Hacker News: basilium

New comment by basilium in "Bring Back Idiomatic Design"

basilium — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:18:01 +0000

Am I the only one who doesn't know what that "Keep me signed in" checkbox is for? I mean, I was a web developer for many years and I rarely encountered this checkbox in the wild, don't remember implementing it even once. I mean the choice itself is very ambiguous. It is supposed to mean that the login session will only live for the duration of the current browser session if I uncheck it. But for a user (and for me too) that does not mean much, what is the duration of the session if my browser runs open for weeks, what if we are on mobile where tabs never close and tabs and history is basically the same thing (UX-wise). If I decide to uncheck it for security reasons (for example when I'm on someone else's device) I want to at least know when exactly or after what action the session will be cleared out, and as a user I have zero awareness or control there.

I don't advocate for removal of this checkbox but I would at least re-consider if that pattern is truly a common knowledge or not :)

New comment by basilium in "Fintech dystopia"

basilium — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 05:16:21 +0000

The use case for crypto (eth) and stables (dai) at least for me is clear as day 1) to be able to save money 2) to be able to freely take it with me anywhere (on a vacation for example)

Having no other way to do these simple things, from my point of view, it is not a problem of hundred thousand people in Venezuela, it's a valid problem of tens (if not hundreds) of million people around the world.

IMO The author significantly underestimates how limited and inaccessible the current financial system in the world is.

New comment by basilium in "Your Phone, Minus the Distractions"

basilium — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 12:28:51 +0000

I did something similar on my Iphone using custom Focus modes and shortcuts for automation. It allows you to block different apps and notifications from them, even change your lock and home screen layouts and background. You could also trigger shortcuts by an airtag but I don't have one. So sounds like a very similar product here?

New comment by basilium in "Ask HN: What non-AI products are you working on?"

basilium — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 06:45:53 +0000

I've been thinking a lot about algorithmic trading and imagined interfaces where you can code or build your own strategy from some blocks; this is really something I'd like for myself. But it's a bit out of reach for me right now as such an app, in my opinion, would really need a lot to be built before it can be useful; not an easy MVP here.

Also, have you tried TradingView? What do you think about them? They have scripting for strategies and indicators. It is an array-based language, I think, somewhat similar to R, just simpler. Nevertheless, I was able to craft quite interesting things in there.

As for desktop apps vs web-based: desktop apps definitely have their uses and advantages. I'm not saying web-based is better, but I think it's just more approachable, and there are ways where some of the existing apps might be improved.

New comment by basilium in "Ask HN: What non-AI products are you working on?"

basilium — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 05:34:22 +0000

I'm building a trading terminal tailored specifically for scalping traders, prop firms and brokerages https://stakan.io.

Coming from a trading background myself, I've worked for trading desks and quantitative trading firms, so I've seen many tools used by professionals that are not popular among retail investors, are not very well-known, or exist in the form of heavy and hard-to-get desktop apps. I’m trying to build something web-based, lightweight, and approachable, hoping to introduce a broader audience to these tools.