBullet instances. The only major downside for me is that whilst it's usable on mobile, it feels cramped.

[0]: https://silverbullet.md

Re:Lowercase – A simple way to take and share notes on Saturday May 04, 2024 @08:46AM (#40257248)
Open-sourcing the code allows some level of assurance that your data is not being used for profit and that if the hosted version goes away, it can still be used as a self-hosted service.

In addition, it can allow the devs to accept contributions, making their job maintaining the program easier.

Re:Lowercase – A simple way to take and share notes on Friday May 03, 2024 @05:47PM (#40252770)
This seems amazing, except for the fact that it's not open source and can't be self-hosted.

That, to me at least, is the most important part of a note-taking app.

I found this interesting as it has gained a significant amount of GitHub stars in a short period of time. From a brief look at the code, it seems it just makes requests to chat.openai.com as if someone was using ChatGPT, for free, via the browser. This somehow automates it, and seemingly, without credentials.

EDIT: I didn't realize that ChatGPT can now be used without a login. That seems to be how this can function without credentials.

Re:Atuin – Magical Shell History on Wednesday February 21, 2024 @08:50PM (#39462143)
Agreed! This is my exact use case for Atuin and it works great, except it replaces the default, minimal control-r interface.
Re:Can tin foil hats block anything? on Monday February 12, 2024 @08:59PM (#39353401)
The post acknowledges this, but it’s more about any actual frequency range. I just think it’s an interesting question.
Re:Can tin foil hats block anything? on Monday February 12, 2024 @07:45PM (#39352791)
It would also reflect light significantly, which could be useful to get attention from rescuers.
Re:Google Search Appliance on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @10:02PM (#39297460)
Were these actually used by many companies?
Re:Show HN: CPU Prices on eBay on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @11:56AM (#39290928)
Using Selenium, even headlessly, Amazon prices can easily be scraped. This could be turned into an API without much difficulty, I imagine.
Didn’t realize the history of the company prior, apologies.

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