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I misread too. "novel" is being used as an adjective, not a noun.

They are saying they are writing "a novel […] programming language", not a novel.

Show HN: iine – privacy-first like buttons for the small/indie web

https://iine.to

I wanted to add likes/kudos to my blog without tracking or account creation. I also wanted an excuse to build my first project with a backend.I focused on:* privacy: no user tracking; no account required* accessibility: kb navigation, screen reader friendly* works without js: the button is a `<form>` submission when JS is disabled* lightweight: ~3KB of JS* self-hostable and free: AGPL...

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Re:Why your website should be under 14kB in size on Saturday July 19, 2025 @06:24AM (#44614217)
> That said, I do use KaTeX with client-side rendering on a limited number of pages that have mathematical content

You could try replacing KaTeX with MathML: https://w3c.github.io/mathml-core/

Re:Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (June 2025) on Sunday June 29, 2025 @06:00PM (#44416873)
I'm trying to create the best A/B test sample size & duration calculator: https://calculator.osc.garden/

It's free (https://github.com/welpo/ab-test-calculator), and it has no dependencies (vanilla JS + HTML + CSS).

Right now it only supports binary outcomes. Even with the current limitations, I feel it's way above many/most online calculators/planners.

Re:P-Hacking in Startups on Sunday June 22, 2025 @03:47AM (#44344836)
On the third point (peeking at p-values), I created an A/A test simulator that compares peeking vs not peeking in terms of false positive rate: https://stop-early-stopping.osc.garden/
Why post AI comments?
Re:I Don't Have Spotify on Monday November 11, 2024 @07:39PM (#42111780)
Yes, the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Recordi...

I don't know how to look up music with a known ISRC, though.

Re:Blog Writing for Developers (2023) on Tuesday November 05, 2024 @06:49AM (#42050777)
I'm a happy Zola [0] user, which does everything you mentioned except LaTeX.

There are a few themes [1], though I ended up writing my own [2] (which supports MathJax [3] for mathematical notation).

[0]: https://www.getzola.org/

[1]: https://www.getzola.org/themes/

[2]: https://github.com/welpo/tabi

[3]: https://www.mathjax.org/

I use characters from books I've enjoyed.
When I read "Taras", the first thing that comes to mind is Nikolai Gogol's "Taras Bulba": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taras_Bulba

Not sure it's related, but (spoiler) Taras Bulba's ending isn't pretty (and he is of Ukranian origin).

Re:Rye: A Hassle-Free Python Experience on Tuesday July 09, 2024 @03:01AM (#40913248)
/bɹʌv/
You're right; there is a lot of noise in the git-sumi changelog. As it matures (and I tinker less with it), it should get better.

Here's a better example on a more mature project: https://github.com/welpo/tabi/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md

I use git-cliff for my personal projects. If you follow conventional commits and squash merges, you get a clear, user-friendly changelog—it's easy to "skip" commits that don't affect the end user.

I wrote a tool to validate commits, which helps ensure both the git history and changelog look clean: https://github.com/welpo/git-sumi

Re:Sam Altman returns as CEO, OpenAI has a new initial board on Thursday November 30, 2023 @06:12AM (#38472114)
That's a pretty high bar, no?
Re:Greg Brockman quits OpenAI on Friday November 17, 2023 @08:21PM (#38313593)
Re:Greg Brockman quits OpenAI on Friday November 17, 2023 @08:15PM (#38313535)
Unlikely. They are separate settings both on iOS and Android.
Re:OpenAI Switches to Prepaid Billing on Friday November 17, 2023 @07:52PM (#38313276)
> Updated over a week ago

Is this actually new? The article doesn't even mention anything about switching to prepaid billing.

Re:OpenAI announces leadership transition on Friday November 17, 2023 @07:42PM (#38313158)
Poe has allowed custom bots for over 6 months now. It's a very similar experience to creating/using [custom] GPTs.
Presumably that's because you can get water through other means, whereas the same can't be said about soda.
Re:Bear Does Analytics with CSS on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @08:40AM (#38097423)
From the article:

> Now, when a person hovers their cursor over the page (or scrolls on mobile) it triggers body:hover which calls the URL for the post hit

Re:GitHub education pack requesting real name on public profile on Monday September 11, 2023 @06:47AM (#37465346)
The GitHub Student Developer Pack: https://education.github.com/pack/offers
Re:Just Write on Thursday March 16, 2023 @02:42PM (#35186403)