arthurofbabylon

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by arthurofbabylon 5mo ago
Scope out minimal.app (or minimal.app/#beta for anyone who wants to contribute to the roadmap). Opinionated, native-only, extremely focused.
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by arthurofbabylon 5mo ago
How does gobbledygook like this get traction on HN? What has happened on HN culturally to allow something like this to surface to the top?
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by arthurofbabylon 6mo ago
Wow, no mention of asafoetida (hing)?
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by arthurofbabylon 6mo ago
This is a journalistic publication with a foundational value of transparency. If you study the history of institutions that favor transparency, they rarely ever need to further justify efforts of transparency beyond that underlying value. T
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by arthurofbabylon 7mo ago
Both Notion and Obsidian are sluggish compared to Minimal.
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by arthurofbabylon 8mo ago
1. This is a compelling argument beyond the author’s scope (code). For example, consider cognition, consider language. LoD is the crucial variable. 2. It has been a long time since most of us were bottle-necked by producing more code. Maybe
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R/IndieAppNews(old.reddit.com)
1 points by arthurofbabylon 8mo ago|0 comments
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by arthurofbabylon 9mo ago
Contrastingly, Minimal (minimal.app) is a markdown notes app made by me for me (for one person!) improved to support 100 thoughtful writers, improved again to support thousands, then tens of thousands… now 6 years later I continue to ship m
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by arthurofbabylon 9mo ago
I was speaking with an architect a few months ago and dismayed to learn that they no longer bother designing for thermal management (relying on air-conditioning alone). They are fully focused on the aesthetic "integration" of the
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by arthurofbabylon 9mo ago
Key adjustment to your first proposal: the additional property tax should also be waived when having long-term renters/occupants.
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by arthurofbabylon 9mo ago
My question "what systemic solutions are available on a scale like Apple's to maintain high-quality and strong consistency?" was sincere. I'm neither complacent (as you seemed to imply) nor magically hand-waiving a &quot
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by arthurofbabylon 9mo ago
The surface area of the Apple suite is now enormous. We now have an incredible array of devices, physical environments, and purposes. It's really quite staggering: just look at the spans between a) checking the UV index on Apple Watch
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by arthurofbabylon 11mo ago
The comment is sincere. You appear to disagree with the book’s argument prior to having heard it — a great candidate for a mind-opening read. If the book (once published) proves its premise, you’ll disproportionately benefit from the read.
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by arthurofbabylon 11mo ago
The comments section here is a phenomenal expository of biases, for the very reason you cite.
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by arthurofbabylon 11mo ago
1. Consider preordering the book if you're already reacting to part of its premise; it should be a juicy read. 2. Regarding the power of billionaires vs the power of the median voter, consider that each lever in a system deserves atten
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by arthurofbabylon 11mo ago
It sounds like this book would be a good candidate for your reading list.
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Writing Tools and Apple Intelligence(blog.minimal.app)
1 points by arthurofbabylon 11mo ago|0 comments
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by arthurofbabylon 11mo ago
> Profitability isn't unambitious; it's controlling your own destiny. Even better, profitability is all about a harmonious developer-customer relationship. This was alluded to later in the essay, but I believe it is worth empha
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by arthurofbabylon 11mo ago
I’m curious if any of these centrally planned capital city relocations have succeeded. Brasilia, for example, is widely considered a terrible city. Are there successful examples?
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Iran's president calls for new capital to replace Tehran(ft.com)
4 points by arthurofbabylon 11mo ago|4 comments
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by arthurofbabylon 1y ago
Author here. I am aware of the excessive simplicity, but the 60/30/10 thing is deliberately unsophisticated to make it easier to apply and easier to reason about. My goal in writing this is less about hustle culture and more to co
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A technique for focusing and optimally allocating effort(blog.minimal.app)
1 points by arthurofbabylon 1y ago|1 comments
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by arthurofbabylon 1y ago
I often hangout in the old world and I’ve noticed (coming from the new world) a substantial informal economy. Everyone produces something (wine, honey, bread, kombucha, grappa, balsamic) and trades. There is no effort at efficiency. I quite
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by arthurofbabylon 1y ago
I love the discussion — thank you. Your comment makes me more bullish on death. Death isn’t arbitrary as you claim: it is a direct expression of an entity in its environment, it epitomizes contextualization. (I argue that honoring context i
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by arthurofbabylon 1y ago
Let’s upgrade our intellectual rigor here. Do you sincerely believe that “PV + battery are sufficient for virtually anywhere in the world” even when it comes to viral disease, dictatorships and warfare, chemical pollution, deforestation, so
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by arthurofbabylon 1y ago
I don't think you understand my argument. The point is not whether or not solar electricity generation is good or bad (it is obviously very favorable). The point I am making is that it is unhelpful to collapse complexity into a simplis
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by arthurofbabylon 1y ago
Let's use our imagination to overcome some naivety. Imagine for a moment that you just instantly 10x'ed the presence of PVs and tell me what will change. Do you truly believe that you will never encounter a bottleneck? Go on 10x&#
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by arthurofbabylon 1y ago
When I think of the term "agency" I think of a feedback loop whereby an actor is aware of their effect and adjusts behavior to achieve desired effects. To be a useful agent, one must operate in a closed feedback loop; an open loop
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by arthurofbabylon 1y ago
"Proven insufficient" when scoped to the sweeping social changes proposed by the author. PV cells are obviously effective and increasingly so over time, but further efficiency gains will not on their own topple dictatorships or cu
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by arthurofbabylon 1y ago
I appreciate the themes but find this overly conceptual. We can look at hard figures(†) and see errors in the prophecy. While yes this is a transformative period, I don't believe the author truly identifies the fulcrum; PV cells alone

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