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

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

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https://app.bluefriday.uk/

The nichest of niche social network clients. It's for people in one particular country, who watch one particular TV program, on one particular day of the week.

Now that the cost of writing software is zero, I love that my focus have moved from vain attempts to generate passive income to just building whatever random shit I feel like. Wish I'd made that choice earlier in life, but no worries!

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

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Opening a new maker space in Berkeley, July 3rd Noon-Midnight. Founded by 2 guys in a basement 9 years ago. Now opening it up to the community of local makers as a non-profit 501(c)(3). 3D print, laser cutters, CNC, full e-bench. https://eastbaymakersclub.com

This is a great addition to the neighborhood!

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

#307
I’ve been building a plug-and-play controller to use motorized faders with ESPHome and other microcontrollers easily, called FaderBuddy.

It’s a small board with a ATtiny1616 and motor driver that mounts to the bottom of Behringer MF60T replacement faders and provides an I2C interface for reading the position, moving to a specific spot, and even setting up haptic detents, like a linear version of my SmartKnob project.

Perfect for making an intuitive smart light dimmer switch or a macropad.

Just need to find some time to finish making a proper video about it…

https://github.com/scottbez1/FaderBuddy

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

#308
Better recommendations on Spotify: https://riffradar.org/

Choose your genres (and more filters) and get auto updating playlists from your music library. Also just added a new feature - select a few (or one) playlists and create a "mirror", with tracks belonging to the artists of your selected playlists.

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

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3 hours trying to remove an oil filter from tractor. Chain clamp mishaped it, I ended up shredding it, ripped out the innards, all the tin down to the intake rim (yes, shredded metal everywhere) until finally used needle nose spread open in two of the intake holes and a plummers wrench for torque finally loosened it. Reading Brand's quick little life changer kept me going with surprisingly few cuss fits: The Maintena…

My go to for these (was a tractor mechanic early in life) is to start with a big flat blade screwdriver and knock it completely through the side of the filter to the other side with a hammer, then use that to break the filter loose. I’ve near had one go sideways with that method, you get it through both outside sheet metal and the inner perforated metal that is usually stronger and welded to the threads

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

#310

A tide flag. As in, a mechanical device that turns a weather-vane-like flag that moves with the ebb and flow. It has to be powered by the tide, and must be able to withstand the elements. And, must look cool. Then, I will slap an ESP32 & z-wave on it :D secretly to feed my Home Assistant. :D

Fishing, surfing, kayaking or sailing?
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