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Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)
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Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)
#793A web browser. Well, a Firefox fork. Check it out!
https://codeberg.org/konform-browser
This week added a simple onboarding screen - I don't think a single default config can ever be ideal for even most situations. Intranet admin web UIs and browsing the tubes call for very different default configuration so it makes sense to have more than one and making switching easy.
Konform Browser is free software developed and maintained by 100% organic free-range humans and does not seek revenue. There's no business model beyond this hopefully turning into a neat line on the resume or a lead for gigs down the line. Considering the project "GA" and actively supporting public users as of last month. Contributions are most welcome.
Currently only shipping for Linux and hoping to do Android one day. We do package binaries (transparently in codeberg ci) and provide repos but for those who prefer, building from source is supported and something I hope to make more accessible for those who want to bring their own patches.
Happy to reply to questions and feedback!
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)
#794I built a website where kids can practice reading comprehension and learn new words while staying up to date with the latest global news each day. I originally built it for my own kids to help them maintain their reading skills while we travel. They loved it—and even suggested adding gamified features like streaks and badges! https://zaplearner.com
Neat
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)
#795Hey HN - ex-GitLab here, building Selora Homes: Professional installation and managed support for Home Assistant.
The idea is to give people the power of HA without needing to maintain it themselves. Most HA enthusiasts are happy to do this for their homes, but don't want to manage HA for parents, friends, etc.
We pre-install a smart hub (miniPC) for each subscriber and we maintain management access on the host via WireGuard, but all traffic is closed by default - remote support requires your approval. You stay admin of your own instance. The host pulls config updates from our public repo (https://gitlab.com/selorahomes/products/selorabox-nix/), and we handle monitoring, troubleshooting, and (soon) automatic updates with health-aware rollbacks.
We're also working on an AI agent that helps maintain configs and suggests automations.
We're an open core company backed by Open Core Ventures. Source code is on GitLab, roadmap is public: https://selorahomes.com/docs/roadmap/
Currently recruiting beta testers in California (Bay Area and SoCal) if you know anyone interested in testing our product!
We ship you a pre-installed miniPC, our installers handle any physical setup required, and we configure remotely so your devices are set up, along with automations, and a dashboard.
You give us honest feedback. If you're interested, book a call with us: https://selorahomes.cal.com/selorahomes/beta-tester-intro
We also have a free version: https://selorahomes.com/pricing
Check out our docs if want to explore by yourself: https://selorahomes.com/docs/
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)
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Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)
#797I'm writing a Parquet (file format) viewer for macOS with Finder Preview. Will definitely release in the macOS app store before end of February.
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)
#798https://streamable.com/fcy9sg
I'm working on an images-as-first-class editor that makes opinionated calls on models used depending on your goal (Brood). Sort of like: what would happen if we treated images as an engineering problem.
Starcraft-themed because why not. Professionally have a background in product and data science so it's been fun to leverage coding tools for it :)
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)
#799I recently retired after 37 years of working in tech so of course I am working on open source. My retirement treat was to spend three months learning OpenGL and 3D game programming by porting a classic Java RTS game, Tribal Trouble, to more modern OpenGL and Java. I learn much better working with real code and this was a great experience. It was certainly a different experience than it would have been without an LLM…
Love this. I have to say after 20 years of working in tech, I'm keen to retire to a world of chopping wood and gardening...but who knows, i guess winter will still keep me in doors when that happens.
Congrats on making it to retirement and keeping busy, hope you have a great time!
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)
#800Last time this was asked I was working on this
https://github.com/fmstephe/simd_explorer
A little TUI app for interactively running different SIMD instructions and seeing the outputs.
Since then I have completed the tool for AVX/2. At this stage that's as far as I intend to go.
It's potentially valuable as an interactive quick reference guide for SIMD instructions.
It works on Windows, Linux and with the right environment variables it will successfully pretend to be AMD64 running on an Apple M chip.
Arm NEON instructions are not supported at all, currently Go's assembler does not include these instructions directly, so I didn't attempt to build for them. Maybe one day.
Next up, learn Zig - be happy.