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Re:All I wanted was a custom domain email on Monday October 05, 2026 @03:40AM (#49961814)
I don't have the grouped boxes but I use a sieve filter on my ISPs mailserver to automatically create folders based on [email protected]

Here is my script:

require ["fileinto","imap4flags","variables","regex","mailbox"];

## A catch all filter designed to automatically organise emails sent to a catch-all address into a folder based on the receiving address e.g [email protected] --> INBOX.Amazon ## If the folder doesn't exist it is automatically created

if exists "X-Delivered-To" { if header :regex "X-Delivered-To" "([^@]+)" { set :upperfirst "prefix" "${1}"; fileinto :create "INBOX.${prefix}"; stop; } }

In what jurisdiction are you and they domiciled?
Re:Ask HN: Have you been fired because of AI? on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @03:57AM (#46868420)
Do you mean fired or let go / made redundant?
This is a very good way of putting it.
Another well written article from Neil about some terribly written legislation.

His personal blog is also pretty good - https://neilzone.co.uk/

Re:Unreal Tournament 2004 is back on Thursday December 04, 2025 @08:42AM (#46147555)
Facing Worlds was absolutely peak.
We've all done it. I'm curious though, I wonder what would be the best way to prevent a user from doing this.
Re:Oxford loses top 3 university ranking for the first time on Sunday September 21, 2025 @12:22PM (#45324086)
I'm not saying it's wrong but people are reacting to this as if the Times university guide is some objective truth.

Regarding the potential lowering of standards for widening participation purposes, this doesn't change the fact that the entry standards for Oxford and Cambridge are still higher than LSE and St. Andrews.

100% agree on this. It was terrible pre-pandemic and as much as people complain about Zoom / Teams etc Webex continues to be atrocious.
There are plenty of people who are aware of the "trade-off" of using their products but are still happy to do so. Just because they've come to a different conclusion to you doesn't mean they are in some way "wrong" to do that.
This is where you ask ChatGPT to describe the Studio Ghibli art style and then use that to create a prompt. It's an annoying extra step but it can get good results.
Re:Ask HN: What browser do y'all use? on Sunday February 23, 2025 @01:30PM (#43151726)
Safari purely because of the integration with Apple Passwords / Mail / iMessage
Some very cynical comments on this thread. Maybe, just maybe the older hardware isn't really capable of running these features properly and it's not some evil conspiracy to "force" users into upgrading?
Re:Ask HN: How to Deal with Revenge Bedtime Procrastination? on Sunday February 04, 2024 @07:05AM (#39249594)
Quite a bit of good advice here but I'd strongly recommended a "no screens in your bedroom" rule and make sure you have a good book to read.
Re:Ask HN: What will you be working on over xmas? on Monday December 25, 2023 @03:01PM (#38765617)
What does agilend do?
Locally run LLMs, specifically being able to run them on your Phone.
Re:Raspberry Pi 5 on Thursday September 28, 2023 @02:38AM (#37686116)
I think they answer your question in the PSU section “Raspberry Pi 5 consumes significantly less power, and runs significantly cooler, than Raspberry Pi 4 when running an identical workload.”
Reddit's ask isn't unreasonable in principal however the inflated API pricing and the short lead-time are just ridiculous.
Re:Apple Unveils MacBook Pro Featuring M2 Pro and M2 Max on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @09:26AM (#34412720)
I'm sure part of that is the pound tanking against the dollar!
If anyone is interested in getting started with DE shaving, there is a really good wiki on /r/wicked_edge with a beginners kit guide https://www.reddit.com/r/wicked_edge/wiki/de_kit
I use https://kill-the-newsletter.com/ to get an RSS feed :-)
Re:Ask HN: What do you wish you had done/known in your 30s? on Saturday March 26, 2022 @07:54PM (#30816440)
Great list, I think that in particular sleep schedule is so important. Really helps with making good choices regarding diet and exercise as well.
Re:Securely Yours, Love Password Managers (2021) on Sunday March 13, 2022 @07:32AM (#30660329)
I'm a big fan of Enpass [1]. It's user friendly enough for the not so technical members of my family to use it and importantly (for me) sync is achieved via encrypted files stored on Google Drive (other services such as Dropbox are also supported).

[1] https://www.enpass.io/

Re:Advice on accessing BBC News on Saturday March 05, 2022 @06:13AM (#30566419)
I can think of a few occasions where they have reported on some less than truthful statements from government ministers without adding any commentary. This has certainly led to allegations of bias but do you have some examples of where their news output is “flat-out propaganda”?
Re:Ask HN: Can you relax without a screen? on Sunday January 09, 2022 @09:12AM (#29863358)
That sounds interesting. Is it going to be about the psychology behind why people play those games? Is there a way for people to stay up to date with progress on the book / when it might be released?
Re:Ask HN: Favorite Podcast Episode of 2021? on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @09:34AM (#29725132)
There is another active thread on the same topic - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29703564
Re:My Favorite Software Subreddits on Sunday December 05, 2021 @12:48PM (#29451092)
If people are looking to find more niche subreddits related to their other interests I've found this page https://anvaka.github.io/sayit/ to be quite useful.

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