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Distraction-free writing gadget BYOK is adding custom extensions

BYOK is a no-frills, single-purpose gadget that 90 percent of people will find absolutely frivolous. But for those who spend a significant chunk of their lives putting words to virtual paper, there is an obvious allure. Personally, I think it's at its best when you just stick to the bare minimum, focusing on pure text drafting. Certain users, though, need more. They want BYOK to take notes, they want to use it for writing screenplays, or maybe they want to organize a sprawling novel. Balancing

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Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/6983/ https://www.npr.org/2026/08/28/nx-s1-5905370/nasa-nancy-grac... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Grace_Roman Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49490870 Points: 280 # Comments: 98

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Welcome to Night Vale cocreator Joseph Fink learned storytelling from Grim Fandango

10 out of 10 beard. | Photo: Ben Mekler Joseph Fink is the cocreator and cowriter of Welcome to Night Vale, arguably the most important fiction podcast ever. He's also the creator of the noir podcast Unlicensed and Alice Isn't Dead, which takes some of the conspiratorial cosmic horror of Night Vale and turns it into fodder for a more serious series about relationships, trauma, and the open road. There's also a sequel series out now called Don't Tell Alice that takes the story down an even dark

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