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Rodrigo Ghedin
Personal blog · manualdousuario.net · on HN as rpgbrproductivityculture
Rodrigo Ghedin writes Manual do Usuário, a personal blog at manualdousuario.net about productivity and culture. Since 2020, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 93 times, most often “Leave Our UI Alone”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-31, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Rodrigo Ghedin's posts examine claims about software and open source, such as LibreOffice download records and Android source releases. Comments discuss those claims but do not judge the writing.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Comentários, curiosidades e reflexões sobre tecnologia pessoal. Um lugar legal na internet. Por Rodrigo Ghedin.
Most-linked posts?
- Leave Our UI Alone2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2025-04-07
- Blocking of unverified apps on Android starts in Brazil and other 3 countries2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2026-10-01
- LibreOffice breaks download records after declaring it has no AI features2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2026-09-08
What Hacker News says?
Let's use AI to test the validity of an AI generated clickbait article. Fable 5.1 was presented with the following prompt to do research. > https://manualdousuario.net/en/libreoffice-download-record-n... states an interesting causality. Generate an artifact that tests this claim. Is it causal or coincidental. ie if libreoffice downloads have been increasing every release then it's possible to claim any recent featur…
Comment linking /en/libreoffice-download-record-no-ai/
on “LibreOffice breaks download records after declaring it has no AI features”Submitted I think nobody wants AI in Firefox, Mozilla as a story · 1275 points
HN discussionI miss so much Safari's compact tabs that Apple introduced in 2021 and now removed on Tahoe. One more thing to dislike[1] in this macOS update… [1] https://manualdousuario.net/en/liquid-glass-2/
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on “Helium Browser”Submitted LibreOffice breaks download records after declaring it has no AI features as a story · 722 points
HN discussionI treat WhatsApp as a hostile app[1], which means I deny any access to my stuff even if I get a subpar experience. In places where it's required (as where I live), this is the bare minimum a privacy-minded person can do. [1] https://manualdousuario.net/en/a-less-affectionate-approach-...
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on “Some users have noticed settings that let Meta analyze and retain phone photos”Submitted Instagram no longer allows people without an account to view photos on computers as a story · 396 points
HN discussion> There should be a rule that any assertion of conspiracy must at least have some evidence. Broadly, I agree, and good grief do I wish people would follow this more often. But Google specifically has acted incredibly anti-competitively for several years now [0], especially regarding Android. This has gone on for such a long time that they have, in my mind, lost the benefit of any doubt. As they continue to lock down…
Comment linking /en/blocking-unverified-apps-android-brazil/
on “AOSP Source Releases Are So Late Developers Disassemble Libraries to Report Bugs”Submitted Ambient music on iOS 18.4 and the return to the Apple's Music app as a story · 53 points
HN discussionI'm doing my job: https://manualdousuario.net/en/liquid-glass-2/
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on “Electron-based apps cause system-wide lag on macOS 26 Tahoe”Submitted Facebook and Instagram are paradises for scammers as a story · 18 points
HN discussionThe appeal, at least for me, is having a social layer on top of your own stuff. Are you familiar with POSSE (Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere)? With AP you skip the whole second part because it's automatically syndicated everywhere the moment you post on your own site. I'm having good results with the WordPress ActivityPub plugin on my blog[1]. [1] https://manualdousuario.net/en/
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on “Creating your own federated microblog”Submitted With Apple Watch that's always listening, what's at stake is public perception as a story · 14 points
HN discussionNice! Where are you from, itkeman? I posted about your web app on my pt_BR blog: https://manualdousuario.net/notepadjs-bloco-de-notas-macos/
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on “Show HN: NotepadJs – A cross-platform love letter to Notepad”Submitted My Take on Apple's Liquid Glass as a story · 9 points
HN discussionIt makes. I run my membership program entirely via Stripe's built-in, no-code features: https://manualdousuario.net/apoie/
Comment linking /apoie/
on “Show HN: Easyful – A Free Gumroad Alternative”Submitted Boox Go 10.3 (gen II) Lumi: First impressions as a story · 6 points
HN discussionI run a good and old tech blog[0] in Brazil for almost a decade. It's been my main income source since 2020, and I'm making more than I did in my last job in a traditional newsroom. I actively avoid programmatic/invasive ads. My three income sources are: subscriptions (without paywalling anything), direct advertising deals, and content deals with other, bigger publications (they get priority to publish my stuff firs…
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on “Ask HN: Successful one-person online businesses?”Submitted Why does WhatsApp drain so much phone battery? as a story · 6 points
HN discussionNot sure if I'm flattered or offended by this comparison :) This humble blog is an effort to bring my work to a broader, English-speaking audience. My main business is another blog, founded ten years ago, but written in Portuguese for Brazilian market[1]. I made a pledge to not rely on big tech and avoid as much as possible VC funded providers — including to send a newsletter, which isn't hosted nor sent via Substac…
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on “Substack Is the Biggest Threat to Newsletters Ever”Submitted Reply to Anil Dash, Re: Mozilla's Plan to Add AI to Firefox as a story · 6 points
HN discussionSubmitted My favorite mouse costs less than USD 10 as a story · 6 points
HN discussionSubmitted Don't publish your podcast only on Spotify as a story · 6 points
HN discussionSubmitted Where Are the Small Phones? as a story · 6 points
HN discussionSubmitted Leave Our UI Alone as a story · 6 points
HN discussionSubmitted How to free your email from the clutches of Google or Microsoft as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted Four awful new privacy-eroding features from Meta in a month as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted A quick look at the iPhone 16e made in Brazil as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted I almost got hit by a car as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted I tried to build a WhatsApp bot. Meta banned me before it left the drawing board as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted Three options to increase privacy on LinkedIn as a story · 4 points
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