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Rerecord: Docs Screenshots as Text

TheSaifurRahman — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:35:16 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/saifsmailbox98/rerecord

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50167083

Points: 1

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New comment by TheSaifurRahman in "Rerecord: Docs Screenshots as Text"

TheSaifurRahman — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:32:29 +0000

rerecord lets you work with docs screenshots as editable text

Rerecord: Docs Screenshots as Text

TheSaifurRahman — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:32:29 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/saifsmailbox98/rerecord

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50140526

Points: 1

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New comment by TheSaifurRahman in "JetBrains Air: A System of Products for Agentic Software Development"

TheSaifurRahman — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:40:13 +0000

OK I checked and it is available in the Plugin version of Air, but not in its own IDE. Which is okay.

Any ETA on the mobile app?

New comment by TheSaifurRahman in "JetBrains Air: A System of Products for Agentic Software Development"

TheSaifurRahman — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:51:48 +0000

I mean the OpenAI API integration but on a different hostname, like another URL that is OpenAI compatible, not with another ACP following agent framework.

Try this in Zed:

Open settings > AI > LLM Providers [Configure] >

there is OpenAI and OpenAI subscription - ignore those two.

On top-right, there is "Add Provider" with two options:

1. Compatible APIs (OpenAI)

2. Compatible APIs (Anthropic)

When I choose "Compatible APIs (OpenAI)", I can input a custom API URL.

New comment by TheSaifurRahman in "JetBrains Air: A System of Products for Agentic Software Development"

TheSaifurRahman — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:35:02 +0000

That's unfortunate. I hope you guys are able to crack a deal.

Also, is it possible to use JetBrains Air with OpenAI-compatible APIs/proxies?

New comment by TheSaifurRahman in "JetBrains Air: A System of Products for Agentic Software Development"

TheSaifurRahman — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:24:27 +0000

I think this is the future of code editors.

Two things that fell short for me:

1. No support for my Claude subscription

2. The git interface lags behind other JetBrains IDEs

Ask HN: Do we still need code editors, or are Git clients enough?

TheSaifurRahman — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 22:04:19 +0000

My workflow has shifted away from the features of code editors toward just the git integration: viewing commits, checking uncommitted changes, seeing what will go into the final PR, and so on. I'm used to JetBrains IDEs, so I still open them mainly for the git integration. I really like being able to view a diff there with the file tree next to it.

For the actual coding, I use Claude Code in my terminal. I know many of you use your IDE's AI integration for this, or the Codex/Claude desktop apps, which are essentially just AI plus git integration with no real editor. So the features IDEs build around writing code don't seem to matter as much anymore, at least for me.

I'm curious whether anyone else feels the same way. If you do, what do you use for git: an IDE, one of the AI desktop apps, or a dedicated git client? If you know of a good git client built for this new workflow, I'd love to hear about it.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49780550

Points: 2

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New comment by TheSaifurRahman in "Tell HN: YC companies scrape GitHub activity, send spam emails to users"

TheSaifurRahman — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:30:59 +0000

Are no-reply emails associated with the accounts if the username is changed? That's one reason why I switched back to my personal email.

New comment by TheSaifurRahman in "All AI models might be the same"

TheSaifurRahman — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 20:05:40 +0000

Has there been research on using this to make models smaller? If models converge on similar representations, we should be able to build more efficient architectures around those core features.

New comment by TheSaifurRahman in "All AI models might be the same"

TheSaifurRahman — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 20:03:40 +0000

This only works when different sources share similar feature distributions and semantic relationships.

The M or B game breaks down when you play with someone who knows obscure people you've never heard of. Either you can't recognize their references, or your sense of "semantic distance" differs from theirs. The solution is to match knowledge levels: experts play with experts, generalists with generalists.

The same applies to decoding ancient texts, if ancient civilizations focused on completely different concepts than we do today, our modern semantic models won't help us understand their writing.

New comment by TheSaifurRahman in "Show HN: Encode Base64"

TheSaifurRahman — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 23:29:54 +0000

domain name maybe

New comment by TheSaifurRahman in "Notetime: Minimalistic notes where everything is timestamped"

TheSaifurRahman — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:34:27 +0000

I see a lot of people mentioning how easy it is to add a timestamp using a shortcut or git blame, but that overhead could kills note-taking. Both writing and lookup/review should be extremely fast.

New comment by TheSaifurRahman in "Notetime: Minimalistic notes where everything is timestamped"

TheSaifurRahman — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:22:32 +0000

I've dedicated Sublime Text specifically for my development notes. I use a single folder in my home directory for all these notes. Every new tab gets a timestamped name and this directory assigned (Yes, my sublime's default behaviour is now this), so if I save it, it goes there.

I also have a shortcut to save all files at once, which is great because I end up with a lot open by the end of the day.

It helps keeping track of info I might need later, like backups, text transformations, optimizing DB queries, curl calls, less important passwords, refining emails with LLMs, drafting prompts, etc.

I love how fast my workflow is now: just switch to sublime, open a new tab, type away, and hit `CMD + Y` to save all at the end of the day or week.

For lookup: Mostly, I remember a few keywords and search across files. They're timestamped, so they're sorted in the sidebar (e.g., `2025-03-20_11-02-15-77dee966.txt`).

Shoutout to Odatnurd, who helped me code the plugin and live-streamed it (link in the forum): https://forum.sublimetext.com/t/how-to-auto-save-unsaved-tab....

Things I wish I had:

1. Structure (A scrollable view, with expandable notes, date range picker, better search)

3. Encrypted backups

I find that there are different kinds of ways in which I think of notes (or note types):

1. Dev notes (scratchpad)

2. Thoughts and logs (don't lose it, when did that happen)

3. Long notes we study/review (lecture notes, obsidian)

I feel Notetime is great for [2]. It's a great idea for building a similar sublime plugin.