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Show HN: App blocker that tracks your failed attempts to open blocked apps

https://apps.apple.com/in/app/app-blocker-zone/id6753007462
3•appdevfun•21h ago
I built Zone, an iOS app blocker using Apple's Family Controls API. The differentiator is simple: it counts how many times you try to open blocked apps. Most app blockers just block. But I found the attempt count more revealing than the block itself. Seeing "you tried to open Instagram 47 times today" was a wake-up call I didn't get from blocking alone. Technical notes: Family Controls API is poorly documented but provides system-level blocking that actually works (unlike overlay approaches). Had to handle some edge cases around authorization persistence and count tracking across app restarts. The API requires Screen Time permissions which adds friction to onboarding but ensures reliable blocking. One interesting discovery: users seem to prefer seeing raw attempt counts over gamified metrics (streaks, badges, etc). Less is more for this use case. Built in SwiftUI, local storage only, no subscriptions. Took about 3 months part-time. Curious if others have worked with Family Controls API and what challenges you faced. Also interested in thoughts on digital wellness apps in general - does tracking behavior change it, or just make you more aware without actual change?

Show HN: LTXMac a native Mac app to do text to video generation

https://james-see.github.io/ltx-video-mac/
1•jamescampbell•27s ago•0 comments

Show HN: Ever wanted to look at yourself in Braille?

https://github.com/NishantJoshi00/dith
2•cat-whisperer•2m ago•0 comments

Show HN: A Wall Street Terminal for Everyone

https://marketterminal.com/chart
1•adamfontan•7m ago•0 comments

How to Choose CD/DVD Archival Media (2013)

https://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/2006/10/30/how-to-choose-cddvd-archival-media/
1•walterbell•7m ago•0 comments

What Happened to WebAssembly

https://emnudge.dev/blog/what-happened-to-webassembly/
2•enz•7m ago•0 comments

There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape

https://blog.jgc.org/2026/01/theres-ridiculous-amount-of-tech-in.html
1•rcarmo•8m ago•0 comments

Elon Musk's X must be banned

https://disconnect.blog/elon-musks-x-must-be-banned/
1•mnewme•8m ago•0 comments

Rethinking Information for Computationally Bounded Intelligence

https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.03220
1•tzury•9m ago•0 comments

As bombs fell, we committed an act of rebellion: we planted a garden in Gaza

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/08/gaza-israel-palestine-garden-seed-food
4•ciconia•10m ago•0 comments

Iranian Censorship, Bypasses, Browser Extensions, and Proxies

https://joshua.hu/iranian-browser-extension-addon-censorship-bypasses
1•mmsc•16m ago•0 comments

Jxl-Rs Merged into Chromium

https://github.com/chromium/chromium/commit/3badff27281339878293e935a5e0fbb41da553bf
3•todsacerdoti•16m ago•0 comments

Join Us in Building LoongFlow – Cognitive Evolutionary AI Framework

https://github.com/baidu-baige/LoongFlow
1•FreshmanD•19m ago•1 comments

Stop Overthinking Struct Pointer and Value Semantics in Go

https://preslav.me/2026/01/08/golang-structs-vs-pointers-pointer-first/
1•ingve•21m ago•0 comments

Google Is Adding an 'AI Inbox' to Gmail That Summarizes Emails

https://www.wired.com/story/google-ai-inbox-gmail/
1•signa11•21m ago•0 comments

Episode 29 of the Dirk and Linus show

https://lwn.net/Articles/1050317/
2•signa11•23m ago•0 comments

Terence Tao's list of AI contributions to Erdős problems

https://github.com/teorth/erdosproblems/wiki/AI-contributions-to-Erd%C5%91s-problems
1•nomilk•24m ago•0 comments

Treating UI Regions as Independent Actors Makes Terminal State Manageable

https://www.rodriguez.today/articles/reactive-tui-architecture-with-actors
1•signa11•25m ago•0 comments

The Frontier Is Now Free

https://ampcode.com/news/amp-free-frontier
1•tosh•26m ago•0 comments

A Major Mail Provider Demonstrate They Likely Do Not Understand Mail at All

https://nxdomain.no/~peter/they_do_not_understand_mail_at_all.html
2•gpi•28m ago•0 comments

New Article: How to File a Patent Application Yourself

https://idea2patentai.com/articles/diy-provisional-patent-filing
1•idea2patentAI•30m ago•1 comments

CES 2026: We tried an AI supercomputer that fit in our pocket. Meet Tiiny AI

https://mashable.com/article/ces-2026-tiiny-ai-pocket-lab-ai-supercomputer
1•_____k•31m ago•0 comments

Claude-quill your inline parallel coderabbit

https://github.com/blas0/claude-quill
1•blas0•33m ago•1 comments

European Commission issues call for evidence on open source

https://lwn.net/Articles/1053107/
2•pabs3•36m ago•0 comments

Mathematics for Computer Science (2018) [pdf]

https://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.042/spring18/mcs.pdf
16•vismit2000•39m ago•0 comments

Show HN: I built an AI tool to fight NYC's new "Acoustic Camera" tickets ($800)

https://nycnoisecameraticket.com
2•todaycompanies•39m ago•1 comments

Preview and edit marketing images before production

https://vect.pro/#/signup?continue=%2Fapp%2Ftools%3Ftool%3DAI+Image+Studio
2•MMAFRAZ•40m ago•1 comments

Rise of AI chatbots for shopping boosts analyst hopes for Shopify's growth

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-shopify-ai-chatbots-online-shopping-growth-plans/
1•petethomas•43m ago•0 comments

How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance

https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-protest-safely-surveillance-digital-privacy/
5•saikatsg•44m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Workzonespeedingticket.com – Automating disputes for automated fines

https://workzonespeedingticket.com/
2•todaycompanies•48m ago•1 comments

Is AI solving open Erdős problems?

https://zeyu-zheng.github.io/blog/erdősConjectures.html
2•demirbey05•49m ago•0 comments