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Show HN: I built an app to stop me doomscrolling by touching grass

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Re: Show HN: I built an app to stop me doomscrolling by touching grass

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Post by risquer »

20wenty wrote: post #5

I like the idea but it will be hard to build a moat -- if that's something you care about. How about making it more general? "touch grass", "feel sand between your fingers", "hug a tree" ...

I'm not quite sure what you mean by build a moat, could you explain further?

Re: Show HN: I built an app to stop me doomscrolling by touching grass

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Post by jakelazaroff »

pcthrowaway wrote: post #72

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.

Maybe the best joke I've seen in ~10 years of regularly checking this site, 10/10

Re: Show HN: I built an app to stop me doomscrolling by touching grass

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Post by Cthulhu_ »

vitaflo wrote: post #55
basisword wrote: post #12

Nice idea. I feel like we don't see as many fun/whimsical apps these days as we did 10-15 years ago.

Whimsical doesn’t make money and we are a society of sellouts.

The other factor is that there were too many "whimsical" apps, which were mostly variations of drinking beer, iphone guns, or fart apps. Apple cracked down hard on those by adding rules about similar / copycat apps or low value apps.

Re: Show HN: I built an app to stop me doomscrolling by touching grass

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Post by Cthulhu_ »

SSLy wrote: post #78
woadwarrior01 wrote: post #50

Why does the app need to collect location data?

1. Information Collection 1.1 Required Permissions Location: Used solely to determine local sunset times; location data is not stored or transmitted

Wouldn't checking the time (which should include TZ data) and comparing it with a database be adequate or can you not get local timezone data without permissions?

Re: Show HN: I built an app to stop me doomscrolling by touching grass

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Post by satyarthms »

camtarn wrote: post #90
satyarthms wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm a connoisseur of plants growing in cracks in the pavement, mind sharing a link?

https://www.instagram.com/ct_thelittlethings/ :)

Nice pics, very heartwarming and solarpunk!

Re: Show HN: I built an app to stop me doomscrolling by touching grass

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Post by Cthulhu_ »

popol12 wrote: post #71

Very nice, but why does it require iOS 17 ? Jailbreakers are stuck on iOS 16 (and some are stuck even lower than that.. )

iOS 17 is from Sept 2023, it is considered obsolete. Current -1 is a very normal and decent support window, and supporting that covers >90% of active installations.
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