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• Super neat. Already have a use case. knap.md just needs a favicon! Feel free to snag one copy-and-paste style.

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• We now have automated half-bounce analysis created by @infomiho! Paste an X post with a screen recording and it'll automatically analyze the frames, screenshot them, and produce a report for you. Example: https://t.co/IFpwmdxGRj Very cool!

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• I really thought after 18 years it would be a simple muscle memory to do text entry / autocorrect / cursor placement / text selection / copy & paste on iOS, and yet somehow it's a surprise every time.

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