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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.

I'm currently working on DropZap World:

https://testflight.apple.com/join/CdEXgjst

https://x.com/DropZapWorld https://www.threads.net/@dropzapworld

a.michail@me.com

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Sat Nov 23, 2024 10:47pm PST
Long Fatigue: The exhaustion that lingers after an infection
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Sat Nov 23, 2024 9:59pm PST
U of Waterloo dealing with $75M deficit
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Fri Nov 22, 2024 9:15pm PST
Ask HN: Will more people leave cities due to satellite internet in rural areas?
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Thurs Nov 21, 2024 1:45pm PST
As Bluesky soars, Threads rolls out custom feeds globally
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Thurs Nov 21, 2024 1:41pm PST
Insurance Providers in Canada Are Refusing to Cover Tesla Cybertrucks
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Wed Nov 20, 2024 11:11pm PST
Bird flu in Canada may have mutated to become more transmissible to humans
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Wed Nov 20, 2024 1:08pm PST
Engineers transform smartphones into instruments for studying space
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Wed Nov 20, 2024 12:59pm PST
Bluesky is ushering in a pick-your-own algorithm era of social media
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Mon Nov 18, 2024 10:00pm PST
Only buy a magnetic keyboard for gaming
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Mon Nov 18, 2024 12:11am PST
C64 Uridium = NES the Last Starfighter? [video]
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Sun Nov 17, 2024 9:41pm PST
Severe Covid-19 may shrink cancer tumors, early data suggest
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Sat Nov 16, 2024 11:17pm PST
Covid-19's Surprising Effect on Cancer
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Fri Nov 15, 2024 10:55pm PST
Ask HN: Is there a test to determine your chances of getting long Covid?
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Fri Nov 15, 2024 12:34pm PST
M4 MacBook Pro Uses Quantum Dot Display Technology
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Fri Nov 15, 2024 2:53am PST
AI poetry indistinguishable from human-written poetry and rated more favorably
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Fri Nov 15, 2024 1:18am PST
Many long Covid patients adjust to slim recovery odds as world moves on
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Wed Nov 13, 2024 11:45pm PST
Ask HN: Do indie devs enjoy programming less than software engineers do?
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Wed Nov 13, 2024 10:24pm PST
New secret math benchmark stumps AI models and PhDs alike
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Wed Nov 13, 2024 4:25pm PST
Ask HN: Why doesn't APFS always clone files when copying?
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Tues Nov 12, 2024 11:23pm PST
Ask HN: Why doesn't APFS support cloning of entire directories?
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Tues Nov 12, 2024 9:29pm PST
Ask HN: Do co-op programs cause top students to pursue PhDs to avoid working?
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Tues Nov 12, 2024 7:37pm PST
Generative AI doesn't have a coherent understanding of the world
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Tues Nov 12, 2024 12:57pm PST
Revolutionary new jet engine turns electricity directly into thrust
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Mon Nov 11, 2024 6:44pm PST
Ask HN: Why didn't Pascal quickly lead to a similar but less wordy language?
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Mon Nov 11, 2024 1:50pm PST
An Early Sign of Dementia Risk May Be Keeping You Up at Night, Says Study
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Sun Nov 10, 2024 11:08pm PST
Ask HN: Can AI determine software engineer pay each week based on performance?
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Sat Nov 9, 2024 3:32pm PST
Ask HN: Why can't you talk to Siri on your Mac without saying "Siri" first?
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Sat Nov 9, 2024 1:39pm PST
Scientists Reveal "Impossible" State of Matter That's Both Solid and Superfluid
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Fri Nov 8, 2024 7:11pm PST
Quantum permutation puzzles with indistinguishable particles
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Fri Nov 8, 2024 5:13pm PST
Genetic repair via CRISPR can inadvertently introduce other defects
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Fri Nov 8, 2024 12:44am PST
Watch: Jetson founder pushes the limits of 'Freestyle' eVTOL agility
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Thurs Nov 7, 2024 11:03pm PST
Apple's hearing aid feature is not available in Canada yet
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Thurs Nov 7, 2024 4:28pm PST
Ask HN: Can current AI learn calculus by reading a single calculus textbook?
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Thurs Nov 7, 2024 12:06am PST
You might want to stop making your bed in the morning
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Wed Nov 6, 2024 8:38pm PST
Ask HN: Why not have "career change" insurance?
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Mon Nov 4, 2024 11:36pm PST
On Literate Programming
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Mon Nov 4, 2024 10:39pm PST
Is convenience making our lives more difficult?
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Mon Nov 4, 2024 8:30pm PST
Ask HN: Can you replicate this Lock Screen bug on your MacBook Air/Pro?
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Mon Nov 4, 2024 6:47pm PST
Netflix is removing nearly all of its interactive titles
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Mon Nov 4, 2024 3:34pm PST
Ask HN: Can high school math be motivated by writing code to train and use LLMs?
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Mon Nov 4, 2024 1:38pm PST
Ask HN: Why do many AI experts care so much about AI safety?
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Sun Nov 3, 2024 10:02pm PST
Ask HN: Why don't novelists want to achieve immortality via AI writing as them?
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Sun Nov 3, 2024 9:42pm PST
Did You Know That Apes Have Never Asked a Question?
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Sat Nov 2, 2024 11:01pm PST
Ask HN: Could the web disappear due to mobile apps and AI?
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Sat Nov 2, 2024 8:39pm PST
Ask HN: Why is functional code more readable than Python-style comprehensions?
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Sat Nov 2, 2024 4:37pm PST
Man sees deadly brain tumour shrink by half thanks to new treatment
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Sat Nov 2, 2024 4:32pm PST
Investigation Update: E. Coli Outbreak, Onions Served at McDonald's
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Fri Nov 1, 2024 4:49pm PST
DiscoveryWorld: Developing and Evaluating Automated Scientific Discovery Agents
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Fri Nov 1, 2024 4:14pm PST
Novel front-loading exoskeleton gets paralyzed patients up and walking
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Thurs Oct 31, 2024 7:30pm PST
Ask HN: Will tenured professors replace their PhD students with AI?
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Wed Oct 30, 2024 6:07pm PST
US detects H5N1 bird flu in swine for the first time
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Wed Oct 30, 2024 5:47pm PST
Ask HN: How did the MacBook Pro XDR display improve?
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Wed Oct 30, 2024 4:05pm PST
World War III Has Already Begun, JP Morgan Boss Says
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Wed Oct 30, 2024 12:02am PST
Ask HN: Why do top CS degrees have lots of math but few theoretical CS courses?
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Tues Oct 29, 2024 7:43pm PST
Ask HN: Is problem solving in math held in higher regard than in programming?
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Tues Oct 29, 2024 7:31pm PST
Finger-worn, camera-toting mouse ring turns desktops into touchpads
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Tues Oct 29, 2024 3:20pm PST
Are things really that different than they used to be?
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Tues Oct 29, 2024 12:49am PST
Ask HN: Can calculus be taught without differentiating or integrating by hand?
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Mon Oct 28, 2024 11:58pm PST
Famous picture of black hole in our galaxy might not be accurate, research says
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Mon Oct 28, 2024 11:08pm PST
C64 Game Uses a Datassette as a Controller [video]
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Mon Oct 28, 2024 9:10pm PST
Research reveals new clues to the mysteries of long Covid
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Mon Oct 28, 2024 12:40pm PST
High school students who found trig proof of Pythagorean Theorem discover 9 more
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Mon Oct 28, 2024 10:59am PST
Scientists Invented an New Way to Refrigerate Things
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Sun Oct 27, 2024 9:29pm PST
Standing desks are bad for your health, according to a new study
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Sun Oct 27, 2024 9:12pm PST
University of Waterloo to build fourth mathematics building
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Sun Oct 27, 2024 12:36am PST
Scientists Have Discovered Toxic "Forever Chemicals" in Bottled Water
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Sat Oct 26, 2024 1:14pm PST
Factorio has Silicon Valley tycoons like Elon Musk under its spell
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Sat Oct 26, 2024 12:30pm PST
Visual Noise Cancellation: Exploring Visual Discomfort [video]
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Sat Oct 26, 2024 12:12pm PST
HCI Deep Dives: AI-generated podcast using the latest publications in the field
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Fri Oct 25, 2024 8:40pm PST
E. coli cases linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders rises to 75
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Thurs Oct 24, 2024 4:34pm PST
Reduced pineal gland volume found in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder
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Thurs Oct 24, 2024 3:57pm PST
Ask HN: Are rockstar programmers more likely not to have a college degree?
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Thurs Oct 24, 2024 11:27am PST
Scientists Revived a Pig's Brain Nearly a Whole Hour After It Died
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Wed Oct 23, 2024 4:07pm PST
Deadly radon gas increasingly detected in Canadian homes
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Wed Oct 23, 2024 3:33pm PST
High-Paying Tech Jobs You Can Get Without a Degree
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Tues Oct 22, 2024 11:50pm PST
I'm scared that I don't want to talk to people again
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