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File over app If you want to create digital artifacts that last, they must be files you can control, in formats that are easy to retrieve and read. Use tools that give you...

im only being a hater here because stephango.com/file-over-app is so good. like so good

12.02.2026 15:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mondo cool.

12.02.2026 14:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 540    ๐Ÿ” 202    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

i recommend it

11.02.2026 18:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

for the record obsidian is one of the small handful of pieces of software i actively like

11.02.2026 18:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

tfw u realize u can't sell lock-in with "file over app"

11.02.2026 18:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

please give us more personal data please please please please cโ€™mon youโ€™re being so mean dude. we only got breached like three times. weโ€™re NOT going to sell it man please please please plus its for like safety? so youโ€™re the one who looks stupid right now come on pleaaaaaase just one data point bro

09.02.2026 18:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8324    ๐Ÿ” 3542    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 20

specifically in the context of a discord replacement, design-wise i think there's a reason it only seems popular in very technical communities which is that it has very stuffy vibes in the context of "hanging out"

09.02.2026 16:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

if anyone tries to convince you that zulip is the future do not fall for it

09.02.2026 16:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

surf safe with Taco Bell Privacy Browser

07.02.2026 23:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 76    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

FORBIDDEN CHESS PIECES:
The Prophet, who is aware of the hands which move the pieces.
The Crows, placed on the board after the final turn.

08.05.2023 01:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 157    ๐Ÿ” 41    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

just gotta write confusing prose that presents to HN readers as learned I guess!

07.02.2026 01:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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i have never played a sega saturn but every time i see a game from it im like this is the most beautiful game ive ever seen

07.02.2026 01:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
patio beef

patio beef

see you at the meetup

06.02.2026 22:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

patio11 haters rise up, vindicated every time

06.02.2026 22:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

not to be a hater but is that tweet in earnest lol

05.02.2026 02:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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hacker news reports that reading books is washed

04.02.2026 20:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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Wirth's Revenge Are LLMs the final blow in the war against Wirth's law?

Several recent experiences lead me to revisit some old ideas about software and hardware and consider whether or not our trajectory has changed.

jmoiron.net/blog/wirths-...

03.02.2026 18:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I know everyone on the Cool Internet hates AI, but does anyone know where I can find the Even Cooler Internet where everyone still hates AI, but more importantly DOESN'T EVER POST IT?

30.01.2026 00:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 689    ๐Ÿ” 107    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

EA Sports? I doubt it

26.01.2026 20:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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idea i had

24.01.2026 23:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14327    ๐Ÿ” 3592    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 90    ๐Ÿ“Œ 365

once again feeling mildly annoyed that rust lies about what a partial order is

22.01.2026 15:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

what if i made up a stack machine ISA to compile to. as a bit. that would be pretty cool

21.01.2026 00:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gaming doesnโ€™t count as screen time. Gaming is books. Unless itโ€™s on your phone - that is screen time. Movies are books unless they are Marvel, who produce screen time. Television is screen time.

20.01.2026 21:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3600    ๐Ÿ” 764    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 74    ๐Ÿ“Œ 66
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Muni bus stop ad:
Close your books by the next stop.
Rillet
The AI-native ERP

Muni bus stop ad: Close your books by the next stop. Rillet The AI-native ERP

SF is wild, theyโ€™ve really got bus stop ads promoting AI erotic roleplay as a replacement for romance novels

14.01.2026 20:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

vertical shmups have names like "Understated Sadness" and sidescrolling shmups have names like "Glorbian"

09.01.2026 02:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2650    ๐Ÿ” 1056    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 40    ๐Ÿ“Œ 23

(showing you my collection of mere distinctions) i'm big into differences lately

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yoda and mace windu, sitting on chairs, serious concentrated looks on their faces, holding ps2 controller, fingers on the buttons. a ps2 is on the ground.

yoda and mace windu, sitting on chairs, serious concentrated looks on their faces, holding ps2 controller, fingers on the buttons. a ps2 is on the ground.

illustration, official u.s. playstation magazine (2000) archive.org/details/offi...

11.01.2026 13:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1278    ๐Ÿ” 439    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 31

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