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Clarity: AI Writing Skill and Editor(clarity.addy.ie)
1 points by achairapart 15d ago|0 comments
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by achairapart 22d ago
I remember the trick was to use a network hard disk or drive for the music. iTunes kept the organized folders and all files untouched while building its metadata-only archive in local. But in general, yes, the tendency to mess with your fil
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by achairapart 1mo ago
1.44Mb should be enough even for a compressed but still decent quality MP3(~128kb) or AAC(~112kb) short track (1:30+, I think), then you can also reduce audio quality and gain more time based on music styles (lo-fi, etc).
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Pellmell(pellmell.ai)
3 points by achairapart 2mo ago|0 comments
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by achairapart 2mo ago
Thanks! Ghostwriter is a really good candidate. I mostly use iA Writer on my mac and they seem to share the same philosophy.
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by achairapart 2mo ago
Thanks! This is really really tempting, but I guess this leaves Wi-Fi on the table, right? I want to run it offline, but still be able to sync my writing on-demand when I'm done.
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by achairapart 2mo ago
I have one of these in a closet and wondered for years about how to turn it in a distraction free word processor/simple digital typewriter. Always loved the netbook form factor, and they were cheap! Funny thing is that probably I also
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by achairapart 2mo ago
I have a related question: In a contest where all the code is generated by LLMs and not hand-coded anymore, does it still make sense to use high-level languages and other abstractions that were created for humans?
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Digital Deli, 1984 book by early PC hackers and enthusiasts(atariarchives.org)
77 points by achairapart 2mo ago|12 comments
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by achairapart 3mo ago
Best PC Speaker music ever was Xenon II, by Bomb the Bass[0] (which much later I discovered was a re-rendition of Carpenter' Assault on Precint 13 OST[1]). May sound silly for some people today, but that was some incredible wizardry at
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by achairapart 3mo ago
Just reading "Prince of Persia" and in my head starts playing the oriental background music (by pc speaker! No sound card back then, at least for me). Also, the steps, the gates and all other sound FXs. Most people are/were f
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by achairapart 3mo ago
It was “good enough” for them at the time. Technology is and was always about something good enough for most people. But the Eno quote is about art and aesthetic.
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by achairapart 5mo ago
I remember when this story (first?) came up on hn, there's a long thread here[0] [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17101053
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by achairapart 6mo ago
I do most of my work remotely on a little Raspberry Pi 4 server attached to my home ISP: https://fatcity.it/ But I'm planning to do a big jump: Soon I will switch to a 2012 Mac Mini as my primary linux server!
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by achairapart 6mo ago
Thanks! Installing right now!
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by achairapart 7mo ago
Interesting! Looking forward for a macOS build.
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by achairapart 7mo ago
Nothing new. I'm sure something similar was said about Google before... https://encourageandteach.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2...
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by achairapart 7mo ago
Exited to dos, found Bubble Bobble in GAMES directory and started to play. And that's mostly what I used to do as a kid at the times of Windows 3.11!
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by achairapart 7mo ago
Without Linux, just for writing: https://valentine.getfreewrite.com/
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PC Floppy Copy Protection: An Interview with Robert McQuaid(martypc.blogspot.com)
3 points by achairapart 8mo ago|0 comments
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by achairapart 8mo ago
When iPhones still had the headphone port, a friend of mine soldered a IR led on top of a minijack, something like this: https://www.rtfms.com/wp-content/rtfms-com/LED-pinout.png Then, with some special app, or ev
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Graphite, Free online vector editor and procedural design tool(graphite.art)
3 points by achairapart 8mo ago|0 comments
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by achairapart 8mo ago
Correct, as in Betteridge's law of headlines: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headline...
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by achairapart 8mo ago
I think all the listed software is available for download in the website still-active BBS: scenelist.org:23 (I only tried the web interface briefly).
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by achairapart 8mo ago
The NFO Search section is pure gold. I'm glad someone preserved all this.
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SCiZE's Classic Warez Collection(scenelist.org)
123 points by achairapart 8mo ago|54 comments
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by achairapart 8mo ago
Also: “Everything’s computer!”
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by achairapart 8mo ago
Input < Product Value < Output. This is the equation. When you quote on the input - that's the time you need to do the job, you multiply your rate for the weeks/days/hours, plus maybe some other expenses. This is the so
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by achairapart 9mo ago
I also don't understand this: Everyone with the right domain can ssh-in the vm? Edit: Answered below, thank you.
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Exe.dev(exe.dev)
457 points by achairapart 9mo ago|297 comments

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