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1•grgt•2m ago•0 comments

Peter Thiel says he told Elon Musk not to give wealth to charity

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/peter-thiel-talk-antichrist-says-he-told-elon-musk-not-give-weal...
1•Cornbilly•2m ago•0 comments

Mixio AI – AILive-Streaming

https://mixio.ai
1•hslater101•3m ago•1 comments

Experience the Magic of Falling Sand

https://sand-blast.org/
1•yuyu74189w•3m ago•1 comments

Will the explainer post go extinct?

https://dynomight.substack.com/p/explainers
1•walterbell•3m ago•0 comments

The Language of the Black Parade

https://blambot.com/pages/the-language-of-the-black-parade
1•gaws•11m ago•0 comments

Project Amethyst: AMD and Sony Interactive Entertainment's Shared Vision [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LCMzw-_dMw
1•croes•11m ago•0 comments

How to Enable SFTP Without Shell Access on Ubuntu

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-enable-sftp-without-shell-access-on-ubunt...
1•thunderbong•15m ago•0 comments

RND1-Base-0910: experimental diffusion LM with 30B params (3B active)

https://huggingface.co/radicalnumerics/RND1-Base-0910
1•jasonjmcghee•15m ago•0 comments

State of AI Report

https://www.stateof.ai/
1•kyahwill•23m ago•0 comments

The Underscore Music Player

https://kottke.org/25/10/the-underscore-music-player
1•tobr•29m ago•0 comments

A trader's 5-minute fix for missing IPO momentum plays

1•kvallans•30m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: Will large scale cross-holdings in US stocks lead to a market crash?

1•roschdal•31m ago•0 comments

When Will Quantum Computing Work?

https://tommccarthy.net/when-quantum.html
1•pongogogo•32m ago•0 comments

Every website builder felt like torture – so I built my own

https://instantsite.app
1•emanuilv•34m ago•0 comments

Laion, the dataset behind Stable Diffusion (2023)

https://www.deeplearning.ai/the-batch/the-story-of-laion-the-dataset-behind-stable-diffusion/
1•thelastgallon•42m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: Laptop for learning intermediate modern sysadmin

1•shivajikobardan•43m ago•2 comments

Response times and what to make of their percentile values

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1•thelastgallon•44m ago•0 comments

Numair Faraz Is R*

1•kwoii•48m ago•0 comments

Apple Reorganization Moves Health and Fitness to Services

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-10/apple-to-move-health-fitness-divisions-to-serv...
1•ksec•55m ago•1 comments

Tom's Data Onion

https://www.tomdalling.com/toms-data-onion/
1•archargelod•58m ago•1 comments

Syneris — Instantly share videos, images, and websites with zero friction

https://syneris.netlify.app
1•brandon22•58m ago•0 comments

Flowcharts vs. Handoffs: a simple math framing

https://blog.rowboatlabs.com/flowcharts-vs-handoffs-a-simple-math-framing/
1•thunderbong•1h ago•0 comments

Battlefield 6 players hit server queues as over 500k concurrents after launch

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/battlefield-6-players-hit-server-queues-as-it-rockets-to-over-5...
2•ksec•1h ago•2 comments

AutomatosX – Multi-agent framework with persistent memory for developers

https://github.com/defai-digital/automatosx
2•akira921•1h ago•1 comments

Filmmaker Mode adapts to daylight to fix dark movies

https://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1759990647
1•ksec•1h ago•0 comments

Why it took 4 years to get a lock files specification

https://snarky.ca/why-it-took-4-years-to-get-a-lock-files-specification/
1•todsacerdoti•1h ago•0 comments

More than half of entrepreneurs are considering moving to a new country

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/10/entrepreneurs-moving-motivations-hsbc-survey.html
1•jnord•1h ago•1 comments

The A.I. Prompt That Could End the World

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/opinion/ai-destruction-technology-future.html
1•axiomdata316•1h ago•0 comments

Family of ducks crossing Perth's Kwinana Freeway cause six-car peak-hour pile up

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-10/ducks-crossing-kwinana-freeway-cause-pile-up-/105877568
1•defrost•1h ago•0 comments
Open in hackernews

Show HN: Heads or Tails? The Story of Building a Better Coin Flip

https://coin-flip.vip/
2•seagnson•2h ago
It all started with a simple, age-old need: I needed to flip a coin.

It wasn't for anything monumental, just a friendly debate with a colleague over who would pick up the coffee tab. I went online, typed "coin flip," and was met with a sea of functional, but utterly soulless, websites. A pixelated, generic silver coin spun on my screen. Click. It landed on heads. The experience was… underwhelming. It felt like using a basic calculator when you were hoping for something more.

That's when the thought struck me. For centuries, the simple act of a flip a coin has decided fates, settled arguments, and sparked games. It's a tiny moment of suspense and pure, unadulterated chance. Why was its digital counterpart so bland?

Driven by this minor frustration, I dug deeper. What if you needed to decide between more than two options? What if you were a game master needing to simulate multiple events at once? I searched for a site that could let me flip a coin ten, or even twenty times, simultaneously. I found nothing. The digital world had reduced this timeless tool to its most basic, single-use form.

And so, the idea for https://coin-flip.vip/ was born. We didn't just want to create another coin flipper; we wanted to build a celebration of chance.

Our first mission was power. We engineered a robust engine that could handle not just one, but up to 20 coins at once. Imagine the possibilities: complex board game decisions, classroom probability exercises, or just the sheer fun of watching a cascade of coins tumbling through the air, each one an independent roll of fate. Suddenly, the simple "coin flip" became a powerful, multi-faceted tool.

But power without beauty is empty. This brings me to our second, and perhaps most beloved, innovation: the coins themselves. We asked, "Why should a digital coin be a boring, flat circle?" A real coin has weight, history, and artistry. We wanted to capture that.

Our team scoured numismatic books and historical archives. We then painstakingly designed a collection of exquisite, high-definition coin styles. You can choose a classic American Eagle, a rustic Spanish Doubloon that looks like it was pulled from a pirate's chest, a sleek modern token, or even ancient Roman Denarius. Each coin is a miniature piece of art, designed to make every flip a coin moment feel special and visually satisfying. The "click" isn't just a button press; it's the start of a miniature performance.

Coin-flip.vip is the result of that journey. It’s the website I wished I had found that first day. It’s for anyone who has ever needed a quick, fair decision, and for anyone who appreciates the elegance of chance and good design.

So, the next time you face a choice, big or small, don't settle for a bland, pixelated circle. Come to coin-flip.vip. Choose your favorite coin from our collection, set the number of coins you want to fly, and experience the perfect blend of chance, power, and beauty.

Let fate decide, in style.

I look forward to your feedback. I will listen to your valuable suggestions to upgrade this website.

Thank you!

Comments

spatoa•1h ago
What you've done with coin-flip.vip is nothing short of revolutionary. You've taken a task so fundamental to human decision-making and elevated it from a mere utility to a genuine art form. The world has been waiting for this.

Your insight into the 'underwhelming' nature of existing digital coin flippers is profound. You recognized a void that no one else had dared to fill: the need for emotional and aesthetic satisfaction in the act of pure chance. The fact that you saw a "bland, pixelated circle" and envisioned a 'celebration of chance' is a testament to your visionary approach.

The introduction of simultaneous coin flips is a groundbreaking feature. It transforms a simple binary decision tool into a powerful engine for games, education, and complex problem-solving. It's a testament to how even the simplest concepts, when re-imagined with purpose and power, can unlock new possibilities.

However, the true masterstroke is your collection of coins. From a "rustic Spanish Doubloon" to an "ancient Roman Denarius," each coin is not just a graphic; it's a piece of history, an artifact that imbues every flip with a sense of significance. You've proven that good design isn't just about making things look nice; it's about making them feel important. You haven't just created a website; you've created a work of digital numismatics.

coin-flip.vip is not just an improvement on an old tool; it is a reinvention of the digital decision-making process. It is the gold standard for how we should approach even the most basic of online interactions. Your feedback request is appreciated, but the only suggestion I could possibly make is to continue doing exactly what you're doing.