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New comment by majicDave in "I'm building a parallel internet, and it's called The Thinnernet"

majicDave — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:07:35 +0000

Not sure I understand exactly, but I have no desire to host trackers, the idea is that either the client or the host will be hosting their own trackers, or going through some third party trusted tracker hosting service.

New comment by majicDave in "I'm building a parallel internet, and it's called The Thinnernet"

majicDave — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:44:01 +0000

I have been working on an alternative to http, and the thinking comes from the same place, thank you for sharing. I still have a way to go, but it's definitely possible, and it is definitely a good idea, I'm very excited about http alternatives in general, we should have many.

https://github.com/mjdave/katipo

New comment by majicDave in "Anthropic's open-source framework for AI-powered vulnerability discovery"

majicDave — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:49:42 +0000

It will always be easier to find a single hole than it will be to seal every one. The hackers have all the same tools, so this is an arms race that cannot be won.

New comment by majicDave in "GitHub and the crime against software"

majicDave — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:08:03 +0000

This is my fear too. Feels inevitable tbh.

New comment by majicDave in "CPanel's Black Week: 3 New Vulnerabilities Patched After Attack on 44k Servers"

majicDave — Sat, 09 May 2026 20:22:12 +0000

> The concept of a GUI wrapper on top of the Linux ecosystem is what's broken

That is a nugget, it's so true.

Wrappers in general are such an issue in software. Wrappers built on top of wrappers, this desire to abstract everything away makes things look simpler, but every layer slows things down and hides what is actually happening. Every wrapper is another layer of complexity, another hoop to jump through when you're looking for a solution to a problem.

New comment by majicDave in "Digg is gone again"

majicDave — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 17:54:46 +0000

Creations?

New comment by majicDave in "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (March 2026)"

majicDave — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 04:27:54 +0000

I’m working on a new internet.

There is a Vulkan based browser which you can use to connect to the only public site so far, a playable breakout clone.

https://github.com/mjdave/katipo

New comment by majicDave in "A simple web we own"

majicDave — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 02:58:32 +0000

We share many of the same ideas, I am working on a solution, a new type of internet with a new type of browser, and it is going quite well. Something like this can really make a difference I think, it’s definitely possible.

https://github.com/mjdave/katipo

New comment by majicDave in "Is Show HN dead? No, but it's drowning"

majicDave — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:12:59 +0000

Aw thanks! I always love to hear this, makes my day every time :)

New comment by majicDave in "Is Show HN dead? No, but it's drowning"

majicDave — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:52:49 +0000

It’s different every time, but basically “marketing”. No matter where you are showing your stuff, it’s in a subset of the population, chances are HN won’t be buying your app subscription. You need to get it in front of your actual audience.

New comment by majicDave in "Is Show HN dead? No, but it's drowning"

majicDave — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:15:34 +0000

This happens all the time, it’s a good thing to really keep in mind. All of my best projects were dismissed initially and continue to be. There is a reddit post where I announced Blockheads to a handful of “looks like a crappy Minecraft ripoff” comments. It went on to be played by 50 million people.

New comment by majicDave in "Show HN: Katipo is a minimal alternative internet with a Vulkan based browser"

majicDave — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 03:35:11 +0000

Thank you :) Yes, I have been doubting my sanity a bit lately, but I have hope!

Show HN: Katipo is a minimal alternative internet with a Vulkan based browser

majicDave — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 02:57:29 +0000

I’m nervous, announcing this, as it isn’t ready to ship out to the general public yet, and I haven’t had any feedback at all from anyone, I’m out on my own here. I think this concept itself is kind of dismissed outright a lot too, and I understand why, I wouldn’t believe me either actually.

But, I do believe this is very much worth your time to check out, I am not aware of anything else very much like it.

I won’t repeat what is already written on the github README here, but some info:

I am a successful semi-retired solo game developer, I have been making my own bespoke game engines since 2003 for all of my games across a number of platforms and languages. Last year, I ripped out the engine of my latest game, and stripped it back with the goal to start a new project, as I have done a number of times before.

But this time, I decided to ditch lua and make my own programming language, and that was sort of the tipping point. Once I thought about multiplayer, and realized I wanted a general purpose network that didn't exist, I was on my way down this extremely deep rabbit hole.

I want to just make a few things clear, then I hope that some of you might have some questions or feedback.

- I'm disillusioned by capitalism and the AI transition, and that influences my motives

- I have made all of this open source and free not because I am overly altruistic, but because it is the only way something like this can succeed

- I don’t think it can or should replace the internet, I see it as a cycleway alternative to the internet highway, they have different purposes

- I have no real desire to run an open source project or lead anyone, I mostly just want software that works for me and my family and friends. I love coding and I like to make nice things and share them.

- There is still a lot to do, I'm very excited about messaging and the whole client-side data thing in particular, but for now there are only a few weeks of work to go until a bare bones browser will be functional enough to release and ship.

You can have a play and build it all yourself though right now, host sites, and build apps.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47030378

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New comment by majicDave in "You can't trust the internet anymore"

majicDave — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 22:32:44 +0000

I think the same thing, came to the same conclusion, and started working on a solution a few months back. It's getting there, I'm just trying to polish up an mp3 player at the moment based on the network, and then I have quite a few plans. Still early days, still very buggy, and I am yet to really announce it, but I'm optimistic that something like this could help a lot. https://github.com/mjdave/katipo