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Re:Ask HN: Where to Begin with "Modern" Emacs? on Sunday November 02, 2025 @02:50AM (#45788601)
Bedrock is a great starting point. Plays well with https://github.com/bbatsov/crux also.
Re:Debugging Bash Like a Sire on Monday July 21, 2025 @08:20AM (#44634290)
There’s also bashunit https://bashunit.typeddevs.com
It’s GPLv2+ so you can grab a copy from a friend legally for free and vibe code around the possible copy protections.
Re:Ubuntu: Introducing Debcrafters on Monday June 30, 2025 @01:04PM (#44425582)
Try Mx Linux :)
Affinity suite has decent Wine community support by the way for raster / vector graphics.
Re: on Tuesday May 06, 2025 @07:18AM (#43903826)
Book recommendation on topic:

Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software [Petzold]

Re:I gave up on self-hosted Sentry on Friday April 18, 2025 @04:24AM (#43726082)
FOSS Sentry fork GlitchTip keeps things more simple and self-hosting friendly.

https://glitchtip.com/

Re:My Windows Computer Just Doesn't Feel Like Mine Anymore on Saturday June 22, 2024 @07:26AM (#40758185)
Opening the web browser on fresh install was hilarious already 10 years ago with Msn front-page full of clickbait articles for the masses and some thumbnails even including women in binini.