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Show HN:Just like you strangle a dandelion and hand it to your love

by AndyJado on 4/22/22, 1:54 AM with 4 comments

  • by gus_massa on 4/22/22, 3:39 AM

    So ... you take a photo and send it to a single preconfigured contact?
  • by AndyJado on 4/22/22, 1:54 AM

    Hello, world! I made an app and here it is.

    A: Okay, you got yourself 5 seconds.

    R: So you do a quick configuration, then every-time you call it, you hit enter.

    A: So it's an command line tool?

    R: Yes! but for the life terminal, hence it demands an appearance, hence it's an app.

    A: So I hit Enter, what happens?

    R: Well, it got only 3 commands, may I?

    A: Go ahead, I say when.

    R: So you did the configuration, you have this channel with your love, and..

    A: Wait! What is! You think you can fool me?

    R: I'm terribly sorry sir but the configuration takes no more than 10 sec, I assumed you'd expect a full experience once again I'm so sorry.

    A: You are losing me.

    R: So the first command, you strangle a dandelion and hand it to your love.

    A: go on?

    R: 2nd: you take the dandelion handed by you love.

    A: and?

    R: 3rd: blow it.

    A: What is a dandelion?

    R: A photo you take within the app.

    A: like I would expect anything, why don't I use FaceTime or message or sth?

    R: Does any of them feel like a dandelion?

    A: what about privacy and all that stuff?

    R: Well here is what I offer and I shall maintain,[SIGN-IN FREE, AD FREE, NOTIFICATION FREE, NO DATA COLLECTION IN ANY SENSE, TRIVIAL LOCAL MEMORY USAGE], just build a channel for you, where you can strangle a dandelion and

    A: Okay I get it, but can you do BETTER?

    R: I'm confidently positive, see, it's in the stage of a usable prototype, but I can't wait to buy my grandma an iPhone and build up the channel, so I just shipped it. A month ago I don't even have a mac but the idea pops up and it was so clear.. Anyway, it's been a heavy month. And any suggestion just throw it in my face as long as it play along with dandelion scene.

    A: you saying it's an iOS only app?

    R: Yes it's highly coupled with iCloud service (which won't take up your personal quota) and that's how I made it SIGN-IN FREE and all that..

    A: what you call it?

    R: TriviGaGa or 吹微GaGa

    A: is that Chinese?

    R: yes and it sounds exactly like 'trivi' and shares the in-literal meaning, I'm a baby creeper in coding but a grumpy old poet (if you allow me to say)

    A: How much?

    R: $1.99 buyout but you can only get a free TestFlight version for now.

    A: Tell me how you feel as a user?

    R: It kept me reminded(not with notification, but just being in my phone), reminds me how alone I truly am and the fact that nothing I do can fundamentally change that.

    A: So it's a worthless app from an even less person?

    R: You are getting to know me.

    A: You got one last word.

    R: The in-app guideline is only made a Chinese version because my grandma don't know what a command line tool is. So just swipe it off, for now.

    A: Like I would give it a try.

    R: my apology for the last time.