Hacker News: cheesepaint

Ask HN: What's a niche problem you'd pay someone to solve?

cheesepaint — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:59:12 +0000

I'm a computer science student thinking about building and maintaining a small service or tool alongside my studies. Ideally, it would generate a bit of extra income to help cover tuition.

I haven't found an idea yet, so maybe one of you has a specific idea or knows a way to get one.

I do not try to find a million-dollar startup idea (more than enough people are doing that), just small, genuine pain points that might translate into a simple, paid solution.

Thanks in advance!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47238036

Points: 3

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New comment by cheesepaint in "An AI agent published a hit piece on me"

cheesepaint — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:14:47 +0000

I didn't see it as a changed pattern of speech, more like more texts/scripts edited or written by LLMs.

But I could be wrong, I am from a non-English speaking country, where everybody around me has English as a second language. I assume that patterns like this would take longer to grow in my environment than in an English-speaking environment.

New comment by cheesepaint in "Why I Joined OpenAI"

cheesepaint — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 10:47:35 +0000

For me, it just sounds like a ChatGPT-generated sentence. Especially, it likes to write sentences like "it's not just about... - it's about ..." and it first sounds legit, but it doesn't really make much sense when you start to think about it.

New comment by cheesepaint in "OpenClaw is what Apple intelligence should have been"

cheesepaint — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 09:59:24 +0000

I really do not think much will change. In 10 years, computers will still look kinda like today and will be used like today. AI will be used to make drafts, but nothing more. For everything else, they are way too unreliable.

People hate to change habits, and many here overestimate the willingness and ability of, especially, older people to change how they use technology.

New comment by cheesepaint in "Web Browsers have stopped blocking pop-ups"

cheesepaint — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 18:37:26 +0000

As much as I dislike popups: I really doubt that there would be a significant user gain for Firefox. I think most users simply do not care about it, especially non-tech-savvy users. Especially since so many people stay on Chrome, despite its efforts to drown ad-blockers.

New comment by cheesepaint in "Floor796"

cheesepaint — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 15:58:45 +0000

Amazing work, but I didn't expect to see Wunschpunsch (https://floor796.com/#b2l2,302,256) or Kommisar Rex (https://floor796.com/#b3r1,163,852) there. Others mentioned Soviet-era characters, which makes me curious about the cultural background of the creator.

Key handover in the dark: Syncthing fork community raises alarm

cheesepaint — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:04:44 +0000

Article URL: https://www.heise.de/en/news/Key-handover-in-the-dark-Syncthing-fork-community-raises-alarm-11107337.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46202846

Points: 5

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New comment by cheesepaint in "Ask HN: The government of my country blocked VPN access. What should I use?"

cheesepaint — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 04:13:34 +0000

I'm in Indonesia right now as well and my Proton VPN still works. But I would see it as a short-term solution.

New comment by cheesepaint in "My bank keeps on undermining anti-phishing education"

cheesepaint — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 13:02:54 +0000

As someone who lived abroad - I really do not agree.

New comment by cheesepaint in "My bank keeps on undermining anti-phishing education"

cheesepaint — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:56:30 +0000

I had a similar thought, but I suspect that this campaign is run by the umbrella organization

New comment by cheesepaint in "My bank keeps on undermining anti-phishing education"

cheesepaint — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:22:38 +0000

I don't think that everything needs to be a sales pitch all the time. But I am curious, what kind of service do you see promotable in the article?

My bank keeps on undermining anti-phishing education

cheesepaint — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 12:04:53 +0000

Article URL: http://moritz-mander.de/blog/my_bank_keeps_on_undermining_anti-phishing_education/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44592377

Points: 332

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Ask HN: What do you use for note-taking or as knowledge base?

cheesepaint — Mon, 01 Jan 2024 19:11:29 +0000

I went down the rabbit hole of digital notebooks, knowledge bases and co. After reading and trying a lot, I came to the idea of writing a blog article about the topic. For that, I would be thankful for some of your personal experiences and tips (or the reason why you avoid them all together). Originally I just wanted to find an open source alternative for onenote (with focus on the pen input and linux compatibility)... Thanks for your answers!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38834440

Points: 13

# Comments: 20