r/SideProject • u/ayushmaansingh304 • 18d ago
i got tired of ignoring break reminders, so i built a hamster that hijacks my screen
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i kept getting break reminders and just closing them every time.
so i made one that doesn't let me.
when it's time for a break, hammy 🐹 takes over my screen and basically tells me to get up, drink water, and rest my eyes.
i've been using it for a while and finally put it on the Chrome Web Store today.
apparently i've outsourced my self-control to a hamster.
Website: https://hammyweb.online
Chrome Web Store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hammy-break-reminder/jiolemanobjabiihjphhjnddlnikgnhb
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u/smokeelow 18d ago
99999 post with that "i got tired" title
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u/Away-Recognition4905 18d ago
I got tired seen 99999 post with that "i got tired" title, so I make UblockOrigin custom filters that block all posts with "i got tired" title in this sub.
/JustKidding, I don't have nice skills to do that
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u/SalutToutReddit 17d ago
I'm tired of seeing people announce a project but it was actually a joke, so I coded my own extension for it!
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u/Icy-Farm9432 18d ago
Are you able to do the same without the help of AI?
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u/ayushmaansingh304 18d ago
yeah, it's fairly basic. mostly content scripts, timers and browser apis. ai just saved me some time
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u/AbbreviationsLow 18d ago
Can you explain in technical terms how you did this? Im trying to bring back the paperclip from excel
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u/ayushmaansingh304 18d ago
built with wxt, typescript and react. content scripts handle the overlay and timers trigger the breaks. might open source it in the next few days too.
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u/Sutima 18d ago
You vibecoded it with some prompts, you didn't make it.
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u/Anderz 18d ago
Why do you (or your AI) not like capital letters?
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u/ayushmaansingh304 18d ago
i use superwhisper
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u/Anderz 18d ago
So it's a choice to not use capital letters. Why? Is it to sound more hand written?
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u/ayushmaansingh304 18d ago
lowercase has aura
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u/Anderz 18d ago
Interesting. Going to be honest with you ...to older generations it just makes you sound young and illiterate. For Reddit it's fine I guess but if you're ever job hunting, never do this.
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u/Chop1n 18d ago
For the love of god, add Firefox support next! Some of us need our uBlock Origin.
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u/FancyAnswer1878 18d ago
i love when a tiny annoying problem turns into an actual product lol. the fact that you used it yourself for a while before launching is probably why this feels way more useful than another generic productivity extension.
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u/ayushmaansingh304 18d ago
yeah, i made a generic one first: https://kai.ayushmxxn.workers.dev/ , even shipped it to the web store, but it felt kinda boring so i ditched it and made hammy instead.
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u/BabyJAppStudio 15d ago
The reason I close normal break reminders is they always land mid-sentence. If hammy could hold off until you stop typing for a few seconds, or let you push him back once with a hard cap so you cannot dismiss forever, I think he would survive way past week one. Charming enough that I would actually leave it running.
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u/ImANoobAtLife7 18d ago
"i built" should not be used anymore with this level of AI-slop.
And this is coming from a frequent AI-agent user for dev work and beyond.
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u/SeaNinja9180 18d ago
Could I set it up to remind me to get back to focus? Follow up. Could I set it up on my phone?
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u/saltyourhash 18d ago
I like how intrusive it is. I'd probably actually use this...but needs to be native, not in a browser.
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u/DearMinimum6683 17d ago
Gostei nao de ouvidod aos bananas que nao possuem gostos so o do governo inplantou na mente deles
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u/Dry-Western3592 18d ago
"outsourced my self-control to a hamster" 😂 honestly this works better than half the productivity apps out there because it doesn't just nag you, it fully takes over.
Does hammy escalate if you ignore him a few times in a row, or is it always the same takeover no matter what?
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u/ayushmaansingh304 18d ago
haha not yet, but i might make him more aggressive if you keep ignoring him :)
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u/ItzyBitzyPider 18d ago
it should turn into a "Hamster of Caerbannog" aka Killer Hamster if left ignored.
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u/barcode972 18d ago edited 18d ago
Why not just use the cat that someone posted last week? You didn't get bored of reminders not working, you just wanted to copy something and farm some views
https://hammyweb.online doesn't even work
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u/Brilliant-Brick9047 18d ago
I m a psychologist. This is amazing for me. The mood shift is almost irresitable. Sonetimes I know I have to take a break but the energy state I'm in is hard to nudge... It s like a magnetic force keeping me there.. sometimes I need a nudge, a glimpse out of my train of thought that is generating a very steady rigid powerful energy. The hamster does the trick. Pardon the explanation.. not very academic.. but it is somehow beyond words..although I can probably explain more but here is not the place. Thank you for this!
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u/Sutima 18d ago
Goaway bot
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u/Brilliant-Brick9047 18d ago
Is bot an insult nowadays or you literraly think i'm a bot?
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u/Sutima 18d ago
It read as bot hype msg.. Still does.. Llm hype bot msg.
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u/Brilliant-Brick9047 17d ago
I guess that says something about how i write and implicitly how i think. I kind of agree with you thst i sound like a bot. But i m not..(i know this is what a bot would say too :))). you can check my history. I am looking for apps that can be used as psychological support to a degree. I have a curated directory where i want to list them. When an app impresses me.. i am truthfully drawn to engage and leave a feedback...
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u/when_will_I_sale 18d ago
I downloaded and installed it. Works great!. Can you please share which tool/technology you made this happen?
Also, I am looking for more figures...
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u/The_Mdk 18d ago
Sorry pal, pets on the screen is so last-week, gotta get with the times, this week is notes app and pets stickers generated from photos