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I feel like this is the first time my AI assistant has a really sharp and witty sense of humor and I love it. Opus 4.6 might be my new favorite.
Claude Opus 4.6Claude’s most advanced model for agentic tasks
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She's super cute… my weakness. Earned my upvote…
Beni AIFace to face AI companion calls with voice, motion, memory
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Hey PH! I'm James – game designer behind 40+ titles including Advance Wars 1+2 with Nintendo, and entries in the Shantae series. XTERIX was built for a useful, alternate X / Twitter experience, taking the same philosophies one would apply to video game presentation, and pouring them into an app experience: ✨ The Vibes — satisfying haptics, the return of square profiles, optional "vaporwave"...
XTERIX: Vapordeck for X (Twitter)✨ Alternate X client with style: PIN lock, 25 accounts, more
The official X (Twitter) app is your feed. XTERIX is your weapon. This "vapordeck" for X starts by securing your account access with PIN privacy. Seamlessly swap between up to 25 logins, or obliterate data residue instantly with a quick 'Burner' session. Scroll, like, and repost from your wrist with X Apple Watch support. For power users who want their privacy to look as good as it feels: welcome to the vapordeck experience.
XTERIX: Vapordeck for X (Twitter)✨ Alternate X client with style: PIN lock, 25 accounts, more
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One thing I keep coming back to is that layoffs tend to be framed as 'AI is gonna be replacing humans' when in practice they’re more often organizations re-shuffling around uncertainty. AI becomes the visible catalyst, but fear, short term thinking, and general misalignment do a lot of the damage What I think helps is separating roles and value. Roles are fragile, but value compounds. The folks...
The layoff wave and how we can move past the fear
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🔥 What makes an app feel "polished"?
Hey! I'm a game designer (Advance Wars, Shantae), and working on an app while applying game UI thinking (satisfying sensations, visual feedback) to hit that "feels good to use" factor. Curious to know from the PH community: What UX tells you an app is made thoughtfully? What makes something feel polished to you? For me: Haptics. I've personally been obsessed with a well-placed tick sensation,...
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Could this work for creating environments for a Roblox game, I wonder? It would be helpful to be able to define a level of complexity / poly count to aim for when building if possible. The service looks really promising — best of luck with the launch Amara team!
AmaraImagine, create and iterate 3D environments instantly
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Territory claiming concept is really neat here, nice work
Prompty TownYet another link directory - but better
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Really handy. I can finally close that browser tab. Thank you
ClaudeUsageBarKnow exactly how much Claude you have left at a glance
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Built for someone you love. That's a different kind of energy infused in the end result. Also respect the execution on this... the nostalgia UX is solid. I totally dig it. Now... can I watch Tom Green again on this? 🤣 Cheers!
NMTVI built a 24/7 MTV time machine to save my wife’s birthday
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honestly the best part is just how thoughtful this is. popovers instead of finder windows everywhere feels like such a small thing but it actually changes your workflow
PopStackDock-style folder popovers for your macOS Desktop
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The Cursor-style diffs for AI edits is the detail that sells me. Actually showing what the AI changed instead of just doing things behind your back-- that's the trust builder. Tauri over Electron is the right call too imo; native performance matters especially for something you keep open all day. Gonna give this a spin..
kukuObsidian — but a lot has changed
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Why does it say Clawbot some places, Clawdbot other places? I heard it's Moltbot now due to Anthropic but now sure why the discrepancy with the old name? Either way, I got mine setup and been using it! It's been delightful, though I do feel if you could solve the setup complexity to be more user friendly, this thing could absolutely explode. I have to wonder if you're keeping it intentionally a...
OpenClawThe AI that actually does things
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Legit one of those “I didn’t realize I’ve wanted this until now” moments
iPhotronA macOS Photos–style photo manager for Windows
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The video immediately sold me on why this could be incredibly useful for digital product shots so I’m fully on board with this. Can’t wait to try it
ScreentellA in-browser screen recorder featuring cinematic 3D effects
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This looks promising for rapid prototyping. As a game designer, I'm curious — any plans to integrate with or export to Unity? Being able to prototype quickly here and then bring it into a proper engine for polish could be a killer workflow.
OrcaAI Agent for Game Development
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The "appears when you need it, vanishes when you don't" pattern is such good UX — invisible until the moment it's useful. Love the name origin too. These small Mac utilities that just solve one thing beautifully are my favorite kind of software
HyoiA magical shelf that appears when you drag files on Mac
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There's something quietly radical about designing an app meant to be closed. In a world that treats engagement as the ultimate metric, this feels like a small act of rebellion — injecting beauty into someone's day just for the sake of it. Downloaded.
Sometimes: A Poem ArrivesPoetry at Unexpected Moments
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Love the evolution mechanic-- as a game designer, the "grow your companion" hook is such a smart way to make productivity feel rewarding instead of punishing. The eye tracking blink detail is a nice touch too. Congrats on the launch
Mochi FocusYour focus timer that grows with you
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16x is unhinged and I respect it. Also pretty glad for a speed extension that doesn't make YouTube look like it got a face tattoo.. clean integration into native controls = the right call. Grabbing this
Youtube Custom PlaybackUnlock up to 16x speed with native-style controls