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Wow, TIL "balkanize" is a word. I love that!

nickybuzzon Show HN: Learn German with Short Stories

This is awesome! I've been casually learning German for 200+ days now, so this will make a great addition to my practice. Are the short stories generated by LLMs too?

nickybuzzon If AI scaling is to be shut down, let it be for a coherent reason

I'd also argue the disparity in compensation between private companies and government agencies pushes top engineering talent to the former.

nickybuzzon Show HN: Random Aerial Airport Views

My thoughts exactly.

nickybuzzon Zion Climbing in the 1930s

Cool read, mountain climbing has always amazed me. Zion is awesome too.

nickybuzzon Show HN: I built a little online drum machine using 808 style samples

This is awesome.

nickybuzzon AI Generated Seinfeld runs 24/7 on Twitch

Also interested!

nickybuzzon Show HN: A simple world flags game, my first web dev project as a beginner

Thank you! My process was: try to write it myself -> google it until it works -> ask ChatGPT how it can be better. I did this one component at a time, starting with the questions array, then answer buttons, timer logic, game over prompt, settings menu, etc.

I learned a hell of a lot more and a hell of a lot faster doing this project than I ever had in online courses/lessons/etc.

nickybuzzon Show HN: A simple world flags game, my first web dev project as a beginner

I was just happy to finally put something together. I've taken scattered programming lessons here and there but never sat down and created something on my own. Very happy to see people using it and learning with it! Outside of coding - I'm getting lots of interesting feedback on UI/UX.

nickybuzzon Show HN: A simple world flags game, my first web dev project as a beginner

The order of flags is randomized on page load, but incorrectly-answered flags are sent to the back of the question set. Those remain in the order they were answered.

nickybuzzon Show HN: A simple world flags game, my first web dev project as a beginner

Great ideas! Keeping them in mind for future updates.

nickybuzzon Show HN: A simple world flags game, my first web dev project as a beginner

Love the idea of a native language filter. Will keep this in mind!

nickybuzzon Show HN: A simple world flags game, my first web dev project as a beginner

Yup, no reason at all. Glad you liked it!

nickybuzzon Show HN: A simple world flags game, my first web dev project as a beginner

Neat ideas. Definitely considering them for future updates!

nickybuzzon Show HN: A simple world flags game, my first web dev project as a beginner

Damn, the S20's viewport is 15px shorter than the minimum width I had in mind. Responsive design is not fun. Will look into making the site more flexible - thanks for your feedback!

nickybuzzon Show HN: A simple world flags game, my first web dev project as a beginner

Good catch. The flag images come from https://flagpedia.net/. I'll notify the maintainer.

nickybuzzon Show HN: A simple world flags game, my first web dev project as a beginner

Great ideas here! Thanks for the feedback.

nickybuzzon Show HN: A simple world flags game, my first web dev project as a beginner

That's the part I'm most proud of - thank you!

nickybuzzon Show HN: A simple world flags game, my first web dev project as a beginner

This is helpful feedback. Thanks!

nickybuzzon Show HN: A simple world flags game, my first web dev project as a beginner

Many seem to agree that the correct/incorrect answers could be clearer. Will look into this. Thanks for the feedback and kind words!

nickybuzzon Show HN: A simple world flags game, my first web dev project as a beginner

Thank you!

nickybuzzon Show HN: A simple world flags game, my first web dev project as a beginner

This is correct

nickybuzzon Show HN: A simple world flags game, my first web dev project as a beginner

Thanks for the kind words :)

nickybuzzon Show HN: A simple world flags game, my first web dev project as a beginner

Thanks for the feedback, screenshot, and kind words! Looking into making the design more responsive.

nickybuzzon Show HN: A simple world flags game, my first web dev project as a beginner

Looking into making the design more flexible. Thanks for the feedback.

nickybuzzon Show HN: A simple world flags game, my first web dev project as a beginner

Eh, I suppose. I'll update it when a high-res emoji image becomes available.

nickybuzzon Show HN: A simple world flags game, my first web dev project as a beginner

I'm really happy you're enjoying it. Thanks for the kind words. Will be looking into your suggestion.