Things are rough here lately, and I noticed I stopped seeing the small good things. They are still there, just covered by the big bad ones. 18 years ago I built a little project that collected positive tweets, and reading them changed me more then I expected. So I made a new one, for my own sanity.
It's a tree. You leave one sentence about what made you happy today, and it lands as a bird. The rest you find out by trying. (In Hungarian, very happy people can catch birds, hence the name.)
I almost didn't finish it. I registered the domain only recently and it went live yesterday. I showed it to some friends, they passed it on, and messages started coming in from people I don't know. That gave me the energy back, so here it is.
Stack, since this is HN: one HTML file, no framework, a custom tree module, FastAPI + Postgres on one Hetzner box, self hosted Umami, DeepL to translate birds on demand. I vibe coded most of it, somtimes in a hurry. I needed it.
I'd love to hear what breaks, and whether a sentence from a stranger can change your day a bit.
Hetzner_OL•1d ago
Hi there, Hetzner here. I saw you mentioned us, so I tried it out. That's a really cool idea, and I'll pass it onto some people who I think will appreciate it. :D Glad we could be a part of this. --Katie
tyler71•21m ago
This is a great idea and deserves more attention. One thing I'd mention is maybe a guide on the symbols. I wasn't sure what they did and got a crumb & feeding by accident.
TheSamFischer•12m ago
Great idea, bookmarked. Thanks for building this.
gkhartman•6m ago
This is really neat. I love this sort of project. Reminds me of the early days of the Internet while adding some positivity to the world. Thanks for sharing.
eduardsik•2d ago
Things are rough here lately, and I noticed I stopped seeing the small good things. They are still there, just covered by the big bad ones. 18 years ago I built a little project that collected positive tweets, and reading them changed me more then I expected. So I made a new one, for my own sanity.
It's a tree. You leave one sentence about what made you happy today, and it lands as a bird. The rest you find out by trying. (In Hungarian, very happy people can catch birds, hence the name.)
I almost didn't finish it. I registered the domain only recently and it went live yesterday. I showed it to some friends, they passed it on, and messages started coming in from people I don't know. That gave me the energy back, so here it is.
Stack, since this is HN: one HTML file, no framework, a custom tree module, FastAPI + Postgres on one Hetzner box, self hosted Umami, DeepL to translate birds on demand. I vibe coded most of it, somtimes in a hurry. I needed it.
I'd love to hear what breaks, and whether a sentence from a stranger can change your day a bit.
Hetzner_OL•1d ago
tyler71•21m ago