Hacker News: nsynehttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=nsyneHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:11:59 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by nsyne in ".gitignore Isn't the only way to ignore files in Git"]]>check out gnu stow for this! i place my config files in ~/dots, mirroring the structure as if it were my home directory, and gnu stow can symlink everything to my home directory for me. then, only the dots directory is checked into version control.

i find this better than putting all of ~/.config in git, since i don't necessarily want everything there to be version controlled.

video i learned this from: https://youtu.be/y6XCebnB9gs

gnu stow: https://www.gnu.org/software/stow/

]]>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:24:32 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48600280nsynehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48600280https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48600280<![CDATA[New comment by nsyne in "College instructor turns to typewriters to curb AI-written work"]]>I personally dislike placing a heavy emphasis on exams. Assignments/projects have been consistently the most enjoyable and rewarding parts of the courses I've taken so far in university.

It's a shame that they are also way more susceptible to cheating with AI.

]]>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:24:32 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47820043nsynehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47820043https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47820043<![CDATA[New comment by nsyne in "The Image Boards of Hayao Miyazaki"]]>Slightly related, someone did make the glider from Nausicaa!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSky_M-02

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