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This looks pretty cool. I've long been looking for something similar to Soulver ( https://soulver.app/ ) that I can use on Linux. This seems promising. One small criticism: In my opinion, no web-based writing app is useful unless the tab key inserts a tab. The default behavior of most browsers to move focus to the next field is tremendously infuriating in this context. Unfortunately, that's what happens here, at leas…
Similar tool for people who prefer to use the terminal.
Emacs' calc is also pretty much the same thing.
This looks pretty cool. I've long been looking for something similar to Soulver ( https://soulver.app/ ) that I can use on Linux. This seems promising. One small criticism: In my opinion, no web-based writing app is useful unless the tab key inserts a tab. The default behavior of most browsers to move focus to the next field is tremendously infuriating in this context. Unfortunately, that's what happens here, at leas…
One related app that I absolutely love is Qalculate![1] (yes, it has a built-in exclamation for default enthusiasm :) )
It can do cool stuff like converting N (newtons) to kg.m/s^2 when you specify units as ?kg. It also converts units like 1kW x 1year = 31.55... GJ
It's fantastic for engineering and specially back-of-envelope calculations. This notepad aspect does seem useful though. One alternative is to use Jupyter notebooks, sometimes I work problems with Sage[2]+Jupyter. Sage is extremely powerful (you can do calculus, linear algebra, and more) but doesn't support units (that I know of), it's more geared toward advanced maths.
[1] https://qalculate.github.io/
[2] https://www.sagemath.org/ It's a bit on the heavy side although it's definitely worth it if you're doing a lot of math. I think the flatpak is preferred due to its significant size.
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You get it that you're proving the point that comments like those are harmful, right?
Well, I wasn't trying to prove or disprove anything. Just seeking clarity. Not sure if you were referring directly to me, but I don't think my comment was harmful. Others may have also been led astray and an exchange like this might be educational for them to read.