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Show HN: A PWA that destroys itself if you touch your phone for one hour

arc_light — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:15:25 +0000

In 1915 Malevich painted a black square and called it the zero point of art. Everything decorative, everything unnecessary — eliminated. Someone needed to do the same thing to the smartphone.

The Square is that attempt.

It's a PWA. You install it, pick a daily time, and when the notification arrives your screen becomes a black square with a timer. For one hour you don't touch the phone. If you switch apps or close the screen, the session ends. You try again tomorrow.

No account. No email. No data collected. Anonymous by design.

Whether this is useful or pretentious is up to you.

thesquare.is

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47703331

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The Platform That Fights Bots by Eliminating People

arc_light — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:29:48 +0000

Article URL: https://thesquaremanifest.substack.com/p/the-platform-that-fights-bots-by

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47662212

Points: 2

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Ask HN: Where can my story live? Everywhere feels like an empty room

arc_light — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:07:57 +0000

I have a story and a product I believe in, but I’m struggling to find the right space for them. In such a hyper-tech world, I still can’t seem to find the right medium to share my message. Everywhere I try, it feels like I’m just talking to myself in an empty room.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47626257

Points: 1

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The Moral Courage of Staring at Nothing

arc_light — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:20:00 +0000

Article URL: https://squaremanifest.bearblog.dev/on-the-moral-courage-of-staring-at-nothing/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47614118

Points: 1

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