Hacker News: willmeyers

New comment by willmeyers in "How Gödel's Proof Works (2020)"

willmeyers — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 01:38:34 +0000

Also recommend this book. Very concise too, it's only around 100 pages.

New comment by willmeyers in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)"

willmeyers — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 01:51:24 +0000

Love it, thanks for your hard work and reverse engineering (def an underrated skill).

New comment by willmeyers in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)"

willmeyers — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:28:22 +0000

Wow I think like 12-13 years ago I wanted to make an EverQuest clone in the browser like every teen game devs MMO dream. Great work.

New comment by willmeyers in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)"

willmeyers — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 19:31:51 +0000

Hey! I just posted in this thread about my work on building a better CTrail app. I live in NYC - would love to get involved in this. Thanks for sharing!

New comment by willmeyers in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)"

willmeyers — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 18:55:25 +0000

I'm still working on CT RailTime. It's an app I made to make traveling on CTrail better. CTDOT's app they've outsourced is really bad and broken most of the time. People who use CTrail deserve something that works.

https://ctrailtime.com

New comment by willmeyers in "Crickets as pets"

willmeyers — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:45:53 +0000

My partner had a jumping spider as a pet for some time in a terrarium. It was really interesting because he would jump out onto my partners arms when we opened his terrarium and then climb around and then go back after doing some wandering. Pet beetles are also pretty common (and something that I really want tbh). There are a lot of animals that you wouldn't think can be pets, but honestly, if you're helping a critter survive you'll create some attachment to them and maybe they will too. A lot of pet insects can live for 5-7 years too if done right.

Lake Chaubunagungamaug

willmeyers — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 22:06:50 +0000

Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Chaubunagungamaug

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49226334

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by willmeyers in "Danish high schoolers will have to verbally defend written assignments"

willmeyers — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 19:55:38 +0000

In my high school English class (like 10 years ago) my teacher assigned readings and called on a random person each day to give an overview of a section. He basically quizzed you in front of the class on themes, plots, etc. It was very effective at getting me to read and care for that class, because if you just sat up there and didn't know anything you'd lose marks on participation (and look kind of dumb). Not sure if/when/why oral presentations and public speaking are no longer got prioritized.

New comment by willmeyers in "Evading Residential Proxy Networks"

willmeyers — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:29:09 +0000

I completely agree. I'm also surprised at the lack of action ISPs and people who sell these malicious free TV boxes and crap (Amazon to name names). I believe using a residential proxy is akin to stealing cable. It's wrong and taking from working consumer.

Evading Residential Proxy Networks

willmeyers — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:56:30 +0000

Article URL: https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/cyber/alerts/2026/evading-residential-proxy-networks-protecting-your-devices-from-becoming-a-tool-for-criminals

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49073273

Points: 8

# Comments: 2

Mayor Mamdani Unveils New Municipal Grocery Stores

willmeyers — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:22:06 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/07/mayor-mamdani-unveils-30--discount---including-all-produce--all-

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49072783

Points: 6

# Comments: 1

Show HN: Aqua UI for the Web

willmeyers — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:51:17 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/willmeyers/aqua-ui

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49063939

Points: 7

# Comments: 0

New comment by willmeyers in "My Images Are Dithered"

willmeyers — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 14:16:30 +0000

Cool effect! It feels a bit like a deep-fried meme to me, but that might just be me!

I tried doing something similar a couple of years ago and gave up after running into the exact same issues in the post. It's really difficult to replicate proper halftoning on a computer screen without getting moiré patterns and weird artifacts because of PPI, aliasing, and other stuff. Beyond that, print and screens are just fundamentally different ways of rendering things.

Show HN: Extension that shows complaints and more on NYC apartment listings

willmeyers — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:36:01 +0000

Article URL: https://streetleaky.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49035361

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

Show HN: Coypa is a fun way to manage your clipboard

willmeyers — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:02:53 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/willmeyers/coypa

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49030118

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

Tinfoil.com

willmeyers — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:56:03 +0000

Article URL: https://www.tinfoil.com/default.htm

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48951620

Points: 9

# Comments: 3

New comment by willmeyers in "$100 AI Music Video: Claude Fable 5 vs. GPT-5.6 Sol"

willmeyers — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 01:14:17 +0000

It's an interesting experiment and the results are surprising. I will say that if you're a musician I'd bet anything you can make a way cooler and better music video for $25 and 45 minutes with your friends.

The Water Around NYC Is Kind of Dangerous

willmeyers — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:39:17 +0000

Article URL: https://threetalkingheads.com/2026/07/15/drownings-in-nyc/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48926760

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

How to Spot an El Niño

willmeyers — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:22:53 +0000

Article URL: https://threetalkingheads.com/2026/07/14/how-to-spot-an-el-nino/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48915102

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

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

willmeyers — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:31:28 +0000

I'm working on CT RailTime (https://ctrailtime.com), a better way to travel on CTrail. Their current eTix app is essentially broken and the CT government does not seem to care enough to fix it.