Hacker News: BigBalli

Show HN: Does anyone still read books?

BigBalli — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:45:44 +0000

Article URL: https://MyBookList.club

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47525771

Points: 4

# Comments: 2

New comment by BigBalli in "I wanted to build vertical SaaS for pest control, so I took a technician job"

BigBalli — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:54:33 +0000

apple still needs to review it. That's why I said "literally just now".

New comment by BigBalli in "I wanted to build vertical SaaS for pest control, so I took a technician job"

BigBalli — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:54:01 +0000

thanks

FWIW didn't mean to hurt/insult(?)

New comment by BigBalli in "I wanted to build vertical SaaS for pest control, so I took a technician job"

BigBalli — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:53:34 +0000

yeah, apple still has to review it... hence the broken link

New comment by BigBalli in "I wanted to build vertical SaaS for pest control, so I took a technician job"

BigBalli — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:53:09 +0000

I wasn't sure you'd see the comment here (didn't know you posted it yourself). Was just trying to connect to learn from you.

New comment by BigBalli in "I wanted to build vertical SaaS for pest control, so I took a technician job"

BigBalli — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 04:59:41 +0000

That's wild. I literally just launched https://pestpro.app and find this extremely fascinating.

New comment by BigBalli in "Show HN: Bulk Localizations and PPP Pricing for AppStore"

BigBalli — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:15:56 +0000

Still working on it, happy to give free credits for feedback!

Show HN: Bulk Localizations and PPP Pricing for AppStore

BigBalli — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:15:19 +0000

Article URL: https://appstorelocalization.com

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46975186

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

87% Online consumers won't buy from English-only websites

BigBalli — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:10:29 +0000

Article URL: https://appstorelocalization.com/app-store-statistics

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46889344

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by BigBalli in "2 in 5 Americans did not read a single book in 2025"

BigBalli — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:05:28 +0000

Somehow I thought it would have been lesss...

2 in 5 Americans did not read a single book in 2025

BigBalli — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:05:28 +0000

Article URL: https://mybooklist.club/reading-statistics

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46889264

Points: 51

# Comments: 87

New comment by BigBalli in "Show HN: SF Microclimates"

BigBalli — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 15:38:59 +0000

The project is using PurpleAir data.

Footer should say "Data from PurpleAir API" instead of "Data from SF Microclimates API"...

New comment by BigBalli in "Common misunderstandings about large software companies"

BigBalli — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 04:00:09 +0000

Meetings aren’t a scale problem, they’re a clarity problem dressed up as collaboration.

When execs dominate decisions, it’s usually because the org failed to make customer truth unavoidable.

Most process exists to protect careers, not outcomes.

Understanding why something exists doesn’t make it justified or effective.

New comment by BigBalli in "Messing with scraper bots"

BigBalli — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 16:32:23 +0000

I always had fail2ban but a while back I wanted to set up something juicier...

.htaccess diverts suspicious paths (e.g., /.git, /wp-login) to decoy.php and forces decoy.zip downloads (10GB), so scanners hitting common “secret” files never touch real content and get stuck downloading a huge dummy archive.

decoy.php mimics whatever sensitive file was requested by endless streaming of fake config/log/SQL data, keeping bots busy while revealing nothing.

New comment by BigBalli in "Show HN: Best time to leave to avoid traffic"

BigBalli — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 23:02:44 +0000

should be now, thx

New comment by BigBalli in "Show HN: Best time to leave to avoid traffic"

BigBalli — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:44:45 +0000

Google API was not matching url for permission. fixed, thanks!

New comment by BigBalli in "Show HN: Best time to leave to avoid traffic"

BigBalli — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:41:09 +0000

fudge, thx for spotting that. was imported from a different project. shouldn't be there. Also have an error in the conditional

Show HN: Best time to leave to avoid traffic

BigBalli — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 14:36:30 +0000

Article URL: https://bigballi.com/smartdeparture

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44377844

Points: 3

# Comments: 6

Show HN: FFmpeg Playground

BigBalli — Fri, 23 May 2025 23:45:12 +0000

Article URL: https://bigballi.com/ffmpegPlayground

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44077627

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

New comment by BigBalli in "Ask HN: As a Founder, is this business model compelling?"

BigBalli — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 13:24:05 +0000

Devil's Advocate: isn't selling making people believe they do want your product and are willing to pay for it? The vast majority of sales people are (mostly) paid on commissions.