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johnhamlin

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    Comment #49181873

    > standard C-p and C-n bindings don't work I know it's little, but this was the first thing I noticed and it made me think, "Maybe this app isn't for me." EDIT: FWIW, I just compla…

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    Comment #49175289

    Your yard would look like shit if you mowed that optimal path. You want long straight lines

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    Comment #49104217

    Like many others, I said I’d quit Reddit when they killed Apollo. I was skeptical that I’d actually follow through, but it didn’t end up being a sacrifice at all. The official app …

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    Comment #49087212

    I generally wait for a story to get a full feature in The New Yorker or The Atlantic before I give it my attention. Similar concept

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    Comment #49070043

    UI looks great on a 32" monitor, idk what everyone's complaining about ;)

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    Comment #48737429

    Kind of hilarious how much they’re touting that it sucks at cybersecurity like it’s a feature

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    Comment #47907404

    I think you’re thinking of American mahjong. Which I can’t understand for the life of me how it’s gotten so popular. The ratio of luck to skill is completely upside down

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    Comment #47879477

    Remember when it was just common sense that letting people gamble on things would undermine the integrity of those things?

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    Comment #47792637

    I was wondering why someone proposed IPv8

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    Comment #47563739

    I discovered KTool here when you launched and I love it! I hope you’re doing well

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    Comment #47563714

    It’s infuriating that Amazon abandoned the Oasis form factor. I love having a safe area on the side to, ya know, hold the damn thing. And physical buttons are so much more reliable…

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    Comment #47382014

    AI psychosis intensifies

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    Comment #47372844

    So no Linux?

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    Comment #47188236

    So the government said, We need y’all to flip on the Minority Report and the Terminator modes or we’ll put you out of business… cool

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    Comment #47187957

    Labeling a company that refused to comply with nakedly authoritarian orders is a true New Speak moment

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    Comment #47161860

    I appreciate all the earnest feedback to my tongue-in-cheek comment! I’m really tempted to try one out

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    Comment #47161595

    I actually welcome this. Markdown is this incredible, future proof, portable and elegant format… up until you have to collaborate on something with a normie

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    Comment #47156760

    New speed record for time from LaunchHN to getting Sherlocked set by that company everyone was dunking on a couple of weeks ago

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    Comment #47126448

    Fascinating! I’d add “word nerd” to the list to describe the authors.

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    Comment #47126392

    I got into solving the NYT crossword during Covid. I couldn’t solve a Monday when I started; now I do Mondays downs-only and look forward to Saturdays. Along the way, I developed a…