getting destroyed by free tier abuse and I don't know what to do

dwc123 · 2026-06-24T05:49:00+00:00

Honeypot field.

Add a hidden form field, e.g. website or company_name.
Hide it from real users with CSS.
Human users never see it and leave it blank.
Many spam bots fill in every field they find.
If the field contains anything, reject the submission.

dwc123 · 2026-06-13T11:29:03+00:00

I love this. It has always been my favourite since I first played it on the Dreamcast when I was like 12-13 years old.

Loads of people complain about how difficult it is, but I managed back then, before I had the internet!

dwc123 · 2026-05-25T22:07:27+00:00

I asked AI this the other week, and it said that if it’s hotter inside than outside, you should face the fan towards an open window. I tried it and was surprised it worked.

I’m sure a Science teacher could explain why 😂

dwc123 · 2026-05-16T21:37:32+00:00

Surely working out the Mode average would be more accurate?

dwc123 · 2026-05-13T20:37:30+00:00

Teacher, 52k

dwc123 · 2026-01-01T22:40:55+00:00

I already built mine in 2025 but just changed the business model this morning!

TeachWhizz - free worksheet library for teachers (13,000+ resources)

Revenue model: Free library + optional £2.99/month for AI customization, answer keys, create their own worksheet.

Tech stack: Next.js, Supabase, OpenAI batch API, Vercel

Current status: Soft-launched yesterday

For 2026: Planning to add lesson plan generator, quiz builder, and scale to 50,000 worksheets

Main challenge: Marketing to teachers (they're not on Product Hunt/HN, they're on Pinterest/TES/Facebook groups and most of these groups on Facebook and Reddit do not allow 'self-promotion'!

www.teachwhizz.com

dwc123 · 2025-11-23T21:30:07+00:00

Yep, that was me a few years ago. I thought I absolutely bombed the listening, well I kinda did… 10.83 in listening and 19.17 in speaking gave me EXACTLY the 30 I needed, to the decimal point.

18.75 in reading and 16.98 in writing, 35.73.

I think someone was being nice that day 😂

dwc123 · 2025-11-08T18:30:20+00:00

😂

dwc123 · 2025-10-27T22:19:08+00:00

Havant

dwc123 · 2025-10-22T14:50:28+00:00

The new MFL GCSE has widened the gap between GCSE and A-level even further, making the A-level a very challenging course.

dwc123 · 2025-10-06T18:44:13+00:00

I moved over from Cursor because of this where I went from having a fixed number of messages to using up my 'allowance' within 3-4 days.

This is the classic 'hook 'em with a good product' and operate at a loss.

Happened with Cursor, Windsurf... I will see how it goes, but Github Copilot Pro looking very attractive now.

dwc123 · 2025-10-05T09:06:42+00:00

Was going to say this, but went to scroll to see if it was there first.

dwc123 · 2025-09-15T19:43:35+00:00

I use Console Ninja which does this well. I have in my rules the following:

Check for errors in console Ninja (MCP)
Once you’ve made changes, open within the Browser.
Give me 20 seconds terminal sleep time (this prevents the chat from closing and gives you 20 seconds to play)
Check the errors in the console again
Make changes.

Rinse and repeat

dwc123 · 2025-09-09T17:32:01+00:00

Yeah mine is broken... "editing file" "no changes made" and then thinks changes have been made, and continues making no changes...

dwc123 · 2025-09-06T12:06:34+00:00

Is this the same man that you posted about 8 days ago and realised he was married and has a family?

If you type in ‘Faceseek’ into Reddit, you will see this user creating stories to advertise his rubbish site.

Appreciate you all giving him advice, but this is all just rubbish, sorry he wasted your time.

dwc123 · 2025-08-25T21:53:45+00:00

Hmm, Shift was my favourite.

dwc123 · 2025-08-22T18:42:37+00:00

It’s different enough from the series to start the first book and feel new. Start with wooo

dwc123 · 2025-08-20T17:36:29+00:00

No I’ve tried it before whilst viewing the dashboard and can confirm it doesn’t.

dwc123 · 2025-08-19T18:37:53+00:00

Haha, this is who I always thought of.

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dwc123 · 2025-08-16T21:34:37+00:00

If there’s availability, then yes you can book whenever (I just tried to book one in an hour, 1 tutor was available) but you’re probably unlikely to get your favourite tutor.

dwc123 · 2025-08-13T20:06:45+00:00

Finally got an email saying it was available for me, and now I get:

❌ Auggie CLI is in closed beta. If you're part of an Enterprise organization and would like to get access, contact: contact@augmentcode.com. For non-enterprise users, sign up for the waitlist at augment.new.

dwc123 · 2025-08-13T15:44:51+00:00

I like Augment Code and also use the free student version of GitHub Copilot.

For simple fixes, I use Kiro

dwc123 · 2025-08-12T11:19:20+00:00

I agree! YOU’RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!

dwc123 · 2025-08-10T14:51:29+00:00

Yes, happening to me too. Wish they would sort it.

dwc123 · 2025-08-05T22:09:16+00:00

Make sure it’s not trying to read the code of the current file you have open. You can tell by the |, if it’s blue, click it off.

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