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amichail
Tues Feb 20, 2007 12:33am PST
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I'm an indie game developer.

My previous games include DropZap and DropZap 2 for iOS.

My latest game is DropZap World. Check it out: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1072858930

https://bsky.app/profile/dropzapworld.bsky.social https://x.com/DropZapWorld https://www.threads.net/@dropzapworld

a.michail@me.com

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Wed Sep 17, 2025 9:30pm PST
Ask HN: What Terminal apps (via homebrew) support 24 bit color on macOS Tahoe?
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Wed Sep 17, 2025 6:19pm PST
Ask HN: Is it immoral not to correct someone else's grammar on social media?
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Wed Sep 17, 2025 4:07am PST
Scientists Link Wealthy-Favored Superfood to ALS, or Lou Gehrig's Disease
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Wed Sep 17, 2025 12:42am PST
Ask HN: Is it racist and elitist to criticize people for using AI to write?
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Thurs Sep 11, 2025 8:30pm PST
Ask HN: Which AI music services can generate strange sounds in music?
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Wed Sep 10, 2025 7:47pm PST
Ask HN: Were programmers more surprised than general public by ChatGPT in 2022?
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Mon Sep 8, 2025 7:15pm PST
The Cause of Alzheimer's Could Be Coming from Within Your Mouth
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Sun Sep 7, 2025 7:20pm PST
Ask HN: Would you wear sunglasses with anime eyes that reflect your mood?
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Fri Sep 5, 2025 11:41am PST
Alpha School: Using AI to Unleash Students and Transform Teaching
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Thurs Sep 4, 2025 7:21pm PST
Mathematical research with GPT-5: a Malliavin-Stein experiment
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Tues Sep 2, 2025 2:44pm PST
Ask HN: Is masking indoors like buying insurance for your brain?
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Tues Sep 2, 2025 2:37pm PST
Covid-19 Is Surging Again – and These Regions Are Facing the Sharpest Spikes
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Tues Sep 2, 2025 12:27am PST
Could a unique rectangular telescope be the key to finding Earth 2.0?
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Mon Sep 1, 2025 4:54pm PST
Could a Common Virus Help Drive Parkinson's?
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Mon Sep 1, 2025 1:58pm PST
Ask HN: Why not have color coded glasses to indicate willingness for small talk?
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Mon Sep 1, 2025 1:07pm PST
Can Vitamin D Slow Aging? A New Study Says Yes – But There's a Catch
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Mon Sep 1, 2025 1:05pm PST
Levels of Omega-3 Could Help Explain Women's Alzheimer's Risk
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Sun Aug 31, 2025 3:36pm PST
Ask HN: Would this idea combat the population decline problem in many countries?
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Sat Aug 30, 2025 7:45pm PST
Ask HN: If burnout tells you that you are in the wrong job/career, why avoid it?
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Fri Aug 29, 2025 11:50am PST
Ask HN: Would this idea encourage more people to use public transit?
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Thurs Aug 28, 2025 11:43pm PST
'Universal' Cancer Vaccine Destroys Resistant Tumors in Mice
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Thurs Aug 28, 2025 10:18pm PST
The Bitter Lesson
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Thurs Aug 28, 2025 8:53pm PST
Ask HN: Are past AI researchers relieved that they didn't have a chance at AI?
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Wed Aug 27, 2025 9:46pm PST
How the TI-99/4A Home Computer Worked [video]
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Wed Aug 27, 2025 6:04pm PST
Ask HN: Why does macOS assume apps can reliably maintain settings files?
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Wed Aug 27, 2025 2:28pm PST
Ask HN: Did modern AI's coding abilities make you lose interest in programming?
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Tues Aug 26, 2025 1:34pm PST
Ask HN: Are math contests more about attracting top teachers than anything else?
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Mon Aug 25, 2025 3:23pm PST
Ask HN: Why not replace prisons with augmented reality headsets?
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Mon Aug 25, 2025 12:10pm PST
Ask HN: No easy way for tvOS to display long documents (e.g., terms of service)?
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Sun Aug 24, 2025 7:20pm PST
Ask HN: Does using public transportation make you more creative than driving?
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Sun Aug 24, 2025 6:08pm PST
A ship that glides like a pelican could change travel and defense
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Sun Aug 24, 2025 5:41pm PST
Ask HN: Does driving keep computer programmers grounded in the real world?
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Sun Aug 24, 2025 1:37am PST
Commodore raked in over $2M during the new C64 Ultimate's debut week
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Sat Aug 23, 2025 10:32pm PST
Ask HN: Do you find ChatGPT 5 to be condescending?
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Sat Aug 23, 2025 12:19am PST
South Korea deploys hologram police officer
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Fri Aug 22, 2025 9:08pm PST
Dramatic slowdown in melting of Arctic sea ice surprises scientists
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Fri Aug 22, 2025 4:16pm PST
Ask HN: Are language requirements rude in a world with real-time AI translation?
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Thurs Aug 21, 2025 8:45pm PST
Ask HN: Should the police be banned from saying whether a shooting is targeted?
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Thurs Aug 21, 2025 7:52pm PST
Ask HN: Can you communicate with a dog if you give it a Neuralink-like implant?
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Wed Aug 20, 2025 10:25pm PST
Dozens of genetic traits depend on which parent you inherit them from
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Wed Aug 20, 2025 6:35pm PST
Health Canada approves Ozempic to reduce kidney deterioration in diabetes
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Wed Aug 20, 2025 1:00pm PST
Ask HN: Are programmers more likely to ignore society as they did not invent it?
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Wed Aug 20, 2025 12:41pm PST
FDA issues warning over possible radioactive shrimp
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Wed Aug 20, 2025 12:11pm PST
Physics of badminton's new killer spin serve
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Tues Aug 19, 2025 9:59pm PST
How Flu Shots Prevent Heart Attacks
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Tues Aug 19, 2025 11:53am PST
The AI That Solved IMO Geometry Problems – Guest Video by ‪ Aleph0‬
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Tues Aug 19, 2025 11:50am PST
After 15 Years I Finally Left My Day Job [video]
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Mon Aug 18, 2025 7:38pm PST
Commodore is back from the dead with a new C64. But is it new? [video]
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Mon Aug 18, 2025 5:57pm PST
Ask HN: Will plots involving AI soon require trigger warnings in movies/novels?
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Sat Aug 16, 2025 4:13pm PST
Scientists Identify a New Glitch in Human Thinking
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Fri Aug 15, 2025 1:01pm PST
Ask HN: Why isn't there a ranking for how human-like AI writing sounds?
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Fri Aug 15, 2025 11:31am PST
Ozempic Blindness
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Thurs Aug 14, 2025 10:39pm PST
Rabbits with 'horns' in Colorado are being called 'Frankenstein bunnies.'
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Thurs Aug 14, 2025 9:58pm PST
New Vaccine for Two Deadly Cancers Shows Promise in Clinical Trial
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Thurs Aug 14, 2025 1:17pm PST
Ask HN: Will Grok win as it will eventually train on data from Optimus androids?
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Thurs Aug 14, 2025 12:20am PST
Ask HN: Close physical libraries and fund home internet for the poor instead?
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Mon Aug 11, 2025 12:17pm PST
Study on Mice Suggests Nose-Picking Has a Surprising Link with Alzheimer's
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Sun Aug 10, 2025 8:48pm PST
Ask HN: Why do AIs include obvious, easily removed tells that can get you fired?
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Sun Aug 10, 2025 7:42pm PST
Ask HN: A class where students design tests to stump AI but not humans?
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Sat Aug 9, 2025 2:30pm PST
Ask HN: Do people with solipsism syndrome see humans as no better than AIs?
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Sat Aug 9, 2025 1:10am PST
A Routine Vaccine May Lower Dementia Risk by as Much as 20%
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Fri Aug 8, 2025 11:39pm PST
Alzheimer's Breakthrough: Lithium Reverses Memory Loss in Mice
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