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habithive.io 29d

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Dropping an Alpha of HabitHive within the next week or so very basic features. I'll have the link live and posted tomorrow if anyone wants to join the wait-list

habithive.io 29d

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Since the thought of changing the UI of HabitHive I've settled on it being hand-drawn. In addition I've added a breakout-style game. Which I also plan on incorporating a Bubble-Pop, Virtual Pet, and a few others I haven't decided yet for the "Junior" range of the chore-application.

Brandon Elswick Researcher and Developer

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New blog post - check it out! I'll be documenting the entire development of the chore-chart application.

brandonelswick01.github.io/2026/06/08/HabitHive…

HabitHive: Badges and Rewards System Entry 4

When it comes to building an application dedicated to helping families, I have learned one thing through my research: incentive. Now, “incentive” can mean a lot of things — and that depends entirely on the age range of the individual child. A six-year-old isn’t going to be motivated by the same rewards as a thirteen-year-old, which is why I came up with a new idea. It won’t be accessible in the be

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So I have been thinking about the "Point Reward System" of HabitHive and how I can make it better than 'just another point system'. I plan on adding the Tango API as a feature where the parent's kids can spend their points on digital gift cards and/or a teen with a Venmo or Paypal account can redeem those points for cash.

I think going this route will allow the app to succeed, not as "just another chore app" but a "Life-Skills" application. Integrating Tango's Gift Card API can teach children early on how to manage their money.

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Planning on reworking the minimalist page. Shout-out to Penpot, I love a good OpenSource tool. I want to release a wait-list when UI/UX is done.

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Currently working on the landing page of HabitHive

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Currently working on the landing page of HabitHive

Brandon Elswick Researcher and Developer

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Check out the new blog post and tell me if I was right or wrong

brandonelswick01.github.io/2026/06/03/I-turned-…

I turned down my first client (and I’d do it again) Entry 3

I had my first consultation today as a freelance developer. What happened? Did I secure a deal? Am I building a site for a client as we speak? No — I actually turned the client down. I could’ve made a quick buck and built exactly what he wanted. Instead, I pointed him in a different direction. I was sitting at the dining room table, where I spend most days coding and whatnot, when I got a message

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Going through LinkTree and I have to say they have added a lot more than last time I used it three years ago. The question is as an independent dev + researcher how can I leverage it to my advantage?

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I plan on having a beta released within 3-4 months on HavitHive. I'll be documenting the process along the way in my blog. I'll be taking roughly 20 users for beta testing I think roughly 10 families and 10 individuals. Trying to make it even. I'll get the wait-list created as soon as I can do users can sign up.

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What are you using for compliance? I'm using OpenGRC

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First look at the Adaptive UI for the Tween age-range of HabitHive. Currently bouncing in between the Parental Dashboard, Tween Dashboard, and Admin Page for over all stuff.

"HabitHive - just another chore-chart app" is the current slogan I'm going with. I'm open to suggestions. A majority of chore-chart applications allow you to "cheat the chart" by allowing individuals to complete the task before actually doing the task, with HabitHive that is different.

Adrian Chan @gravity7·Binge - TV Show Recommender 1mo

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A passion project I've slowly been working on locally to pair with SpawnerHub — Fractured is a Rust-like multiplayer voxel game.

Brandon reposted

Ex Deloitte Digital, Social Interaction Designer, UX, CX, Web. Stanford IR, independent consultant as gravity7.com. Cyclist, guitarist, film, philosophy, photography. San Francisco. Edinburgh, Berlin.

Just joined - been maintaining an online archive of LLM whitepapers published out of a giant Obsidian vault. 1400 papers or so, connected by LLM analysis of papers for similar research concepts and topics.

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Any of you founders with blogs that still support RSS? Looking to add more high-signal reads to my feed.

Brandon Elswick Researcher and Developer

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New post to blog, currently reworking the "About Me" section. If anyone wants to read it, give me feedback on what I need to improve on my writing skills.

brandonelswick01.github.io/2026/05/27/Building-…

Building HabitHive: A Chore Chart That Actually Sticks Entry 1

It started at the dinner table.

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Any users have a LinkTree Alternative they may want to share?

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Running into some technical difficulties, I'm going to have to push back the soft-launch of SpawnerHub until the issue is resolved.

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How many ideas did you have before settling on the one or two you are currently building?

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Thank you guys for all the follows I appreciate it!

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Another sneak peak before tomorrow's soft launch

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Strivle is popping off now!

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Where this site is fairly new I saw @info (Perception Coffee) have a short username. I have decided to change mine to @bro

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SpawnerHub is an affordable game hosting solution. We'll be offering multiple games for you to purchase. Mainly centered around Minecraft but also offering Rust, FiveM, Arma 3, Hytale, and many more. We're launching Preorders along with the advertisement page tomorrow. To fund the infrastructure all Pre-orders will be used for infrastructure purposes. Pre-orders will be a lifetime server of your choosing. buy.stripe.com/28EaEY80ObJ02rUdBr7IY00

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A portion of SpawnerHub will be launched at some point Monday. I just have to get some things finished for it to be working. I left a sneak peak below. You'll be able to freely advertise your server. Once a week, servers will be chosen at random to be featured in the "Servers of the Week" section of the page. As I build the application I will be releasing portions of it. Connect with me and lets bounce ideas off of each other! Always down to network!