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example.com or https://example.com
Regular links: [title](example.com) or [title](https://example.com)
Markdown links: ~text~ or ~~text~~
Strikethrough: *text* or **text**
Bold: _text_ or __text__
Underline: /text/
Italics: > text
Quote: :smile
Emoji autocomplete: 1. first 2. second 3. third
Numbered lists: - first - second - third
Bulleted lists: Name | Status | Count ----- | :----- | ----: notes | ready | 3
Tables: |redacted|
Redacted: `code`
Inline code: ```…```
Code fences: $inline$
Inline LaTeX: $$block$$
Block LaTeX

Which one? #poll First option Second option
PollsUse 2–8 unique options.: Which one? #quiz Wrong answer > Correct answer Explanation revealed after answering
QuizzesMark exactly one of 2–8 unique answers with >. Text after a blank line is revealed after answering.: Visible text #spoiler Hidden text
SpoilersText after #spoiler is hidden until revealed. Aliases: #tldr, #sensitive, #contentwarning, #cw, and #triggerwarning.: Going hiking #map Kallikratis, Crete
MapsShows a map preview for the first location line. Alias: #location.: #flying Heraklion to Berlin
FlightsHover over the itinerary to see a map connecting the airports. The next three words form the itinerary: airport, to (or → or ->), airport. Use single-word airport names or IATA/ICAO codes.: Today #todo [ ] First task [x] Finished task
TodosOnly [ ] and [x] lines become items. Click your items to toggle them.: Run this #exec ```js console.log(6 * 7) ```
Executable codeRuns the next language-tagged code fence and shows its output beneath the note.: Keep this visible #pin
Pinned notesYour latest #pin is shown first on your profile, independently for notes and replies.: No more replies #lock
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my initial google on this topic wasn't very fruitful... are there any harnesses that let switch between Claude and Codex when you have the 20/month plans 'seamlessly'. rough edges are fine but I'd like to maintain memories between harnesses.

Maybe implementing a subset of Markdown would be a good thing. I am thinking about bold, italics, inline code, and code block, mostly. Oh, and links.

That’s a great set (and then no more!)

I think so. It could even be made a setting, defaulting it to off. I think it would be useful, especially is self-hosted for a tech community.

Instead of what to add I'm always asking myself what can be avoided or what can I take out. Adding features is easy. Minimalism is hard.

I agree that minimalism is hard. That’s why the subset was explicitly recommended small. Yet, I believe it is extremely useful to have.

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Cool! Let’s test it with a link to Google.

I've tested MD and honestly I don't like it. Bold/italics add unnecessary noise/clutter and the font is already monospace, suited for code, so inline code & code fences are not needed. If 3rd party clients want to implement them it's fine but I'm sensitive to visual noise.

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I agree with this. The core you're building is around a deliberate minimalist philosophy. I was happy to build an opinionated client for my own use-case, but it should imo stay on the fringes for those seeking it.

“If it is not right, do not do it, if it is not true, do not say it.” – Marcus Aurelius

Hello loggers

Hola

Have been reading the book: The Wise Heart by Dr Jack Kornfield. Profound and inspiring. Highly recommend.

There are two kinds of suffering. One which you run from, and it follows you everywhere. And there is suffering you face directly, and in doing so become free. - Ajahn Chah So damn insightful.

Longer answer: My editor does not start wars. I use whatever is convenient. Most of the time I am on visual studio code but I'll use anything. Well, anything except emacs I guess. I don't think I have ever actually used emacs.

Sipping Choya’s ウメッシュ　ノンアルコル。😋

Sipping Choya's Umeshu (plum wine), non-alcoholic. 😋

vibing

same

日本語話者はどれくらいいるんだろう。ここで日本語で書き込み続けるのはどうなんだろう

I wonder how many Japanese speakers there are. Is it okay to keep posting in Japanese here?

こんにちは世界

Hello World

こんにちは。はじめまして。

Hello. Nice to meet you.

ここで日本語で書き込み続けるのはどうなんだろうサイト作成者はさまざまの言語の話者が一緒に話せる場面にしたい気がする

I wonder if it's okay to keep posting in Japanese here. I get the feeling the site creator wants this to be a place where speakers of various languages can talk together.

Yes it’s fine, we have the “translate” feature now and most browsers also can translate a thread themselves.

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τώρα έχουμε αυτόματες μεταφράσεις!

now we have automatic translations!

What is a Textlog?

bill gates built microsoft by making computation cheaper faster and harder for government to restrain. now that he's a billionaire no longer dependent on the free market for his own success he's discovered the virtues of taxing the next wave of computation. 1995 gates would have called it a tax on innovation. classic pull-the-ladder-up-behind-you politics.

These were exactly my thoughts reading about how he thinks we should “preserve” some jobs for people; I don’t remember him being an advocate of preserving the jobs of typists, draftsman, typesetters, and other clerks when his company was leading a prior digital revolution…

WeakNotes 2026-09-27

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

this

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feel the same!

tysm! welcome!

My iPhone is pouring its battery. Feels like a major upgrade of the OS is coming. Hate this crap.

I'm looking forward to . I didn't update to at all on my se 2020. however, at some point I anticipate will require or above.

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Just get rid of it. Life is way better without phones. I haven't had a phone for five years.

I am curious how does that work for you. You should write a post about it and share.

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how do you do things like online identification/tickets for services/events? From my experience in germany a lot of these are online only. Same with like the vaccination certificate back in covid times

I really needed a quiet microblog. This looks like exactly what I'm looking for.

Same. I really wish this platform would last a long time... I've seen so many cool initiatives get posted on HN, only to be taken offline a few months later.

Hello everyone! Just testing this out!