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manaskarekar

3,582 karma · joined August 11, 2012

Languages I enjoy: Rust, Python, Clojure, Zig, C++, C, Go

https://github.com/manaskarekar

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manaskarekar··on JEdit – Programmer's Text Editor
Just throwing a wild idea out there, if you ever decide to write a non-jvm based port of jEdit, possibly with support for the older plug-ins, I think it would become the best editor.
manaskarekar··on JEdit – Programmer's Text Editor
The biggest things that cause friction in SublimeText compared to jEdit are the tabbed views instead of separation between Buffers/Views.

Then there's hypersearch, which is still the most versatile search implementation in an editor IMHO. (Perhaps a ripgrep integration underneath would speed it up!)

And there are the Highlight and SFTP plugins which are amazing and surprisingly hard to find (not that there aren't any, just not with the same specific nuances).

I could wax poetic all day. Thanks for jEdit.

manaskarekar··on JEdit – Programmer's Text Editor
Thank you for jEdit. It is my favorite editor that I have used next to vim for the past 13 years.

It does SO many things right, that I can't find a single editor that can do the same things well. Combined with some of the plugins, that I haven't found good replacements for, it is one of my favorite pieces of software ever.

Thank you.

manaskarekar··on Hackernews.com
You mean type 'n' and hit enter.
manaskarekar··on Usage statistics of server-side programming languages for websites
Offish-topic: PHP docs are awesome.
manaskarekar··on iOS is worse than Android
Thank you for this. I had heard of the shortcuts allowing you to achieve this but never got around to it.

Took me all of 10 seconds to set it up, thank you.

manaskarekar··on iOS is worse than Android
My biggest peeve is that the Bluetooth toggle doesn’t ape you to turn Bluetooth off completely. It only puts it in some low power idle mode or something.

The decision was made for apple watch and airpods to keep the connection I think.

To turn Bluetooth really off, one has to go to settings > Bluetooth, then toggle.

manaskarekar··on Going mouseless
Thanks, this is awesome. I totally expect to rely on this feature after using it for a few weeks and expect Mozilla to yank it out for usability reasons.
manaskarekar··on Crafting Interpreters is available in print
Nice! I can do that. Once again, thank you so much.

Can't wait to hear what you announce next.

manaskarekar··on Crafting Interpreters is available in print
I snuck in the OT question in there as an edit, but curious, is there an option to buy pdf + print or do those need to go separately?
manaskarekar··on Crafting Interpreters is available in print
Thank you so much for everything you have put out. The execution is always beautiful, the content is solid, licensing/pricing model is great, and the meta info about the layout/setup/journey is equally enjoyable.

As the saying goes, your books spark joy. Thank you.

OT: Do I need to purchase the pdf separately if I purchase the print book?

manaskarekar··on Christmas Is Bird-Counting Season (2016)
Off topic, but if this your thing, might I suggest checking out this relaxing movie - The Big Year. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1053810/
manaskarekar··on Ask HN: How do you prevent eyestrain with daily computer use?
Buy a monitor that offers flicker free backlight brightness control.

Read up on PWM flicker in displays and their effects.

It’s one of the biggest factors yet ignored by most folks.

This is different from the refresh rate of your monitor.

This and the other tips mentioned in this thread.

manaskarekar··on Gimp is 25 years old today
GIMP has been one of my constantly used software for over 20 years. I recall messing with text effects and some Python-fu. Still use it to this day for all kinds of editing.

And it gave us GTK!

Congrats.

manaskarekar··on Moving from Macbook to Linux
Could be Debian unstable.
manaskarekar··on Billy Mitchell’s Donkey Kong high-score case will move forward to trial
I'd recommend checking out Mario Grand Poo World related record runs and the history of those mods. It's crazy how much effort goes into it.

Run from the namesake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwYt3QxJv34

manaskarekar··on Amazon’s $23M book about flies (2011)
Off topic but it reminds of the book by Jack Stratton called "How I made $290,000 selling books" priced at $290,000.

Couldn’t find the original listing.

The author is a member of Vulfpeck, pretty fun band.

https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/6ofdt6/how_i_made_29...

manaskarekar··on The Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Cognitive Capacity (2017)
This was also my experience with the Lumia 920 (greatest phone + OS combo ever IMHO).

The maps ("Here") on Windows Mobile were actually not bad at all.

Using this phone taught me not to be obsessed with instant mail notifications among other things.

manaskarekar··on How to Be Helpful Online
Good advice!

An aside, for beginner python programmers, here is a very nice talk from Ned (among many others from him).

Ned Batchelder - Facts and Myths about Python names and values - PyCon 2015: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AEJHKGk9ns

manaskarekar··on The vocal ranges of the greatest artists of all time
Here’s a longer list with some of the best vocalists, headed by none other than Mike Patton.

https://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2014/05/digging-deeper-axl-...

manaskarekar··on Have we let the LED indicator light go too far?
Haha, that's classic.

Reminds me, Dell Workstations have multiple numbered LEDs on the front panel that pretty much describe an error in binary.

manaskarekar··on Have we let the LED indicator light go too far?
There is something about LEDs on metal parts that is very “sci-fi cool” to me.

To pick one category, status indicators on older Dell Latitudes and Macbook Pros.

These were small, pleasant, and very useful.

The “breathing“ pattern is also amazing. So simple, yet nice.

manaskarekar··on Rust on the ESP32 (2019)
Follow up post https://mabez.dev/blog/posts/esp32-rust-svd-pac/
manaskarekar··on Perl 7 is going to be Perl 5.32, mostly
As someone who has worked arguably a lot with Perl, Ruby and Python, I too choose Python.
manaskarekar··on Apple Doubles the Price of RAM Upgrade on Entry-Level 13-Inch MacBook Pro
The last partially upgradable machines were the 2015 Macbook Pros and Airs. You could upgrade the nvme ssd.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/upgrading-2013-2014-mac...

manaskarekar··on SpaceX successfully launches two humans into orbit
What a moment in time! As usual, they make it look so effortless. Surprising how the suits, simpler looking interiors and interfaces seem to be taking over the old physical buttons and wires and what not. Hats off.
manaskarekar··on SpaceX successfully launches two humans into orbit
Strange Brew for those wondering. Classic movie.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086373/

manaskarekar··on SpaceX successfully launches two humans into orbit
Good luck to everyone! What an exciting time.

Curious about the spacesuits and performance of the “minimal” touchscreen interfaces compared to the older stuff.

manaskarekar··on SpaceX NASA returning human spaceflight to United States today (canceled)
Good luck to all involved, this is a remarkable moment.
manaskarekar··on Chromium project finds that 70% of security defects are memory safety problems
There are the Core Guidelines : https://github.com/isocpp/CppCoreGuidelines.
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