Hacker News: jyriand

New comment by jyriand in "A practical guide for setting up Zettelkasten method in Obsidian"

jyriand — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:18:39 +0000

I found it useful when writing a thesis. It gave me a way to research many ideas, not directly connected to the main topic, but still interesting in my mind at least. I really enjoyed this unstructured approach. I didn't have to worry that I will get stuck, because I always had a way back to the main topic.

So, I think you need some kind of a goal, a bigger project, for Zettelkasten to become useful.

WordStar for DOS 7.0 Archive

jyriand — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 11:05:18 +0000

Article URL: https://sfwriter.com/blog/?p=5806

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44886977

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Dragon Sweeper

jyriand — Sat, 19 Apr 2025 06:33:41 +0000

Article URL: https://dragonsweeper.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43734655

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by jyriand in "Ask HN: How to transcribe 1000s of handwritten notes"

jyriand — Sun, 02 Jun 2024 11:41:25 +0000

Have you tried Appke notes. It does a pretty decent job. Here is a example https://youtu.be/eoIIUpdhKZs?si=PXWdhTt0DmFjbrLs

New comment by jyriand in "3M executives convinced a scientist forever chemicals in human blood were safe"

jyriand — Mon, 20 May 2024 13:12:11 +0000

This title is unreadable.

Homestuck

jyriand — Fri, 17 May 2024 16:25:36 +0000

Article URL: https://www.homestuck.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40391551

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

Deep Habits: The Importance of Planning Every Minute of Your Work Day

jyriand — Mon, 13 May 2024 11:21:16 +0000

Article URL: https://calnewport.com/deep-habits-the-importance-of-planning-every-minute-of-your-work-day/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40341910

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

One Idea, One Week

jyriand — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 12:01:28 +0000

Article URL: https://jyriand.substack.com/p/one-idea-one-week

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40197222

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Definitive 100 Most Useful Productivity Hacks [pdf]

jyriand — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 18:14:25 +0000

Article URL: https://learn.filtered.com/hubfs/Definitive%20100%20Most%20Useful%20Productivity%20Hacks.pdf

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40117080

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

What Writers Can Learn from Programmers

jyriand — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 21:10:16 +0000

Article URL: https://jyriand.substack.com/p/what-writers-can-learn-from-programmers

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38647287

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Why I Threw Away My Apple Watch

jyriand — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 21:38:35 +0000

Article URL: https://jyriand.com/posts/why-i-threw-away-apple-watch/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38605869

Points: 25

# Comments: 54

The Eye of Argon (1970) [pdf]

jyriand — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 06:13:23 +0000

Article URL: http://www.foxacre.com/argon/FoxAcre_SOCRE_Eye_of_Argon.pdf

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37699887

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Getting more done with a single screen

jyriand — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 11:50:37 +0000

Article URL: https://world.hey.com/kia/getting-more-done-with-a-single-screen-2b7c452b

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37673313

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by jyriand in "How to edit your own lousy writing (2017)"

jyriand — Sat, 02 Sep 2023 11:26:35 +0000

And often attributed to Pascal.

New comment by jyriand in "Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest 2023 Winners"

jyriand — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 18:25:05 +0000

Strange. I deleted my first submit because the link was wrong, and then resubmitted with the correct link. But it's still wrong.

Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest 2023 Winners

jyriand — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 18:10:48 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bulwer-lytton.com/2019

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37137303

Points: 1

# Comments: 2

GPT-4 Fails Economics

jyriand — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 09:46:53 +0000

Article URL: https://www.thebigquestions.com/2023/04/05/gpt-4-fails-economics/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35553136

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by jyriand in "Reflect – App for recording and connecting notes, ideas and contacts"

jyriand — Sun, 26 Mar 2023 09:34:14 +0000

And they never stick to one app long enough to get the benefits. Constantly switching, looking for better and faster. I switched to index cards, and honestly, I don't miss digital FOMO.

New comment by jyriand in "Show HN: Lunette – A word processor designed around writing, not formatting"

jyriand — Sun, 26 Mar 2023 09:29:48 +0000

Reminds me of https://essay.app/

When I opened the app, I instantly started writing -- and that is good. I already have a half of an essay. Didn't use the notes feature, though -- I think it doesn't work in shorter writings, but is essential in long-form.

I have been writing with paper index cards for a while now. I think using paper cards is still superior: you can arrange them in any pattern you want. Many apps try to emulate the "solitaire" side of writing, but I haven't found anything comparable to analog, yet.

New comment by jyriand in "What I did not learn about writing in school"

jyriand — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 21:47:28 +0000

In school, I learned that writing is like a game of bingo. Later I learned that writing is more like a game of solitaire.