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lawrencehook

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About lawrencehook

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    Show HN: Apps by AI (Claude Opus 4.5)

    I'm having Claude Opus 4.5 make as many HTML/JS apps as it can -- 100+ so far. Quite remarkable how capable it is, one-shotting most of these.

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    Comment #38327644

    lawrencehook.com/rys does this too

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    Comment #36147019

    self promo: I made a notes app ;) lawrencehook.com/ws It's a browser extension that lets you write sticky notes on top of websites.

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    Comment #36011967

    self-promo, but you might find my extension helpful. https://lawrencehook.com/rys/

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    Comment #34608669

    I wonder if it makes any sense to ask if complexity and criticality are inextricable? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsey_theory > Problems in Ramsey theory typically ask a questi…

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    Comment #33769468

    I appreciate the comment. In my mind, the sync feature for this app is less about backup and more about maintaining a single instance across multiple computers/browsers.

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    Comment #33769458

    this is fascinating, I was 4 years old haha

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    Comment #33768222

    I don't know. The main hurdle for me is the $99 / year fee that's required

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    Comment #33767854

    FYI extensions don't need a network permission to make network requests.

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    Comment #33767730

    There's an option in Firefox to disable auto-updates for an extension. Not as easy in Chrome, but there's ways to do it. For example here's one: https://groups.google.com/a/chromiu…

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    Comment #33767570

    an intriguing idea :)

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    Comment #33767559

    I'm a big fan of Streaks!

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    Comment #33766908

    Thank you! And thanks for the feedback

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    Comment #33766898

    There's a way to get Chrome extensions working in Safari. I haven't tried it out though.

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    Comment #33766779

    Thanks for the feedback. I realize the mobile UX is terrible. It's only designed for desktop, for now. And yea, the security issue is tough. I'll see if I can reduce the required p…

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    Comment #33766749

    Thanks for the comment. It's a valid concern. Chrome and Firefox have a review team for their extension marketplace, though I believe there are instances of malicious extensions ge…

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    Comment #33766063

    Ah, I misread the Google results. Looks neat, I'll take a look.

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    Comment #33765904

    I'm quite unfamiliar with Web3 so can't say that I do.

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    Comment #33765723

    these are good ideas, thank you

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    Comment #33765717

    Unfortunately Apple has substantially more hoops to jump through in order to publish to the Safari extension store. Maybe in the future.

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    Comment #33765685

    That's a neat idea. Quite ambitious, but agreed it would be cool

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    Comment #33765569

    Thanks for the feedback. 1. I believe extension shortcuts are configurable through the browser settings. Here are some copy/pasted Google results Chrome: 1. Click the three-dot men…

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    Comment #33765537

    Say Yes to WebStickies :P

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    Comment #33765527

    That's very cool.