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New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: What did you find out or explore today?

Ask HN: What did you find out or explore today? 2 by blahaj | 1 comments on Hacker News. Doesn't matter what domain and how big or small.

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Fda.gov Down for You?

Ask HN: Fda.gov Down for You? 2 by jmount | 2 comments on Hacker News. I keep getting no server for fda.gov links. Anyone else seeing this?

New ask Hacker News story: Norrin – Git/ diff control in Claude Code

Norrin – Git/ diff control in Claude Code 3 by gagewoodard | 1 comments on Hacker News. You can now control diff inline, track files, and reject/ accept as you like in Claude Code. With this new tool you get Cursor-like control over your claude code agents making your code cleaner, you never get lost in changes, and can reduce your PR review time by more than half. https://norrin.dev

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: How should I convert Microsoft Word documents to Markdown?

Ask HN: How should I convert Microsoft Word documents to Markdown? 4 by lkrubner | 3 comments on Hacker News. I took over a project that was built by an overseas team. They set up a data ingestion process. They have a step in the ingestion where they use Libre Office (in headless mode) to convert Microsoft Word documents to PDFs. Later we convert all PDFs to Markdown. They felt that it was best to convert everything to a PDF, and then convert all of the PDFs to Markdown. What I notice is that LibreOffice can create very complex PDFs when the Microsoft Word document has: 1. tables 2. multiple columns 3. strikethrough text I am thinking we should go straight from Microsoft Word to Markdown. What is the right software for that?

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Are You a Workaholic?

Ask HN: Are You a Workaholic? 3 by julienreszka | 0 comments on Hacker News. I know I am. I need to chill. Sloth bad but the opposite too.

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: What is your #1 practical lesson or "aha" moment from coding with AI?

Ask HN: What is your #1 practical lesson or "aha" moment from coding with AI? 3 by johndavid9991 | 6 comments on Hacker News. As a developer, my own workflow has shifted completely over the last few months, but I feel like I'm still uncovering the best patterns. I'm curious about the specific inflection points where things clicked for others. Was it a shift in how you prompt, a change in your tech stack, or learning when not to trust the output?