People are just going to carry a patch of fake grass around with them to bypass the checks. So I suspect the reviews will be astroturfed.
This gave me a good chortle. Thanks.
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#92I added reddit.com to uBlock Origin's filters list. I can still visit it, but there's now a screen asking me if I'm sure I want to go there. It's stopped me a few times, and it's breaking that muscle memory of "pick up phone & check reddit/etc"
What about the app?
I have never installed it.
I prefer to access things through a web browser.
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#93This is a hilarious concept and would probably genuinely help. Nicely done! I used to have a similar issue with hiding inside all the time (during Covid times, of course) and to motivate myself to go outside, I started an Instagram of tiny little plants growing in cracks in the pavement. I tried to add a new tiny plant every day or two, which meant that I had to wander further and further afield to find a suitable sp…
I really love that, would you mind sharing the insta?
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#94Nice idea. I feel like we don't see as many fun/whimsical apps these days as we did 10-15 years ago.
Thank you! It's a silly idea but it does actually work for me
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#95This is going to be rough up north where I am, too much snow.
I plan on letting the user select what they have to touch, for launch it's just grass but customisation is on the way!
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#97Damn I love this! how was the process of getting approval from the app store? Wondering if you had to send videos instead of having reviewers touch grass. I launched Foqos earlier this month: https://github.com/awaseem/foqos and the review was brutal plus the form you need to submit to get permissions for Family activity
Review was surprisingly simple, no videos or anything needed. I submitted at 11PM by 11:30PM it was approved, I've never experienced that for a new app...
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#98I have a user issue: there is currently 3 feet of snow outside and no grass to be seen :P
Re: Show HN: I built an app to stop me doomscrolling by touching grass
#99Can I touch snow instead? There is no grass in sight in Canada this time of the year
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#100Is there an Android version coming soon? Also it would be better if you kept Instagram uninstalled... I see it installing on the screenshot!
Soon...ish Android equivalent is hard but it is in the back of my mind!