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A greyscale iPhone setup that works in everyday life

fabianhemmert.com
145 points·by hemmert·w zeszłym miesiącu·73 comments

Show HN: Leash, a low-dopamine mobile browser replacement

leash.ax
5 points·by hemmert·w zeszłym miesiącu·6 comments

AI, a Car for the Mind?

fabianhemmert.com
1 points·by hemmert·5 miesięcy temu·0 comments

What, if anything, is AI?

2 points·by hemmert·5 miesięcy temu·1 comments

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hemmert
·20 dni temu·discuss
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48472475
hemmert
·20 dni temu·discuss
A web-view with no title bar - no blocking so far. I'm exploring that, but for now this does a really great job (combined with grayscale-mode phone)
hemmert
·w zeszłym miesiącu·discuss
I want my phone to be greyscale (low-dopamine), but some apps need color. Here's my workaround that works for me (triple-pressing the side button didn't, I forget to turn greyscale back on.)
hemmert
·w zeszłym miesiącu·discuss
It will clear all cookies / logins very often, so you'd basically start from scratch, logging in and so on. It is cumbersome, and for me it was totally enough friction to not fall into old habits.

(So yes, there are potential loopholes, but they are uncomfortable to crawl through. Dopamine is all about friction, I guess)
hemmert
·w zeszłym miesiącu·discuss
Yes! There was some paperwork to do with Apple (it is a manual approval process), and it got the entitlement to be the iPhone's system browser. For Android, things were a bit easier.

So after installing Leash and selecting it as the system browser, Safari can be deleted.
hemmert
·5 miesięcy temu·discuss
Beautiful! Congratulations! Can’t wait to try it on my Playdate!
hemmert
·5 miesięcy temu·discuss
Pretty impressive!
hemmert
·5 miesięcy temu·discuss
Two things at once, contrary to my new year‘s resolution!

1. An app for personalized interactive audiobooks for kids - https://www.vivid.cx

2. A book about the edge of the thinkable - https://www.unthinkable.net
hemmert
·6 miesięcy temu·discuss
https://fh.cx
hemmert
·7 miesięcy temu·discuss
Uh-oh, thank you!
hemmert
·7 miesięcy temu·discuss
About 8 years in, Escape Team steadily keeps growing, which surprises me (I didn’t add any new missions for about 5 years):

https://www.escape-team.com

It‘s making about $700 on iOS and $300 on Android, solely from $2.99 IAPs for the later missions in the game (the first 2 missions are free).

I think a main reason for this is that escape rooms (and games) don’t „saturate“: you play them only once, because then you know the solutions. So another escape room (place, game, app) doesn’t cannibalize the market - it may rather strengthen the others by fostering it as a group activity.

I also put 0$ into ads- it solely spreads itself by being a group activity (3-5 people are best) and through its mission editor (people can make their own missions, used in school and for birthdays etc).

Curious to see where it goes next!
hemmert
·7 miesięcy temu·discuss
Congratulations, really nice! I wasn’t aware of this.
hemmert
·8 miesięcy temu·discuss
Great solution, great example of how open source should be done.
hemmert
·8 miesięcy temu·discuss
Excellent advice, for everybody. Thank you!