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Re:Show HN: FakeScan – AI fake review detector (Fakespot is dying) on Thursday February 26, 2026 @09:44AM (#47166802)
Is llama 3.3 enough? I think Gemini better
Re:Show HN: Show your domains and get buyers message you directly on Thursday February 26, 2026 @09:41AM (#47166763)
Nice work. I would take a look at x402 to accept payments directly with stablecoins and goes directly to sellers wallet. Easy to do. Most landing domain sucks.
Re:Ask HN: B2B or B2C? on Friday January 23, 2026 @05:17PM (#46738724)
do a B2C with a B2B branch

works best

Re:The Slow Death of Productivity: Why Time.sleep() Is Killing Your Au... on Friday January 23, 2026 @05:16PM (#46738711)
facts
Re:OpenAI site errors are now generated by AI on Friday January 23, 2026 @05:14PM (#46738694)
haha
Re:Ask HN: Who can invite me to lobster.rs? on Friday January 23, 2026 @05:13PM (#46738687)
me
Re:We will rewrite SQLite. And we are going all-in (2025) on Friday January 23, 2026 @01:27PM (#46735880)
tremendous
Re:I built a tool to email my private keys to my wife if I die on Friday January 23, 2026 @09:05AM (#46732604)
comments welcome :)

Show HN: Shardium – open-source "Dead Man's Switch" for crypto inheritance

Posted by maxcomperatore on Saturday January 03, 2026 @07:38PM
from the show-hn dept.

https://www.shardium.xyz/

maybe i can add stenographyHi HN, I'm Max.I built this because I was terrified that if I die tomorrow, my family gets nothing. The existing solutions were either trusting a centralized custodian or complex hardware setups.Shardium is a client-side tool that splits your seed phrase into 3 shards using Shamir's Secret Sharing.Shard A: You keep.Shard B: You give to a beneficiary (PDF).Shard C: We...

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Re:Show HN: Shardium – open-source "Dead Man's Switch" for crypto inhe... on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @01:03PM (#46436069)
big fan of vaultwarden (i self-host it).

the main difference is architecture: shardium splits the secret (shamir) so the server never holds the full data, whereas vaultwarden holds the full encrypted vault.

also the "grandma factor": getting non-tech family to setup a vaultwarden account was friction. this is just "find paper in drawer, scan qr".

Re:Show HN: Shardium – open-source "Dead Man's Switch" for crypto inhe... on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @01:03PM (#46436064)
100%. i actually use it for my gpg keys too. i need to make that clearer on the landing page so it doesn't look like a "crypto-only" tool. recovering ssh/fido2 backups is a huge use case. thanks for the feedback
Re:Show HN: Shardium – open-source "Dead Man's Switch" for crypto inhe... on Monday December 29, 2025 @09:02PM (#46428648)
running 4-of-2 definitely removes the service dependency.

you highlighted exactly the "bug" i wanted to patch though: the collusion risk. if beneficiary A and B have a beer together, you get rugged.

the "live service" here acts purely as a time-lock. beneficiaries can't collude to rob you today because the 3rd shard isn't released until the dead man's switch actually triggers. it protects you from your own friends.

Show HN: Shardium – open-source "Dead Man's Switch" for crypto inheritance

Posted by maxcomperatore on Monday December 29, 2025 @05:46PM
from the show-hn dept.

https://www.shardium.xyz/

Hi HN, I'm Max.I built this because I was terrified that if I die tomorrow, my family gets nothing. The existing solutions were either trusting a centralized custodian or complex hardware setups.Shardium is a client-side tool that splits your seed phrase into 3 shards using Shamir's Secret Sharing.Shard A: You keep.Shard B: You give to a beneficiary (PDF).Shard C: We hold (or you self-host).It...

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Re:Show HN: Identicons – Deterministic pixel art avatars from any text on Sunday October 05, 2025 @07:22PM (#45486140)
any feedback welcome! just a demo now

Show HN: Identicons – Deterministic pixel art avatars from any text

Posted by maxcomperatore on Sunday October 05, 2025 @07:14PM
from the show-hn dept.

https://identiqwe.maxcomperatore.com/

I've built a unique identicon system where any text input becomes your permanent digital domain - same input always generates the same beautiful pixel avatar.Think of it like collecting domain names, but for visual identity:• Deterministic Identity: "alice" always creates the same unique avatar • No Central Authority: Your identicon exists as long as your text does • Collectible Assets: Each...

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Re:LM Studio is now an MCP Host on Wednesday June 25, 2025 @04:42PM (#44381628)
good.
Re:Ask HN: What is your main measure in life? on Wednesday June 25, 2025 @10:12AM (#44377573)
the ability to satisfy needs with the least struggle
Re:Ask HN: How should I spend 10 weeks delving into AI? on Saturday June 21, 2025 @08:38PM (#44341878)
mcp. mcp. mcp

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