It could be that I'm just one of the 10,000 some days (https://xkcd.com/1053/) but there has been a few times that I've seen an article on HN and went "Umm, I didn't know I needed that, but it fits into a niche use that I have." My last one was Markdeep in a discussion about markup languages. https://casual-effects.com/markdeep/ Or Picotron (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39786984)... - Source: Hacker News / about 2 months ago

I didn't see anyone mention Markdeep [0] yet. I started with a notes.txt file for the system I maintain. I found myself gradually adopting Markdown syntax because I need bulleted lists and headings to separate different sections. I also needed hyperlinks to documentation or StackOverflow answers. So one day I just added the Markdeep tags to the bottom of the file and renamed it to notes.md.html I still keep it... - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

Don't discount #2 there. I still make and use ASCII art when commenting source code. Flow charts! ASCII art diagrams can be automatically rendered to an image, too: https://casual-effects.com/markdeep/. - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago

I started using MarkDown tools that support MathJax. As my preferred environment is as simple as possible I'm using Markdeep (https://casual-effects.com/markdeep/) and hammer and chisel (aka vi). Working well for me. Source: 9 months ago

I never tried using vim wiki because I was already using markdeep for a similar purpose. I could write markdown from the comfort of vim, then get rendering in a browser basically for free. I have toyed with the idea of creating a custom version of the vim wiki plugin which creates .md.html pages with the markdeep script code in the appropriate place. Thus allowing for the best of both worlds: fast editing in vim... Source: 12 months ago

Reminds me of https://couchmate.com/, just jump into a show and it puts you in a dedicated channel with other viewers. - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago

Couchmate - TV Guide x Discord | REMOTE or Chicago, IL The goal of Couchmate (https://couchmate.com) is to build the future of social interaction and community around live TV where current platforms (namely Twitter) have failed. Couchmate creates real-time, ephemeral chat rooms for every single live show across every provider in the USA and Canada, currently. Looking for a co-founder whose strong in Marketing,... - Source: Hacker News / almost 3 years ago

(2016) It's funny because I'm trying to solve this issue for TV (https://couchmate.com), which is pretty underserved when you look at current solutions for discourse about linear TV content. - Source: Hacker News / almost 3 years ago

Something like https://couchmate.com. Source: almost 3 years ago

Check out https://couchmate.com. At least you can chat with other people watching the same show. Source: almost 3 years ago