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timothevs··on Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (Nov 2025)
Built a local-first Kanban board with Tauri (Rust + Svelte) after getting frustrated with SaaS tools and basic offline options. Stores data in JSON files you control, full keyboard-first UX, parent/child tasks, release management, and it's blazingly fast with localStorage + background sync. No telemetry, purely local. Curious what others prioritize in personal task tools. Seems like there's a gap between "todo.txt" simplicity and Jira complexity.
timothevs··on A security incident that may involve your Plex account information
Have you tried Infuse?
timothevs··on Disney 1985 film The Black Cauldron was an experiment that failed
Same!

To relive that nostalgia, I found myself searching for and purchasing the comic on eBay, as I had long misplaced my original copy during all my moves. I’d like to say that it retained its charm after nearly 40 years, but alas, that was not the case.

timothevs··on Try Switching to Kagi
Very kind - thank you! I think I was a bit late or it expired. But it did prompt me to set up an account which I had been putting off. Haha, now off to explore Kagi with my 100 searches to see what it has to offer.
timothevs··on Try Switching to Kagi
That would be very kind, if you still have it available. I have been on the fence - skeptical as is my nature, but I wonder if I am in the wrong here :)
timothevs··on Easily setup new MacBooks
Dear, this was gold.
timothevs··on Dell ends hybrid work policy, demands RTO despite remote work pledge
Or at a University.
timothevs··on Nearly half Dell's US workforce has rejected RTO. Rather WFH than get promoted (2024)
Sadly, I was at the receiving end of this. FWIW I don’t work at a tech company, but rather at the IT department of a University in Florida.
timothevs··on Ask HN: What movies changed your perception of reality or life?
Are ya me? Yet another of my favorites to rewatch and find something new to love, and set me on a path to pondering the central premises.
timothevs··on Ask HN: What movies changed your perception of reality or life?
I find myself going back to rewatch the movie over and over again, hoping to capture the emotions I experienced during the first time I ever watched it… and it doesn’t disappoint.

Love the setting, the casual nature of the gathering, and how it draws you in with the premise, and always leaves the imagination running wild.

timothevs··on TSA officers accused of stealing from passengers
Well FWIW, I had a Fitbit stolen at Heathrow (UK) in a similar manner, back when Fitbits were still novel.
timothevs··on Zotero Better Notes – Knowledge management inside Zotero
Thanks for the link to the plug-in for Obsidian! This solves so many of the problems I have had switching to Obsidian completely.

If only there were a way to enable a three pane layout in Obsidian, I’d be in heaven.

timothevs··on The Dream of Forgetfulness
https://archive.is/PAZCe
timothevs··on Making macOS Apps Uninstallable
Really? I thought it was abandonware… I used it all the time back in the day, but I thought it went the way of the Disco app.
timothevs··on Transmission v4.0
Quite a few people I know use https://nzbs.in/login/ and swear by it. The admins of that site try to masquerade it as another WordPress site. Ingenious. But it is by far the biggest, and the best I am told.
timothevs··on Ask HN: Any good black Friday deals?
I am addicted to Rotring pencils. I already have more than I will use in a lifetime (56). I have taken to gifting them to my loved ones. I am not sure all appreciate the quality, and the longevity of these pencils, but for those who do, this is a gift greatly appreciated.

That said, I was unable to resist myself and bought four to gift to my direct reports this holiday season, so, thank you OP!

timothevs··on Ask HN: Alternate Email hosting to G Suite
+1 for MXRoute. I switched a few of my domains from Legacy GSuite in the last week, and the transition has been seamless. I am going to check out Cypht - that looks to be the answer to my last minor quibble.
timothevs··on “Zero fucks given” in other languages
A bit crass, but in Punjabi (India), we used to say “Bund ni maardey”, literally translated to “we don’t do it in the ass”. Not sure why it became synonymous with “we don’t give a fuck”.
timothevs··on September 11, 2001 media synced in real-time
If anyone is confused about the BBC not syncing up with the other news coverage, it seems like the creators did not take the time difference into account. You will need to get to 13:59 GMT.

On a personal note, that's the channel I was watching on that day 20 years ago. Watching the exact same coverage again is just ... unsettling.

timothevs··on Vivaldi 4.0
I may be obtuse, but I am not seeing that on Vivaldi 4.0 on the Mac?
timothevs··on 96% of US users opt out of app tracking in iOS 14.5, analytics find
Does it make Facebook’s app safe to use on iOS? Genuinely curious.
timothevs··on Nine investors make $16B on GameStop stock squeeze
Yep, holding on to 120 shares, bought at 61.20. A bit late into the game.
timothevs··on The mine that built the atomic bomb
Quite interesting, do you have an article, or a paper about the prehistoric episode you mentioned? I’m genuinely curious.
timothevs··on Argos to stop printing catalogue after almost 50 years
Wow what a trip down memory lane. Thank you for sharing!

I bought the Nintendo Donkey Kong Jr from here -http://dev.argosbookofdreams.co.uk/1986-87.html#page=275, as well as Snoopy Tennis back in ’87, and I still have both.

My son and play it every other day. Amazing stuff. :)

timothevs··on Blackbaud hack: More UK universities confirm breach
They insist the hackers ‘verifiably’ deleted their copy of the data. I’d like to see how one verifies that ‘all’ copies were destroyed.
timothevs··on Blackbaud hack: More UK universities confirm breach
Not at liberty to say which Unis, but this is much wider than initially reported. A lot of American universities were affected as well. They are still measuring the fallout, and how best to respond. We were only told last week.
timothevs··on Tiny Tiny RSS
Another vote for this fantastic software. I have been using it for about two years now - with Reeder on Mac/iOS. Reeder introduced our of the box support for FreshRSS (it used to be via Fever API earlier), and now things are super fast - 12,000 starred items are downloaded on a fresh install in a jiffy. Just can’t say enough about FreshRSS.
timothevs··on TablePlus – Modern, Native Tool for Database Management
Has anyone compared this to Navicat? Our non profit has a non commercial license for Navicat Premium, and I just love the product (despite more than a few quirks).
timothevs··on The Chaos at Condé Nast
https://archive.is/08mqw
timothevs··on Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson dies, aged 61
RIP Marie. Roxette holds a special place in my heart. Theirs was the first cassette I bought as a kid, back in ’91, having saved all my pocket monies for months. I listened to ‘Joyride’ so many times that summer that I wore out the tape. As I listen to the album right now, I feel this void this day.
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