Hacker News: GlitchRider47

New comment by GlitchRider47 in "Show HN: Files.md – Open-source alternative to Obsidian"

GlitchRider47 — Mon, 18 May 2026 18:44:41 +0000

Idk it's pretty common practice to have your landing page at the base url, with the app itself located on a subdomain. Off the top of my head I think of standardnotes, linkwarden, raindrop.

New comment by GlitchRider47 in "The switch to Linux and the beginning of my self-hosting journey"

GlitchRider47 — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:12:56 +0000

Self-hosting sucks, yes. But I'll be damned if it isn't fun. It's definitely not for everyone. Not only is it not for everyone, but it is not for everyone's families. I'm so grateful that my wife is willing to put up with me experimenting on our home network, trying out different apps, waiting for me to resolve a DNS issue because I forgot to assign a static IP to my pihole.

New comment by GlitchRider47 in "A case study in PDF forensics: The Epstein PDFs"

GlitchRider47 — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:03:35 +0000

Generally, I'd agree with you. However, the recent Epstein file dump was in 2026, not 2025, so I would say it is relevant in this case..

New comment by GlitchRider47 in "Nova Launcher added Facebook and Google Ads tracking"

GlitchRider47 — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 05:09:51 +0000

Yeah.. I used to use Niagra because it really is a great launcher but I don't like the data collection. A great FOSS alternative is Kvaesitso which doesn't have the exact same layout but it is search based. They also managed to implement a native search that in my opinion is better than Sesame.

New comment by GlitchRider47 in "Nova Launcher added Facebook and Google Ads tracking"

GlitchRider47 — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 05:07:04 +0000

That's strange, that hasn't happened to me. Maybe a reinstall might fix the problem? I use it on a Pixel 8A

New comment by GlitchRider47 in "Nova Launcher added Facebook and Google Ads tracking"

GlitchRider47 — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 05:04:36 +0000

Lawnchair is similar, but it does have some bugs that they're still working through.

If you're not set in the traditional page/app drawer launcher, I'd recommend Kvaesitso. It's a FOSS search based launcher. A bit of a learning curve but it is very performant and feature rich.

New comment by GlitchRider47 in "Spotify increases its US subscription prices for the third time in 3 years"

GlitchRider47 — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:53:12 +0000

Spotify is not just a music platform but a podcast platform too. I'll bet they make a good amount from Rogan's show. I don't see what the big deal is about giving money to the podcaster making podcasts instead of the artist making music.

New comment by GlitchRider47 in "Spotify increases its US subscription prices for the third time in 3 years"

GlitchRider47 — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:49:32 +0000

I just started using Finamp for Android

https://github.com/jmshrv/finamp

I recommend the beta edition as the UI is quite evolved from the previous version.

New comment by GlitchRider47 in "Ask HN: E-Book or Audio-Book"

GlitchRider47 — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 08:25:05 +0000

Both! Something I've enjoyed about the kindle ecosystem is the ability to seamlessly bounce back and forth between Audible and Kindle, picking up where you left off on either platform. I've been missing this since I switched to KOReader.

My general workflow is to listen while doing chores or driving, read when I can.

Chromium Hardening Guide

GlitchRider47 — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 03:04:19 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/RKNF404/chromium-hardening-guide

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45098737

Points: 7

# Comments: 0

New comment by GlitchRider47 in "A small change to improve browsers for keyboard navigation"

GlitchRider47 — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:11:45 +0000

Ha! I actually switched from Vimium to Tridactyl partly because I prefer the rough, snappy scrolling. It felt much more like the ctrl+d ctrl+u navigation in VIM.

New comment by GlitchRider47 in "Ask HN: Do you still bookmark websites?"

GlitchRider47 — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 03:30:42 +0000

Yes. If you're into it, it has an AI tagging feature that will add tags based on content.

New comment by GlitchRider47 in "Notion releases offline mode"

GlitchRider47 — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 01:43:26 +0000

I wouldn't say it is unusable lol. Many people don't need to sync. My work notes for example stay on my work computer.

For those that want to sync without paying, many use syncthing, though I don't think this is a feasible workaround for iOS users.

There are some other syncing methods that I haven't really looked into.

New comment by GlitchRider47 in "Why I'm all-in on Zen Browser"

GlitchRider47 — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:05:07 +0000

Hamburger menu > more tools > add new profile

Once you have more than one profile, you'll see the switcher in the top right.

Also, turn off all crypto/ai stuff in settings. I did and I never see it.

It's really not that much.

New comment by GlitchRider47 in "Ask HN: Do you still bookmark websites?"

GlitchRider47 — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 23:11:55 +0000

I switched from Raindrop to Linkwarden. The reading/annotation is not as smooth but I don't really use it for that. It's self hostable and has integration with floccus for bookmark syncing with a browser.

New comment by GlitchRider47 in "Streaming services are driving viewers back to piracy"

GlitchRider47 — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 03:26:29 +0000

It blows my mind what slow momentum Amazon has for a company with such vast resources. Kindle, for example, lacks so many features to enhance the reading experience. Jailbreaking my kindle and installing KOReader was a game changer.

New comment by GlitchRider47 in "70 Years Ago, Johnny Cash Recorded 'Folsom Prison Blues' and Became a Folk Hero"

GlitchRider47 — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 03:12:02 +0000

As someone who discovered Johnny Cash late (in the past decade) I was really surprised to find out that Johnny Cash covered Hurt by Nine Inch Nails, and not the other way around. I never considered the time overlap in their careers.

Meta's Vision for Superintelligence

GlitchRider47 — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 13:05:56 +0000

Article URL: https://www.meta.com/superintelligence/?_fb_noscript=1

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44733706

Points: 82

# Comments: 173

New comment by GlitchRider47 in "VPN use surges in UK as new online safety rules kick in"

GlitchRider47 — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 04:56:13 +0000

After rereading it with the sibling comment in mind, the swap does make sense in that it subtly shifts the implied causality of the surge in far right polling. My bad for misunderstanding, thanks for the clarifications!

New comment by GlitchRider47 in "VPN use surges in UK as new online safety rules kick in"

GlitchRider47 — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:59:47 +0000

I don't think your modification really changes anything from the original comment.