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The most popular blog posts about tools & productivity on Hacker News. 158 posts.
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Screenshot URL tracking and niki-bot
UPDATE: Awesome Screenshot 3.7.12 now offers an 'opt-out' setting to address this (but it's on by default) - read my new article here.
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My new favorite vim/tmux bug
This week, I'm grateful that my coworkers know to come grab me if something seriously weird is going on, because it...
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The Beauty of LaTeX (2011)
There are several reasons why one should prefer L A T E X to a WYSIWYG word processor like Microsoft Word: portability, lightness, security are just a few of them (not to mention that L A T E X is free ). There is still a further reason that definitely convinced me to abandon MS Word when I wrote my dissertation: you…
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Magic mirror: One way mirror with a monitor behind it
I build stuff. Virtual and physical. For both business and pleasure. Join me in my development, design and electronics journey.
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How To Become Uber Productive While Working For Yourself
Note: I was introduced to this idea somewhere on Hacker News a few weeks back, though I haven't been able to find the exact discussion again [1]. I adapted the original concept to fit my own style, and it's changed the way I approach my work. Uber Productivity - How To…
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Icdiff: side-by-side command line diffs
Your terminal can display color, but most diff tools don't make good use of it. By highlighting changes, icdiff can show you the differences between similar files without getting in the way. This is especially helpful for identifying and understanding small changes within existing lines.
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Living a High-DPI desktop lifestyle can be painful on Windows
I've been using this Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro for the last few weeks, and lemme tell ...
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Spaced Repetition is Awesome
I've recently become motivated to learn Portuguese. Mulheres bonitas sao muito motivado. It's not the first time this has happened to me - in the past I've attempted to learn Spanish, Farsi and Konkani. But it is the first time I've made significant progress and it's the first time that I …
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Using GNU Stow to manage your dotfiles
Adaptation, Algorithms and Ambience
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Rich Command Shells
Many applications benefit from a mix of a graphical and textual interface. This has ranged from entire environments, like the Lisp Machine and the follow-on Common Lisp Interface Manager (CLIM), to specific applications like Mathematica and others which employ a "notebook interface". There have also been various…
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Getting Organized with Org Mode
I’ve been using Emacs Org mode for nearly a year now. For a while I mostly just used it to take and organize notes, but over time I’ve discovered it’s an incredibly useful tool for managing projects and tasks, writing and publishing documents, keeping track of time and todo lists, and maintaining a journal. Project…
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Side Tabs: Prototyping An Unexpected Productivity Hack
Writing and work from Darrin Henein — a designer, game developer, and photographer from Toronto.
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Plain text wrapping in Gmail
By default, composing a new email in Gmail results in an HTML email under the hood — even if you don’t use any formatting. Luckily, it’s possible to opt-out of that and use plain text email instead. In the ‘new email’ window, click the downwards arrow and check ‘Plain text mode’.
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Practical Tmux
Today I switched over completely from GNU Screen to the more modern BSD-licensed alternative, tmux . After making sure that tmux had replacements for all Screen’s key features, I took the plunge, and haven’t looked back. The project’s webpage has a complete list of features available under tmux, but as an everyday…
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Shell programming with bash: by example, by counter-example
As an interactive shell, bash is a terse language for initiating and directing computations.
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The URL shortener situation is out of control
I saw a URL today on Twitter to an article on Slate.com. It was a custom short ...
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The Magic CmdLine and how I got it back
What am I running inside my bash?
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The Guide to Not Buying a 3D Printer
3d printing projects, Ultimaker and other DIY 3d stuff
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How to Create Your Own Git Server
Although I'm a happy (also paying) user of GitHub's offerings, there are times when I prefer to host a private repository on a server I control. Setting up your own Git server can be useful if you're isolated from the public internet, if you're subject to inflexible regulations, or if you simply want features…