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amichail
Tues Feb 20, 2007 12:33am PST
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about
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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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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Fri Aug 8, 2025 9:50pm PST
Ask HN: Should brain implants be available for everyone as a productivity boost?
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Fri Aug 8, 2025 3:03pm PST
Ask HN: Why do schools still teach arithmetic algorithms?
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Fri Aug 8, 2025 1:08pm PST
Mark Chen: GPT-5, Open-Source, Agents, Future of OpenAI, and More [video]
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Thurs Aug 7, 2025 2:58pm PST
Students Find Hidden Fibonacci Sequence in Classic Probability Puzzle
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Thurs Aug 7, 2025 12:48pm PST
Commodore 64 Ultimate sales tracker
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Thurs Aug 7, 2025 12:31pm PST
Ask HN: Market co-op programs as way to determine if an industry job is for you?
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Wed Aug 6, 2025 9:30pm PST
Ask HN: Did the Amiga's 640x400 flicker kill its potential for business use?
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Wed Aug 6, 2025 6:05pm PST
Ask HN: Should schools have a subject where students can think about whatever?
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Wed Aug 6, 2025 5:35pm PST
Ask HN: Is being employed like renting out your brain for eight hours a day?
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Wed Aug 6, 2025 5:00pm PST
Ask HN: Did you do more programming on your C64 than on your Amiga?
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Wed Aug 6, 2025 4:06pm PST
Ask HN: Why isn't Gaslighting a Crime?
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Wed Aug 6, 2025 12:01am PST
Blockle – A daily puzzle game that combines Wordle and Tetris
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Tues Aug 5, 2025 11:55pm PST
Melting glaciers could trigger volcanic eruptions around the globe, study finds
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Tues Aug 5, 2025 9:43pm PST
The mystery of Alice in Wonderland syndrome
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Tues Aug 5, 2025 7:11pm PST
Ask HN: Did cuteness evolve as a response to parental neglect?
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Tues Aug 5, 2025 2:28pm PST
Ozempic shows anti-aging effects in trial
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Tues Aug 5, 2025 2:26pm PST
Ex CNN host under fire for 'interview' with AI of dead school shooting victim
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Mon Aug 4, 2025 8:28pm PST
SAT Requires Exhaustive Search
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Mon Aug 4, 2025 3:34pm PST
Skyscrapers Techniques
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Fri Aug 1, 2025 3:04pm PST
Ask HN: Is free trade with the US impossible due to its lower taxes?
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Fri Aug 1, 2025 11:32am PST
Ask HN: Will AIs soon conclude that all humans are philosophical zombies?
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Thurs Jul 31, 2025 1:15pm PST
Ask HN: Should high schools require students to rebel academically?
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Thurs Jul 31, 2025 12:40pm PST
Ask HN: Is an activity no longer creative once AI can do it really well?
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Thurs Jul 31, 2025 11:49am PST
Despite Its Recent "Rebirth", All Is Not Well in The World of Commodore
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Wed Jul 30, 2025 3:20pm PST
Ask HN: Why not give passengers credit for even mild turbulence on flights?
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Wed Jul 30, 2025 1:59pm PST
Ask HN: Have recent AI breakthroughs made you question existence of free will?
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Tues Jul 29, 2025 10:07pm PST
Ask HN: Why does AI generally uphold the status quo instead of challenging it?
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Tues Jul 29, 2025 8:41pm PST
TeXmacs Typesetter: From Trees to Boxes
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Tues Jul 29, 2025 3:19pm PST
Mathematical Typesetting in TeXmacs
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Sun Jul 27, 2025 6:16pm PST
Ask HN: Did AI profs gain respect overnight after ChatGPT was released?
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Sun Jul 27, 2025 3:38pm PST
Ask HN: Is there a game where you try to escape a downtown collapsing in slo-mo?
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Sat Jul 26, 2025 7:44pm PST
Existence of smooth solutions of Navier-Stokes equations in 3D Euclidean space
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Sat Jul 26, 2025 4:19pm PST
Ask HN: Do you find it strange that conjoined twins sometimes survive?
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Sat Jul 26, 2025 3:14pm PST
Ask HN: Are Hikikomori Canaries in the Mine?
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Thurs Jul 24, 2025 10:43pm PST
Ask HN: Why didn't people 40 years ago worry about population collapse today?
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Thurs Jul 24, 2025 10:23pm PST
Ask HN: Has AI made you lose interest in landing humans on Mars?
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Thurs Jul 24, 2025 3:42pm PST
Ask HN: Should HN have a "Limited Offers" tab where posts can be deleted?
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Thurs Jul 24, 2025 12:47pm PST
"the OpenAI IMO news hit me pretty heavy this weekend... it's a kind of dying"
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Thurs Jul 24, 2025 12:39pm PST
Dual-Brain Challenge Tetris Game
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Thurs Jul 24, 2025 12:09pm PST
Ask HN: Will AI solve homelessness by forcing UBI on countries worldwide?
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