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YVoyiatzis··on Japanese used bookstores see 5x sales surge as books are being bought by the ton
Pretty much as it happened with vinyl records twenty years ago. I remember seeing photos of this guy somewhere in Brazil standing atop heaps of vinyl records which he had amassed with HDLR intention. Now books. Some of us hold on forever.
YVoyiatzis··on Show HN: Physically accurate black hole you can put in your room
This reminds me of a funky Windows screensaver, back in the day. Pretty cool.
YVoyiatzis··on ChatGPT for Google Sheets exfiltrates workbooks
Let’s not discount DeepSeek in this space…workhorse, in many respects.
YVoyiatzis··on For the average price of a car in the US, you could buy 5 new Chinese EVs
A fraction of what its cost is for subsidizing other countries.
YVoyiatzis··on Uber wants to turn its drivers into a sensor grid for self-driving companies
Correct. Smart move. Had Inhad the option to do the same for my car, I wouldn’t mind doing it (provided that I be compensated for it).
YVoyiatzis··on Show HN: Hacker News archive (47M+ items, 11.6GB) as Parquet, updated every 5m
Your comments, yes. But the contextual thread as a while, no.
YVoyiatzis··on LotusNotes
When the Mac version came out, I was all over it. WordPerfect user at the time, but wird processing was king back then. It would freeze and crash and irritate me. But I loved using it. If anything, it made things interesting for us Mac users as our options to PC software were quite virtually nonexistent.
YVoyiatzis··on Iran's attacks on Amazon data centers in UAE, Bahrain signal a new kind of war
WTF are Amazon’s data centers doung in the UAE? Excuse my ignorance, but why there?
YVoyiatzis··on Glaze by Raycast
As a Raycast user, I have to say the devs built something incredibly sleek and stable. It genuinely makes macOS feel like a pro-level OS.

For the developers: will Glaze replace Raycast, or are they meant to run concurrently?

YVoyiatzis··on Show HN: Your Expensive Lawyer Is Making Mistakes
Or some…template.
YVoyiatzis··on New books aren't worth reading?
Well-written books, especially the wealth of contemporary works now available in translation, affects me, and presumably many others alike, more deeply than almost anything else. I eagerly await my few hours of nightly isolation to explore new writing from around the world. There's lots to explore, trust me.
YVoyiatzis··on Microsoft forced me to switch to Linux
That is exactly why I ditched Microsoft for Mac thirty years ago. I’ve never looked back or regretted leaving MSFT during my "formative" years; in fact, I’m glad I did. That said, it’s great to see Linux stay the course and build a real alternative for PC users.

I’ve always wanted to try running Linux on one of my Macs, but I never seem to find the time to actually explore it. One of these days...

YVoyiatzis··on I dumped Windows 11 for Linux, and you should too
That’s the exact same 'missing features' script people used to dismiss Apple during the height of the PC era.
YVoyiatzis··on Apple reports fourth quarter results
Why is AAPL still one stock?
YVoyiatzis··on Toothbrush is bristling with bacteria – is it time to change it?
I never brush my teeth, I irrigate them a couple of times a day and use floss as needed.
YVoyiatzis··on Thoughts on Mechanical Keyboards and the ZSA Moonlander
Switched early to a left-handed 65% keyboard setup—Keychron K7 Max QM7 on the left, Trackpad Pro and MX Master 3S on the right. Feels quick, natural, and fixes what Apple’s keyboards never did.
YVoyiatzis··on iPhone Air
I actually sold my Nakamichi cassette deck to afford the NOKIA Communicator back then. The OS was problematic and couldn’t deliver the functionality that I expected. I ended up switching to a Palm or Handspring device, can't remember which, and stuck with a Nokia monochrome phone until the iPhone came along and changed everything.
YVoyiatzis··on MentraOS – open-source Smart glasses OS
If smart glasses can’t self-adjust vision or flag cataracts, they’re missing the point. This is not being discussed.
YVoyiatzis··on Show HN: Hacker News em dash user leaderboard pre-ChatGPT
# Dash Usage Guide

*Hyphen (-)* = word-joiner

*En dash (–)* = “to/between”

*Em dash (—)* = pause, punch, drama

YVoyiatzis··on I tried every todo app and ended up with a .txt file
I believe the Reminders app, when used alongside Notes and Calendar, is becoming a strong competitor in the productivity space. One feature I'd love to see added is persistent nudging reminders that keep alerting you until you manually dismiss them.

Things 3 is another excellent third-party option in this category. Together, these apps form my essential productivity stack. I honestly can't function without them.

YVoyiatzis··on Show HN: Aura – Like robots.txt, but for AI actions
"vibecoded the wheel". Where did you get this from‽
YVoyiatzis··on The Rise of the Japanese Toilet
The least one can do is adapt to using a bidet on a daily basis.
YVoyiatzis··on Denmark to raise retirement age to 70
Seventy might feel like fifty in Scandinavian cities where cycling is part of daily life—but try that in the U.S., and the idea of retirement quickly becomes a parody.
YVoyiatzis··on FTC takes action against Uber for deceptive billing and cancellation practices
I've long suspected these shady practices, and I'm relieved they're finally being exposed. Utilities and others aren’t far behind, sending invoices no reasonable person wouldn’t question.

Since 2019, I've relied on ride-shares and delivery services, consistently questioning their fee structures. During this time, I've spent an unconscionable amount on Uber and Uber Eats alone.

A big shame both to the ones running the show and the ones who trained them to think this is acceptable.

YVoyiatzis··on Show HN: Fingernotes – handwritten notes which become their own preview image
I’m now able to sign my name with flair using just my thumb while holding my phone—seamlessly and effortlessly. Very well done on the implementation.
YVoyiatzis··on Show HN: App that asks ‘why?’ every time you unlock your phone
I’d prefer it to nudge me when I’m about to add a task to my calendar, asking, “Why are you adding this?”

Actually, I just got an idea…

YVoyiatzis··on Berkshire's cash soars to $325B, Buffett sells Apple, Bank of America
He’s set to scoop everything up at a steep discount—a textbook example of patience and gut instinct rewarded when passive-investing.
YVoyiatzis··on 'I grew up with it': readers on the enduring appeal of Microsoft Excel
I've exclusively used Numbers for as long as the app has been around. It meets all of my needs, including almost seamless Excel compatibility for imports and exports should the need arise.

The IT industry overall remains similarly entrenched. Enterprise software vendors insist on Windows dependency, staying tethered to outdated standards; upholding an inefficient status quo that serves only MSFT, developers, and technicians—not users nor progress.

YVoyiatzis··on Cruise ships chopped in half are a license to print money
Reminds me of the limo industry in the '80s, when [stretch limos](https://www.oldtimer-auktionen.at/auktionen/wp-content/uploa...) just kept getting longer and longer.
YVoyiatzis··on What Does It Mean to Learn?
Experience is part of education.
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