Django for Startup Founders: A better software architecture for SaaS startups and consumer apps
https://web.archive.org/web/20250920042815/https://alexkrupp.typepad.com/sensemaking/2021/06/django-for-startup-founders-a-better-software-architecture-for-saas-startups-and-consumer-apps.html

E-Book Converter Bot has been updated with new features

• Pandoc backend for document conversions
• New document routes: Markdown, HTML, reStructuredText, AsciiDoc, Org, LaTeX, Typst, and plain text
• DOCX to Markdown support
• Pandoc options: table of contents and numbered sections
• Better RTL handling and Arabic cleanup for Pandoc routes
• Legacy Word .doc input support using Antiword
• Line height conversion option
• Improved EPUB footnote handling

The bot is now running based on:
- calibre: v9.8.0
- pandoc: v3.9.0.2
- antiword: v0.37
- kfx_input: 2.31.0
- kfx_output: 2.19.0
- kindle_previewer: 3.103.0 (2026-03-11)

Try the bot new update: @ebook_converter_bot

If you like my work, you may consider supporting it via a donation. A donation was never necessary, but It's making life easier for me and guarantees paying server costs as well as keeping projects active and without annoying ads. My works are free and open-source, that cost money, time, and efforts. You can do this using GitHub Sponsors, LibrePay, or PayPal.

Stay tuned for new updates!

Creating Calibre open with / edit right-click options in macOS

osacompile -o "View in Calibre.app" -e 'on open fileList
    repeat with aFile in fileList
        do shell script "/Applications/calibre.app/Contents/MacOS/ebook-viewer " & quoted form of POSIX path of aFile & " > /dev/null 2>&1 &"
    end repeat
end open'

osacompile -o "Edit in Calibre.app" -e 'on open fileList
    repeat with aFile in fileList
        do shell script "/Applications/calibre.app/Contents/MacOS/ebook-edit " & quoted form of POSIX path of aFile & " > /dev/null 2>&1 &"
    end repeat
end open'

E-Book Converter Bot has been updated

- Added support for more formats: CSV, XLSX, PPTX, Jupyter Notebook, HTM/XHTML, DJV, DOCM, plus ODT/PPTX output support.
- Bot now supports 57 input formats and 31 output formats.
- Improved DOCX conversion with Pandoc: RTL output, heading page breaks, heading level adjustment, and Arabic reference styling.
- Added Arabic PDF font profiles, including Noto Naskh Arabic, Amiri, Scheherazade New, IBM Plex Sans Arabic, Vazirmatn, KFGQPC Uthman Taha, and Adwaa Lotfi.
- Added PDF options to skip generated cover pages and avoid starting chapters on new pages.
- Renamed “Compress cover” to “Compress images” for clearer wording.

The bot is now running based on:
- calibre: v9.9.0
- pandoc: v3.9.0.2
- antiword: v0.37
- kfx_input: 2.33.0
- kfx_output: 2.19.0
- kindle_previewer: 3.104.0 (2026-04-17)

Try the bot new update: @ebook_converter_bot

If you like my work, you may consider supporting it via a donation. A donation was never necessary, but It's making life easier for me and guarantees paying server costs as well as keeping projects active and without annoying ads. My works are free and open-source, that cost money, time, and efforts. You can do this using GitHub Sponsors, LibrePay, or PayPal.

Stay tuned for new updates!

Have your agent record video demos of its work with shot-scraper video
https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/30/shot-scraper-video/#atom-everything

Microsoft Can Track Users via a Windows Device ID (Score: 156+ in 4 hours)

Link: https://readhacker.news/s/6XY5W
Comments: https://readhacker.news/c/6XY5W