ShawnStack
@ShawnDeveloping
Fulltime indie hacker | Share tips on app/web dev and marketing | Sugar addicted
I made this viral image (currently 425k impressions) in just one minute—while waiting for my nearly 10-year-old Mac to finish compiling my pomodoro iOS app. By the way, this Pomodoro timer app, Focus Pantheon, is now live! It lets you pray to different gods and goddesses for…
This is the liquid glass I want
Who the hell designed the tab bar of @cursor_ai ? Can you make the selected tab even less obvious?
Ever feel lost between beginner and intermediate tutorials? You're not alone. I hit this wall learning Python. The solution? Exploring multiple resources and filling knowledge gaps one concept at a time.
I’m intentionally capping my coding time at 4 hours a day. As a developer, that feels like a sin. But it’s the most important strategic decision I’ve made to break out of the low-engagement bubble and actually grow my SaaS.
"You absolute idiot. Now think hard about why I'm yelling at you." This is my new favorite prompt when an AI keeps failing the same task. For my coding assistant (Cursor), this unhinged prompt breaks its failure loop and fixes the code correctly about 30-40% of the time.
That old phone in your drawer is a $0 desk clock waiting to happen. But most web clocks have a fatal flaw for this: they're riddled with ads, can't stay on, and aren't mobile-friendly. I reviewed 7 of them to find the clear winner. claritydeck.app/blog/what-to-d…
Next time, it will start watching anime
AI is having an identity crisis. I'm in Cursor, prompting Gemini 2.5 Pro in Chinese. It starts replying perfectly... then suddenly, it switches to fluent Japanese. Not sure if this is the beginning of Skynet or just a very confused language model.
AI is having an identity crisis. I'm in Cursor, prompting Gemini 2.5 Pro in Chinese. It starts replying perfectly... then suddenly, it switches to fluent Japanese. Not sure if this is the beginning of Skynet or just a very confused language model.
X is a better LinkedIn for indie hackers
When I feel low, I just come to X to see the indie hackers here Some are quitting their job today Some are trying to get to ramen profitability today Some have reached their MRR milestones today Some exit their SaaS today Regardless of their journey, I always get inspired!
I just found an absolute cheat code weather API: Open-Meteo. It’s free and no key needed. I went from discovery to pulling live data in under 5 minutes for a new widget in my app, ClarityDeck. This literally saved me a day of work. (UI work still in progress)
