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Yeah, wifi on DOS is doable, but very limited in speed and not exactly straightforward to set up (so much that I haven't seriously considered trying myself). Here's an overview and…

Re: distraction free writing machine -- another option would be a FreeDOS/SvarDOS-based system: https://www.theregister.com/software/2025/04/26/build-your-o... No kidding. Lots of …

Similar guy (though a more mysterious persona), and another noteworthy low-key web page: https://simplifier.neocities.org/

Thanks! I wasn't sure about this one, and guessed wrong. Considering pronunciation, it does feel that there should be a soft sign as well.

Sasha may also refer to Alexandr a , which is a feminine first name. What's more, there's like a ton of diminutive short names for these -- my first ever instagram link on HN, but:…

This whole story somehow reminds me of the Fosbury flop technique in high jump -- amazingly, Dick Fosbury started to develop it at the age of 16: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick…

12yo son is doing dedicated research on gaming PC parts and binge-watches videos on how to build (he's not a native English speaker and has no real electronics skills, so this is q…

Is there a current and pre-compiled Windows port for Dillo somewhere?

+1, same here, I've used line editors a fair bit (and enjoying line-oriented interface in general), so rlwrap has been an essential tool for me. Many thanks for your work!

See also -- The Screenless Office: http://screenl.es/ (On HN 2017, 138 comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15960056 )

Nils M. Holm's essays about highly intelligent people and IQ are worth a read here -- "Where Do The Failed 0.1% Go?" [1] and others [2]. 1: https://t3x.org/files/vidya_324-325_NH_r…

DOS is very much alive these days, though [0]. Text-mode internet is there (should you want online in the first place), and, thanks to some amazing devs, soundcard support has made…

+1. I would add RJ The Bike Guy's youtube channel -- straightforward, down-to-earth, no-nonsense videos, may prove immensely useful if you have simple, traditional, cheaper-end bic…

Here's another, ultimate bike derailleur geekery -- Disraeli Gears: https://www.disraeligears.co.uk/site/home.html

Yeah. There's probably tens of thousands of internet users worldwide with that same story. Myself included: when I was fixing my Bianchi retro road bike's derailleur etc some 20 ye…

Side note: looking at the screenshot gallery on the linked site, it is interesting to see how often audio software GUIs mimic real, physical devices in remarkable detail. Carefully…

Another distro worth noting here is EasyOS, a current project by Puppy Linux creator Barry Kauler: https://easyos.org/ I remember having tested it, but can't remember what it was l…

This appears to be new to me. Very interesting, many thanks for sharing!

What's the size of your "diskless" NetBSD installation, and how fast does it boot? As compared to TC, the "out of the box" NetBSD images contain many things I wouldn't need, so cus…