Posted by david927 2 days ago
Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2026)
I already have a product BenkoPhone.com but the app is provided by a 3rd party and I just white label it so I have started building the replacement.
I built the account management and billing system first after implementing a proof of concept for the app then had to do a major platform change which stalled development of any other features for 3 months.
Hopefully I’ll be adding features again by the end of this month and I’ll put some screenshots in once it actually does something!
effectiveutopia.org
“Math Can Be A Hobby”, lecture series based on Serge Lang’s Basic Mathematics. Unexpected breakout success, 350k+ views on 1st video and rising. https://youtube.com/@MathCanBeAHobby
“jcpractices math”, a livestream where I share my daily-ish study sessions, thinking out loud with iPad on screen. Emphasis on algebra and number theory. https://youtube.com/@jcpracticesmath
There are lots of open source ticket sales options but none fit the criteria of:
- Full copyleft license - No branding requirements - Connect your own domain - Very easy to host
Chobble Tickets addresses those. Chobble, my business, is a Community Interest Company - a legal structure in the UK which obliges me to adhere to a mission statement and comes with an "asset lock" which means the things Chobble owns cannot be sold, except to another CIC. This, plus AGPLv3, means it is impossible for me to "sell out" and enshittify my products. As a former Bandcamper, I'm somewhat sensitive to this.
I'm about six months into development now, hosting about 50 sites (I charge £5 per month for hosting), with a few thousand bookings processed