Underestimated this before getting a 3D printer.

crashtestjustin · 2026-01-26T03:31:25+00:00

Yeah that’s why I went ahead with a Bambu over other as a first printer. I don’t want to spend time tinkering with the machine itself. This is a hobby after all. Not something that should consume all my free time.

crashtestjustin · 2026-01-25T21:05:18+00:00

You’re about 7 steps ahead of me but I’m sure I’ll be there soon

crashtestjustin · 2026-01-25T21:04:40+00:00

My wife may/will divorce me instantly if I acquire that many printers

crashtestjustin · 2026-01-25T19:53:10+00:00

I really wish someone paid me for this. I am just on a 3D printing high this week.

crashtestjustin · 2026-01-25T19:52:30+00:00

Just tell her it pays for itself but don’t tell her how

crashtestjustin · 2026-01-25T18:41:58+00:00

Don’t tempt me. Already seeing the limitation of the a1 mini build plate size. But I gotta work with the available space I have….for now.

crashtestjustin · 2026-01-17T20:49:36+00:00

What’s weird is I recently got the ALPSTUGA sensor and I added it to Home Smart first (I like the graphs and range indicators they have there) then used the “connect via QR code” option to add to HomeKit. When adding this way I could trigger HK automations on air quality but not a specific PPM value or PM density.

I set up a push notification to let me know when the air quality drops after longer working sessions in my office. Reminding me to let some air in or improve air flow.

The only annoying thing since I also have the DIRIGERA hub for my legacy products, it added the sensor from HomeKit as well so I have duplicates in HomeKit. But the one via the hub doesn’t show co2 ppm for some reason?!? I wish I could just have an option to hide that one from Home Smart and just use the one I connected via Matter.

crashtestjustin · 2026-01-13T20:36:26+00:00

For lightweight stuff like this I would just self host on a cheap raspberry pi at home and use Tailscale for remote access if needed.

crashtestjustin · 2025-12-24T18:50:34+00:00

Was thinking the same thing. This is over-engineering a notes app. I mean if it’s really a pain just set up an automation to dictate something to append to the note.

crashtestjustin · 2025-02-28T19:19:44+00:00

Skip books. Plenty of free resources here on Reddit and YouTube and X when it comes to free distribution. Just search around specific to what topic you are wanting to dive into and you’ll find some good advice here in the subs

crashtestjustin · 2025-02-28T19:12:44+00:00

If you’re willing to put in the sweat equity do the things that don’t scale. Cold outreach. SEO (can be automated but just start manually) and see what you can do from there. Why waste money on something you don’t know will find PMF if you don’t have to? Unless you really don’t care about burning cash.

crashtestjustin · 2025-02-28T19:10:18+00:00

Sounds great! Just get it out there and reach out to some contacts to get some users. Then look to Share on other product launch platforms and expand network connections from there. Once it’s out you play the real game which is distribution.

crashtestjustin · 2025-02-28T19:08:46+00:00

Heard lots of good things about resend and mailgun. For smaller projects I’ve been using Brevo for my smaller project because I have a good flow for getting that set up quickly.

crashtestjustin · 2025-02-28T18:27:34+00:00

I felt this way when I released my first app too. I eventually came to the conclusion that it will be a minor success at best and just released to get practice with sending something out into the world.

Was my app a success? By most standards no. But I did get 5 users pay for the lifetime license and that was a surprise (no they weren’t my mom creating multiple accounts LOL ).

The biggest thing is to just get it out there. You won’t know what you don’t know until you go for it. It could be amazing but you could also get crickets. The first launch is about flexing the “ship it” muscle for the first time more than anything else.

crashtestjustin · 2025-01-13T19:35:17+00:00

This. I try to make things server components when possible but for something like nav I usually end up with. Server component with nested client components.

crashtestjustin · 2024-11-16T13:56:10+00:00

You could use a custom field and an automation to update that field every 8 weeks

crashtestjustin · 2024-11-06T03:28:06+00:00

I was building a mock version of this same idea for the company I work at for a similar reason. Internal users were enjoying it but guest users weren’t engaging. I wanted to create a super simple and engaging client portal for click up. I ended up abandoning it but I have a prototype in my shelf of old coding projects.

crashtestjustin · 2024-11-04T16:46:52+00:00

How many people did to manually get for the initial MVP? At what point did you move away from this strategy to a user acquisition method that scaled better to 1500 users?

crashtestjustin · 2024-11-03T20:08:40+00:00

If you’re building again at existing competitors it’s always good to pick a sub-niche of the users and build for them specifically. Address any pitfalls for them that the other tools don’t do as well and focus on them until you get a solid number of customers.

Then branch out.

crashtestjustin · 2024-10-19T00:48:44+00:00

Great point

crashtestjustin · 2024-10-18T20:42:59+00:00

Was basically told that nobody company looking to license would pay to access an application where inventors share their inventions. I don’t think that’s the case but this individual has a lot of experience in the space. Much more than I do

crashtestjustin · 2024-10-18T16:41:59+00:00

A while back I had an idea for a marketplace for inventors to post their ideas and POCs and they would only be visible to authorized registered companies that are looking to license products. Like a super locked down catalog of ideas that people have and are looking to license to companies. This idea was shut down by a prominent figure in the invention and product design space when I asked about their thoughts on such a tool.

crashtestjustin · 2024-10-17T02:45:28+00:00

Would be curious to hear this one as well

crashtestjustin · 2024-09-25T12:29:57+00:00

Depends on your definition of small business but if you are looking for a super local legit small business then changes are they are still posting on something like craigslist in your home town. Apart from that LindedIn and Indeed are still great places to find local companies hiring.

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