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mithcson Can I start using Wayland in 2026?

My experience is very similar. Just today, I was trying Wayland again but it didn't work out.

One of the obstacle that I faced is wrong resolution. On Xorg I could just add new mode and get up and running quickly. On Wayland, I have to either do some EDID changes or go through even worse.

mithcson Ask HN: Does anyone understand how Hacker News works?

dang, what a great answer.

mithcson Phone numbers for use in TV shows, films and creative works

Probably Out-Going Message.

mithcson Just Use Curl

httpie (xh) gives way better UX for api testing and related tasks.

https://github.com/httpie/cli https://github.com/ducaale/xh

mithcson Does our “need for speed” make our wi-fi suck?

Not the "Need for Speed" I expected.

mithcson Is pawn promotion to rook or bishop something that is seen in play? (2012)

Just was not expecting that this question would gratify intellectual curiosity of this many good hackers.

mithcson Memorizing phone numbers

Can you explain? I don't get it.

mithcson Is pawn promotion to rook or bishop something that is seen in play? (2012)

How did this question even made it to the front page?