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Life & fun · October 16, 2023

Using mkdir to track financial transactions

I've been exploring uses of file metadata. Here's an interesting one with a legitimate (and potentially unreliable) use case. Focuses on ease of use. Would love to hear feedback.

Using mkdir to track financial transactions launched on October 16, 2023 with 8 votes, #1,529 of 4,393 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.

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