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- 1Turning 88x31 web buttons into a printed book with ImageMagick●Making a 88x31 button book using ImageMagick
A developer has documented how they compiled a collection of 88x31 pixel buttons—the tiny badges that once proliferated across personal websites—into a physical book, using the ImageMagick command-line tool to process and arrange the images for print. The write-up is drawing attention among web nostalgia enthusiasts and fans of old-school personal homepage culture.
- 2Developer questions six months spent building unwanted product▼Did I just spent 6 months building a product that no one wants
A builder is asking publicly whether they spent six months creating a product that nobody wants, and the question is drawing attention and engagement. The post captures a common fear among indie developers and founders: investing months of work only to find no market demand. Readers are responding to the familiar dilemma of when to persist and when to abandon a project.
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Valve's Steam Next Fest has begun, giving players free access to hundreds of playable demos from upcoming games across the storefront. The event runs for a limited period and highlights indie titles ahead of their release, with developers promoting their demos and players sharing recommendations and impressions online.
- 4New blog platform posts near-perfect PageSpeed score▼Show HN: I built a Markdown and raw HTML blog platform scoring 99 on PageSpeed
A developer has launched a blogging platform built around Markdown and raw HTML publishing, claiming a PageSpeed score of 99. The tool is pitched at writers who want fast, lightweight sites without heavy frameworks, letting users write in Markdown while retaining full control through raw HTML output.
- 5Neofeud 1 and 2 discounted on Steam▼Neofeud 1 & 2 are both on sale on # Steam ! An ex-robo-marine & a rebel hacker rise up against CEO-King trillionaires in
Both entries in the indie cyberpunk adventure series Neofeud are on sale on Steam. The games follow an ex-robo-marine and a rebel hacker battling trillionaire CEO-kings in a decaying galactic empire. The announcement comes from developer Silverspook Games, which is also promoting the sequel through its own storefront.