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twismon My server is a phone now

put an old computer in your closet. ssh through your phone (need a proper ssh client tho; I use a custom ssh client and keyboard, both not in the playstore but It's best for what I do). install GNU Screen. install Claude Code CLI. tell claude about your environment and what you are trying to do. enjoy.

twismon CBS Radio signs off after nearly 100 years of broadcasting

Internet.connection (∴ tracking) not required

twismon Welcome to the Strip Mining Era of OSS Security

Does it even need to turn it into readable code?

twismon A new spam policy for “back button hijacking”

Reddit! I'm looking at you?

twismon Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (April 2026)

StoreRun.app. It transforms grocery shopping from a chore into a collaborative experience ... still private beta and about 75% there but you can kick the tires for the non-sync version.

https://storerun.app/

Feedback welcome

twismon MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max

Is the notch gone?

twismon Trump directs federal agencies to cease use of Anthropic

This could be a boon for Anthropic

twismon Google API keys weren't secrets, but then Gemini changed the rules

I think GCP has a setting for max monthly spend and is enabled by default

twismon Gradient.horse

just saw an animated fellatio

twismon Gradient.horse

some creative nsfw ... bravo

twismon Something Big Is (Not) Happening

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twismon Who's Coding on Their Phone?

it's been awesome ... i've been using this setup for 7+ years. Obviously with other phones (former pixel 5) but the passport form factor of the pixel fold works great for one handed use and I use it folded most of the time. Unfolded is just icing on the cake.

I build webapps so there's no difference using my phone or a laptop save for app switching/multi-window speed. As for typing speed, sure it's a bit slower but it helps I program in clojure(script) so the concise and terse syntax helps.

Also, when I need to dive into developer console I use KiwiBrowser which is slower to get around compared to desktop chrome but it gets the job done.

I've been meaning to share the minimally modified APKs I use and write a blog posts.

https://x.com/ashafa/status/1702499586982412720/photo/1

twismon Who's Coding on Their Phone?

Me.

  Irssi Connectbot (archived version/modified).
 Hackerkeyboard (modified)
  Ssh + GNU Screen + emacs
  Pixel Fold

twismon xAI joins SpaceX

> space is called “space” for a reason.

twismon Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (February 2026)

  Location: Boston, MA
  Remote: Yes 
  Willing to relocate: No 
  Technologies: Clojure, ClojureScript, Android, React, JavaScript, TypeScript
  Email: <HN Username> @ ashafa dot com

twismon Termux

I've tried Termux but use the old irssiconnectbot (https://github.com/irssiconnectbot/irssiconnectbot) but with slight modifications over the years since its open source... along with an also modified hackerkeyboard (https://github.com/klausw/hackerskeyboard) to support my workflow which is heavy on emacs and GNU Screen.

The colors/graphics seem to be better on irssi and can also handle all the emacs and gnu screen keyboard chords and escape sequences.

I try every android terminal but nobody is really thinking about running more than simple commands.

twismon A Step Behind the Bleeding Edge: A Philosophy on AI in Dev

with the AI

twismon I added a Bluesky comment section to my blog

I did something similar when X was twitter.

twismon A decentralized peer-to-peer messaging application that operates over Bluetooth

web apps can work offline

twismon A decentralized peer-to-peer messaging application that operates over Bluetooth

Could still work in some cases where a certain amount of users are in and out of the website and in proximity e.g. protests

twismon Stop Doom Scrolling, Start Doom Coding: Build via the terminal from your phone

I use a bespoke hacker software keyboard (ctrl/meta/custom keys for GNU screen and emacs) and also bespoke SSH client (fork of the original irssiconnectbot) for years.

My phone is the original Pixel Fold. You would think I use it unfolded but the passport form factor lends itself to be almost as productive folded that I use it that way most of the time. Unfolded it's just a bit better experience (bigger keys / more display real estate/ more characters per line/ etc).

With that said I'm looking forward to the Click Communicator: https://clicks.tech/communicator

I've also been meaning to write about my setup and open sourcing my tools.

Oh. Writing clojure helps due to the terseness of the language. Not sure it would be a pleasant experience writing something like Java with the 80 character line limit I try to impose on myself

twismon How AI labs are solving the power problem

supply is finite

twismon IDEs we had 30 years ago and lost (2023)

He touched on Emacs and it reminded me of the Blub Paradox https://wiki.c2.com/?BlubParadox

twismon PWA Browser Scorecards

This. PWA is the end of 75% of apps being in the app store

twismon Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (October 2025)

Location: Boston, MA

Remote: Yes, but onsite as well

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Clojure[Script], [Type|Java]script, Python, Kotlin, Java, Android.

Email: me@ashafa.com

twismon Just let me select text

All text is selectable on the app switcher granted it uses OCR so YMMV

twismon Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (August 2025)

Location: Boston

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Clojure; Android, Python, GCP, Node, Typescript, JavaScript

Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tashafa

twismon The jank programming language

Shouldn't it be an 'if' instead of 'when' in the first example?

twismon Coding without a laptop: Two weeks with AR glasses and Linux on Android

I forked Hacker's Keyboard so it would work on newer versions of Android and some other customization for GNU Screen shortcuts. That with another personally forked ConnectBot (SSH client) and I do 95% of my hobby clojure (tersness helps) programming on my pixel.

twismon Google Is Winning on Every AI Front

Feed th deep research result into notebookLM and download the audio overview .. game changing