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A software engineer, avid reader and fellow web wanderer
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microflash··on Ghostty 1.0
Have set it up with Nushell. It’s pretty fast while displaying really long log files. Going to sit alongside iTerm2 until I get comfortable with it.

The only things I miss are (1) right click to copy paste selection (akin to Putty), and (2) profiles (I work with different shells depending on my projects and use Profiles frequently on iTerm2)

microflash··on Haunted by my own projects
Over years, I have successfully shed the feelings of guilt for not finishing a project. Instead, I just put them out with a section in README (usually at the top) stating the state of project and things that still need to be done to make it to the finishing line.

I’ve found that people may reach out and offer to implement things if your project scratches their itch and get it in a much better shape than it would have been languishing in a private repository.

microflash··on Walmart buys vizio to use its TVs as a new way to blast you with ads
That’s what my family has been doing for past 16 years. There’s no TV in the household and that’s not going to change in foreseeable future.

Instead, we have a lovely home library (though we are running out of space).

microflash··on Better Auth – Authentication library for TypeScript
Looks interesting. I like that you can plug your own identity provider quiet easily. One nit: They should really rename their Node integration to Express integration because that’s what it is looking from examples (and that’s what people might commonly look for).
microflash··on Ask HN: What are your most regretted tech purchases?
I learnt the same lession with M1 iPad Pro and Apple Pencil. It is fantastic hardware held back by mediocre software. I do sometimes open it up to draw and play games but most of the times, it stays in the drawer.
microflash··on IronCalc – Open-Source Spreadsheet Engine
Impressive project. I’ve dealt with Excel a lot so anything new and ope source catches my attention.

The docs currently focus on the engine part but I’m more interested in the integrations (for example, with Java, Angular, Vue etc).

I’m currently on mobile but I’ll have to take a look at your React example to see if I can write a working Angular or Vue example.

microflash··on Rider is now free for non-commercial use
I wish they would allow opt-out for people who have a subscription active on one of the other Jetbrains products.
microflash··on NetGuard – rootless Android outbound per-app OSS firewall, like LittleSnitch
Huh, didn’t know about the repo. Thanks for posting it here.
microflash··on NetGuard – rootless Android outbound per-app OSS firewall, like LittleSnitch
Is there something like this for iOS? I know Adguard but it is not open source.
microflash··on What makes a person seem wise?
> People often think that being booksmart is having your head filled with useless facts, but this is almost opposite from reality.

Indeed. Reading a lot of books does not mean things are retained by mind for a faithful recall. In fact, a lot of detail is lost during the course of reading and afterward. The things that stick are what relate to our experiences, beliefs or aspirations.

microflash··on Laptop Ports: Is USB-C only fine, or should I get HDMI,USB,Audio if I need them?
With the right dongle and monitor combination, you can definitely get by USB-C (I’ve a BenQ DesignVue which has built in support for USB-C altmode and works nicely with HDR). However, for better compatibility, I’d definitely go for an HDMI port as well (All my machines have HDMI port).

Dongles are a hassle and I avoid them as much as I can.

microflash··on Zen: Firefox Based Browser
It’s signed now and is available through homebrew as well.
microflash··on When Dark Mode for YN?
Now, with uBlock Origin: https://www.naiyerasif.com/post/2023/07/15/hacker-news-dark-...
microflash··on Web components are okay
Sure, there is some pain but after years of several Angular and a Vue migration, I'd say that pain is much less than the pain of framework migration. People often overlook the experience of a framework for a long term use.
microflash··on Controversial Windows Recall AI Search Tool Returns with Proof-of-Presence
You're already forced to use Microsoft's AI shenanigans. If you've been using Office suite, Microsoft recently installed an AI agent as an application update which launches on system startup. God knows what it does in the background.
microflash··on Swift/Java interoperability tools and libraries
This sounds useful. Here are links that actually load on my phone.

- https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-java

- https://forums.swift.org/t/improving-swift-support-and-inter...

microflash··on Show HN: I Wrote a Book on Java
After reading Brian's post[1] on data oriented programming years ago, I look forward for more on the subject using Java.

[1]: https://www.infoq.com/articles/data-oriented-programming-jav...

microflash··on Text makeup – a tool to decode and explore Unicode strings
Feel free to add this request on the repo here: https://github.com/mwichary/text-makeup/issues/new
microflash··on Git Bash is my preferred Windows shell
Scoop rarely pollutes Windows registry which is what often triggers the corporate blocklists. The portable install is a feature here, compared to chocolatey or winget.
microflash··on Smartphone Tethering: A Bigger Grind Than It Needed to Be
Wow, reading all these comments makes me realise how different it is for other corners of the world compared to US. I have been working remotely with laptop + hotspot for ages. Locking such basic capability seems such a moneygrab.
microflash··on Stop Using Serial in Postgres
Yeah, that's why the post is an opinion piece. I got bitten by the permissions issue and wanted to write this for my peers at work. As long as you're aware of tradeoffs, it is fine to use it.

Personally, I have grown to like the identity columns since I work across different database vendors.

microflash··on Docusaurus – Build optimized websites quickly, focus on your content
Why are you tempted? Personally, I like Starlight's use of web components. It is much more lightweight and since it is based on Astro, you can use whatever framework you want / need.
microflash··on Hot Page – a graphical site builder
Sorry for spoiling your planned launch on HN. I stumbled across it by accident (such are serendipities on web), thought it was cool and fat fingered it here. Looking forward to things coming in future.
microflash··on Hot Page – a graphical site builder
Not my project so can't change anything but I posted this because I got those Geocities vibes too :)
microflash··on Zettlr: Note-Taking and Publishing with Markdown
In 2024, markdown gives me interoperability between different applications and editors. The interop between rich text editors is not so good.
microflash··on Font with Built-In Syntax Highlighting
Fascinating. TIL about `override-colors` in CSS. Now if we can automate the generation of color alternates and run it through a bunch of TextMate grammars to generate a font, this could be even more awesome.
microflash··on Google Pixel 9 Pro
Do these phones have an upgrade to the "phone" part? My Pixel 8 Pro keeps dropping networks every few days and takes minutes to reconnect.
microflash··on Apple's requirements are about to hit creators and fans on Patreon
I use Firefox on Android (which I can't on iOS) and I use it instead of apps wherever I can. Why should I install an app for every single thing?
microflash··on Open-source tool translates and dubs videos into other languages using AI
Probably you missed it: https://github.com/jianchang512/pyvideotrans/blob/main/docs/...
microflash··on Marta File Manager: Back on Track
You can trim down the runtime[1] but the tooling around doing this is non-existent / unreliable. Alternatively, you can generate native binaries with GraalVM[2] which comes with its own baggage (license, slow compile time, etc).

[1]: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/embedded/develop-apps-platf...

[2]: https://www.graalvm.org/

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