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Re:We (As a Society) Peaked in the 90s on Sunday February 01, 2026 @07:15PM (#46850827)
90s are the new 60s
Re:Microsoft confirms Windows 11 is about to change on Friday November 14, 2025 @05:52AM (#45925713)
https://reaper.fm has a Linux build.
Re:Affinity Studio Now Free on Thursday October 30, 2025 @07:27PM (#45766650)
Can I work in more than one app at the same time?
This too is the blocker for me using it on the regular.
Now owned by Automattic.
We are currently in the middle of an information dark age and not many people have realised this yet.
Sounds viral.
Re:Ask HN: What is happening in tech unrelated to AI? on Monday October 07, 2024 @01:04PM (#41768184)
Version 8 of Ruby on Rails?
Re:What's New in Ruby on Rails 8 on Monday October 07, 2024 @12:10PM (#41767445)
It’s heartening to see Ruby and the Rails community go from strength to strength. When I was a developer I loved the Ruby language.
Re:Ask HN: What's the "best" book you've ever read? on Monday October 07, 2024 @12:09PM (#41767432)
Masquerade, by Kit Williams.

He hid a rabbit made of gold and jewels somewhere in the UK and then wrote a book filled with clues and pictures on how to find it.

Re:What book had a big impact on you as a child or teenager? on Sunday October 06, 2024 @09:52PM (#41762042)
Masquerade, by Kit Williams. He hid a treasure in the UK and wrote a book with clues on how to find it.

Such a wonderful thing to discover as a child.

Re:How Much Can Duolingo Teach Us? on Sunday April 23, 2023 @06:04AM (#35674889)
Why should it be a website as opposed to an app?
Re:Inkscape is hiring: Accelerating the GTK4 migration on Friday April 21, 2023 @08:26AM (#35652682)
Line trace. If only it had line trace.
> You can't sue someone for mimicking someone else's voice well enough to be confused for the mimicked creator's voice.

Tom Waits might disagree: https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/singer-tom-waits-sues...

Agreed. I’ve been an Arc enjoyer for quite a while now.
We have a new build housing estate not far away called Hygge Park or something similar. Really dates it to a moment in time.
Re:Draculas, Ranked on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @02:03AM (#35624758)
I was waiting for Count Duckula.
Re:Ask HN: Is Software Getting Worse? on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @07:57AM (#35538239)
The load speed on Sublime Text is worth the price alone.
Form follows function.
I believe there’s a film very loosely based on this currently being made.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5177120/

Re:Thinking hard makes the brain tired on Sunday April 02, 2023 @03:56PM (#35414472)
Oh god. That might be me. But then I’ve always felt all of these things as long as I remembered.
Re:NPR cancels 4 podcasts amid major layoffs on Saturday March 25, 2023 @08:36AM (#35302053)
Yes, this is an incredible show.
> The kind of person who works hard to not be sexist, racist, transphobic or smell bad is often very boring.

Yeah. That’s a weird hill to die on.

Hello there!
Wish the UK would do this.
Re:FreeBSD Home Audio Studio on Friday March 03, 2023 @04:56AM (#35007678)
Isn’t there a plug-in database where all sorts of folks have created effects, automations, etc?
Typical Bristol Post article then.
Re:Fully documented source code for Elite on the BBC Micro on Sunday February 19, 2023 @04:08AM (#34855811)
Still the best game I have ever played.
Re:Etsy is awash with illicit products and mass produced goods on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @07:27PM (#34717889)
If you are UK based there is always Folksy.

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