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Re:Gemini 3.8 Flash on Wednesday September 02, 2026 @10:15PM (#49545185)
In my experience, Gemini 3.7 is excellent for general non-coding tasks. But for coding, especially backend development, I still find models like Opus 5 and GPT-5.6 more reliable.
Re:Show HN: Turn Any Webpage into a Game on Tuesday April 21, 2026 @11:55AM (#47850567)
The default mode already does something along those lines — certain elements take two hits to break. But for the hidden B-side mode I went in the completely opposite direction: the ball phases through everything by default. See if you can find it ;)

Show HN: Turn Any Webpage into a Game

Hi HN, I built a thing that turns any webpage you're visiting into an interactive arcade: https://playanypage.com/It's a fun little project built entirely around bookmarklets and DOM manipulation. Inspired by the classic Kick Ass app, I loved the idea of playing on any website, so I decided to take it a step further and build an entire arcade inside a single bookmarklet.You just drag it to your...

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Re:Laws of Software Engineering on Tuesday April 21, 2026 @09:01AM (#47848192)
Calling them 'laws' is always a bit of a stretch. They are more like useful heuristics. The real engineering part is knowing exactly when to break them.

Show HN: I built a JSON viewer that decodes Base64 media inline

https://viewjson.net

I built this for myself while debugging multimodal AI APIs.The problem: I kept running into JSON responses stuffed with Base64-encoded images. Every time, I had to copy the string, find an online decoder, paste, preview. Repeat for each image. It got old fast.So I made ViewJSON. Paste your JSON, and it automatically detects and renders Base64 media inline: images, audio, video, even PDFs. No...

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Show HN: Blank Image Generator – transparent, solid, grid, gradient images

https://blankimage.net

Built a web tool that generates images instantly: Transparent PNGs Solid color images Gradient images (linear/radial/conic) Grid patterns Profile pictures Custom dimensions, real-time preview. Perfect for design placeholders, social media templates, phone wallpapers.Would love feedback!

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