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CharDesk
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Sayhi-bzb / CharDesk

CharDesk

A Unicode canvas for humans and AI. Draw diagrams, interfaces, and slides as editable text.

2Distinct people
3Mentions
0Explicit recommenders
433GitHub stars
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What it is

A Unicode canvas for humans and AI. Draw diagrams, interfaces, and slides as editable text.

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Where it is used

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What people are saying

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 5:04:57 PM UTC.

No direct repository links were found in the indexed HN discussions over the past seven days. Older discussions are available below.

Mentions over time

HN mentions by day3 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2025-12-23 09:15:36 UTC to 2026-01-07 01:52:47 UTC.

0122025-12-23 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-12-24 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 1 submissions, 1 commentsDec 232025-12-24 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-12-25 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-12-25 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-12-26 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-12-26 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-12-27 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-12-27 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-12-28 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-12-28 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-12-29 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-12-29 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-12-30 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-12-30 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-12-31 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 commentsDec 302025-12-31 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-02 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-01-02 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-03 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-01-03 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-04 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-01-04 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-05 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-01-05 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-06 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-01-06 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-07 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-01-07 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-08 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 commentsJan 7

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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Dec 232025-12-23 00:00:00 UTC2025-12-24 00:00:00 UTC211
Dec 242025-12-24 00:00:00 UTC2025-12-25 00:00:00 UTC000
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Dec 282025-12-28 00:00:00 UTC2025-12-29 00:00:00 UTC000
Dec 292025-12-29 00:00:00 UTC2025-12-30 00:00:00 UTC000
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Dec 312025-12-31 00:00:00 UTC2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Jan 12026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-01-02 00:00:00 UTC000
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Jan 72026-01-07 00:00:00 UTC2026-01-08 00:00:00 UTC101

What Hacker News says

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Practice on nonsensical/wimsy topics aka. typed, 50 page report on the contents of the inside of a ping pong ball. reiterate/refine till doesn't sound like bs/cut and paste. Ask several people around you for a book/article. Find common way to associate aforementioned topic with article(s)/books provided. Extra credit if can present in a specific style/area. aka Socratic method, humanities architectural style, etc. Does a corinthian ping pong ball contents vary more than a the contents of a doric ping pong ball? Iconic ping pong ball might be easier to build an ascii/utf pictorial association/representation of contents (ascimation). How many sprinkles have to covered the exterior of a ping pong ball before the interior contents change? (how long does that take?) It'll give one some practice on techniques to approach things in different
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ways. Can always go for the short variation on: A short story that incorporates four elements of classic literature; Religion, Sex, Nobility, and Mystery... "Oh my God" said the Princess, "I'm pregnant, and ignore who the father is!!!"[1] versus "My God," said the Queen. "I'm pregnant. I wonder who did it?"[2] All in how one encodes/pictures one's characterization.[3][4] Terminal situation doesn't have to result in Doom[5]. Just use a different set of dimensional constants[6] to get a fuller process picture[6] perhaps with pi instead phi as foundational constant for more rounded picture. ------------------------------------------------------- [1]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/194753281198303/posts/256575... [2]: https://www.csun.edu/~dgw61315/creative.html [3] : https://github.com/Sayhi-bzb/ascii-canvas [4] : programmatic ascii art ... : https://community.wolfram.com/groups/-/m/t/181532 [5] : doom ascii : https://github.com/wojciech-graj/doom-ascii [6] : psdoom : https://lunduke.substack.com/p/linux-process-monitoring-with...
In Ask HN: I want to know how everyone solves the problem of lacking creativity?
Hi HN, I'm the author of Ascii Canvas. I built this because I wanted a visual tool that produces artifacts readable by LLMs (unlike pixel-based whiteboards). It's an infinite canvas built with React, Zustand, and Yjs for real-time collaboration. The hardest part was handling the grid alignment for mixed-width characters (English, CJK, Emojis, and Nerd Fonts) to ensure the rendered text looks perfect in editors/terminals. Demo: https://ascii-canvas.pages.dev/ Repo: https://github.com/Sayhi-bzb/ascii-canvas Any feedback is welcome!
In Show HN: ASCII Canvas for AI Context

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