Use a password manager/passkey so you don't have to do this
Sometimes you have broken websites/apps so you gotta copypaste. Sometimes they even have fields where you can't paste either (K9mail on android) (I cry in 64 char password).
Readit Newsmagackame commented on Show HN: Clyp – Clipboard Manager for Linux github.com/murat-cileli/c... · Posted by u/timeoperator
flatpack, snap and all thpse docker wanabee solve the right problem the wrong way.
(pseudo)static is a quick & dirty solution to a real problem. really solving it requires skills and time. which are all quite scarse given the new generation appetite for ease of use over efficiency
What is the right way to solve this problem in your view?
If Rust continues to take over we will end up with (truly)static everything, which doesn't look too bad.
I wouldn't want to go from modal to non-modal.
In fact, I have a hard time editing in web browser textareas and Google Docs because of the muscle memory of vimlike keybindings and how I've associated them with tactile keyboards. (Smartphones and tablets don't give me this problem since they feel different, but laptop/desktop Google Docs editing throws me for a loop.)
Once you learn, modal is the way to go. It feels like playing a piano over an AST. It's so elegant for code and syntax trees.
I've been using vim keybindings in vim and vimlikes (JetBrains IDEs and VS Code) for nearly twenty years now. I learned most of it within just my first three months and have picked up additional surface area every year. I would still call myself a novice relative to vim masters, but you can get a ton of value from the basic movements and chords and occasional macros. All that to say, the learning curve might look steep, but it's shallower than you think and certainly well worth it.
The only reason I'd see non-modal being useful in a modal editor is as a crunch to learn and make the onboarding smoother. But you'd probably still want the first steps to be modal anyway, so I'm not sure it would provide much value.
Just jump in. It feels weird and slow at first, but let it grow on you. It pays dividends.
And then you start craving modal interfaces in your browser, file manager, terminal, messenger...
Some Google Docs <=> markdown buffer as a modal editor feature (or a plugin) would be cool.
Have you ever used a modal editor? It takes the smallest bit of brain training to adapt, but feels more logical for long form coding. I spend a lot more time reading code than writing. Having more tools to grep/highlight/move text in one mode is quite productive.
People who give vim some time split in two camps:
- how can you use a modal editor!?
- how can you use a nonmodal editor!?
magackame commented on Launch HN: Issen (YC F24) – Personal AI language tutor · Posted by u/mariano54
Catalan, the language, does not have a flag. As a native speaker (of a dialect) who is not from Catalonia I would much rather the language be represented by the Spanish national flag. Although people from Andorra might also not love that.
Languages and flags don't mix well.
I wonder if anyone ever came up with logos or at least emoji codes for languages?
magackame commented on Why is the Rust compiler so slow? sharnoff.io/blog/why-rust... · Posted by u/Bogdanp
Unfortunately, removing debug symbols in most cases isn't a good/useful option
What "most" cases are you thinking of? Also don't forget that a binary that in release weights 10 MB, when compiled with debug symbols can weight 300 MB, which is way less practical to distribute.
magackame commented on Show HN: Generate custom, branded illustrations using text illustrationsai.app/... · Posted by u/samarthzalte905
I successfully generated two images, but on third it said that the generation failed (a message in a toast) and now I am locked and can't generate any more images (the failed image is still in progress endlessly).
magackame commented on Can your terminal do emojis? How big? dgl.cx/2025/06/can-your-t... · Posted by u/dgl
I also find fully rendered/colored emojis distracting even in repo readmes because I feel they give off a casual chat messaging vibe, since before colored emojis became part of Unicode proper they were exclusively used for chat messengers.
There's a Unicode sequence that tries to use a monochrome glyph instead if it's supported which I prefer as it's more in keeping with the rest of the text (though an issue with some of those variants is legibility at small sizes/PPI).
Noto Emoji has all emoji as monochrome outlines.
magackame commented on Snorting the AGI with Claude Code kadekillary.work/blog/#20... · Posted by u/beigebrucewayne
as the models get better, IDEs will be seen as low level
Wait you write your code by hand??? ewww...
magackame commented on Someone at YouTube needs glasses jayd.ml/2025/04/30/someon... · Posted by u/jaydenmilne
Let's also not forget about automatic title and audio translations...