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Show HN: I made an Animal Crossing style letter editor

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199 points IdreesInc | 5 comments | 27 Aug 25 13:18 UTC | HN request time: 0.45s | source

I made a simple open-source letter editor inspired by Animal Crossing NH. Took me forever to look over each card, but I'm quite pleased with how it turned out. You can even click the bottle in the bottom right to see a random letter design shared by other users! Now to see how long it stays up...

Check out the source code here: https://github.com/IdreesInc/Animal-Crossing-Letter-Generato...

1. siliconpotato ◴[30 Aug 25 13:06 UTC] No.45074297[source]▶
stationary means not-moving

stationery means envelopes and letters and stuff. you can remember this as "E for envelope"

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2. catlifeonmars ◴[30 Aug 25 14:43 UTC] No.45075088[source]▶
Does this make a mailed letter “nonstationary stationery”?
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3. jagged-chisel ◴[30 Aug 25 20:15 UTC] No.45077652[source]▶
Only while in transit. Otherwise, it’s stationary.
4. IdreesInc ◴[31 Aug 25 02:34 UTC] No.45079839[source]▶
Oh thanks for the heads up, never knew that. Now to fix all the places I misspelled it...
5. AndrewOMartin ◴[31 Aug 25 06:11 UTC] No.45080780[source]▶
Funnily enough, I think this is because in Medieval times the most common state for traders and merchants was to be mobile and traveling. It was only the guys selling stuff to universities (like the medieval equivalents of ink, pens, paper, envelopes) who had such a valuable and regular customer that they could afford to set up a station[ae]ry shop!

Now I write it out sounds unbelievable, and I can't think of a reputable source, but I've been telling this story for years.

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