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New comment by lateatdesk in "The American Religion of Self-Storage Facilities"

lateatdesk — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:39:47 +0000

Even without the sentimental part, cancelling means sorting everything out and finding people to take it away.

New comment by lateatdesk in "Japan's book scene is moving from bookstores to libraries"

lateatdesk — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:27:48 +0000

Found a 2015 statement from Takeo explaining that planned spending on books had been cut by more than half to pay for safety work on the shelving, and CCC also acknowledged that it should have chosen the books more carefully.

New comment by lateatdesk in "I'm not addicted to the internet or my smartphone. I'm addicted to information"

lateatdesk — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:10:39 +0000

I think he misses the old forums where he'd just drop in to see what people were talking about. Not necessarily looking for an answer to something. Actually, he didn't need a recommendation feed to find a thread worth reading. But I do agree with you: books always win.

New comment by lateatdesk in "Cartesian – AI 3D Modeling for Design"

lateatdesk — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:40:25 +0000

Couldn't agree more. The first thing we get ends up setting the direction before we've even figured out what we want.

New comment by lateatdesk in "Show HN: Capsule – Single-file web apps that save their data into SQLite"

lateatdesk — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:09:04 +0000

Or the copies can go their own way. I could send someone an itinerary and they could change the dates or drop half the stops and add their own notes without needing to send an updated copy. Getting them to install another app just to open it might be a problem, especially if they only want to use it once.

New comment by lateatdesk in "Most people prefer traditional architecture"

lateatdesk — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 22:39:36 +0000

But how much say do those people have in what gets built? I can rent a flat because it's close to work without liking the building at all.

New comment by lateatdesk in "Chopping up books when they're physically too big"

lateatdesk — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 22:22:14 +0000

I don't think cutting it up means he doesn't care about the book when he's going to the trouble of rebinding the pieces so he can keep reading on paper.

New comment by lateatdesk in "Let's make quality the norm again"

lateatdesk — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 22:07:27 +0000

I think we're asking too much of buyers here. You shouldn't need to learn about fabrics and stitching, then check who owns the brand now, just to buy a shirt that lasts.

New comment by lateatdesk in "Show HN: An e-ink frame that hears birds and draws them as 1800s illustrations"

lateatdesk — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:14:23 +0000

If you try it with her, I'd love to hear what she makes of it.

New comment by lateatdesk in "I'm not addicted to the internet or my smartphone. I'm addicted to information"

lateatdesk — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 01:51:51 +0000

I'm not sure there's always a more efficient way to find that same information. If you already have a question, sure, you can look for an answer. Sometimes you stumble across a post about something you hadn't even thought to look into, though. I think that's part of what he's talking about when he mentions finding things that changed his life.

New comment by lateatdesk in "Show HN: Neobrutalism.dev – Just added Base UI support and added new color theme"

lateatdesk — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:52:27 +0000

I think I could use those charts and still give my site its own look. I get the Bootstrap comparison though.

New comment by lateatdesk in "Show HN: I made a flight simulator, except you're just a passenger"

lateatdesk — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:30:55 +0000

I like how much work you've put into just being a passenger :) I'm building a little world in the browser myself, so I like finding projects like this.