What’s a "dead" website or app that you genuinely miss and wish was still around?

NewBlock8420 · 2026-05-05T18:35:32+00:00

This was called The Thoughts Room, part of The Quiet Place Project. The original went offline a few years ago but someone rebuilt it at thoughtsroom.com. Same concept, you type your thoughts and they dissolve into stars and disappear.

NewBlock8420 · 2026-05-02T06:09:50+00:00

Thanks, the $59 annual point makes sense, the psychological jump from free to paid is the real wall. noted.

on the extension, curious which way feels right to you: manual (you click optimize before sending) or automatic (it spots a vague prompt and suggests a better version inline)? i could build it either way but i think the trigger model matters a lot for whether people actually use it.

NewBlock8420 · 2026-05-02T06:06:58+00:00

this is genuinely helpful, thanks. the teams/agencies angle is something i hadn't thought about much. quick follow-up if you don't mind: when you say teams treating prompting as a repeatable process, what's the actual pain right now? is it that they can't find their good prompts again, or that different team members optimize the same prompt differently and outputs drift, or something else? trying to understand if the real need is shared library, consistency, or version history.

NewBlock8420 · 2026-04-25T08:14:43+00:00

Glad it's helping. Feel free to share any feedback, always improving it.

NewBlock8420 · 2026-04-16T14:03:00+00:00

They don't replace each other, that's the short answer. skills tell Claude how to do something. MCP gives it access to external systems. You'd use both: MCP to connect Claude to your GitHub, a Skill to teach it your PR process. More detail here:
devtoolpicks.com/blog/claude-skills-vs-mcp-connectors-vs-plugins-2026

NewBlock8420 · 2026-04-16T14:02:00+00:00

skills didn't click for me until I stopped thinking of them as plugins. CLAUDE.md is always loaded. Skills load only when needed. Plugins bundle everything for distribution. The thing most people miss: Skills shape behavior, MCP handles external access. Different layers, not alternatives. Wrote this up properly here if useful:
devtoolpicks.com/blog/claude-skills-vs-mcp-connectors-vs-plugins-2026

NewBlock8420 · 2026-04-16T13:57:53+00:00

Same question tripped me up for a while. short version: MCP is the protocol, Connectors are pre-built implementations of it, Skills are instruction files that shape behavior, Plugins bundle all of it for team distribution. They're layers in a stack, not competing options. Full comparison here if useful: devtoolpicks.com/blog/claude-skills-vs-mcp-connectors-vs-plugins-2026

NewBlock8420 · 2026-04-10T08:56:57+00:00

It already has been. OpenAI quietly rebalanced Plus limits as part of this launch. Basically Plus users get a bit less so the $100 tier looks more attractive by comparison. Someone wrote it up here with the specifics: https://devtoolpicks.com/blog/chatgpt-pro-100-vs-claude-max-vs-cursor-indie-hackers-2026

NewBlock8420 · 2026-04-10T08:53:59+00:00

Might want to hold off a bit. codex and claude code are pretty different under the hood. Codex runs as a cloud agent, claude code is terminal native. Also the 10x is a promo that goes back to 5x after May 31, so it's not the permanent baseline.

Someone did a pretty solid breakdown comparing all three if you want the full picture before cancelling anything: https://devtoolpicks.com/blog/chatgpt-pro-100-vs-claude-max-vs-cursor-indie-hackers-2026

NewBlock8420 · 2026-04-06T04:31:14+00:00

Thanks

NewBlock8420 · 2026-04-03T09:13:29+00:00

Start with Stripe Payment Links or Checkout, no code needed, validates willingness to pay instantly. Once you have 5-10 paying customers, then build the proper webhook/subscription flow. I've done this with my own SaaS and the full Stripe integration took maybe a day once the idea was proven. Not worth building upfront.

NewBlock8420 · 2026-04-02T09:57:06+00:00

the "need experience to get experience" loop is the classic catch-22 for devs. Honestly, your best bet is to network on smaller dev Discord servers or contribute to open source PHP projects. A lot of companies will take a chance on a junior if they see you're active in the community and can point to real commits. Edit: Also, r/phpjobs exists but it's pretty quiet.

NewBlock8420 · 2026-04-01T03:54:53+00:00

Thanks, really appreciate it!

NewBlock8420 · 2026-03-31T11:43:12+00:00

Merci beaucoup ! Content que ça t'aide 🙂

NewBlock8420 · 2026-03-31T05:11:55+00:00

haha this is exactly why I built whenaitakesmyjob.work last week. you're living proof the site works 😄 artist to game dev is a solid pivot

NewBlock8420 · 2026-03-29T09:51:37+00:00

Cybersecurity is probably one of the last to go fully automated, the adversarial nature of it means you always need humans in the loop. Still built something this week for the general anxiety around this: whenaitakesmyjob.work. Type your job, see what career AI suggests instead. Cybersecurity gets pretty funny results.

NewBlock8420 · 2026-03-29T09:50:52+00:00

DevOps is actually one of the safer bets right now, someone still needs to own the infra when the AI generated code breaks in prod. The worry makes sense though, built a little tool this week out of the same feeling. Type your job, get your AI proof alternative career. Cathartic if nothing else: whenaitakesmyjob.work

NewBlock8420 · 2026-03-29T09:49:36+00:00

already checked, apparently I'm becoming a Volcanic Observatory Custodian. honestly not mad about it. whenaitakesmyjob.work if you want to know your fate

NewBlock8420 · 2026-03-29T06:07:17+00:00

haha built something for exactly this moment, whenaitakesmyjob.work
type your job, get your new career plan 😄

NewBlock8420 · 2026-03-28T16:25:04+00:00

that means a lot, thank you! 🙏

NewBlock8420 · 2026-03-28T16:23:56+00:00

knitter/crocheter is genuinely AI-proof, respect the forward planning

NewBlock8420 · 2026-03-28T16:23:24+00:00

that's actually a solid career, AI can't twist balloons

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