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Re:I don't want to read what you didn't write on Monday September 21, 2026 @11:45PM (#49796583)
You are oblivious to AI smells then. This is a very common AI writing pattern.
That’s not really what he said. He immediately qualified it by saying Israel isn’t seeking or asking to take Jordan, Syria, Iraq, etc - they want security and peace in the land they currently hold legitimately.
Re:Show HN: Non SaaS – Directory of Non SaaS Apps on Thursday August 01, 2024 @03:00AM (#41126784)
Very naive take.
Re:Show HN: Free Plain-Text Bookmarking on Friday March 22, 2024 @06:47PM (#39795649)
Why is MongoDB overkill?
Re:The Best Essay on Sunday March 10, 2024 @05:24PM (#39662638)
Paul’s blog looking a bit different!
I read your 'About me' section, and how you are a privacy enthusiast.

How does this hold up with storing notes in Git (which usually means syncing to github etc.)? I mean of course you can self-host to keep your notes privately, but does this support encrypted notes? I imagine git history works poorly if notes are encrypted.

Re:Firefly III: A free and open-source finance manager on Monday May 30, 2022 @05:33PM (#31563865)
Agree, ive installed this in the past and it was a pain in the ass. If i ever did budgeting/financial tracking again i would use a paid option
Re:Blockchain Is Dangerous Nonsense on Thursday April 28, 2022 @05:53AM (#31190618)
This is such a poorly written and nonsensical article. I get the hate for blockchain but please at least share something that makes sense.
Re:.NET Myths Dispelled on Sunday March 13, 2022 @05:29AM (#30659566)
I really dont think an interviewer is gonna care if all your experience is in C# rather than Java. The language itself is basically the same thing.
I used it for quite some time, but a couple of things have made me stop using it as of late.

Firstly, its just not very nice to look at, especially compared to something like Notion. I want something thats a joy to work in.

Secondly, the mobile experience kinda sucks. I used to use it to maintain a list of when i've taken my medication. Upon opening the app, i first have to wait to make sure my notes are fully synced from anything I changed on my laptop. Then once ive updated the note, I have to wait for the notes to be synced before i close it. If you close the app before syncing completes, it wont work.

Also all sorts of UX issues in the app, primary one I can think of is the keyboard going over the top of the text you are trying to write.

In general, a lot of the time I dont really have the need to have a see both a markdown-rendered window, and the text window. I end up closing the markdown-render window so I have more screen area to see what im writing. But then it just doesn't look good?

Im not trying to hate on Joplin, I really want to enjoy it. I even wrote a plugin for it. Does anyone have any similar thoughts?