matthewn

6 ms·

1.
by matthewn 4mo ago
I got one of these a couple of years ago, put Linux on it, and was pleased as punch: https://www.mahnamahna.net/blog/linux-chuwi-minibook-x/ It's actually the keyboard that surprises me the most: I think it&#
2.
by matthewn 8mo ago
https://www.mahnamahna.net/
3.
by matthewn 1y ago
For more on this -- and how Sears had everything it needed (and more) to be what Amazon became -- see this comment from a 2007 MetaFilter thread: https://www.metafilter.com/62394/The-Record-Industrys-Declin...
4.
by matthewn 1y ago
In an alternate timeline, HyperCard was not allowed to wither and die, but instead continued to mature, embraced the web, and inspired an entire genre of software-creating software. In this timeline, people shape their computing experiences
5.
by matthewn 2y ago
Any link to there from here will only get you JWZ's take on HN.
6.
by matthewn 2y ago
I would say that HTML/Javascript is not a "tool" in the same sense that HyperCard was. HyperCard's real strength was that it allowed mere users (not programmers) to create their own apps (or "stacks", in the Hy
7.
by matthewn 2y ago
If you install the django-extensions package and use runserver_plus instead of runserver, when you hit an exception you get a live REPL in your browser where you can poke around and inspect at will. It's not CL-level power, but it&#x27
8.
by matthewn 3y ago
Odd title for a piece that is mostly an elegy for the mouse.
9.
by matthewn 3y ago
Bandcamp had 118 employees total. That doesn't smell bloated to me. (Source: https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/bandcamp-layoffs-oakland... )
10.
by matthewn 3y ago
I use Espanso for this; it has worked well on Wayland for some time.
11.
by matthewn 3y ago
Terribly sad news. Thank you, Bram, for the finest software tool I've ever wielded.
12.
by matthewn 3y ago
Similar argument from this lengthy but enjoyable essay: https://stopa.io/post/265
13.
by matthewn 3y ago
Huge HyperCard fan here, this is a very happy discovery indeed! It captures the spirit of HyperCard -- stacks, images/sounds, etc. -- but the icing on the cake is that Python replaces HyperTalk and the entire Python ecosystem is at you
14.
by matthewn 4y ago
Would LOVE to see memepool resurrected!
15.
by matthewn 4y ago
As others have said, Will Vincent's books are excellent. I also like Mastering Django a great deal; it is extremely comprehensive: https://masteringdjango.com/
16.
by matthewn 4y ago
https://github.com/espanso/espanso/discussions/1178
17.
by matthewn 4y ago
Thunderbird has been more than "an email client" for so long that people made the exact same kind of complaint when RSS support was added . Thunderbird is a messaging/communications client, and way more people will benefit f
18.
by matthewn 4y ago
There is a new global font size setting in this release: https://twitter.com/mozthunderbird/status/153930732204379750... If you want to target the message list specifically, I'm pretty certain that can be don
19.
by matthewn 4y ago
I have very fond memories of Music for Hackers ("soundscapes for compromising a remote host"). Have never found anything that fills that particular niche the same way.
20.
by matthewn 4y ago
Love the design!
21.
by matthewn 4y ago
https://www.mahnamahna.net/ Originally built as a blosxom-powered blog in 2003, the site grew with a motley collection of perl and php scripts, as sites did back then. Then as social media came to prominence, I drifted away
22.
His software sang the words of God. Then it went silent(inputmag.com)
4 points by matthewn 5y ago|2 comments
23.
by matthewn 5y ago
> I actually had to order some 3D printed one from some Japanese guy Thank you for mentioning this alternative! Just found him on Etsy. I have always preferred the old-style concave nibs for TrackPoints over the new convex ones. This wil
24.
by matthewn 5y ago
Hello, kindred spirit. I grew up in San Diego but have lived in the Bay for almost 30 years. I still can't enjoy a Mission-style burrito. You've articulated the key reasons why. The answer to your question is, you can't get w
25.
by matthewn 5y ago
In the Gnome 2.x days, you could (in GTK apps) assign a custom keystroke to any item in any pull-down menu by hovering over the item and then pressing the keystroke you wanted to assign. It was the most simple, intuitive way to customize ap
26.
by matthewn 6y ago
Glad to hear someone say this! I'm itching to make a selfhosted Workflowy clone and have pretty much zeroed in on PouchDB/CouchDB to make the syncing easy. Would love to know if you found any pitfalls while working with the pair.
27.
Firefox just walked away from a key piece of the open web(fastcompany.com)
14 points by matthewn 6y ago|3 comments
28.
by matthewn 6y ago
I was stuck on Thunderbird 60 for a long while for the exact same reason. I'm now using tbkeys on Thunderbird 68; it works great. https://github.com/willsALMANJ/tbkeys
29.
by matthewn 6y ago
I'm glad someone else remembers this forgotten gem. Every couple of years or so, I try to get Obsidian running again. No luck so far. :(
30.
by matthewn 6y ago
If you'd like to start with a light, fun introduction, "Lists and Lists" is an old interactive fiction game from the illustrious Andrew Plotkin, in which a genie gives you puzzles to solve using Scheme. It's a delightful

More ›