Hacker News: kentich

New comment by kentich in "Ask HN: How do you stay focused while working from home?"

kentich — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:31:18 +0000

I work in intervals using my own app called Black Screen for Windows.

New comment by kentich in "Ask HN: Why is the HN crowd so anti-AI?"

kentich — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 05:44:44 +0000

What field? They brought back up that old sci-fi term AI specifically for neural networks to create a false impression among people that this is a technology that can "think."

New comment by kentich in "Ask HN: Why is the HN crowd so anti-AI?"

kentich — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 04:50:18 +0000

They called it AI instead of calling it neural networks and therefore provoked unrealistic expectations for this technology. Criticism will never end because of the fraudulent naming of this technology.

New comment by kentich in "Remote work, not AI, has sidelined recent college graduates, research finds"

kentich — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:43:54 +0000

You can use virtual frosted glass video meetings if you want to have more presence with employees. This problem is solvable, so stop scapegoating remote work.

Show HN: Product Trailers – The TV Channel for Product Hunt Launches

kentich — Thu, 28 May 2026 04:48:13 +0000

A web app that turns Product Hunt products into a YouTube playlist. Embeds the official launch videos and lets you filter/sort the queue. Built because I wanted to discover products while eating lunch.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48304630

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by kentich in "Ask HN: How are you preparing for interviews nowadays?"

kentich — Tue, 12 May 2026 06:12:09 +0000

Nope, you'll get a lawsuit for discrimination if you explicitly test for IQ. That's why they do it implicitly. The scheme is very simple: hire people with the highest IQ, and since they have high IQ, they will figure at least something out.

New comment by kentich in "Ask HN: How are you preparing for interviews nowadays?"

kentich — Tue, 12 May 2026 03:44:02 +0000

Leetcode is implicit IQ testing. That is why they will likely keep it despite AI.

New comment by kentich in "Ask HN: Why are companies so distrustful of remote employees?"

kentich — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 01:29:40 +0000

You can talk to them at any moment and ask them what they are working on without getting to them through calling, texting, etc. Real-time communication is much easier than async communication.

New comment by kentich in "Ask HN: Why are companies so distrustful of remote employees?"

kentich — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 01:09:06 +0000

Because they can't see them. Seeing is believing. They don't know that they can have them behind a virtual frosted glass via the MeetingGlass app. With mutual visibility and mutual (un)frosting - just like through physical frosted glass. Such frosted privacy feels great and is equal for everyone.

New comment by kentich in "Ask HN: What dev tools do you rely on that nobody talks about?"

kentich — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:58:52 +0000

A VS Code/Visual Studio extension for creating mind maps with nodes linked to code called Code Mind Map.

New comment by kentich in "Ask HN: Is it just me?"

kentich — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 00:48:01 +0000

The reason for things you've described is that LLMs are forgetful. They just can't remember the context and have to research the code almost every time you prompt. Even the code it itself wrote. This leads to re-implementation of the same features with different code, code duplicates, missing the implementation of corner cases, etc.

New comment by kentich in "Ask HN: What can we do about explosion of self promotion in HN comments"

kentich — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:59:40 +0000

A bit of self-promotion does not hurt anybody. Stop whining and skip such comments. The assault on self-promotion on Reddit has already buried countless good projects and startups.

New comment by kentich in "The Remote-Work Dream Isn't Dead, but It's Slipping Away"

kentich — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 02:13:29 +0000

No, it's not slipping away. With tools like frosted video meetings, you can have it on a bigger scale.

New comment by kentich in "Ask HN: Share your vibe coded project"

kentich — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 03:28:25 +0000

https://tendayweekcalendar.com

New comment by kentich in "The Anti-Pomodoro Technique: Focus on Taking Breaks, Not Watching the Timer"

kentich — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:38:14 +0000

> Having the window go black would drive me insane.

It is too easy to ignore the timer, that's why I think forcing breaks is a good idea. In the app I built for this, you can remove black screen if you really want but in an inconvenient way so that it is not too easy.

The Anti-Pomodoro Technique: Focus on Taking Breaks, Not Watching the Timer

kentich — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 11:05:34 +0000

I’ve never been able to maintain enough focus on a timer. The temptation to get distracted is always strong—and since it’s easy to ignore the timer, I often did.

After failing to follow the Pomodoro method, I’d feel irritated, frustrated, and blame myself. Soon enough, the routine would fall apart, and I’d go back to working in my usual way—without boundaries or timers.

Then I had an epiphany: focusing on the timer forces you into a battle with yourself. And since it’s hard to fight your own subconscious micro-reactions and habits, you end up frustrated. Sticking rigidly to a timer is the wrong goal. The real goal should be taking regular breaks—focus will follow naturally.

To test this idea, I created "Black Screen for Windows" — an app that forcibly blacks out my screens for a few minutes at regular intervals. Usually, that’s 3–5 minutes every 20–30 minutes.

This practice of enforced, regular breaks has not only improved my well-being but also dramatically boosted my productivity—all without the frustration. My ability to focus improved, too, with a small hack: I start with a 30-minute interval, then gradually shorten it until I find a span of time in which I can maintain clean, distraction-free focus.

I find this works better for me than the classic tier-based Pomodoro.

What do you think?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46808528

Points: 6

# Comments: 7

New comment by kentich in "Ask HN: If Everyone Can "Build" a SaaS, What Becomes Valuable?"

kentich — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 09:39:30 +0000

Neural networks are not the magic wand that will create a high-quality app for you.

New comment by kentich in "Ask HN: What non-LLM tools have meaningfully improved your dev productivity?"

kentich — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 15:08:28 +0000

Code Mind Map extension for Visual Studio / VS Code to create mind maps with nodes linked to code. https://codemindmap.com

New comment by kentich in "Ask HN: How can we solve the loneliness epidemic?"

kentich — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 04:33:09 +0000

I save myself from total loneliness by hanging out in the background through a virtual frosted glass with my friend (via the https://MeetingGlass.com/ app). We do that every day for a few hours. Its better than nothing. It gives a relief from being home alone. At least you can see that someone is out there.

New comment by kentich in "Ask HN: Why not ban first-person pronouns from conversational AI?"

kentich — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 03:23:19 +0000

They want the people to think that it is conscious. That is why they called it artificial intelligence instead of calling it neural networks.