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Bob Beck (OpenBSD) on why vi should stay vi (2006)

https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=115820462402673&w=2
1•birdculture•27s ago•0 comments

Show HN: Glimpsh – exploring gaze input inside the terminal

https://github.com/dchrty/glimpsh
1•dochrty•1m ago•0 comments

The Optima-l Situation: A deep dive into the classic humanist sans-serif

https://micahblachman.beehiiv.com/p/the-optima-l-situation
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Barn Owls Know When to Wait

https://blog.typeobject.com/posts/2026-barn-owls-know-when-to-wait/
1•fintler•1m ago•0 comments

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjOBZ_Xzuio
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LicGen – Offline License Generator (CLI and Web UI)

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Service Degradation in West US Region

https://azure.status.microsoft/en-gb/status?gsid=5616bb85-f380-4a04-85ed-95674eec3d87&utm_source=...
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The Janitor on Mars

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Bringing Polars to .NET

https://github.com/ErrorLSC/Polars.NET
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https://nemin.hu/guix-packaging.html
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Show HN: We had 20 Claude terminals open, so we built Orcha

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1•iand675•10m ago•0 comments

Warcraftcn/UI – UI component library inspired by classic Warcraft III aesthetics

https://www.warcraftcn.com/
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Trump Vodka Becomes Available for Pre-Orders

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Velocity of Money

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velocity_of_money
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Stop building automations. Start running your business

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You can't QA your way to the frontier

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https://palettepoint.com
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B4kkaGOozA
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https://twitter.com/BigBrainMkting/status/2019792335509541220
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Study confirms experience beats youthful enthusiasm

https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/07/boomers_vs_zoomers_workplace/
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We have broken SHA-1 in practice

https://shattered.io/
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Ask HN: Was my first management job bad, or is this what management is like?

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KV Cache Transform Coding for Compact Storage in LLM Inference

https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.01815
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A quantitative, multimodal wearable bioelectronic device for stress assessment

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-67747-9
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Why Big Tech Is Throwing Cash into India in Quest for AI Supremacy

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3•saikatsg•50m ago•0 comments
Open in hackernews

Made an interactive Vim practice tool to retain commands – looking for feedback

1•VimDrill•7mo ago
Hey everyone, I’ve been learning Vim recently and struggling with retaining some of the motions and commands — I realized I needed a way to practice actively, not just read tutorials. So I built a little web-based trainer for myself with short lessons and interactive drills. It gives immediate feedback and lets you repeat commands until they stick. The idea is to make it feel like learning to type: small, repetitive practice sessions that build muscle memory over time. Would love any feedback — especially from others who struggled with Vim at the beginning. What helped you most? What would you add or change? (Free to try — I can drop the link in a comment if that’s allowed.)

Comments

johncoltrane•7mo ago
Actively using Vim is what makes the subset of commands you need stick, which makes things like this generally pointless. Writing that program with Vim, assuming you actually did, did a much better job for you than the program will do for its eventual users.

Learning Vim is easy.

VimDrill•7mo ago
I agree، nothing beats using Vim regularly in real work. The issue is that many beginners don't make it that far. They quit before reaching the “aha” moment because they keep forgetting what w, e, gg, or ^ do. VimDrill isn’t trying to replace actual Vim use. It’s like a flight simulator — a safe space to practice specific commands, get instant feedback, and build confidence before (or alongside) using Vim for real. Also, yes — I wrote the site itself using Vim :) That part definitely helped me. Now I want others to get that benefit without having to suffer first.