Hacker News: matt_lo

New comment by matt_lo in "PeerTube is a free, decentralized and federated video platform"

matt_lo — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:57:35 +0000

Random idea…

1. Chunk one inside a YT video 2. Chunk two inside a TikTok video 3. Chunk three on an X thread

And then just post the manifest somewhere that can be read by a client, that then pulls the data in (video, doc, anything)

Obv, not meant for speed or good UX, but if we’re going down the route of decentralization, we can probably leverage social platforms to host chunks of data.

New comment by matt_lo in "Claude Opus 4.6"

matt_lo — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 05:41:36 +0000

use AI to rewrite all the spells from all the books, then try to see if AI can detect the rewritten ones. This will ensure it's not pulling from it's trained data set.

New comment by matt_lo in "RS-SDK: Drive RuneScape with Claude Code"

matt_lo — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 19:20:06 +0000

So this is why RAM prices are increasing...

New comment by matt_lo in "HP SitePrint"

matt_lo — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 18:10:30 +0000

Color ink sold separately

New comment by matt_lo in "Typing 118 WPM broke my brain in the right ways"

matt_lo — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 21:38:19 +0000

5 minutes of typeracer saves 1 hour of procrastination

Typing fast is a way to unlock the brain. Anything past 90, you start to focus on exactly what is needed to type accurately with speed.

I average around 106-130 (depending on recent races) for the past 15 years, and it's still one of the best ways to "get into dev mode" really quickly.

New comment by matt_lo in "Ask HN: Are Squarespace and Wix sites worth it?"

matt_lo — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 01:31:48 +0000

What platforms do you typically use?

New comment by matt_lo in "Just Enough Software Architecture (2010)"

matt_lo — Sat, 15 Jun 2024 21:46:09 +0000

Great book. I think it’s more ideal for folks who solution design day-to-day. Better when you have experiences to relate back with.

New comment by matt_lo in "Ask HN: Solo devs, how do you plan your development?"

matt_lo — Mon, 30 Dec 2019 19:12:47 +0000

I use Todoist to log work for my company ChipBot.

I have a groups like feature requests and backlog for catch-all tasks. Then for deadlines I use "Mid January" or "End of January" and move tasks into them, based on a rough hour estimate. Story points doesn't matter because I'm not quantifying complexity across a team members. It's just me working on it.

I work on the tasks that have the highest priority, build locally, test them in a QA instance, and then ship them to prod. I usually run smoke tests in prod just to make sure I don't break something.

I used to use GitHub tickets and JIRA, but over time I needed organization that didn't cause a lot of busy work. For myself, Todoist (paid plan) works.

If I need to add members in the future, I'll go back to using GitHub (kanban, labels, milestones). Most likely my marketing team will need a Kanban before I add another developer.

Other notes:

Use tools that get objectives done and don't create micro tasks.

Finally, create tasks during off time like during lunch, while working out, or on a walk break. I generally plan 2-3 days in advance on the exact work I need to get done. Don't over work yourself.

New comment by matt_lo in "Fortnite and the Good Life"

matt_lo — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 01:39:20 +0000

I wouldn't say it's significant. It's a handful of customers who play occasionally. No where near as much as I do.

I run a support bot business.

New comment by matt_lo in "Fortnite and the Good Life"

matt_lo — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 20:44:12 +0000

I play Fortnite almost every day for varying reasons:

- I have adult customers who like playing/talking with someone who makes what they buy.

- I have former colleagues I talk to and catch up with.

- I have gaming friends who want someone whose competitive to play with.

- I use it to decompress for the day... or add a ton of stress, depending on whether I can "edit my builds" fast enough for the dub.

tl;dr: From my perspective, Fortnite is a social network.

New comment by matt_lo in "Show HN: A browser extension which blocks chat/helpdesk widgets"

matt_lo — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 19:35:07 +0000

Right now most chatbot widgets are scripted and require forethought from the admin or business owner. So it's pretty hard figuring out the comment questions on your own or formulating them over time. Even harder when you don't know your customer journey or haven't solidified the ideal customer fit.

This is exactly why I created a bot [1] that blends chatbots and Stack Overflow together. You can have an automated first-line support system without scripting or conversational dances.

- Instead of conversations, you can reuse previous question/answers. - Instead of guessing FAQs, you can let your users define them for you. - When questions don't exist, they get catched in the traditional support flow (email). Then overtime, this effort declines.

[1] https://getchipbot.com