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rayrag··on Next Gen Static Blogging
Then he could use div tag instead of code tag but then it wouldn't be 'next-gen' I assume.
rayrag··on Next Gen Static Blogging
So, instead of using semantic html and css like 'white-space: pre-line' and 'max-width: 40ch' author wrapped content of his blog post into 'code' tag and called it 'next-gen'. What is 'next-gen' about it? Either I am missing something or I'm not drunk enough. Worst thing it has 100 upvotes :/

>Simplicity is key

This isn't simplicity...

I need a beer.

rayrag··on What I Use Instead of Google
> If Apple were a different company, it would've made maps available for use on web browsers and non-Apple devices. That could also help in a more rapid improvement of maps as opposed to the mostly-useless state it's been in (except for a few countries and regions in certain countries that Apple likes and works more on).

Try https://satellites.pro/plan/world_map# - you can switch between Apple Maps, OSM, Mapbox, Google Maps, Yandex and Esri

rayrag··on A comparison of city building games
Thanks for the info. Epic was giving it for free recently so I own it. I will definitely try it.
rayrag··on A comparison of city building games
Does any of those games have some kind of 'free mode'? I'm not interested in playing but rather in a casually designing city, similarly to the Townscaper game.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1291340/Townscaper

rayrag··on The Wonderful Uses of Asbestos (1942) [video]
There is a Vice documentary from 2016 about asbestos - Why the Deadly Asbestos Industry is Still Alive and Well (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy3piCUPIkc).
rayrag··on Planner 2.6 – An open-source Todoist alternative for Linux
Apps on Elementary store are available as pay as you want. The price there is just a suggestion and if don't want to pay just decrease it to 0.
rayrag··on Ask HN: Best Talks of 2020?
I Pressed ⌘B. You Wouldn't Believe What Happened Next - Marcin Wichary, Figma (Config) YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVD-sjtFoEI
rayrag··on Planner 2.6 – An open-source Todoist alternative for Linux
Github repo: https://github.com/alainm23/planner
rayrag··on Ask HN: Best Tutorials for Blender?
Maybe you'll will find this article useful: https://medium.com/the-100-day-project/100-days-of-3d-4b28a5...
rayrag··on Craft – A fresh take on documents
Try Obsidian or wait a bit for Zenkit to release Hypernotes - all their apps are available on Linux.

https://obsidian.md

https://zenkit.com/en

rayrag··on Show HN: Instantly search 28M books from OpenLibrary
I understand that it is side project that's why I went to Openlibrary website to check results there. And the thing I don't understand is why Openlibrary shows me books that aren't available to borrow. In this case I was expecting that books in search result will be available to borrow. Now after searching for a book you have manually search for a available book. Why don't they put a checkbox 'Show only available books' that would automatically filter out unavailable books?
rayrag··on Best online communities for software developers
Soon you will be able to read three articles for free each month, more if you register. Anyway here's a list of free icon sets you can use in your projects. Tomorrow I will post 15 best free fonts you could use. Cheers.
rayrag··on Best online communities for software developers
4programmers.net if you speak Polish.
rayrag··on Best online communities for software developers
dev.to is new medium.com
rayrag··on Google outage – resolved
killedbygoogle.com is still working.

;)

rayrag··on Show HN: Instantly search 28M books from OpenLibrary
I've searched for 'Lovecraft' and then opened first 15 results - no book was in library. Then I went to the openlibrary.org and again searched for 'Lovecraft' and among first 20 results I could only borrow one book for an hour. What is the point of showing books that aren't in library, or I am missing something?
rayrag··on Ask HN: Alternatives to HN for non-Hacker News?
Skyscrapercity.com for architecture, construction, urban issues etc. One of my favs, mainly because it's a old school forum so no upvoting/downvoting, no algorithms and no teenagers. Quality may be varied though - depends of which regional subforum you are browsing.

Reddit - geopolitics, philosophy, printSF. Avoid main subreddits and use multireddits feature to connect similar subreddits into one feed.

slowernews.com

rayrag··on Openstreetmap is having a moment
I have questions about OSM:

1. Is there any decent OSM app for Windows10 (good UI and offline capabilities is a must-have)

2. How can I display Russian/Chinese/Arabic city names in English?

3. If I create an OSM account will I be able to save routes and addresses?

Edit: Thanks for answers.

rayrag··on Trinity Desktop Environment R14.0.9 Release Notes
That's the ugliest GUI I have seen in a while. 1995 was 25 years ago.

https://wiki.trinitydesktop.org/images/4/44/TDE-screen1.png

rayrag··on Twitter and Facebook's action over Joe Biden article reignites bias claims
Entry barrier became too low, no skills required to post anything.

Web became centralized. Instead of visiting dozens websites you started visiting few conglomerates.

People thought that their opinions are unique and matters anything, so they started posting everything everywhere.

rayrag··on Raindrop 5.0
What kind of bookmarks do you keep so you need encryption? Have you tried xbrowsersync.org?
rayrag··on Show HN: WebCatalog – turn websites into desktop apps
Edge doesn't show 'Install as app' in address bar but if you go to menu > apps there will be 'Install this site as an app'. I'm using apps for Duolingo, Ventusky, Airly, Livescore, Plaza One, Poolside FM. I even tried to make an app for this website and it worked.

https://imgur.com/a/2OcJOfp

rayrag··on Netflix is creating a problem by cancelling TV shows too soon
That's why I prefer watch anthologies like Fargo or True Detective. Each season tells a different story but it has common things (setting, vibe, etc.) with previous one and I know more or less what to expect. And if I want to skip let's say S02 I can watch S03 witout any problems.
rayrag··on Show HN: I made a site where you practice typing by retyping entire novels
Use Type Faster - Edit Settings>Edit lessons>New lesson and paste whatever text you would like retype.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/typefaster/

rayrag··on Show HN: I made a site where you practice typing by retyping entire novels
I've used Type Faster and Sublime Text to achieve something like this but instead of books I've used articles/tutorials/documentation or articles in another language. In Type Faster I was creating new lessons with article I wanted to read. In Sublime Text I've used two panels - on left side I had article on right it was my typing space. While Type Faster shows you what word you have to type right now Sublime doesn't so I had to memorize as much words I wanted to type to avoid looking back and forth between panels. This is also useful when learning new language, if you are using Duolingo you most likely focus on speaking/reading/pronouncing words and not on writing so retyping articles in that language is very good method to memorize words.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/typefaster/

rayrag··on Calibre 5.0
Try Readera, much nicer Ui and good pdf support.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.readera&hl...

rayrag··on Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for desktop
In Firefox middle click on title doesn't work (it should open link in new tab).
rayrag··on Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for desktop
Try https://github.com/jiahaog/nativefier, it's not perfect but it works.
rayrag··on Eastern European Movies
You can watch some Polish movies with English subs on Studio Filmowe TOR channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPZJOdnu_og&list=PL2gv9m758a...
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