BBS from Scratch

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Post by cenazoic » Thu, Mar 06, 2025, 1:20 PM UTC

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Post by saulpw » Sun, Mar 09, 2025, 6:30 PM UTC

Geez those AI-generated images are terrible. It impugns the entire work, which might very well be interesting and reasonable, but I didn't click through to find out. Stock images would have been better.

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Post by codemusings » Sun, Mar 09, 2025, 6:30 PM UTC

The AI slop images on this website are honestly such a turn off. Especially considering that BBSs are all about text.

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Post by 4ndrewl » Sun, Mar 09, 2025, 6:33 PM UTC

AI images - red flag for me, dnr.

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Post by jrks11o » Sun, Mar 09, 2025, 6:46 PM UTC

AI images look fine, it’s always some elitists on HN complaining about X Y or Z and then ignoring the content

Waaahhh why isn’t your website just html in times new roman, babies

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Post by glenneroo » Sun, Mar 09, 2025, 6:47 PM UTC

Sort of off-topic but in chapter 0x02 it mentions:

> I'd recommend PuTTY. It's used less often these days but previously was a popular way to use SSH (Secure Shell) functionality on windows.

What are people using besides PuTTY?

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Post by orev » Sun, Mar 09, 2025, 7:16 PM UTC

glenneroo wrote: post #6

Sort of off-topic but in chapter 0x02 it mentions: > I'd recommend PuTTY. It's used less often these days but previously was a popular way to use SSH (Secure Shell) functionality on windows. What are people using besides PuTTY?

I’m still a PuTTY user, but many people use Windows Terminal and the openssh client that’s now available as a Windows feature package.

If I’m not using PuTTY, I usually go for Cygwin/Mintty.

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Post by crtasm » Sun, Mar 09, 2025, 8:57 PM UTC

glenneroo wrote: post #6

Sort of off-topic but in chapter 0x02 it mentions: > I'd recommend PuTTY. It's used less often these days but previously was a popular way to use SSH (Secure Shell) functionality on windows. What are people using besides PuTTY?

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/tutorials...

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Post by haxorjim » Mon, Mar 10, 2025, 4:46 PM UTC

Author here. Those complaining about the AI images probably also complained about Ansi art back in the day. Each image is themed to the content of the article if you paid attention. But doesn't bother me if you don't want to read. Doing this for me, and those who enjoy it. No more no less.

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Post by haxorjim » Mon, Mar 10, 2025, 5:57 PM UTC

crtasm wrote: post #8

glenneroo wrote: post #6

Sort of off-topic but in chapter 0x02 it mentions: > I'd recommend PuTTY. It's used less often these days but previously was a popular way to use SSH (Secure Shell) functionality on windows. What are people using besides PuTTY?

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/tutorials...

Yeah this is what I'd use too. Otherwise nothing wrong with PuTTY if you're emotionally attached