Hacker News: eiiot

New comment by eiiot in "Ghostty is leaving GitHub"

eiiot — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:48:09 +0000

This seems like a great opportunity for new platforms who are rethinking the OSS space to finally gain the traction they need to be effective. For a collaborative platform, quantity is key, and I am hopeful that someone who is interested in advancing the software space will become the new go-to. This isn't to say that GitHub hasn't been innovating, but at least from my perspective, the way we've used git for the past however-many-years has remained basically constant.

Some projects that seem interesting: - https://tangled.org/ seems to be building out cool and exciting ways to write and interact with code (and they're distributed on the ATProto! But notably that's not their core selling point) - Microservices like https://pico.sh/ and https://sr.ht/ feel like fresh air...

New comment by eiiot in "I created my first AI-assisted pull request"

eiiot — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 02:29:47 +0000

Farming is a funny example to use, given that it's one of the best examples of an industry that's continually revolutionized by evolving technology. Farming today is about owning the best tractor.

New comment by eiiot in "Show HN: Govbase – Follow a bill from source text to news bias to social posts"

eiiot — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:51:35 +0000

The dismiss button on the top banner doesn't work after I click onto the trial page.

New comment by eiiot in "Modern CSS Code Snippets: Stop writing CSS like it's 2015"

eiiot — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 01:28:03 +0000

...and start writing it like you're an LLM!

This looks generally good but sadly also stylistically is similar to the default "modern" output of Claude Code. Just a thought.

Show HN: Crabify, a Spotify TUI

eiiot — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 01:16:14 +0000

Hey HN,

I made a little Spotify TUI today because I was sick of the electron app draining my battery and otherwise slowing down my computer. I am using it right now and figured you all might find it useful.

Spotify doesn't seem to allow devs to create new apps at the moment, but this should work with any existing or unused app id.

Cheers!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47029725

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

New comment by eiiot in "Euro firms must ditch Uncle Sam's clouds and go EU-native"

eiiot — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 22:32:50 +0000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pr8xnNi7OM

New comment by eiiot in "Show HN: Script: JavaScript That Runs Like Rust"

eiiot — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 07:09:40 +0000

Was this post written with AI? The syntax and use of emojis certainly looks like something Claude would generate.

New comment by eiiot in "Inside The Internet Archive's Infrastructure"

eiiot — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 09:11:05 +0000

The table also seems like the kind of thing that Gemini seems to generate a lot. "Here's a table that communicates almost no information! One of the rows is constant for each item."

New comment by eiiot in "NPM debug and chalk packages compromised"

eiiot — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 19:23:21 +0000

Just ran a script to do this – doesn't seem like there's much going in, other than one test transaction.

New comment by eiiot in "Monday – A personality experiment"

eiiot — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 23:39:53 +0000

It’s such a shame they shut this down. I loved golden gate Claude.

New comment by eiiot in "LiveStore: State management based on reactive SQLite and built-in sync engine"

eiiot — Tue, 27 May 2025 15:46:34 +0000

LiveStore is the only sync engine I’ve used for Expo / RN that actually just works out of the box. In a space that is seemingly mature it’s nice to see something polished and I’m excited to see how it develops over the next year!

DMV Filter: Find Real ID Appointments in CA

eiiot — Wed, 14 May 2025 19:09:21 +0000

Article URL: https://dmvfilter.com

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43988150

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by eiiot in "We're bringing Pebble back"

eiiot — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 00:52:20 +0000

I still use my PTR daily! See https://rebble.io/ :)

Recreating DoorDash for My Dorm

eiiot — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 08:35:37 +0000

Article URL: https://eliothertenstein.com/writing/donnerdash

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42124027

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by eiiot in "The secret inside One Million Checkboxes"

eiiot — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 07:00:48 +0000

It's so funny you mention this, I actually just launched something super similar today for the California DMV (as a Bay Area student). It checks for openings from cancellations and notifies people.

There's a special kind of magic that comes from meaningfully improving your life from software :)

(the project is https://dmvfilter.com if you want to check it out!)

New comment by eiiot in "The secret inside One Million Checkboxes"

eiiot — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 06:19:45 +0000

As a current student and self-taught developer this is one of the best representations I’ve seen about what makes the world of CS fun. You have a bunch of people with a crazy idea that’s just SO niche and they’re able to use their brains to create something beautiful of immense value.

Show HN: DMV Filter – Find California DMV appointments and create alerts

eiiot — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 14:01:35 +0000

Hey HN! My name is Eliot, I'm a student and developer from the Bay Area. DMV Filter is a better interface for the California DMV's appointment finder that also alerts you when new appointments are available.

What: First and foremost, DMV Filter is a filtering tool. You can see ALL appointments near you at once, filter by distance and time, and see availability visualized on a map. If you can't find anything that fits your needs, DMV Filter Pro allows you to create alerts for appointments so you can find something sooner and closer.

Why: I'm currently in the process of getting a California Driver's License, and the main pain point has been the DMV. Their website is awful, it's difficult to see what appointments are available where and when, and spots tend to fill up weeks in advance. I know there are websites that offer flight notifications and filtering (like seats.aero) but couldn't find anything for the DMV, so I decided to build one.

How: We get data from the DMV API every 15 minutes and then notify users of appointments that fit their alert criteria. These appointments show up more often than you'd expect! The DMV only lets you make one appointment at a time, so people have to cancel their old appointment to make a new one.

I can't think of anything as universally disliked as the DMV, so I hope this tool can make it a bit more pleasant going forward! I'll be around here to answer any questions throughout the day, or through the contact info in my bio. Thanks!

Homepage: https://dmvfilter.com

About: https://dmvfilter.com/about

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41390916

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by eiiot in "Ask HN: How to build site with payment, subscriptions, user login, registration"

eiiot — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 16:48:43 +0000

There are basically three parts to this question, all of which can be chosen independently and then fit together.

First you choose a frontend (and often backend) framework to actually build the pages, like Next.js, Svelte, Laravel, etc.

Then, you can choose an auth solution like Clerk, auth0, NextAuth, Supabase, etc. Most of these products work with a wide variety of frameworks. Some of the frameworks (like Laravel) also have an auth framework built in.

For payments, you technically have choices but I would just use stripe.

2024 winners and finalists - Apple Design Awards

eiiot — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 16:57:33 +0000

Article URL: https://developer.apple.com/design/awards/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40635565

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

The Swiss Travel Pass, Apple Wallet, and the Nightmares of QR Code Decoding

eiiot — Tue, 28 May 2024 03:56:39 +0000

Article URL: https://eliothertenstein.com/notes/sbb-apple-wallet

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40497177

Points: 5

# Comments: 1