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Show HN: Overengineered recommender (activity/game/series/etc.) (57 knobs)

https://activity-architect-1.web.app/

Find the exact activity you wish to perform by setting the desired 0/0-10.0 value of how much you need each of these dimensions: Flow Accessibility Challenge Alignment Discovery Amount Ease of Discovery Novelty Seeking Risk/Thrill Level Interactivity Response Intensity Feedback Clarity Sensory Richness Randomicity Repeatability Perspective Mode Session Duration Engagement Frequency Commitment...

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Show HN: app to find the best methods to achieve any goal by reviewing publicly

https://truepathfinder.vercel.app/

Every content, digital or not, ever created can be more generally thought of as an answer to the question “how to be happy?”. We all want to be happy. Why are we not using anything we consume (e.g. social media) to be happy? Because sometimes we consume it with no goal. If we put the goal first and derive everything from there, we will be happier.I started from that thought and built True Path...

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Re:Show HN: llmgame.ai – The Wikipedia Game but with LLMs on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @05:15PM (#46533878)
wow. i couldnt unsee it :(

I found a path from Piano to Volcano with 21 generated topics! Piano → Yamaha Corporation (places) Yamaha Corporation → Yamaha Corporation headquarters (places) Yamaha Corporation headquarters → Yamaha Headquarters (places) Yamaha Headquarters → Iwata (places) Iwata → Shizuoka (places) Shizuoka → Mount Fuji (places) Mount Fuji → Volcano (broader).

Try it yourself at www.llmgame.ai

i wonder if always having a design doc of some substance discussing the intended behavior of the whole app would help reduce instances of hallucination. The human developer should create it and let it be accessed by the AI
Re:Show HN: Website that plays the lottery every second on Friday January 02, 2026 @10:55PM (#46472639)
wow, elegantly said, thanks!
Re:Wario Synth: Turn any song into Game Boy version on Friday January 02, 2026 @09:41PM (#46472250)
OOT Title theme - https://www.wario.style/s/qQ8kCQGX

Reminded me of the first time I learned to program, I made an "ocarina songs" player in the console. It plays 3 songs. I figured them note by note, finding the notes online, testing until it was right :) https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B81lhIzyJLJbNTViWmh0bUlYMzg...

Show HN: web app to match with people nearby on 7 dimensions of needs

https://deep-union-web.vercel.app/

"deep union web" is a web tool that facilitates requesting and offering generic help from nearby people that you may not even know yet. It does so by gathering your requests, offers, generic visual appearance and coordinates. Both the requests and offers are in these 7 dimensions: Preservation, Gratification, Definition, Acceptance, Expression, Reflection, Knowledge. You could consider them as...

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