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Re:The Accelerant Effects of AI on Thursday June 25, 2026 @04:20PM (#48678699)
A complementary-goods framing for AI has been on my mind. I like "things that are just barriers to the direct work" as a definition for technical debt. How does the homelessness that comes from funding cuts fit with this?
Re:Reviving Teletext for Ham Radio on Tuesday June 02, 2026 @11:27AM (#48371543)
Please consider framing your project in your mind as a hobby. It’s valuable to the degree that you enjoy it. Learning and other external values don’t have to apply here. Just the fun of doing it can be enough.
Re:Ask HN: What user-facing documentation tools for a startup? on Saturday April 01, 2023 @03:34PM (#35403342) 

    Zendesk: Zendesk is a customer service platform that includes a knowledge base feature. The knowledge base allows you to create and organize articles, tutorials, and other content to help users find answers to their questions.

    Help Scout: Help Scout is a customer support platform that includes a knowledge base feature. The knowledge base allows you to create and organize articles, tutorials, and other content to help users find answers to their questions.

    DocuSign: DocuSign is a document management platform that includes a document library feature. The document library allows you to upload and organize documents, such as user guides and tutorials, for easy access by customers.

    Confluence: Confluence is a team collaboration platform that includes a knowledge base feature. The knowledge base allows you to create and organize articles, tutorials, and other content to help users find answers to their questions.

    Google Docs: Google Docs is a cloud-based document management platform that includes collaboration features. You can create and share user guides and tutorials with customers, and allow them to comment and ask questions directly within the document.
Re:Keeping documentation in sync with source code on Thursday February 03, 2022 @05:28PM (#30199951)
Cool project and nice write-up. I wonder why you didn't use the OpenDoc standard format? Were there project-specific reasons for the documentation format you chose?
Re:Show HN: A daily math puzzle inspired by Wordle on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @02:16PM (#30182535)
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Re:Automated departure messages at Symbolics on Sunday January 23, 2022 @07:29AM (#30045661)
“you can be the lizard best adapted to life in the desert, but if you can't swim on the day of the flood, your time is up.”
Re:Ireland to launch basic income program for artists on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @07:03AM (#29977900)
Saved you a click == They pay the basic income in crypto
Re:Show HN: Topic Play – a platform to discover educational videos and... on Thursday October 01, 2020 @01:30PM (#24653749)
Thanks for sharing. What stack are you built on?
Re:Show HN: A device I built to improve my sleep on Thursday August 13, 2020 @10:48AM (#24143869)
Bravo! All you need to do now is rig another Pi to take a snapshot out the window when the speaker triggers and compare the logs with the snaps to see how many false-positives you have.
Re:Freedom is not simple on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @05:46PM (#24137387)
Thank you, I'm adding "The Fear of Freedom" to my reading list.

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