dschep's comments

On: Show HN: FTWA – Turn any website into an app

[dschep]

Why did you build this with a server? Since you suggest folks introspect the script anyway, you could simply generate it in the browser and have the user download it. Then you could run this at zero-cost.

On: Show HN: Simple Mbtiles Server – Self-host the ent...

[dschep]

without a means to update the map, this isn't a breakthrough. I'd rather use protomaps[0](which has regular builds, from a better-known source) with caddy.

[0] https://protomaps.com/

On: Show HN: My website, with a MacOS-like interface

[dschep]

Brings back memories. I made Mac OS X knockoff UI(back when it was 'stripey' for a website when I was about 16 as well. Nicely done OP.

On: NN-SVG

[dschep]

Yeah, the github repo is a much better link for this, as it explains what it is. https://github.com/alexlenail/NN-SVG

On: Show HN: Detoxer – Neutralize Addictive Content Wi...

[dschep]

You can actually setup ublock0 to do this for you too. At one point I'd used it to blur distracting sites, but like you, I found fully blocking the content(which the blurring effectively did) led to me disabling the block. I'll try this technique out, it's a good idea.

Here's how you can do it with ublock:

  www.reddit.com##img:style(filter: blur(10px);)
  www.reddit.com##body:style(filter: grayscale(1);)

[prohobo → dschep]

ublock seems to be able to do anything :P

That's good, but I still much prefer a simple toggle, and I'd like to expand it with more complex features as well.

On: How Wikipedia became the last good place on the in...

[dschep]

You can kinda get that from microblog.pub. It federates via ActivityPub and is a single-user customizable micro&macro blog. https://docs.microblog.pub/user_guide.html#customization

[derelicta → dschep]

yeah but apparently its single-user only

On: German court prohibits LinkedIn from ignoring "Do ...

[dschep]

But the ad networks also serve fraudulent ads and even worse, malware. How is that an improvement?

On: Show HN: Carousel Hero

[dschep]

My first thought upon seeing this: https://shouldiuseacarousel.com/

[carouselhero → dschep]

I totally understand you. Carousels on websites are often overused and can be annoying when they auto-scroll. However, with Carousel Hero, you create slides that you can upload to your social network of choice (e.g., LinkedIn, Instagram).

Social media carousels often have a wider reach than regular posts because even just a swipe is counted as an interaction that can positively influence the ranking/recommendation algorithm.

On: Show HN: Xc – A Markdown Defined Task Runner

[dschep]

I had exactly the same idea regarding ```python fences. I filed an issue if you wanna give it a thumbs up: https://github.com/joerdav/xc/issues/42

On: CarSized: A way to visualise car dimensions

[dschep]

You should add a child and adult for scale. So many cars are just dangerously large these days.