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I made a free local private kanban and published the source code. I also made a video with more details on usage, inspiration, why it exists, what to do with it, etc. https://www.y…

Made this local tool for rapidly refreshing the color palette of UIs I work on. Takes a 16 element JSON (color0-color15), like the ANSI escape code spec, and fleshes them out into …

I ask ChatGPT o3 for “how do I” primers on new concepts then use my cmd+i keybind in vs code whenever I forget syntax for doing something like Object.entries(map.entries()).map(). …

Most startups are massively over capexed, yea. I think it’s still reasonable for solo devs or polymaths to shoot for solving small $5-$10/mo problems. Finding 1000 folks for $10/mo…

You can forward user keys to OpenAI on behalf of a user as a dev. Maybe there’s a world where it’s like bring your own keys and pay $3-$5 for my UX work and could rental delivering…

Some more Show HNs have come in behind me that are links to full web apps with paywalls Commenting to confirm prehop that CTQL is fully FOSS, please fork it for your own devices :)…

About the thing --- ctql (`npx/bunx ctql` to try it out) is a fantasy-flavoured CLI tool for tracking your progress on projects. You do need to prep a task list, or Quest Line - fo…

Trying not to be sneering here; most consumers consider this to be offensively difficult compared to the traditional app store experience - I had to do a lot of guides and handhold…

Handsome site, but doesn't seem very active sadly. PWAs really struggle with distribution - it comes down to the PWA maker (or team) having enough charisma, alignment, and budget t…

I can't be certain, I'm not at all an AI engineer or math guy, but I think at the "wake up" point you equalize instances. Like during 'sleep' some list of functions/operations `m` …

Web Apps & PWAs :) There's a lot you can do to optimize offline PWA use.

The cool thing about AI that I'm seeing as an outsider/non-academic, is that it's relatively cheap to clone. Sleeping/resting could be done by a "clone" and benefits could be distr…

I'm frustrated that they named it SEAL when SAL is both more accurate and anthropomorphic. Naming the main takeoff technology after a stereotypical swarthy Reuben lover would have …