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bochoh··on Apple raises prices of MacBooks, iPads
I just checked this. I bought a secondhand 15" M4 Air last weekend and the trade-in value is still $630. So no, trade-in values didn't go up 20%.
bochoh··on Ask HN: Share your personal website
https://hitchcock.dev
bochoh··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (January 2026)
Gymlocity (https://gymlocity.com) - All-in-one gym management platform for small gym owners.

Building this for personal trainers with home gyms and small 1-2 location owner-operated facilities. The big players (Mindbody, etc.) are overkill and expensive for this market.

Core features: class scheduling, member booking, Stripe payments, and workout programming (the part most gym software ignores - trainers still use spreadsheets or generic apps).

Stack: React 19 + Vite frontend, ASP.NET Core 10 API, PostgreSQL, multi-tenant architecture so each gym gets their own branded experience.

Currently polishing the member dashboard and workout tracking UI. The goal is something a solo trainer can set up in an afternoon without needing to call sales or sit through demos.

bochoh··on How to code Claude Code in 200 lines of code
I’ve had decent results with this for context management in large code bases so far https://github.com/GMaN1911/claude-cognitive
bochoh··on Show HN: AlgoDrill – Interactive drills to stop forgetting LeetCode patterns
Solid platform - clean and useful for algorithm practice.

Quick suggestions:

  - GitHub OAuth would feel natural for devs.
  - Broaden language support (C#, TypeScript, Ruby).
  - Add dark/light mode toggle for comfort.
Excited to see where it goes — thanks for building.
bochoh··on 250MWh 'Sand Battery' to start construction in Finland
In a cold climate, I would expect burying it to use the ground as a natural insulator. Why was an above ground design chosen?

Specifically, does the need for heavy insulation and the active heating of the sand make the ground a less effective or even problematic insulator? Could excavating and building a below-ground foundation for a high-temperature device like this be more complex and expensive than an above-ground silo? How would permafrost conditions affect this design?

bochoh··on Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10
It seems that this is directional, flowing from Android to Apple but not necessarily back (e.g., me airdropping a photo to my parent who uses Android). I'd love for this to work in the other direction as well.
bochoh··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2025)
I’m building https://www.kidcarekit.com, a Rails SaaS for family-run daycare centers that still juggle spreadsheets and phone calls. It wraps waitlist management, enrollments, and Stripe billing into a single dashboard with Tailwind + Hotwire on the front, Devise for auth, and Azure Blob for logos. Solid Queue handles scheduled jobs like weekly tuition and late fee automation so owners get predictable cash flow without hand-cranking invoices, while MailerSend keeps parents in the loop.

Right now I’m polishing the onboarding flow so new centers can import families, configure their billing cadence, and connect Stripe in under ten minutes. Next up is richer analytics (occupancy tracking and revenue health) and rolling out a guided setup for late fee policies. If you’re running childcare ops or know someone who is, I’d love feedback on the workflow pain points you still feel daily.

bochoh··on ALICE detects the conversion of lead into gold at the LHC
Thankfully no hydrocarbons were made otherwise Switzerland may have needed some freedom </s>
bochoh··on How I Stay Motivated Working on My Solo SaaS (When It Feels Like Nobody Cares)
I've been grinding on kidcarekit.com for a long while in fits in spurts. I find myself working more on the DevOps side rather than the actual functionality but I've learned so much about rails and DevOps that it's been a net win for me even though it doesn't functionally do much yet!
bochoh··on DeepSeek-R1
Thanks for that! It seems that unsloth actually beat me to [it](https://huggingface.co/unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B-...)!

Edit: Running the DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B-Q8_0 gives me about 3t/s and destroys my system performance on the base m4 mini. Trying the Q4_K_M model next.

bochoh··on DeepSeek-R1
I wonder if (when) there will be a GGUF model available for this 8B model. I want to try it out locally in Jan on my base m4 Mac mini. I currently run Llama 3 8B Instruct Q4 at around 20t/s and it sounds like this would be a huge improvement in output quality.
bochoh··on Show HN: I am Building a Producthunt alternative
Having the same issue here! Cheers on launching
bochoh··on Electromagnetic coil gun seized in Japan
https://www3-nhk-or-jp.translate.goog/news/html/20241119/k10...

Edit: correct link! Thanks child

bochoh··on Show HN: Poll Ponder vote regret analysis
I initiated this experiment to assess the feasibility of rapidly transitioning from a Rails 8 application to a Kamal-powered Linode virtual machine. My initial hypothesis that individuals experience regret after voting has been disproven based on the relatively low response rates (0% regret expressed). It is uncertain whether this project should be continued, but I would welcome any feedback.
bochoh··on Moaan InkPalm Plus is weird, cheap, small, and my kind of e-reader
I found that airplane mode solved my oasis battery issues!
bochoh··on Starting today, ISPs must display labels with price, speeds, and data caps
For Spectrum to find the broadband facts you have to go through the order process and then a "Show Broadband Label" will show up on the internet package selection. Buried pretty deep.

Edit: There is also a little bit of a dark pattern. The price shows 49.99/mo for 12 mos with auto pay, but the Broadband Facts sheet shows price at $84.99 and says "This monthly price is not an introductory rate". Very shady from my (only) option for ISP.

Edit2: [Dark pattern](https://imgur.com/a/FktbVuV)

bochoh··on Cellular outage in U.S. hits AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon users
Checking in from the Northeast (north of Albany, NY) and can confirm no cell service at all this morning (ATT)
bochoh··on Clicks – Physical keyboard for iPhone
Disappointing (but understandable) that this is not available for my 14 Pro Max.
bochoh··on Drug Could Be the Next Ozempic. Bootlegs Are Already Selling Online
That’s really interesting, amused that it’s still going on today. Thanks!
bochoh··on Drug Could Be the Next Ozempic. Bootlegs Are Already Selling Online
Hmm wonder why I keep getting stuck in a captcha loop (iOS 17 safari) for archive.is
bochoh··on Woman jailed after RentaHitman.com assassin turned out to be – surprise – FBI
So retargeting ads for people that started to fill out a request form but didn’t finish would be entrapment… got it!
bochoh··on How to drill your own water well
My 5 year plan includes building a shed with power, then adding a self driven well and adding the capacity to switch irrigation off city water to the shed source (tm). In the northeast so no real water concerns here
bochoh··on What Got Done
Neat tracker that can help you with your self reviews come time
bochoh··on Strava hikes monthly subscription price
They just needed to show 20% growth in revenue to IPO, and like magic it happened
bochoh··on OpenAI quietly launched Whisper V2 in a GitHub commit
This but for automation of calling in for prizes or entering keywords on station websites.
bochoh··on Stripe laying off around 14% of workforce
Under his eye
bochoh··on ButtFish – Transmit Morse Code of chess moves to your butt
So it’s somewhat of a B2B operation
bochoh··on The Follower: Using open cameras and AI to find how an Instagram photo is taken
A really famous spot in Dublin is the Temple Bar (Red bar in examples). They have live cameras in HD available inside and out https://worldcams.tv/ireland/dublin/temple-bar
bochoh··on Removal of Heroku free product plans
Heroku Dyno + free cochroachdb instance, reasonable enough
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