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I launched on 3 platforms with 0 followers. My 7-year-old article beat all of them.
41+ min ago (198+ words) Three days ago I launched a major update to RepoSweeper " a tool for bulk managing GitHub repos (delete, archive, change visibility, AI commit summaries, etc.). Here's everything I did to promote it: Here's what actually happened to traffic (Cloudflare, unique…...
8-Bit Music Theory: How They Made The Great Sea Feel C U R S E D
1+ hour ago (169+ words) Wind Waker's "The Great Sea is Cursed" isn't just a spooky name; it's a full-on musical horror show! It takes the familiar, adventurous Great Sea theme and totally flips it on its head. This eerie transformation is thanks to clever…...
3 Tools to Download TikToks Without Watermarks (And Why I Built My Own One)
21+ hour, 44+ min ago (228+ words) I'm a regular TikTok user, but I absolutely despise the built-in watermark and the ending screen. It's incredibly frustrating because, in my community, a TikTok watermark immediately kills the video's credibility. Even top-tier, informative videos get ignored just because of…...
Just Launched My Portfolio — What Do You Think?
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (198+ words) After procrastinating for way too long, I finally built and shipped my portfolio: Live Demo What I'm looking for This is my first real portfolio, so I'd love your honest feedback on: Design " Does it look professional? Easy on the…...
Your Article Isn’t the Real Content
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (285+ words) The article is often the least interesting thing that happens after you publish. Not always. But more often than we're willing to admit. I saw this comment recently and couldn't unsee it: "Real war stories have specifics " the exact error,…...
Trash Theory: Ocean Colour Scene: Always On The Outside ["The Riverboat Song"] | New British Canon
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (211+ words) Ocean Colour Scene had quite the ride, bouncing from press darlings to being dropped by labels, only to claw their way back during Britpop to become huge. They rocked a cool, retro vibe, blending classic sounds from The Rolling Stones…...
How Apple Music Maps Audio to Lyrics — The Engineering Behind Real-Time Lyric Sync
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (903+ words) Apple Music's synchronized lyrics feature feels almost magical: words light up in perfect time with the music, scaling in size with the syllable's emotional weight, fading elegantly as each line passes. Behind that smooth experience is a carefully layered technical…...
LovedIn: A Case Study
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (379+ words) The Primary target audience for LovedIn is a demographic of tech-comfortable young adults (18-35 years old) familiar with online dating culture and value creative and thoughtful expressions of affection. To solve this problem, we designed a multi-page proposal website with: This…...
How we built an AI Fashion Rater
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (253+ words) Fashion feedback is broken. Friends are too polite. Social media is intimidating. Stylists are expensive. We built OutfitScore to fix that " an AI that scores outfits, makeup, and accessories on a 0100 scale with honest, structured feedback. Here's the quick technical…...
Building LovedIn: A Case Study
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (1743+ words) Creating a platform for personalized proposals sounds straightforward until you realize what's actually at stake. It's not just a website. It's a moment. Someone's asking the most vulnerable question they can ask another person. They deserve more than a generic…...