Hacker News: timojaask

New comment by timojaask in "Six Years Perfecting Maps on WatchOS"

timojaask — Sat, 02 May 2026 23:31:46 +0000

There’s no GC on watchOS, it uses ARC

New comment by timojaask in "Corruption erodes social trust more in democracies than in autocracies"

timojaask — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:37:59 +0000

> Reminds me of a report that Russians have no word for "bribe"

This is just false. The word is “взятка”.

If I were you I would not trust that report you’re referring to.

New comment by timojaask in "Learning music with Strudel"

timojaask — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 15:37:33 +0000

Fixed URL: https://github.com/gruvw/strudel.nvim

New comment by timojaask in "Code golfing a tiny demo using maths and a pinch of insanity"

timojaask — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:27:51 +0000

Similar issue on iOS Safari: all examples work except for the very first one.

23andMe won permission from a judge to sell customers' medical and ancestry data

timojaask — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:25:11 +0000

Article URL: https://fortune.com/2025/03/28/23andme-bankruptcy-chapter-11-genetic-data-medical-ancestry-dna-silicon-valley-delete/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43754912

Points: 5

# Comments: 3

New comment by timojaask in "City simulator I made in Scratch"

timojaask — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 13:37:37 +0000

This looks very much like Polytopia

https://polytopia.io/

New comment by timojaask in "Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Claude Code"

timojaask — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 21:23:53 +0000

Hi! I’ve been using Claude for macOS and iOS coding for a while, and it’s mostly great, but it’s always using deprecated APIs, even if I instruct it not to. It will correct the mistake if I ask it to, but then in later iterations, it will sometimes switch back to using a deprecated API. It also produces a lot of code that just doesn’t compile, so a lot of time is spent fixing the made up or deprecated APIs.

New comment by timojaask in "Logisim – A Graphical Tool for Designing and Simulating Digital Logic Circuits"

timojaask — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 01:08:16 +0000

Looks like development was suspended back in 2014. There seems to be a recently maintained fork: https://github.com/logisim-evolution/logisim-evolution

Show HN: Billy – Offline currency converter for travellers (iOS)

timojaask — Tue, 29 May 2018 13:52:39 +0000

Article URL: https://www.billyconverter.com

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17179142

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by timojaask in "Ask HN: What apps did you build for yourself and why?"

timojaask — Fri, 25 May 2018 14:48:12 +0000

Nice one. I used to have a large mp3 collection (now replaced by Spotify) and would have loved to use audiostreamer and Waypoint to get to it while at work.

New comment by timojaask in "Ask HN: What apps did you build for yourself and why?"

timojaask — Fri, 25 May 2018 12:32:06 +0000

I really like the idea of being able to track your overall progress. I use trello for all my tasks, but it always stays on the granular task level and it's sometimes difficult to see the bigger picture. Maybe you can explore this concept a bit more and work on a polished product?

New comment by timojaask in "Ask HN: What apps did you build for yourself and why?"

timojaask — Fri, 25 May 2018 12:30:15 +0000

I love it when the governmental organizations release data for public use. I wish this happend more often. Good find!

New comment by timojaask in "Ask HN: What apps did you build for yourself and why?"

timojaask — Fri, 25 May 2018 12:28:02 +0000

Nice. I was actually looking for a simple image host with an API that I could use for a personal project, and didn't know about Pix. Ended up using Cloudinary, which is way overblown for my needs. Maybe I'll make an iOS port of your app!

New comment by timojaask in "Ask HN: What apps did you build for yourself and why?"

timojaask — Fri, 25 May 2018 11:34:27 +0000

This is awesome, and github stars speak for themselves. Nice one!

New comment by timojaask in "Ask HN: What apps did you build for yourself and why?"

timojaask — Fri, 25 May 2018 11:26:21 +0000

That sounds like a great idea. I used to have a decent vinyl collection, and would often forget about some of the good ones I have after not playing them for a while.

There isn't any info on the github page. Could you describe a bit how exactly does it organize the music?

New comment by timojaask in "Ask HN: What apps did you build for yourself and why?"

timojaask — Fri, 25 May 2018 09:16:30 +0000

That's cool! I can totally see this being useful. I like the logo and the sheep :-)

I love how simple it is, but I have one wish -- when you enter an expense, by tapping the red (+) button, it would be nice if the text field was already selected, so I don't have to tap on it -- would save one extra step. Then, once you select the text field and enter an amount, the next problem is that the continue button (>) is hidden below the keyboard, so I need to somehow dismiss the keyboard in order to proceed. Would be cool if you could tap the keyboard "return", or "OK" button to proceed.

Otherwise really nice. I like the simplicity of it very much! Good job!

New comment by timojaask in "Ask HN: What apps did you build for yourself and why?"

timojaask — Fri, 25 May 2018 09:07:05 +0000

That's very interesting. I like this approach. I've been using a sort of simplified Kanban for my own tasks, but I find this time-based sorting interesting.

Technically the only downside for me in this tool would be having to sync manually betwen devices, as I'm constantly jumping between managing the list on my phone and on my laptop.

I found that Trello works pretty well for my own needs, having automatic sync and offline functionality.

New comment by timojaask in "Ask HN: What apps did you build for yourself and why?"

timojaask — Fri, 25 May 2018 08:58:10 +0000

Cool! That last one is interesting. If not a secret, does it use some third-party service to get the operator for a given number?

Ask HN: What apps did you build for yourself and why?

timojaask — Thu, 24 May 2018 22:13:33 +0000

A great thing about being a developer is you can make apps to your liking. If it's simple and doesn't take a year to build, why not make your own?

My wife and I have been traveling extensively in the recent months, and I've got increasingly frustrated with the clunky and ugly currency converters. All I want from it is just type in the number and see the result instantly. I don't wanna be tapping input fields to gain focus, and I don't wanna be selecting stuff all the time, I just want a minimum number of taps to get the result. Would also be nice if it wasn't sore for my eyes.

So, since it's a pretty damn simple type of app, and us being a designer/developer couple, we rolled our own: https://www.billyconverter.com

And then besides happily using something that fits your needs, it's also pretty cool to see it being used by other people around the world.

What apps have you built yourself just out of a need to get something that fits your needs exactly? Why? Did you publish them on Android or Apple stores?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17148959

Points: 26

# Comments: 42

New comment by timojaask in "Ask HN: Should we open source an iOS app?"

timojaask — Tue, 22 May 2018 11:39:22 +0000

Without knowing anything about your product, I'd say most likely you won't get any contributions. However, many companies feel that open sourcing their product brings a lot of other benefits.

Take Artsy for example: http://artsy.github.io/open-source/