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rest (restructured text) has been used for python documentation for a very long time. so -- especially for that particular usage -- it's much more functional and clearly documented…

dean allen never got the respect or the credit he deserved. where most people are trying to "monetize" the web, his focus was on making it more "humane". it's still not too late to…

very interesting history, jesse. been observing your work for a long time. loved the reference to the canon cat (not "cannon"). also tickled by the idea of downloading a .pdf from …

i've noticed that, whenever an adult enters the picture, hobbes turns from a bundle of energy into a paper tiger.

i'm sure very few people care that you and i disagree.

gruber didn't "invent" markdown. he took the idea from dean allen, who had created "textile" (which was featured in the movabletype blogging-system gruber used). gruber reworked th…

much of the time, you want the output to sync to the input. but oftentimes you don't. the trick is finding a good way to walk that tightrope.

a separate preview is unnecessary for some users, it's true. but when you're using a full range of complex features, it is. and when something isn't displaying the way you intend, …

that link is a generic one, to an account's own gists. it is not a link to your gists, _except_ for you.

there's more than enough room for everyone. indeed, there will be demand for more/different products even after both of these competitors maximize their reach.

maria wants to have a browser that runs smoothly even when it has as many as 5000 tabs open. a proposal is made...

"we built a workflow that allowed one person to ruin the company." that's one heckuva excuse, dude.

it's great seeing a poem by a poet i know. for the record, jeffrey mcdaniel is also a fantastic performer, so if you get a chance to see him recite, don't sleep on it.

i can't remember who i heard it from first, but "squaring the circle" is the phrase that (finally!) helped me remember the order after years of having to look it up every single ti…

ok, fine. but then he has to give the knighthood back. > "the web must remain a universal medium, open to all > and not biasing the information it conveys..." and the macarthur fel…

if you think you have truly found something new -- and i must admit i was naturally skeptical at first, but you convinced me that you'd done _some_ homework -- then don't be discou…

> But your comment doesn't substantiate > what isn't modern about HN UX; > anything other than lack of > an advanced editor with live preview? maybe i'm missing some things. how do…

looking forward to examining your tool and its output, rhythmus!

1a. .pdf is a fine format. 1b. unless -- as is increasingly the case these days -- you're reading it on a screen smaller than the one for which the .pdf was designed, in which case…

your showcase is an excellent idea! the huge array of static-site generators today is amazing, as a demonstration of the creativity of developers, but it makes it difficult to sort…

nobody seems to want to serve files. dropbox once offered, but has stopped. github is about the only place that'll do it nowadays. just avoid the middleman and get your own site. -…

great start! i could've used more clarity on how to enter/exit edit-mode; maybe that's just my failure to read instructions carefully, but you don't wanna lose people like me right…

back from the school reunion. my only note now is that i was never trying to "persuade" you. or anyone else. think whatever you like, wrong or right.