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Aaronmacaron

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Aaronmacaron··on From macOS to Windows and WSL
I use Windows + WSL on a daily basis for web development. This is what I did about the Terminal Problem: I installed XMing (an X-Server for Windows). Then I configured WSL to use the the X-Server installed on the host. This way I can use any Linux terminal emulator (actually any Linux GUI Application) on my Windows machine. This works surprisingly well for how much of a hack this is. I've been using this set up with gnome-terminal on a daily basis for over a year now.

It'd still be great if there was a solid windows-native alternative.

Aaronmacaron··on Hyper 2, Electron based terminal
Oh I think this is a misunderstanding. I thought you were talking about the binary file size which is very big for electron apps since they ship a full-blown browser. It is possible that JavaFX apps also use a lot of memory (RAM) but I was referring to the file size of the .jar file of a JavaFX app.
Aaronmacaron··on Hyper 2, Electron based terminal
This is only the case if you bundle the JVM with your application. Without the JVM you can write a simple application without exceeding the .jar file size of 1 MB.
Aaronmacaron··on Show HN: Genact – A nonsense activity generator
Maybe they use "hollywood" (https://packages.ubuntu.com/artful/hollywood)
Aaronmacaron··on Show HN: All Politicians in Switzerland
Why would you treat e and é the same? Those are two different characters with different pronunciations. You also wouldn't treat capital i (I) and small L (l) the same just because they look similarly.
Aaronmacaron··on Show HN: Airmash – Multiplayer Missile Warfare HTML5 Game
In the changelog (https://airma.sh/changelog) it says today (10th Dec 17) was the first release.
Aaronmacaron··on Show HN: Airmash – Multiplayer Missile Warfare HTML5 Game
I'm amazed by how well this works on mobile. I literally played this game for about half an hour on my phone in the HN app web view because it's just so much fun. I'm used to normal web pages that don't even really work on mobile and this game just worked seamlessly without any problems whatsoever. Great Job!
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