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rubjo

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    Comment #48148091

    I've been working on a web site to play and control MIDI and MusicXML files, with piano roll visualization, multi-track controls, tempo and transposing adjustments. Supports embedd…

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    Comment #47363477

    I made a minisite showing how Apple's chips have developed historically, and using that data to predict how future M generations might perform.

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    Show HN: I made a site with current and predicted Apple M processor benchmarks

    Answers questions like: - Should I hold off one more processor generation before upgrading? - What kind of performance jump can be expected across one or multiple generations? - Wi…

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    Comment #38403520

    I feel genuinely sorry for you and send you the warmest wishes for a joyous holiday season and a happy New Year!

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    Comment #38337939

    Are you implying that no one ever changes their opinions in discussions on the Internet? :D

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    Comment #38337870

    Wow, that’s really surprising to hear. I hope you have found a different font where this is super-clear.

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    Comment #38337854

    That’s ok, thank you for having a look!

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    Comment #38337830

    That’s really nice to hear! Yeah, Iosevka is an absolute beauty :)

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    Comment #38337789

    Yeah I’ve seen them, absolutely beautiful fonts. In the end everything is a compromise between many things :)

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    Comment #38337773

    You’re very welcome, it’s a joy to hear that it works for others as well :)

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    Comment #38337763

    Iosevka is such a nice font, ever-evolving, and surely what I would have used if I hadn’t enjoyed Victor Mono more :)

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    Comment #38337742

    This comment is almost too intelligent to be posted here, but I really enjoyed it.

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    Comment #38337694

    Glad you liked the compare view :) Yeah, I know it’s a bit compressed, that’s the way I prefer it though.

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    Comment #38337661

    Thank you for trying it out, and for sober and positive feedback :)

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    Comment #38337609

    Thank you for being a voice of reason :) +1 for Inconsolata, by the way, lovely font!

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    Comment #38337572

    Yeah, this point exactly - intentionally altering or even subduing some parts of the code using color or style to actually recognize blocks of code more quickly. Maybe everything b…

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    Comment #38337441

    You might be firing yourself up a little too much over an opinionated font which is being offered for free. The web site banner and slogans are ehh lets say intentionally and super…

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    Comment #38337276

    Thanks for understanding :)

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    Comment #38337256

    Well, then I guess you can just not use the italic style, or just substitute it for the oblique alternative, or choose not to use slanted style at all, maybe…?

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    Comment #38334764

    Heh well actually I made the font for my own use. Some others have liked it, others have critized features of it, like the italics and the ligatures. (Features one can easily disab…

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    Comment #38334320

    I have Booleans in italic (blasphemy!) :D and find it is immediately recognizeable that they are spelt correctly when the editor formats them that way. YMMV.

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    Comment #38334255

    Ha ha good catch ;)

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    Comment #38334235

    Ok. Well maybe disable them, then.