michaelbrooks
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)
on Monday August 10, 2026 @03:36AM (#49240523)
I have been building a social network for Twitch, called Chattr. It is very Twitch specific as you log in with Twitch and it will automatically post when you go live. When your stream ends, it will automatically post the VOD to your followers feed. Also, if anyone who follows you on Twitch joins Chattr, then they will automatically follow you on the site too. This makes it much easier to move your community over.
You can also tip and receive tips for your posts, which can then trigger a stream alert.
You can use your own custom emotes in posts and your Twitch subscribers can also use them.
I'm really excited to be building this and we have 135 users signed up.
https://chattr.online is the link and the app is on the Play Store and Apple App Store
Re:Make every row and column a group of three
on Monday July 20, 2026 @03:56AM (#48975541)
A dev friend made this, and it's been really fun to play. I think HN would appreciate this one
Make every row and column a group of three
Show HN: I built a Twitch social network
I've always felt like Twitch was missing a social aspect, and I'm trying to address it. I know they had Twitch Pulse, and they decided to shut it down, but I'm hoping this can be a better solution.
Re:Ask HN: Could you share your personal website here?
on Thursday January 15, 2026 @07:21AM (#46631438)
My personal blog - https://michaelbrooks.co.uk
Re:It's Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was Dead
on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @03:35AM (#45500373)
My brother was told his heart was healthy after having serious chest pains. The next day, he passed away from a heart attack due to heart disease. This was four years ago, when they were busy dealing with covid patients and in the UK.
Re:Meta has suspended my Facebook account
on Monday June 24, 2024 @09:32AM (#40775860)
Why? Things like this happen all the time and make it to the front page of HN. I've seen people's Google accounts get locked out because of stupid reasons. The IG account has no connection to my Facebook account, and I can't understand how it has affected my Facebook account.
Re:Meta has suspended my Facebook account
on Monday June 24, 2024 @08:30AM (#40775250)
I barely use Facebook to be honest, but it still had all my memories and connections. I've had this account for a very long time.
Re:Meta has suspended my Facebook account
on Monday June 24, 2024 @08:30AM (#40775243)
I'm not addicted, but I've had that account since I was a teen, and it carries many memories and connections. I shared it here, hoping someone had a similar experience and could maybe share if they fixed it.
It's nothing like that at all.
Re:Meta has suspended my Facebook account
on Monday June 24, 2024 @04:43AM (#40773743)
Thank you, and I only use it to keep updated with friends and family. Maybe this is more of a blessing in disguise
Re:Meta has suspended my Facebook account
on Monday June 24, 2024 @04:35AM (#40773691)
Haha thanks for the humor and bringing a smile to my face despite Meta's stupidity :D
Meta has suspended my Facebook account
I tried using Facebook this morning to find out that my account had been suspended due to an Instagram account not following their rules.The account "emuoz1w9nruyysu" has nothing to do with me. I have never created that account and don't have access to it.However, Facebook has said I can only regain access to my account by appealing from that IG account. I don't know how it got associated with...
Re:Ask HN: What would you spend your time working on if you didn't nee...
on Wednesday May 29, 2024 @06:48AM (#40510514)
I'd become a vocalist for a death metal band
Re:Farmed salmon leads to loss of nutrients, instead eat 'feed fishes'...
on Wednesday March 20, 2024 @10:20AM (#39766951)
Grass-fed cows still produce methane and require vehicles to transport them when bought and when slaughtered. The fields they are kept in will also need trees to be cleared and plants killed in favour of grass. How does that not add to climate change?
Junior developer fired because he dropped production database
Paper from Fallen Leaves
Fear of Happiness
Re:All the red flags in the Threads privacy policy
on Friday July 07, 2023 @06:03AM (#36629515)
You can view profiles and posts, but you can't do anything more on the website. They are working to build a working website, but their focus is on the app.
Re:Why Tipping Prompts Are Suddenly Everywhere
on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @03:50AM (#36055212)
Here's the link to avoid the paywall https://archive.ph/n7kjn
Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers
on Thursday May 11, 2023 @04:04AM (#35899207)
Sponsored content isn't controlled by YouTube though, it's controlled by the creator
Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers
on Thursday May 11, 2023 @04:00AM (#35899180)
You can fix that with a VPN service, or by creating your own VPN network. You could buy a Digital Ocean droplet in your location and connect to that like a VPN.
Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers
on Thursday May 11, 2023 @03:56AM (#35899146)
Also, if you look at content creators who share their revenue, they actually make more money from Premium subscribers than they do from ads. So if people want to really support content creators, then subscribing to Premium is the best option.
It's A(door)able
Re:Show HN: Thoughts on Flash in 2023, in Flash, in 2023
on Friday April 21, 2023 @06:12AM (#35651749)
I owe my career to Flash. I got started because my school would block game sites, and we weren't allowed to play games at lunch time. I used Flash to learn how to make games and then play them in School. If anyone said I couldn't play games, I would respond with "I'm learning to make the game", and they would give me a pass.
It's the reason I got into scripting/programming, and I'm now a web developer.
Re:Buzz Chat taking over social networking
on Monday March 27, 2023 @04:09AM (#35324140)
I set my relationship status to married and it says "Don't cheat!". Such a weird thing to put on a social network. The help section doesn't work and some social icons aren't aligned correctly on FireFox. Also, why is the BAT icon used for basic account?
All in all, a strange experience and I don't think it will be taking over Twitter any time soon.
Linus Tech Tips YouTube channel has been hacked
How to back up a Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) distribution
Re:Play Runescape Classic Again
on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @04:21AM (#34705928)
This brings me back to the days of Moparscape and creating my own private server. I remember joining the forums and sharing my code for colour coding the menus. Great times!
Re:YouTube accounts on the partner program are being hacked
on Saturday February 04, 2023 @05:45PM (#34659241)
Thank you. It’s not just him either. If you go to Reddit and search the YouTube subreddit for “hack” you’ll see it’s affected so many more people. This is bigger than it seems and YouTube needs to sort this out fast!