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The majority of software I use on a daily basis was created through such projects. Projects initiated not to make money or to garner lots of attention. Of course, eventually many of these projects became popular and/or comercialised somehow.
I posted this as a show HN a few weeks ago, I maintain a small, completely free html/js game. There's no chance of it ever making money in its current form, it's just a fun waste of time with a few hundred players[0]. [0] https://wallsmash.com
I have a small game that I made to experiment with some tech. https://donotplaythisgame.click/ In short, you accrue points while you aren't playing it, but you have to log into actually get the points (similar to "the game", which you just lost). You get your global ranking only after logging in though.
FUCK.
I had a good streak going.
Fun story: I tried building social-media share buttons (just links, no creepware SDKs or JS imports) and was so confused why my icons disappeared as soon as I added links. That's what happens when you've been using an ad-blocker for so long you forget it's there. :)
When you plug a Macbook in with the included two-prong power adapter, sometimes it buzzes slightly when you stroke it gently (ground loop). Im working with a factory to make a grounded duckhead adapter to fix this. https://ibb.co/P4Bjstg
If I "don't care if this succeeds" it's only ever one or two things: something that 'has to be done' (because of some external pressure/reason) or 'I'm learning so I can succeed elsewhere, elsehow' Why would I otherwise want to put time and effort into something I don't care about? That's irrational
microM8 Apple II emulator (does 2.5D rendering) https://paleotronic.com/microM8
and a crazy amount of mostly instrumental music I've composed just to stay sane, really https://soundcloud.com/xennial