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Gmail really wants me to say yes
Works for me. I’m down. Absolutely.
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Tools & Productivity
The most popular blog posts about tools & productivity on Hacker News. 4,417 posts.
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Better Clojure formatting
A Clojure formatting style good enough to be a default standard
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The Markdown Mindset
Over the last year, I have moved all my non-code writing to Markdown format. I don’t even have Microsoft Word installed on my laptop anymore. Here’s why:
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My eBook build process and some PDF, EPUB and MOBI tips
In case you missed it, last month I self-published an eBook about Ruby internals called Ruby Under a Microscope . To date I’ve sold over 600 copies - thanks everyone! I’ve never written anything so ambitious before, and I’m grateful for your support. I hope it’s been a fun read, and that you come away with a better…
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Grep one-liners as CI tasks
Leveraging grep's exit status and output for simple code checks
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Bezier Curves and Type Design: A Tutorial
[2026/09/14]: This article became the most popular I've ever written. Since it was written a long time ago, I decided to rework it: polishing the wording to facilitate comprehension, fixing dead links and typos, and adding interactivity. Still, it remains faithful to the original — a lot of people discussed it and…
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Malleable software = solid bases and custom code
In 2019 I bet on the no-code revolution. That bet aged so-so. Here is the new one.
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An unusual Google Keyboard bug
Why backspaces sometimes don't work the way they should.
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Rep and Ren: A new approach to CLI find, replace, and renaming
This post is about two new command-line utilities: rep and ren. Both are available on GitHub.
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Fixed Layout Prototyping – Hexagonal Electronics Breadboard
daverowntree has one repository available. Follow their code on GitHub.
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Ditch the sim rig and use your car instead (2019)
Use DIY CAN bus tools to convert your car into the best sim rig ever
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My Org Roam Notes Workflow (2021)
A description of my org-roam notes workflow, from writing the notes to publishing them on my website.
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My Gift to the Rustdoc Team
About two weeks ago I entered a discussion with the docs.rs team about, basically, why we have to look at this: When we could be looking at this: And of course, as always, there are reasons why thi...
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My journey for dual displays with my M1 Pro Mac (2021)
After numerous failed attempts at dual 4K monitors for my M1 Pro Mac, I finally found a winning combination. Read all about the journey here.
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Blank turns your TV screen black until you press any button on a remote
I’m happy to announce the release of a new tvOS app called Blank. It turns your screen black and keeps it that way until you press any button on a remote. Seriously, that’s all it does. Here’s the screen you see when you launch the app for the first time: That second paragraph hints at […]
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Review of the Kinesis Advantage360 Professional
The Advantage360 Professional is the successor to the well-known Advantage2. It comes with several new features, such as Adjustable Split, Wireless connection, Tenting, ZMK (highly customizable firmware), and many other minor things. In this blog post, I will explain the significant design changes and my experiences…
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Git Submodules: Adding, Using, Removing, Updating (2009)
I've spent a little more than a month working with Git now. I can honestly say that while there are many things that I like about Git, there are just as many things that I personally find to be a pain in the butt. Submodules specifically have managed to be a thorn in my side…
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Fastest Front End Tooling for Humans and AI
Frontend tooling in 2026+, with and without AI.
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Dropbox keeps threatening to delete my files
For the past two years, I’ve been on the receiving end of a passive aggressive win-back campaign from Dropbox. The feud originally started when I migrated away from Dropbox and hence canceled my subscription while leaving them saddled with over a terabyte of my data to carry forever, like a camel in the digital…
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Sed challenge: join cal -y months into a single column
This is a little sed challenge that ocurred to me somewhat recently, when I wondered how many weeks were between 2 dates. Of course, I just looked at the calendar and counted, but then I wondered what kind of sed script I’d need in the middle of a cal -y | ... | wc -l pipeline to get the same answer.
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