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I'm not an optimist, just a pessimist who's still proactive: I don't think things are going to get better, but I just can't talk myself into giving up yet.

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game dev with LLMs assisting on some of the engine legwork I learned to do over the years is the most fun programming I've had since I was 12 years old plucking away at the public library commodore 64

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Found some coffee at TJ Maxx (american discount store) -- not a big discount but still fun.

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Sharing a great read today: Some of the takes are on the extreme end, but like most IT decisions, you can dial the pain to exactly what you want. ^C

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textlog runs on a 2.5€/mo vps 1 core/2gb ram, using just one instance of Bun with its embedded SQLite. Works perfect and I run a few other apps as well on that machine.

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It is quite amazing what you can run in those small VPSes if you just build with them in mind.

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Yeah, it survived being on 1st page of HN for a day just fine! Snappy, didn't sweat at all.

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Why does it have such a cute name 😭😭😭

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What is a Textlog?

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/about

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unicorn, n. - The purest and rarest cob, identified by a singular majestic kernel. Sightings can be found between Ogallala and Dubuque through summertide.

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még csak barátkozom azzal a gondolattal, hogy a Gemma 4 miatt először is Windows 11 lesz a gépen (meg hogy Szentmihályon presszó lesz), ezért nehéz elkezdeni

I'm still getting used to the idea that because of Gemma 4, I'll have Windows 11 on my computer first (and that there will be a presso in Szentmihály), so it's hard to get started.

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I subscribe to the Tony Stark school of engineering. "Sometimes you have to run before you walk." Earlier this year, I built my own static site generator. I hate literally every static site generator out there (not joking). get-taxus.org

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Current aliases: # The canonical tug tug = ["bookmark", "move", "--from", "closest_bookmark(@-)", "--to", "@-"] # Show my current work-in-progress(es). To wip it, whip it good. wips = ["log", "-r", "bookmarks() | description(exact:'')"]

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I've found myself really liking the "megamerge" workflow. Not an alias, just a whole thing.

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hi o/ im from south america, i see the on HN. I really like the vibes and the idea. Ill probably be posting here often, while in the office. cya

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I had hit a throttle now. That’s a “subtle" way to tell me to slow down.

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I'm obsessed with Cowboy Hunters (the band) right now

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Just got Moshi set up - a phone-friendly terminal app. Works well with Herdr for persistent agents, friendly UI. Verdict so far: looks like I'll be working more from my phone.

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I very much like textlog, it feels like a breath of fresh air

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this

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feel the same!

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tysm! welcome!

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Which Linux distribution do you like the most, and why? Follow the previous with your favourite desktop environment.

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Same here except I landed on fedora with default gnome desktop. The old desktops I ssh into are Debian though. Edit: spelling fix I to -> into

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That sounds good! :-)

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Arch, because I feel you cannot use Linux without knowing how it works, and sway for window manager because it is highly stable, wholly keyboard driven, and tiling

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Ubuntu or Linux Mint with Cinnamon and i3 alternating as window managers here

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Arch Linux with KDE. I like that Arch comes with nothing and is pretty vanilla. No bloat, and customisable. No major upgrades where 5 things break at once. Install once, and it's fine until the device has to be replaced. Only then usually do a fresh install. It's up to date, still pretty boring, and you learn a bit in the process.

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i distro hoped a lot. Finally i found my cozy home with debian with kde. 3 years still running without a problem all the software i use works perfectly and the games run smoothly.

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This is a very silly thing to be doing in 2026, but I finally tried some Quake 1 recently. Pretty cool, it's amazing how much it really does just end up feeling like Doom in 3D.

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Since I played both Doom and Quake 2 back in the day, it does feel like I've finally bridged that gap, to where I think I understand what people mean when they talk about Romero's influence in the design.

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Another thing I think it makes really clear is just how much room-over-room changes the way the game spaces feel, even if no one's actively thinking about that while they play.

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i would choose x and the fediverse over this tbh

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notly note

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Bandcamp Friday is almost over! Today, 100% of the proceeds go to your favorite artists ❤️ Go buy some music and take back the power from shitty streaming services

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