Ask HN: What are things desktop applications do that web apps can't?2 points·by theterriblestid·6 lat temu·5 comments
theterriblestid·6 lat temu·discussI just keep lists that explain what each function does in my notes, for UML Lucidchart has some templates.
theterriblestid·6 lat temu·discussWe’re using this to display data in a study for stroke patient recovery!
theterriblestid·6 lat temu·discussOnline ordering companies like ChowNow & qMenu that take <5% commission have existed for ages.
theterriblestid·6 lat temu·discussThere was a study https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_waldinger_what_makes_a_good... on what made adult men the happiest over their lives. Supposedly it’s having the back of people that also have yours.
theterriblestid·6 lat temu·discussTry roam research! It lets you tag things by association, reference previous notes, search, and make inline code blocks/format formulas
theterriblestid·6 lat temu·discussI once used a much larger EC2 than I needed and got billed a few hundred. After explaining the situation they refunded all of it.
theterriblestid·6 lat temu·discussThis is coming at a good time with the surveillance concerns in TikTok.
theterriblestid·7 lat temu·discussEven a computer without installed dependencies should be able to follow the docs. Some don’t list what dependencies they need at the beginning, which could save a lot of time and error messages.