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

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Post by ethanbond »

BOOSTERHIDROGEN wrote: post #19
ethanbond wrote: post #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 ha…

Could you elaborate on the dividends?

I’ve been using it to learn about/discuss/work on the same topic area for several years (since Obsidian’s first beta launch IIRC). Now I will regularly be writing up notes on a “new” topic and start tagging entities (or people/companies) and realize I already have some old notes on them. Then it’s easy to traverse the graph to find all sorts of adjacent context.

It just has a great balance of level of work required to add organization to your notes versus level of work required to leverage that organization.

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

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Post by dotBen »

nicbou wrote: 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…

Honestly I miss my MacBook 12”. I still have it but it too long in the tooth and will soon be converted to a Chromebook or sold. It's just a lovely size for traveling.

I've never been able to convert over to iPad + keyboard for the same writing and hyper-productive working.

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

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Post by hschne »

subtra3t wrote: post #22
hschne wrote: post #18

Honesty I had a blast with Midjourney. Takes some getting used to, and it's not actually that useful (I think) but I'd be lying if I said it wasn't great fun to use.

If you don't mind sharing what do you use it for?

Mostly ideation and placeholder content. Say I have a rough idea for a logo. I'll hammer something in Midjourney to iterate on ideas.

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

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Post by martindbp »

Steam Deck OLED. Runs much better than my 3 year old Dell laptop that cost $2k, for $500. Steam for gaming is great value as I already have a library of games, and you can play pretty much the entire switch library as well. Simple enough for my 6 year old to use, flexible enough to install mods and whatever. Don't do much gaming anymore due to life and kids, but this device makes it much easier to get started when I do have time.

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

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Post by derwiki »

I see a lot of love for Obsidian, so I want to offer an alternative that I loved this year: Joplin. It has become my go-to note taking app, and the main feature in my opinion: I give it AWS keys for a bucket I provisioned just for Joplin. My keys, my data, and someday if I want to build RAG on top of my notes database, I know it’s just a few S3 calls away.

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

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Post by kungito »

StrengthLog - for tracking gym progress. Such a fluid and satisfying interface with various interesting utilities/calculators/result visualisations.

BeReal - a very cool new take on close group social networking.

exercise - climbing gym and regular gym helped me improve my mental health drastically after years of not enough exercise

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

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Post by Arialonomus »

martindbp wrote: post #26

Steam Deck OLED. Runs much better than my 3 year old Dell laptop that cost $2k, for $500. Steam for gaming is great value as I already have a library of games, and you can play pretty much the entire switch library as well. Simple enough for my 6 year old to use, flexible enough to install mods and whatever. Don't do much gaming anymore due to life and kids, but this device makes it much easier to get started when I…

I will absolutely second this. Working full time and going to school full time, I never game anymore because the last thing I wanna do is spend more time at my desk.

I was an immediate early adopter of the LCD deck, since I’d been waiting for a device like this for years. While I absolutely loved it, I can concede it still felt a bit half-baked, especially on battery life. The OLED version feels like the proper 1.0 of the device in this form factor. Games that would drain the batter of my OG 512 model now run (EDIT) up to 3-4 times as long.

I still carry my portable battery with me for it, but now outside of very long trips (international flights, etc) I don’t need to break it out if I start from a full charge. Plus the screen and user experience on the OLED just looks and feels better. While the OLED Deck isn’t perfect, I’ve been able to happily game so much more than before, and feel confident further iterations on the tech will improve it

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