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Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (June 2025)

439 points david927 | 2 comments | 29 Jun 25 20:21 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

What are you working on? Any new ideas which you're thinking about?
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pinkmuffinere ◴[29 Jun 25 23:59 UTC] No.44417762[source]▶
I just quit my "day job" to work on a business I've built with some good friends! We make stingray-resistant booties -- ie, if you encounter stingrays in the shallows, these greatly reduce the chance you get stung (https://mydragonskin.com/). I'll be in charge of a couple marketing efforts, helping with Youtube, and other odd things that come up!

My day job required me to go into office frequently, and I'm really feeling the reduced social connection of being fully remote in a small company. Any suggestions how to deal with this? I'm planning to reconnect with old friends, surf a lot, go rock climbing, and maybe take dance / music / other classes. Would also love if anyone wants to work together in the same place (library, coffee shop, etc). I'm in Escondido California, but happy to drive ~30 min to meet folks.

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1. the_arun ◴[30 Jun 25 05:26 UTC] No.44419739[source]▶
But you could use this boot anywhere you see sharp objects, right? Need not be stingray. Assuming this is the first use case, wish you all the best!
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2. pinkmuffinere ◴[30 Jun 25 06:43 UTC] No.44420193[source]▶
It will help, but the bootie really is fine-tuned to stingrays, in some ways that might not be obvious. Stingrays strike with limited strength, so we measured tons of stingray strikes and designed to stop that. It won’t do much if you put all your weight onto a nail or something.

But if you want a balance of flexibility and stopping stingray stings, we really are the best. Nobody else is even trying, lol, the other options pretty much do nothing, or are encased in steel and not flexible at all.