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matthovaon CSS Bed: Classless CSS themes to use as starting points in web development

Love the idea. It's really painful to cycle through every theme. Would be great to have a way to scroll through them directly, though... that would result in a bigger bundle, and I respect the hustle

matthovaon Vinext 1.0 Vite-powered NextJS Apps

Very interested to see this project grow and see where they explicitly diverge from NextJS / Vercel's product vision.

matthovaon Fable 5.1 Solves the Cyphral Distich, a 370-year-old cipher

I know this is a feat of AI engineering, but given the end result all I can think of when reading this is the scene from “a Christmas story“ where the kid decodes “be sure to drink your ovaltine”

matthovaon Specsmaxxing – On overcoming AI psychosis, and why I write specs in YAML

Generally excited to try it out. The only thing that gives me pause is the idea of asking Claude to install a specific package. I know this is a bit naive as I’m probably downloading so many other things without my knowledge, but planning to read/fork the source before running any install commands

matthovaon Show HN: Clocksimulator.com – A minimalist, distraction-free analog clock

Love how clean it looks.

Related, I made a clock with a moire pattern (10 years ago now) and still love coming back to it.

The hands all spin with css transitions and I remember there was a Safari bug where if I zoomed in, the rotation would reset itself

https://psychedelic-clock.surge.sh

matthovaon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2021)

Backyard | Senior Front End or Full Stack Engineer | REMOTE (US and Canada) | Full-Time | https://backyard.co React/React-Native

Imagine zoom meets a video game platform. I'll save the product pitch. Try it for yourself -> backyard.co Currently looking for react developers and people familiar with firebase.

Apply at https://backyard.co/careers Feel free to reach out of you'd like to hear more / have any questions: matt [at] backyard [dot] co

matthovaon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2021)

Backyard | Senior Front End or Full Stack Engineer | REMOTE (US and Canada) | Full-Time | https://backyard.co React/React-Native

Imagine zoom meets a video game platform. I'll save the product pitch. Try it for yourself -> backyard.co Currently looking for react developers and people familiar with firebase.

Apply at https://backyard.co/careers Feel free to reach out of you'd like to hear more / have any questions: matt [at] backyard [dot] co

matthovaon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2021)

Backyard | Senior Front End or Full Stack Engineer | REMOTE (US and Canada) | Full-Time | https://backyard.co React/React-Native

Backyard is building a whole new way to feel together, apart. A product that allows friends and family to connect, to find cherished moments regardless of distance, all while sharing in a wide variety of playful experiences, together. Read more about our history here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z6CZbFsZlhi_FyJDHfHhFtIa... Check out our web-app here: https://backyard.co

Apply at https://backyard.co/careers Feel free to reach out of you have any questions: matt [at] backyard [dot] co

matthovaon I made an open source 3d printable violin that is Desktop Printer friendly

The site was my wife and my first attempt at using Ghost. It's a great platform and a refreshing departure from the Wordpress ecosystem. I'm looking forward to making more sites with Ghost.