stavros

18 Show HNs that got attention, 2015 to 2026. 2,338 points in all, 11 with 50 or more.

Best
No-Bullshit Games (520 points)
stavros on HN

Games

2020

No-Bullshit Games

Tired of mobile games with IAP and ads, I made No-Bullshit Games

Mixed520 points264 comments

Hardware

2021

I made an alarm clock

An alarm clock

Loved271 points192 comments

Infrastructure

2019

IMGZ

A no-bullshit image host

Mixed248 points247 comments

AI

2021

Deep Dreams

I had some time yesterday so I made a GPT3 podcast to help you sleep

Curious237 points167 comments

Hardware

2015

An old rotary phone converted into a mobile phone

Curious222 points61 comments

Hardware

2021

I made a 5-key keyboard

A 5-key keyboard

Curious221 points224 comments

Creative

2017

IPFessay

Publish uncensorable essays to IPFS

Curious147 points58 comments

Languages and libraries

2017

Universal Playlist Format (UPL)

Tired of the non-portability of my playlists, I wrote my own format

Curious144 points101 comments

AI

2022

phantasmagoria.stavros.io

A site that easily lets you generate AI images using templates

Curious86 points48 comments

Hardware

2025

TRMNL-compatible e-ink device (stavros)

My own TRMNL e-ink device

Mixed85 points24 comments

Hardware

2023

Timeframe

A battery-powered e-ink display that shows my calendar

Loved68 points18 comments

Hardware

2025

bluetooth-gamepad

A small lib to turn a USB gamepad into a Bluetooth one

Loved26 points44 comments

Other

2025

The Board

A website that vibe-codes itself

Quiet18 points8 comments

Hardware

2026

The bedtime

Another little bedside clock I made

Quiet13 points6 comments

Productivity

2026

I made a little voice note recorder

A little voice note recorder

Quiet12 points6 comments

Consumer and social

2026

Wherewhen

I got tired of travel spreadsheets so I made a travel planner app

Quiet10 points6 comments

Productivity

2021

hn-reply-bot

A Telegram bot that notifies you of HN comment replies

Quiet5 points7 comments

AI

2025

EncyclopedAI

I was in a boring meeting so I made an encyclopedia

Quiet5 points9 comments

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