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patrickz··on Show HN: A Swift app I made in 4 months with no prior experience
Thank you for your kind words and interest in my app!

My app uses the CoreData framework to store all the data locally on the device, and iCloud to sync and backup the data securely. The data can only be accessed from your own Apple account, and you can choose to share it with others if you want to.

I hope this reassures you that my app is privacy-friendly. If you have any other questions or feedback, please let me know. I appreciate it!

patrickz··on Show HN: I built a helpful tool to generate new ideas
It is simple: - keep writing down ideas - Do not stop. If you stop for 10 seconds, the app will quit without saving your ideas. - After you keep writing for 2 mins, you can export the ideas to a file.
patrickz··on Show HN: I built a helpful tool to generate new ideas
I should've written a comment explaining it. Haha.

How it works: - Choose a prompt or enter your own. - Start writing down ideas. - Keep writing for 2 minutes. Or you will lose what you wrote. - Export your ideas to a text file.

patrickz··on Ask HN: Why not build a car that will not move with a stranger inside?
I have been drive for about 20 years, and I've never encountered a car theft.
patrickz··on Ask HN: Coffee drinkers, did you have any heart problem associated to coffee?
I did have the same problem when I was having 5+ pots (250ml / pot) of coffee everyday. Then I reduce my intake to 1 cup, and I only drink before noon, then everything became fine.
patrickz··on Ask HN: If you had 24 hours in the year 2050, what questions would you ask?
1. What are the best performance stock from 2022 to 2050? 2. When did the biggest bull and bear market happen? 3. Will I still be alive in 2050?
patrickz··on A list of all my projects
thank you for the suggestion.
patrickz··on Ask HN: What methods do you use to focus and stay relaxed?
You were probably looking for some doses of dopamine from short form contents like Twitter or TikTok. You can google "dopamine detox"and try it. It worked for me.
patrickz··on Ask HN: What can I do about my messy/neurodivergent brain?
> when I get some free time I get anxious about having to use this time wisely and productively and end up not doing anything.

I had this problem too. You can try what I did, which is to play more. Preferably outdoor and with friends.

patrickz··on I need to stop being boring
> Perhaps a better project is one where the app doesn't start with "you suck, now sign up and you won't suck as much".

No you are not being unfair. You are being inspiring indeed!

patrickz··on I need to stop being boring
Thank you for spending time to check out the app, and all the honest feedbacks.
patrickz··on I need to stop being boring
I am exploring Unity now, haha
patrickz··on I need to stop being boring
I am picking up my guitar!
patrickz··on I need to stop being boring
My niece came to visit me about 3 years ago during her spring break; she was about 10 years old.

On a sunny afternoon, I was taking a walk around my house. Suddenly, she and her little brother jumped into me and excitedly showed me the "treasures" she had collected around the neighborhood.

The "treasures" turned out to be just a bunch of metal screws of various kinds that the construction workers left all over the place. I laughed so hard and poked fun at them. "These are no treasures, and treasures should be things that are scarce or extremely expensive, like diamonds or gems.", I said. They didn't seem to care. And they kept explaining to me the wonder of the screws. Being impatient, I tried to send them away by telling them they should try other parts of the area.

They left with big smiles.

Thinking about this, I am not sure if I was launching at them or if I am the one who should be laughed at.

patrickz··on I need to stop being boring
Involution...
patrickz··on I need to stop being boring
Yes you are totally right. I just make a 2G SWAP, now the site is back, haha. I thought the site was under attack... @@
patrickz··on I need to stop being boring
"If you aren't bored, you aren't boring." I really love this advice. Thank you.
patrickz··on Ask HN: Hobbies and ways to keep the mind engaged?
As we grow older, we tend to do things with intentions. We want to make the best use of our time and be productive. However, what we often need is not to keep the mind engaged. We need to relax and play. One thing I found helpful is to think of some outdoor games or activities you used to enjoy in childhood, then do it without purposes in mind. Just for the sake of doing it.
patrickz··on Show HN: Space4 – A workplace to help with staying focused and being productive
Haha, good one, but we should never give up, and keep trying ;)
patrickz··on Show HN: Space4 – A workplace to help with staying focused and being productive
Hello blogq, please don't worry, we did not use anything to track datas, not even Google Analysis. We just wanted to show the thing we just built, and gather honest feedbacks.

For the email sign-in, it is because that, we would like to use the "password-less" approach like Slack did, in order to avoid the hustle of creating and remembering passwords for the users.

We hate spamming ourselves, we respect people's privacy, so we promise we won't do anything spamming with your email. :)

patrickz··on Show HN: Space4 – A workplace to help with staying focused and being productive
Thank you RugnirViking. Honest feedbacks, different perspectives, and even critics are what we need to get closer to the truth and accuracy. You actually helped me a lot! I will fix the grammar issues asap, at least the "Choose Avator" part, haha :)

Thank you for your time!

patrickz··on Show HN: Space4 – A workplace to help with staying focused and being productive
Thank you sdoering! Your feedbacks gave me some important insights for the landing page. I will see what I can do to make things better :)
patrickz··on Show HN: Space4 – A workplace to help with staying focused and being productive
Thank you for your honest feedback buddy. We will fix or at least improve those aspects asap! :)
patrickz··on Show HN: Create a simple JSON API with zero code
thanks! ;)
patrickz··on Useful Links for JavaScript Developers
You are right, it is going to be removed :)
patrickz··on Useful Links for JavaScript Developers
Hi guys, if you have more good links to share to all of us, please consider to submit them in issue session of the Github page, since it is easier to manage everything there :)
patrickz··on Useful Links for JavaScript Developers
haha, did not try the mobile page...made my day though :)
patrickz··on Useful Links for JavaScript Developers
Thank you for the idea. Fronted Masters is added to the list ;). If you have more good ideas, you're welcome to submit in the issue session on the Github page.
patrickz··on Useful Links for JavaScript Developers
Hi Dang, thanks for the comment. I read the rules twice, and I will avoid the same mistake next time ;)
patrickz··on Show HN: Anyword.cc – A simple exercise to get you unstuck
Thanks for the thoughts. No I won't monetize off any of the personal information., and I will never do that. And I am not Facebook, I am just an ordinary guy who try to build a tiny tool that I can use myself to improve my life. Again, as I said, I am not Facebook, so there's no social networking or any real identity required for the users. You only identity is the username that you make up. If you really concern about it, you can also use a new email address and so on. And yes, I used the best practices I can learn to secure the site with Django framework and https and so on.
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