Hacker News: LandenLove

New comment by LandenLove in "5x5 Pixel font for tiny screens"

LandenLove — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:27:44 +0000

Now do 1x2 using Morse code.

New comment by LandenLove in "Framework Laptop 13 Pro"

LandenLove — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:57:13 +0000

I hope they ship to your region soon!

New comment by LandenLove in "Meta to start capturing employee mouse movements, keystrokes for AI training"

LandenLove — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:55:56 +0000

Next gen AI is going to become really proficient in scrolling Hacker News.

New comment by LandenLove in "Stephen's Sausage Roll remains one of the most influential puzzle games"

LandenLove — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 01:15:18 +0000

I recently watched "A Course on Puzzle Game Design" by Matthew VanDevander and he mentioned Stephen's Sausage Roll a few times.

https://youtu.be/85mAmP4k1Co?si=yuxpJ2xhkH7r_eo3

The video has lots of helpful information for puzzle game design. I have started to incorporate some of that knowledge into my own puzzle game https://qcgeneral29.itch.io/lets-learn

New comment by LandenLove in "Framework Laptop 13 Pro"

LandenLove — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:58:11 +0000

It's unfortunate that I am unable to access these new products because Framework does not ship to Japan. I have an original Framework 13 that's CPU fan has been making death noises. There is also a broken screw mount in the base.

I didn't do shipment forwarding. I just bought the product and later moved to Japan. Also, Framework supposedly blocks shipment forwarding.

It's odd, because I remember them advertising a Japanese keyboard layout in the past. They must not see a large enough market to justify the costs.

New comment by LandenLove in "Got an Old Kindle? It Might Not Work Anymore"

LandenLove — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:59:25 +0000

Unrelated to the article, but the sticky AI prompt at the top of this page is infuriating. I've added the element to my ublock filter.

New comment by LandenLove in "DaVinci Resolve releases Photo Editor"

LandenLove — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:27:07 +0000

I like how Lightroom simplifies a lot of the editing process. Alternatives like Rawtherpee are very intimidating.

I also like the cloud backup and sync that Lightroom has. But I swear it gets slower and slower with every update.

New comment by LandenLove in "DaVinci Resolve – Photo"

LandenLove — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:30:48 +0000

Please release me from Adobe Lightroom.

Adding multilingual support to my puzzle game

LandenLove — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:24:00 +0000

Article URL: https://qcgeneral29.itch.io/lets-learn/devlog/1489057/lets-learn-japanese

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47761223

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by LandenLove in "My university uses prompt injection to catch cheaters"

LandenLove — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:50:23 +0000

Prompt injecting homework assignments is a funny idea, but doesn't seem very productive.

Either the teacher needs to adjust how they are teaching new concepts or the student needs to ask themself why they are attending college in the first place.

New comment by LandenLove in "The Power of Playtesting in the Classroom"

LandenLove — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:18:40 +0000

I think one of the biggest problems is scale. You need someone to analyze how people are experiencing your game/software. I think there are all sorts of ways you can get feedback. Having people screen record might be a good solution.

> s//overstated/ Oops! I will fix that. Thank you!

New comment by LandenLove in "The Power of Playtesting in the Classroom"

LandenLove — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:14:54 +0000

... I don't know how I mixed up headcrab and barnacle LOL. Ty for telling me.

New comment by LandenLove in "The Power of Playtesting in the Classroom"

LandenLove — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 05:10:00 +0000

>That being said, you hold (whether you realize it or not) a rather elevated position above the people from whom you might be trying to solicit objective feedback. Nothing inherently wrong with that, as long as you're aware that it’s in their best interest to heap praise on the game considering you hold their grades in your hands.

This is true! This is why I never ask for feedback. I am completely silent whenever observing a playtest. Every change that I make is purely based on the problems I see my students and co-workers experiencing.

It is hard to do this when asking the question, "Was that fun?" But I try to answer this question by seeing player reactions. For example, many students think it's funny when all the bananas fall out of the sky on level 2. The original design goal for this level was trying to dig physics objects out of a pile of other physics objects. But the absurdity of that visual usually gets a couple laughs.

New comment by LandenLove in "Kagi Translate now supports LinkedIn Speak as an output language"

LandenLove — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 04:48:07 +0000

I was really hoping it was reversible, but it doesn't seem to change anything: https://translate.kagi.com/?from=LinkedIn+speak&to=en

The Power of Playtesting in the Classroom

LandenLove — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 04:16:40 +0000

Article URL: https://landenlove.com/the-power-of-playtesting-in-the-classroom/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47408546

Points: 14

# Comments: 9

New comment by LandenLove in "The 49MB web page"

LandenLove — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:00:53 +0000

I recently had to switch to a Japanese LINE account to gain access to certain features. I had no idea how good I had it on my American LINE account. The Japanese account is covered with ads EVERYWHERE on the home screen and even in the chat area. I have no idea how this app is still popular in Japan. I would pay to remove the ads if I could.

They also have their own tiktok and AI slop that I never knew about.

New comment by LandenLove in "5 Games I Use to Teach English as an Alt"

LandenLove — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 06:58:25 +0000

I love it! I will need to check with my co-workers if rubber mallets are allowed in the classroom XD. But I am sure I could think of a similar fun action.

5 Games I Use to Teach English as an Alt

LandenLove — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 01:31:05 +0000

Article URL: https://landenlove.com/five-games-i-use-to-teach-english/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47345109

Points: 3

# Comments: 2

New comment by LandenLove in "DuckDuckGo is anti-small web (because of Bing)"

LandenLove — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 03:35:14 +0000

I haven't kept up with the latest privacy focused search engines. Searx was a search engine aggregate, but it is no longer maintained. Kagi seemed like it was popular, but I didn't really use it because it requires payment.

DuckDuckGo is anti-small web (because of Bing)

LandenLove — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:28:33 +0000

Article URL: https://landenlove.com/duckduckgo-is-anti-small-web-because-of-bing/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47255935

Points: 5

# Comments: 2