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glook··on See what JavaScript commands get injected through an in-app browser
This is wonderful work you are doing. It has been a joy to follow.
glook··on The Failure Mode of Clever (2010)
The advice my adult children remember most from me, especially when visiting rarely-seen family, is "Don't try to be funny, try to be nice."
glook··on GoDaddy locks out derivatives of Chrome
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glook··on Show HN: Paper Prototype CSS
Excellent work! I've applied this to my website at https://songquotes.pro/ and yes this looks like the most spam comment I've ever done but there it is. It's real. :)
glook··on TomTom to cut 10% of jobs due to improved automation
Wouldn't it be cool if everyone kept their jobs but only had to work 90% of the time?
glook··on Show HN: An open source alternative to Evernote (Self Hosted)
You don't have to compare this to Evernote. I really like what you have done so far. The preview of the MD is fantastic. Feels hard enough for me to find just that! I love the use of GitHub. I'm in!
glook··on A group of open source Android apps without ads or unnecessary permissions
Notification Cron - This is a great way to use your phone for reminders and learn Quartz Cron.

SunTimes - This app will set alarms at certain sun/moon points in the day. So whatever time sunrise is at your location an alarm can go off. I like to use it to let me know when Golden Hour starts and the day is almost ending.

QuillNote - I love this note taking app, and have taken to posting thoughts there to lower the number of tweets/posts I send. I get the dopamine rush of typing out and saving my thought, and it all stays local.

Mindful Notifier - Whenever this bell goes off (and I set it random between 90 minutes and 120 minutes) I take three very deep breaths. The sayings are okay, but the healthy intake of oxygen is great.

SMS Scheduler - An older app, but a great way to send a text at a later time. My daughter has a different work schedule than I do, so I schedule texts to her for when work is done. Also, if someone asks me to remind them of something later, I schedule the text and it sends as a reminder.

Dodge - Simple game of getting across the screen. My record is 13.

Snotz - I like this for non-thoughts (Quillnote) but tend towards quillnote more. It's a note taking app with nice colors.

FOSS Browser - This is a nice simple browser for when I don't want to be tracked.

Nunti - Pretty good feed reader that supposedly uses AI to tell what stories to share. I'm still training it, but prefer it over online news aggregation.

Vector Pinball - I played this game longer than I should have.

1list - great shopping list app, or any other list you may need to make, and all stays local.

glook··on A group of open source Android apps without ads or unnecessary permissions
I am a heavy user of f-droid and avoid these 'Simple' apps. The high level of nag is not just annoying but borders on begging. Having pro versions where you can change colors defeats the idea of open source. I hate bringing the negative energy, but there is a treasure of apps available with f-droid other than these. I am glad they have their own website and wish they just went and did their own thing there.
glook··on Rocket Mortgage to trim 8% of workforce as home-loan market shrinks
I love how RM is working with the people they are laying off instead of just showing them the door.
glook··on Show HN: SongQuotes.Pro – A website with no cookies, analytics or frameworks
This is a homegrown solution for me to save my favorite quotes from songs and share them with other music lovers. I have grown rather tired of accepting cookies thanks to GDPR and went with no cookies, no analytics, and did not use any JS frameworks. Those things are fine, but I wanted an easy visit.

I do use amazon for the images and there is monetization behind the purchase of music. I hope you enjoy it.

glook··on European parliament committee approves vote on ‘disastrous’ copyright bill
Vint Cerf AND Tim Berners-Lee declare it "an imminent threat to the future of the Internet." Then Cory Doctorow calls it foolish. This feels like a no-brainer for opposition.
glook··on It only took 36 hours for these students to solve Facebook's fake news problem
This article itself felt like fake news being that it states they didn't solve the fake news problem: "A Chrome plug-in that labels fake news obviously isn't the total solution for Facebook to police itself."
glook··on I’m a Coastal Elite from the Midwest: The Real Bubble Is Rural America
I am amazed that this will be the first comment on this page that includes the word RELIGION.
glook··on Show HN: Mest – Place to talk with those you disagree with
Looking for Partner FOR Donald Trump... And looking... and looking... and looking...
glook··on Time to Dump Time Zones
I remember https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatch_Internet_Time - I loved the concept. Maybe if we switched to beats we wouldn't have an association for 'noon.'
glook··on Ask HN: How do you read?
I highlight a lot. If there is a key concept or something that I want to learn more about, I highlight it and let it go. Then, I come back through the book and review the highlights when I'm not reading to read.