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Founder, Primescript

https://maxmacaro.com/

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Comment · 1 month ago
Hi HN, I built Primescript (https://primescript.com), an offline-first Markdown editor and workspace for academic writing, lab reports, and essays. After talking with 50+ students, the consensus was that existing writing software either fights your formatting or tries to generate low-quality AI text for you. I spent several years engineering a custom offline sync engine and building tools around actual research friction: side-by-side vector search across your own files for instant citations, plain-English conversion to LaTeX formulas and tables, and minimal opt-in grammar polishing that never alters your text without approval. It's 100% self-funded with a free tier available - I’d love your honest feedback on the editor feel, sync reliability, and search performance.
Comment · 5 years ago
Thank you!
Comment · 5 years ago
Interesting thoughts and links. Thank you.
Comment · 5 years ago
Wow, I need some time to process your reply. So much food for thoughts. Thanks for sharing!
Comment · 5 years ago
Thanks for taking time to share your thoughts on the topic.

Totally. Now I realize that Instagram is here to stay at least for a while. Posts & stories is a perfect combination in their case. As a result we don't see as much spam in the feed like on Twitter. Want to post more? Just do stories.

Your thoughts on Discourse are also interesting. Added it to my notes. Will give it a try when there is a moment.

Comment · 5 years ago
Based on the fact that more people are going remote, this is a bit concerning for me. It would be awesome to have a place online where you can make friends based on different hobbies / profession.
Comment · 5 years ago
> I do miss searchable public forums specializing in topics.

Yeah, me too. Subreddits cover some of the use cases for me, but threads are more different to search compared to the forums.

Comment · 7 years ago
Just run the following command in your terminal: "cal 9 1752"

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