Hacker News: CorbenDallas

New comment by CorbenDallas in "AI should elevate your thinking, not replace it"

CorbenDallas — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:09:36 +0000

There are plenty of engineers, who simply can't think, AI will not change anything in this regard.

New comment by CorbenDallas in "Tokyo has an unmanned, honor-system electronics and appliance shop"

CorbenDallas — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 10:57:16 +0000

in some countries honour is to steal from "rich", so not universal :)

Show HN: Breadcrumbs – A Genuine Indie App to Help You Nurture Your Relationship

CorbenDallas — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 10:51:46 +0000

Hey everyone! Longtime reader here, but this is my first time posting — because, honestly, I’m confused. I always believed that if you build something great, the right customers will find you. But now that I’m actually trying to sell something for the first time, I’m realizing that might not be true.

I poured a lot into this project—it’s personal, and I genuinely believe it’s better than some of the top apps in this space (yes, competitors are making serious money). And yet… no one is even downloading it.

So, is the indie dev era over? Do you need a massive marketing budget just to get a foot in the door? Or did I just spend all this time building something nobody actually wants?

Would genuinely love to hear your thoughts!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42863584

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New comment by CorbenDallas in "Boeing gearing up for 787 move to South Carolina"

CorbenDallas — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 09:47:12 +0000

air combat power against whom exactly? poor bedouins riding their camels? that's indeed the achievement.

New comment by CorbenDallas in "Why my book can be downloaded for free (2014)"

CorbenDallas — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 09:29:08 +0000

Yes, reality is harsh, people like free stuff and don't mind to steal if punishment is unlikely, but that doesn't change the fact that one's work is one's private property and it's up to one to decide its fate.

New comment by CorbenDallas in "Why my book can be downloaded for free (2014)"

CorbenDallas — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 09:01:12 +0000

Makes sense, but it's still exclusively up to author to decide if he wants to have his work available for free or not.

New comment by CorbenDallas in "The Dutch Reach: Clever Workaround to Keep Cyclists from Getting “Doored”"

CorbenDallas — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 09:33:18 +0000

Nah. Guy with bunch of very small kids on his bicycle crossing on red without throwing even a quick look is not a tourist - I'm living in Amsterdam for five years now and that's enough to understand that :)

New comment by CorbenDallas in "The Dutch Reach: Clever Workaround to Keep Cyclists from Getting “Doored”"

CorbenDallas — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 06:37:21 +0000

Amsterdam resident here. Such a good infrastructure and laws for the bycyclists make them not giving a single shit about the way they are actually driving their bycicles. And their behaviour and driving style is often very offensive to both pedestrians and car users. So it's not that straight and black and white.

New comment by CorbenDallas in "On the Road to Recap"

CorbenDallas — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 06:41:34 +0000

Read it as "on the road to rehab" :)

New comment by CorbenDallas in "Notes on watching "Aliens" for the first time again, with a bunch of kids"

CorbenDallas — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 15:02:49 +0000

sceptical about sport? too brutal and dangerous? Well...the world outside itself is too brutal and dangerous. Don't let your kids go out.