Real vacuums are _so_ difficult for kids though, they're the wrong size and way to heavy. A zamboni-vacuum-for-kids is definitely not a general purpose thing, but does hit a nice balance between functional and kid-friendly.
I wrote an article about the negative effects of sedentary work, how I wanted to reduce them, and the solution I ended up building.
The idea is not to scare you into doing something by quoting scary research numbers, but to increase awareness of the dangers that desk work is exposing us to, and to hopefully inspire people to take their health more seriously. I'd also love to discuss what works and what doesn't work for people who are already trying.
For transparency:
- The article mentions Limberly, an app I am building. It's not publically available yet, but I'll happily invite you to be a tester if you get on the waitlist.
- I'm not a native English speaker (writer), so I used Claude and LanguageTool as an editor/proofreader. The actual content, research, and thinking is done by me.
- Limberly is built with Flutter and is NOT vibecoded. I do use Claude Code for being faster at building widgets and quickly testing things out, but I am strict about building the core myself. I want to always understand the codebase so I can maintain and develop the app.
This is my first HN submission, so if I've broken any rules, sorry; I'll happily edit or resubmit an updated post if required.
I dont think the parent comment was complaining, just pointing out the "written in rust" meme. Being the top comment, seems like plenty of people enjoyed it!
Hey all, this is a cool idea for a thread! I've found some intriguing projects I will be following.
After being a web-focused dev for my whole professional career, I am now developing a mobile app with Flutter.
The app is called Limberly, and it focuses on health and ergonomics for sedentary workers. Us, who sit for a living.
It is scientifically proven[1] that sitting is detrimental to our health, with increased mortality rates. The primary way to reduce the negative effects of sedentary work is to move, and scrolling through feeds on your phone doesn't count as moving :)
This means performing sessions of resistance training, running, biking, but also taking micro-breaks during work sessions.
Research has shown[2] that taking short breaks during work reduces fatigue, and in some cases boosts performance.
Limberly is still in early development, so it's basically a glorified collection of timers (for taking microbreaks, for switching between sitting and standing, and for switching your "mouse hand"), but I do have a clear vision of having a smart system that recommends specific activities to do during breaks, ergonomically setting up your workspace, coach you on correct posture, track statistics etc.
If you'd like to help me test and shape the app as we go, please sign up for the waitlist or DM me here.
P.S.
I guess this is a required disclaimer these days:
The landing page is static and mostly vibe-coded, but the app itself is not. I do use Claude Code to speed up certain plumbing and widget implementations, but the core architecture and logic are designed, vetted and programmed by myself. Being a solo dev, it is important for me that I understand what every class and function is doing.
P.P.S.
I don't like using scare tactics like "SITTING IS KILLING YOU!!" but it is sadly a fact. Also, I'm not selling you anything, as the app is free to use :)
Investing in standing desks, HM chairs and split keyboards is definitely a good idea, but what matters most is movement and changing your pose constantly.
Additional reading (use a LLM to summarize these if you don't feel like reading it all):
It’s the same comments on HN as always. They think EU setting up rules is somehow worse than companies breaking them. We see how the US is turning out without pesky EU restrictions :)
It has higher salaries for privileged people like senior engineers. Try making ends meet in a lower class job.
And you have (almost) free and universal healthcare in Europa, good food available everywhere, drinking water that doesn't poison you, walkable cities, good public transport, somewhat decent police and a functioning legal system. The list goes on. Does this not impact your quality of life? Do you not care about these things?
How can you have a higher quality of life as a society with higher murders, much lower life-expectancy, so many people in jail, in debt, etc.
Don’t collect PII -> don’t show cookie banners. It really is that simple. You don’t need your visitor’s PII. You don’t deserve it “just because”. The visitor does deserve to choose if they want to consent to it.
> Don’t collect PII -> don’t show cookie banners. It really is that simple.
But I want to collect PII, because then I can sell it to a data broker for $$$ or €€€. So I will get the consent of my users, as requested by law. If users do not want to give consent right away, I'll nudge them through various UI patterns.
The cookie law does not demand websites display cookie banners. It requires users to explicitly opt-in to their data being collected for advertising purposes.
If your website is not user-hostile and only uses cookies for site functionality (log-in, remembering settings, cache…) then there is no need for the user to ever see or accept any banner/disclaimer.
tl;dr
Ask US data-hoarding startups and corporations
Oh I know I have no hope of convincing them! But there are all sorts of less engaged people on here ready to be taken in by whatever slightly contrarian take they come across.
Real vacuums have existed for a very long time now :P
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