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AI Advertising
Remember the early 2000s when Google's search results were super accurate? People thought that if it continued to grow, it might become a singularity and control everything. Some even went as far as calling Google "SkyNet." Now people are saying if we…
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Why You Are Having a Hard Time Coming Up with Good, Profitable Ideas
The problem isn't about being "profitable," it's about being "good." Money-making ideas are everywhere. Many people seem to make good money with, say, a CRM. So what's stopping you from creating your own CRM and making some money? Because creating yet…
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How to Market Your SaaS in 2024
I've been thinking about SaaS marketing for some time now, and I think I've finally cracked it. The best way to market your SaaS is by posting on Twitter. Now, I know you probably have a lot of questions, but hold on. First, take $8 out of your pocket and…
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Why Do We Need Apps for Everything?
cortesoft: Why does patreon need its own app? Why can't it just be web based? I wish fewer companies had apps. I don't need an app for everything. […] So why do companies make them? Nekorosu: A lot of people (not me) use phone as their main computing…
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Girls Band Cry
I started watching Girls Band Cry after seeing this middle finger video: The 3D CG animation might take some time to get used to, but it's better than a lot of other anime that use 3D CG. I heard that the animators adjust most of the scenes frame by…
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More App Review WTFs
Mittermayr, on Hacker News: I have a free (!) app (completely 100% free) on the macOS App Store. It's getting mostly 5-star reviews and has done so for many years. Good. I used to offer the app through my website mainly, but people asked for security…
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Gibberish Has Made It to the App Store
So, Gibberish has finally been approved in the App Store. I've added an In-app purchase, but it's a bit more expensive than subscribing on the web. So, it might be better to avoid subscribing through the app if you can. When I submitted the original…
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Good Ramen in Singapore
After a disappointing experience with Takagi Ramen via Grabfood, my wife and I thought it was time to go outside and find some proper ramen. So we began our quest of finding the best ramen in Singapore. We didn't trust Google results for this kind of…
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Every time I come up with a new idea for a Safari extension, I will think about the 1-star reviews I got because of iOS bugs or YouTube's code changes.
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Random Quotes
Just writing down some quotes that I came across recently, or that randomly popped into my brain. They made me think, but for some reason, I cannot turn those thoughts into blog posts. So here they are, in their original form. Joan Westenberg: I was no…
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Being Bad with Money
Usually, when people say they're 'bad with money,' it means that they're not great at saving or budgeting, like they might blow their whole paycheck in a week. Well, I've got a different problem. I'm bad at charging money. Like I think 'business' is a…
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Don’t Quit Your Job
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons is entirely coincidental. Why do you want to become an indie developer? If your answer is "to make money," then boy, do I have some bad news for you. Look, I'm…
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On Writing Poorly, Still
Three years ago, I decided to turn my portfolio website into a blog. I wrote an embarrassing post about how bad I was at writing. Now, I'm happy to report that I'm still terrible, but at least I can churn out terrible posts at a faster rate now.…
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The Devolution of UI Design
Back when I got my first Mac, I was really into UI customization. I'd spend hours on websites like MacThemes and DeviantArt, looking for the next cool theme or icon for my Mac. My favorite theme was Milk by Max Rudberg. There were all sorts of people…
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How to Make Money from Apps
Disclaimer: I'm the creator of a subscription-based web service, so I might be a bit biased. And I'm not even following my own advice here. So, please take my words with a grain of salt. You know how sometimes you see someone launch an app and then people…
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Why Did You Choose Such a Stupid App Name?
Gibberish was originally named 'Hottakes'. When it got to a point where it wasn't totally embarrassing, I showed it to a friend who is more business-savvy than I am. He gave me lots of advice. He said that I should make the app free and add social…
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Designing the onboarding process means making some screens that highlight your app's features, just so your users can press 'Next', 'Next', 'Skip', 'No Thanks' to start using the app.
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How to Comment on Social Media
Rebecca Solnit (via Kottke): 1) Do not read the whole original post or what it links to, which will dilute the purity of your response and reduce your chances of rebuking the poster for not mentioning anything they might’ve mentioned/written a book…
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Watching People Use a Computer
When I was 17, I took the driving license test. The test has two parts: a theory test and a road test. The theory test had 50 multiple-choice questions that were selected from a list of 500 questions. The questions were in Malay, and my Malay was poor.…
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Detached from Reality
I work in the tech industry. And sometimes I feel like there are two worlds: the tech world and the real world. I probably read too much about social media and its harmful effects. I think scrolling short videos is unhealthy. It's basically a Skinner box…