<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: pmestha</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=pmestha</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:10:49 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=pmestha" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pmestha in "[dead]"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I don't like it when AI installs crap on my machine - so built a tool to avoid it completely</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:52:50 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49433176</link><dc:creator>pmestha</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49433176</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49433176</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of the coolest Pomodoro timer on the internet]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.pomofox.com">https://www.pomofox.com</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49390181">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49390181</a></p>
<p>Points: 2</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:07:19 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.pomofox.com</link><dc:creator>pmestha</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49390181</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49390181</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Block AI from installing malicious NPM packages]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://prasannamestha.medium.com/a-tool-to-block-ai-from-installing-malicious-npm-packages-c82bd32ed4cc">https://prasannamestha.medium.com/a-tool-to-block-ai-from-installing-malicious-npm-packages-c82bd32ed4cc</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49389650">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49389650</a></p>
<p>Points: 2</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:31:22 +0000</pubDate><link>https://prasannamestha.medium.com/a-tool-to-block-ai-from-installing-malicious-npm-packages-c82bd32ed4cc</link><dc:creator>pmestha</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49389650</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49389650</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The keyv worm ate 400 NPM packages in 90 minutes]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://installsafe.io/blog/the-keyv-worm-ate-400-npm-packages-in-90-minutes-check-if-youre-exposed/">https://installsafe.io/blog/the-keyv-worm-ate-400-npm-packages-in-90-minutes-check-if-youre-exposed/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49351113">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49351113</a></p>
<p>Points: 3</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:16:21 +0000</pubDate><link>https://installsafe.io/blog/the-keyv-worm-ate-400-npm-packages-in-90-minutes-check-if-youre-exposed/</link><dc:creator>pmestha</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49351113</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49351113</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pmestha in "Show HN: How to create a perfect white background image effortlessly?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Do you use the uploaded images for fine tuning your models?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 12:43:15 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45703459</link><dc:creator>pmestha</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45703459</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45703459</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pmestha in "Show HN: OpenSnowcat – A fork of Snowplow to keep open analytics alive"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Bookmarked this. Previously used Mautic, but this seems more interesting.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 05:31:12 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45691118</link><dc:creator>pmestha</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45691118</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45691118</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pmestha in "Captcha tests your ability to do nothing"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Very cool. I do have a couple of questions tho:
1. You mention "Unaffected by AI intelligence" - how does that work?
2. How does it identify and block bots?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 12:35:05 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45063260</link><dc:creator>pmestha</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45063260</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45063260</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pmestha in "[dead]"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Hello all, I built a drag & drop tailwindcss website builder for makes and engineers.<p>In UiBun you can:<p>1. Drag & drop pre-made BunUI template blocks
2. Import your own HTML/tailwind code blocks (including TailwindUI and other UI kits)
3. Export production-ready HTML code (Download zip)<p>I hope y'all like it<p>Peace</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2025 14:00:24 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42748368</link><dc:creator>pmestha</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42748368</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42748368</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pmestha in "React-in-HTML from a 21kb Bundle"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Interesting..</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2025 13:57:43 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42748342</link><dc:creator>pmestha</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42748342</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42748342</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pmestha in "[dead]"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Hi all,<p>I've been trying to find a free kanban board for personal use but couldn't find any that looked good. So decided to build one.<p>This stores all data in localstorage - so you can use this without any login/signup. Feel free to use it as you please.<p>Prasanna</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 18:15:17 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42410912</link><dc:creator>pmestha</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42410912</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42410912</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pmestha in "Show HN: I designed an espresso machine and coffee grinder"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Looks neat!!</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 16:08:09 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42409797</link><dc:creator>pmestha</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42409797</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42409797</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pmestha in "Ask HN: What books do you recommend for marketing a SaaS?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>thank you!</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2024 15:25:46 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42026935</link><dc:creator>pmestha</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42026935</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42026935</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask HN: What books do you recommend for marketing a SaaS?]]></title><description><![CDATA[

<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42026898">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42026898</a></p>
<p>Points: 5</p>
<p># Comments: 2</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2024 15:20:47 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42026898</link><dc:creator>pmestha</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42026898</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42026898</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paid NPM packages are gaining popularity]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.privjs.com/blog/privjs-processed-2-5-million-paid-npm-packages">https://www.privjs.com/blog/privjs-processed-2-5-million-paid-npm-packages</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42026469">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42026469</a></p>
<p>Points: 1</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2024 14:06:13 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.privjs.com/blog/privjs-processed-2-5-million-paid-npm-packages</link><dc:creator>pmestha</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42026469</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42026469</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Somebody built an app for conducting sprint retros]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://kollabe.com/retrospectives">https://kollabe.com/retrospectives</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38890208">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38890208</a></p>
<p>Points: 2</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2024 10:24:57 +0000</pubDate><link>https://kollabe.com/retrospectives</link><dc:creator>pmestha</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38890208</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38890208</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pmestha in "[dead]"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Pre-selling SaaS is sometimes frowned upon by the consumers, but the adrenaline boost it gives to us makers is beyond anything else. I just made the first sale for my side project and I am overwhelmed with happyness. Hence wrote a blog post in an attempt to motivate more makers from pre-selling their upcoming products.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 Dec 2023 22:50:44 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38511589</link><dc:creator>pmestha</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38511589</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38511589</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pmestha in "Show HN: I am building a Figma alternative"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Currently React and HTML. You will also be able to choose between Chakra UI, tailwindcss and more</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 07:14:17 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37245958</link><dc:creator>pmestha</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37245958</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37245958</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pmestha in "Show HN: I am building a Figma alternative"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>On the contrary, I would like to position it as an app that helps developers to focus on business logic rather than rebuilding interfaces :)</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 18:33:48 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37226808</link><dc:creator>pmestha</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37226808</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37226808</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pmestha in "Show HN: I am building a Figma alternative"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I noticed that designers spend almost the same time and efforts developers put to design a webpage. And, developers pretty much rebuild the same design which was created by designers in figma.<p>I wanted to eradicate this redundancy hence started working on a visual editor that exports code.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 08:49:15 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37206901</link><dc:creator>pmestha</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37206901</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37206901</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Show HN: I am building a Figma alternative]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.uibun.dev/">https://www.uibun.dev/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37206900">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37206900</a></p>
<p>Points: 11</p>
<p># Comments: 6</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 08:49:15 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.uibun.dev/</link><dc:creator>pmestha</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37206900</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37206900</guid></item></channel></rss>