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Re:Ask HN: Could you share your personal website here? on Thursday January 15, 2026 @08:35AM (#46632311)
https://thomaspark.co/

My blog and personal projects.

Re:Show HN: I turned my kid's worksheet into a math game in 10 minutes... on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @08:11PM (#43639345)
My kids love Duolingo so I just started turning their spelling lists into this: https://thomaspark.co/projects/cleolingo/

Without Claude so it took much longer than 10 minutes.

Re:“A calculator app? Anyone could make that” on Sunday February 16, 2025 @11:24AM (#43069206)
I solved this by making a calculator that rounds to the nearest 1/16. Tiny app for Americans doing DIY work around the house:

https://thomaspark.co/projects/calc-16/

Re:Show HN: SQL Noir – Learn SQL by solving crimes on Friday February 14, 2025 @02:02PM (#43051804)
Querymon is a more tutorial-like SQL game:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkP_W8xFz5s

Re:Math and Puzzle Fans Find Magic in Martin Gardner's Legacy on Saturday November 02, 2024 @01:25AM (#42024242)
How bout the rubber tip of a mucilage glue bottle:

https://deepfriedhoodsiecups.wordpress.com/2011/07/04/dfhc-7...

Re:Show HN: Scorecard.gg – minimalist scoring tool for your favorite b... on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @04:11PM (#38182894)
Just added it here:

https://scorecard.gg/games/generic/

Re:Show HN: Scorecard.gg – minimalist scoring tool for your favorite b... on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @12:46PM (#38180131)
This project was born out of regular games of Dutch Blitz.

For gaming, existing scoring apps had more complexity (and friction) than I was after. I wanted something quick & dirty.

I ended up on Google Sheets with some simple formulas. Other groups also started using it. It seemed to be something I could generalize with a bit more work, and here we are.

Welcome any and all feedback.

Re:Show HN: Scorecard.gg – minimalist scoring tool for your favorite b... on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @12:31PM (#38179901)
Thanks for the feedback, the current iteration is definitely a work in progress and mobile needs much polish. Your bottom tab idea is a good one for mobile.

I'm not a regular Scrabble player so feedback from actual players is helpful. I've seen the play column and thought it was a neat-to-have feature, but on mobile it's a different story.

Re:Show HN: Scorecard.gg – minimalist scoring tool for your favorite b... on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @12:13PM (#38179598)
Good thought, I'll add it to todos.
Re:Show HN: Scorecard.gg – minimalist scoring tool for your favorite b... on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @12:12PM (#38179581)
Thanks for the suggestion, I'll add it.
Re:Show HN: Scorecard.gg – minimalist scoring tool for your favorite b... on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @12:11PM (#38179569)
I'm accepting suggestions for games to add, since pretty I'm out of touch with the scene and there's so many amazing new ones to keep up with.

As far as contributing, maybe I'll put this up on GitHub...

Re:Show HN: Scorecard.gg – minimalist scoring tool for your favorite b... on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @12:09PM (#38179521)
Absolutely! I meant to add it back, I originally had one front and center on the landing page. Lots of uses for it.
Re:Codections #1 on Monday September 25, 2023 @01:51PM (#37647865)
My take on NYT Connections, aimed at devs!
Re:CarPlay Karaoke: Playing music videos and lyrics through cover art on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @12:29PM (#36046643)
Thanks for the suggestion! Podcasts crossed my mind but I didn't find any examples of chapter art or even know if the feature existed. That sounds like a promising avenue.
Re:Games Worth Continuing to Develop (Part 6) on Thursday October 27, 2022 @09:50AM (#33357437)
Cool site. Here's the rest of the series:

https://c64games.net/2022/04/15/abandoned_games/

https://c64games.net/2022/07/23/abandoned_games_2/

https://c64games.net/2022/07/27/abandoned_games_3/

https://c64games.net/2022/08/21/abandoned_games_4/

https://c64games.net/2022/10/06/abandoned_games_5/

I always felt Starcraft: Brood War was a near perfectly balanced game worthy of preservation.

Re:The original “Bambi” on Thursday May 05, 2022 @11:38AM (#31274722)
I made a browser extension called No Scary Parts that skips traumatic scenes on Disney+ while trying to hold together a cohesive plot. Mainly for young kids who enjoy the music and other scenes, but aren't ready for the full story yet.

https://thomaspark.co/projects/no-scary-parts/

Fantasia was easy. Managed to do The Lion King. Haven't been able to pull off Bambi yet...

Re:Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2021 – Show and... on Thursday December 23, 2021 @09:56PM (#29669524)
I make coding games at https://codepip.com

Flexbox Froggy took off and I kept going.

Re:Notches Gone Wild on Friday December 17, 2021 @03:40PM (#29598054)
This takes me right back to those quirky old Mac OS 7/8/9 extensions that destabilized your system.

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