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Re: Ask HN: Share a product you loved using in 2023

#11
https://github.com/npiv/chatblade

Basically GPT on the command line. I had my own, but chatblade is just prettier. I thought with the ChatGPT subscriptions I wouldn't have to use it anymore, but there's just a lot of raw searches that the API does much better than the chat. Recent example is how to access new fonts from mac's Pages app, both Google and ChatGPT gave incorrect answers on top.

Re: Ask HN: Share a product you loved using in 2023

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- ChatGPT to replace a lot of small Google searches made annoying by the current state of the web.

- My Macbook Air M2 to replace my 12" Macbook. Best laptop I've ever used!

- Syncthing just works. It's always a bit messy to set up, but then it syncs everything unfailingly across Mac, Linux and Android.

- Obsidian is great. I only use it for journaling (with Syncthing synchronization), but I love the idea.

- Sublime Merge. I use git in the command line, but since I edit markdown files for a living, diffing content changes so efficiently is a game changer. It works well with Sublime Text, another incredible product.

Re: Ask HN: Share a product you loved using in 2023

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post #10
post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I grew up using a nipple mouse on some of my first laptops. Loved them. But after using the MacBook trackpads, it's hard to go back to anything else. On the Linux part: Does using the Thinkpad trackpad on Linux work well? How well does it handle sleep/wake from sleep? How seamless is monitor support? I guess what I'm saying is that, while I would like to run Linux full-time, I like having a Linux-like/Unix environmen…

The T480 is the first computer I've run Linux on that 100% Just Worked (Pop!_OS), and I've been looking since around 2009. The trackpad even picks up gestures. Wakes up from sleep without issue. Same deal with plugging in my caldigit tb3 hub (with a monitor + keyboard and mouse plugged in). The trackpad is crap compared to a MacBook, but compared to most Windows laptops it's good (even better when you swap it out for…

Plus 1 for the T480! I bought mine as an open-box new item, and upgraded it with a 2Tb NVME drive and 48Gb of memory (would have been 64Gb but it has a vPro CPU). Then a 128Gb drive in the WWAN slot and a couple of days ago, a smart card reader. The fingerprint readers works fine after a bit of software fiddling using Zorin OS. The smaller drive is Debian 12.

Re: Ask HN: Share a product you loved using in 2023

#14
UHK Ultimate Hacking Keyboard.

https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/

I’ve tried several split keyboards but this is the one I finally stuck with. Amazing config software, I have several Mac and PyCharm shortcuts setup.

ChatGPT iOS app with voice.

Ninja Air Fry Digital Oven

Re: Ask HN: Share a product you loved using in 2023

#15

The OnePlus Open - I was on the fence about foldables and was saving up for the next generation of the Samsung Galaxy Fold. I didn't know OnePlus was going to release one until I saw a newspaper ad. I'm so glad I bought one and traded in my Nothing Phone(1). This is the best tech device I've used in the last few years and I've not been this excited about a device since I first bought my friend's used Nexus S. Samsung…

I wish they had a version that opened horizontally instead of vertically. The point of getting a folding phone for me (Galaxy Z Flip 3) was an overall smaller package to fit in my pockets. I was tired of carrying a huge rectangle all the time. These vertically-folding phones just seem like a huge rectangle that folds out into an even huger rectangle.

Re: Ask HN: Share a product you loved using in 2023

#16
- For finding information: Perplexity

- For finding websites or products: Kagi

- For reading, annotating, journaling, daily planning: Supernote A5X (the only device I’ve ever purchased that lands in the same tier of usefulness as my MBP or iPhone)

- For typing comfortably: A custom Corne keyboard (https://keebmaker.com/products/corne-cherry)

- For note-taking at work: Obsidian (the graph-like organization scheme has paid dividends multiple times for me)

Re: Ask HN: Share a product you loved using in 2023

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post #12

- ChatGPT to replace a lot of small Google searches made annoying by the current state of the web. - My Macbook Air M2 to replace my 12" Macbook. Best laptop I've ever used! - Syncthing just works. It's always a bit messy to set up, but then it syncs everything unfailingly across Mac, Linux and Android. - Obsidian is great. I only use it for journaling (with Syncthing synchronization), but I love the idea. - Sublime…

I adore Syncthing. I agree that it's iffy to set up, but once it works it works.

Re: Ask HN: Share a product you loved using in 2023

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- For finding information: Perplexity - For finding websites or products: Kagi - For reading, annotating, journaling, daily planning: Supernote A5X (the only device I’ve ever purchased that lands in the same tier of usefulness as my MBP or iPhone) - For typing comfortably: A custom Corne keyboard ( https://keebmaker.com/products/corne-cherry ) - For note-taking at work: Obsidian (the graph-like organization scheme ha…

Could you elaborate on the dividends?
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