Hacker News: almostlikemagic

New comment by almostlikemagic in "Teaching my neighbor to keep the volume down"

almostlikemagic — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 20:54:51 +0000

this just made my day, thank you.

New comment by almostlikemagic in "Blinkys – Digital Lifeforms Simulation"

almostlikemagic — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 06:06:08 +0000

this is so wild. skimmed the docs and then just jumped into the game (though I will go back and read in-depth as this has really captured my attention). really well done! this feels like one of those "dawn of a new era" type of things (in this case, in web games).

New comment by almostlikemagic in "Your app subscription is now my weekend project"

almostlikemagic — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:32:19 +0000

done well i feel like this could be a lot less threatening of a model.

New comment by almostlikemagic in "Your app subscription is now my weekend project"

almostlikemagic — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:30:42 +0000

it's an economic problem, not a technical one, imo.

unfortunately, we no longer live in an economic environment that supports being able to run a stable business that way. if cost of living were still relatively stable/affordable/predictable? sure.

i would love to see everyone go back to this model, but sadly i don't see that happening unless the person offering it is independently wealthy/comfortable by other means.

New comment by almostlikemagic in "Your app subscription is now my weekend project"

almostlikemagic — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 01:12:22 +0000

how do you feel about licensing where you pay once, get the software, and have access to updates for one year?

if you want future updates, you pay for another year of updates (discounted, of course, for loyalty).

or is it more compelling to just have one clean, flat, lifetime rate?

New comment by almostlikemagic in "Floppy disks turn out to be the greatest TV remote for kids"

almostlikemagic — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:21:58 +0000

great way to teach your kids about choice and how to make decisions for themselves. enjoyed the author's detail on how he did it. bet his son will never forget this :)

Ask HN: How are you using AI to self-augment?

almostlikemagic — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 01:11:37 +0000

curious what sorts of stuff people are doing to hack themselves, specifically their mind. any tips or tricks you've found that are working for you?

i've just been making little podcasts for myself as a sort of "audio ankii".

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New comment by almostlikemagic in "Creators of Tailwind laid off 75% of their engineering team"

almostlikemagic — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:01:17 +0000

yes, but you have to size your expectations accordingly and can't assume that the sv model will work for your 1-2 person business.

New comment by almostlikemagic in "Creators of Tailwind laid off 75% of their engineering team"

almostlikemagic — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:34:16 +0000

really sorry to hear this, been a big fan of tailwind. hopefully they can turn it around. good luck to adam and the team.