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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)

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Post by taikon »

https://taiko.taikohub.com - Working on the TAIKO-01, a split concave ergonomic keyboard.

I'm an physician who previously had wrist tendinosis and carpal tunnel and made the keyboard for myself. I'm trying to get the keyboard registered as a medical device for treatment of hand/wrist repetitive strain injury. Currently getting design for manufacturing finalized, and waiting on injection mold prototypes. Hoping to launch on Kickstarter in the next few months.

Also concurrently waiting on ethics approval for a clinical study, which will happen after launch. We had quite promising results from user testing, so I'm cautiously optimistic about the study.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)

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Post by k2xl »

Chess67 - Website for Chess coaches, club organizers, and tournament directors

https://chess67.com

Chess67 is a platform for chess coaches, clubs and tournament organizers to manage their operations in one place. It handles registrations, payments, scheduling, rosters, lessons, memberships, and tournament files (TRF/DBF) while cutting out the usual mix of spreadsheets and scattered tools. I’m focused on solving the practical workflow problems coaches deal with every day and making it easier for local chess communities to run events smoothly.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)

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Post by Ameo »

A specialized programming language for 3D geometry generation + manipulation called Geoscript as well as a Shadertoy-inspired web app for building stuff with it: https://3d.ameo.design/geotoy

There have been lots of cool technical challenges through the whole process of building this, and a very nice variety of different kinds of work.

I'm working towards using the outputs from this language to build out levels and assets for a browser-based game I've been dabbling with over the past few years.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)

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Post by scalemaxx »

Scalebrate: https://scalebrate.com

An alliance / membership network of small companies that are scaling big by leveraging tools, systems, and processes.

Together we will all scale without headcount bloat.

Providing templates, methods, interviews with "scalebrities" and eventually group negotiating power to be able to provide members discounts or access that we can't get alone.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)

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Post by solresol »

I just proved that constraint solving problems can be encoded as p-adic linear regression problems[+], and that therefore we can use machine learning optimisation techniques to get exact answers.

So of course no journal or conference is in the least bit interested, and I'm now reformatting it for another obscure low-tier journal that no-one will ever read.

Otherwise:

- automating the translation of a Byzantine Greek work that has never been translated into English before. https://stephanos.symmachus.org

- also preparing evidence for a case against the university I sometimes work for.

[+] Linear regression, but instead of minimising the Euclidean distance, minimise the p-adic distance - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-adic_valuation

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)

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Post by recursivegirth »

koeng wrote: post #71

Microplastics are bad. People are concerned that there are microplastics in your balls! And that this could epigenetically affect downstream generations. I want to test that theory with a real human, not an animal model. My plan: collect my own sperm samples over time and do whole DNA preps + basic body metrics. Sperm regenerates approximately every 10w, so planning time series over 10w. Next, inject myself to ~10x t…

Microplastics in your balls are one thing, but do you have concerns about introducing them in your heart and blood-brain barrier?

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)

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Post by yeutterg »

Bedtime Bulb v2 [0]: a low blue light bulb for use before bed, with added near infrared. Now shipping!

Restful Atmos lamp: a circadian bedtime lamp that automatically shifts from energizing light during the daytime to low-blue light at night. Units are inbound, shipping in March.

[0]: https://restfullighting.com/products/bedtime-bulb-v2

[1]: https://restfullighting.com/products/restful-atmos-preorder

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)

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Post by storystarling »

StoryStarling - Turn your story idea into a printed children's book

https://storystarling.com

Working on a platform where you describe a story concept and it becomes a real, illustrated picture book - professionally printed and shipped to your door.

The key difference from "personalized" book companies: this isn't template stories with a name swapped in. You bring an idea - maybe a book about a kid with a cochlear implant going to their first day of school, or a bilingual German-Turkish story about visiting grandma's village - and it generates a complete original narrative with consistent illustrations throughout.

You can upload reference photos so characters actually look like your child. Supports 30+ languages including bilingual editions on the same page.

Currently refining the showcase features and adding RTL language support.

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