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

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Post by dotBen »

solardev wrote: post #35
dotBen wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Do the new Airs not meet this need? Are they too big, or...?

They are.

I also really loved my Air 11". A lot of tech friends who were on call would carry them in large jacket pockets. I remember someone pulling one out at a restaurant in Valencia St in SF because pager duty went off.

MacBook 12 was a worthy upgrade on size to get the retina screen. Air 13" is just a laptop at this point.

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

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Post by solardev »

dotBen wrote: post #51
solardev wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do the new Airs not meet this need? Are they too big, or...?

They are. I also really loved my Air 11". A lot of tech friends who were on call would carry them in large jacket pockets. I remember someone pulling one out at a restaurant in Valencia St in SF because pager duty went off. MacBook 12 was a worthy upgrade on size to get the retina screen. Air 13" is just a laptop at this point.

I hope we see a Mac Netbook at some point, lol.

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

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Post by BOOSTERHIDROGEN »

ethanbond wrote: post #21
BOOSTERHIDROGEN wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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 t…

Are there any other tagging conventions besides those based on people or companies?

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

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Post by ethanbond »

BOOSTERHIDROGEN wrote: post #54
ethanbond wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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 t…

Are there any other tagging conventions besides those based on people or companies?

Topics, books, projects, and lots of automations around date-based tagging.

E.g. I generate daily notes “daily/2023-12-27” and have macros to create e.g. meeting notes that are already tagged to [[2023-12-27]] as well as [[2023 Month 12]], [[2023 Week 52]]. Every note is prepended with its date, so [[2023-12-27 hh:mm - Book - Thinking in Systems]]

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

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Post by 0xdeee »

- Raycast (with List Repos, Snippets & Window Management Extensions in it)

- Logseq (Wasn't able to use Obsidian due to licensing issue, accidentally found this amazing alternative with a supportive FOSS ecosystem)

- vscode (with Github Copilot, Better Comments, Error Lens, GitLens)

- iterm2 + zsh + fzf

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

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Post by cweagans »

rozenmd wrote: post #6

Thinkpad T480 - https://maxrozen.com/replacing-my-macbook-m1-with-thinkpad-t...

If anyone else wants to do this, I'm selling a gently used T480 with the extended battery. Email me (see profile) for specs, pics, and price if you'd like. Local pickup in the Boise, ID area or I can ship to the US.

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

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Post by gaws »

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…

> For finding information: Perplexity

How is this better than ChatGPT?

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

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Post by gaws »

syndicatedjelly wrote: post #5

mermaid.js - Excellent tool for creating architecture (and other) diagrams from text. Add to a markdown file with special syntax. Renders in GitHub natively. Has some bugs, but team seems to have a good head on its shoulders and should hopefully work them out soon. 8/10 VSCode - One of the few things Microsoft hasn't totally screwed up yet. Plug-in ecosystem is enormous. 9/10 Vim - At the other end of the spectrum. I…

> VSCode - One of the few things Microsoft hasn't totally screwed up yet.

It's only a matter of time.

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

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Post by gaws »

d4rkp4ttern wrote: post #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

> UHK Ultimate Hacking Keyboard.

The backlog due to limited and expensive materials is extreme: six to nine months to build and ship out a keyboard.

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