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Build-in-public notes from a tiny indie studio — what we're making, what broke, and what we learned.
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X Bookmark Folders Without Premium: An iPhone Guide
X puts bookmark folders behind Premium, and most fixes are Chrome extensions. Free ways to organize X bookmarks on iPhone, with real prices and tradeoffs.
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When writing code stopped being the hard part, I took a job at an animal hospital
Once a coding agent cuts the cost of building to a fifth, domain knowledge is what gets scarce for a solo developer. To make Furwise (毛孩指南) more useful, I took a part-time job at an animal hospital, and it changed where I drew the line on what the app should do.
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I Quit to Build Apps Alone. The Hard Part Wasn't the Code.
An engineer's first year going indie: I built 5 iOS apps alone, one now used by 600+ people a day. The hard part was never the code. It was getting it seen.
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Pocket Alternatives 2026: 11 Apps + the Kobo Replacement
Pocket shut down in 2025. Kobo e-readers now use Instapaper in its place. Here are 11 alternatives, from Instapaper and Raindrop to Readwise Reader, with honest tradeoffs and prices.
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