Patrick Socha
@psocha.co.uk
Previously cyber security, now private equity intelligence.
Follow my Hacker News bot: @hnfeed.bsky.social
Follow my Hacker News bot: @hnfeed.bsky.social
I created a New Tab Chrome extension a year or two ago which is used by maybe ~30 people. A new image every 4 hours, with a new business / finance headline on every new tab load. I don't read the news as a result, and yet stay on top of it all.
Sometimes it's nice to make something for yourself.
Sometimes it's nice to make something for yourself.
October 29, 2025 at 9:37 AM
I created a New Tab Chrome extension a year or two ago which is used by maybe ~30 people. A new image every 4 hours, with a new business / finance headline on every new tab load. I don't read the news as a result, and yet stay on top of it all.
Sometimes it's nice to make something for yourself.
Sometimes it's nice to make something for yourself.
Start of the year in Costa Rica. Best holiday. No laptops. Just beach, forest, wildlife and driving through endless nature.
October 29, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Start of the year in Costa Rica. Best holiday. No laptops. Just beach, forest, wildlife and driving through endless nature.
AI will revolutionise programming.
The AI:
The AI:
October 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
AI will revolutionise programming.
The AI:
The AI:
Recovery is possible from the sandbox, but it’s slow, and very painful.
October 16, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Recovery is possible from the sandbox, but it’s slow, and very painful.
When you know it, and the AI knows it.
October 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
When you know it, and the AI knows it.
The best PRs are when you remove code.
Me:
Me:
July 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The best PRs are when you remove code.
Me:
Me:
Indeed, utter nonsense.
June 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Indeed, utter nonsense.
Looks like there was an error @github.com
June 17, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Looks like there was an error @github.com
Life is good. I’m on holidays in the sun, new job is everything I hoped for and then some, for all the metrics I’m tracking in life the lines go up, I can’t complain.
May 22, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Life is good. I’m on holidays in the sun, new job is everything I hoped for and then some, for all the metrics I’m tracking in life the lines go up, I can’t complain.
Grim. Everyone talks about using unique passwords, but really we should be looking into unique emails too.
May 15, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Grim. Everyone talks about using unique passwords, but really we should be looking into unique emails too.
Google is finally passing through a policy update to deal with the Honey extension fraud
March 12, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Google is finally passing through a policy update to deal with the Honey extension fraud
A few more quality back links, remove links to HTTP 410 pages and I think I should start seeing good traffic again!
March 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
A few more quality back links, remove links to HTTP 410 pages and I think I should start seeing good traffic again!
Lesson: Put download / buy buttons everywhere, including in the middle of your blog posts.
March 7, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Lesson: Put download / buy buttons everywhere, including in the middle of your blog posts.
Indie hackers:
1% marketing
99% refreshing analytics.
1% marketing
99% refreshing analytics.
March 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Indie hackers:
1% marketing
99% refreshing analytics.
1% marketing
99% refreshing analytics.
Slowly getting there! Going to be adding a few strong back links in the coming days 👌
February 27, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Slowly getting there! Going to be adding a few strong back links in the coming days 👌
Started getting a few more clicks from Google and my search ranking position is slowly climbing up. Also "not indexed" has jumped down. Still a lot of work to do, but we're going in the right direction.
February 24, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Started getting a few more clicks from Google and my search ranking position is slowly climbing up. Also "not indexed" has jumped down. Still a lot of work to do, but we're going in the right direction.
I made a quick and simple FIRE (Financial Independence / Retire Early) Calculator yesterday for myself because many of the others imo add necessary complexity.
Give it a go: psocha.co.uk/fire-calcula...
Give it a go: psocha.co.uk/fire-calcula...
February 18, 2025 at 9:16 AM
I made a quick and simple FIRE (Financial Independence / Retire Early) Calculator yesterday for myself because many of the others imo add necessary complexity.
Give it a go: psocha.co.uk/fire-calcula...
Give it a go: psocha.co.uk/fire-calcula...
My gym is amazing:
- €1 off your subscription every time you go
- Free shakes, coffee, flavoured water
- 4 floors of equipment
- Sauna
- Occasional DJs
Went 157 times last year and lifted 747 metric ton. In the best shape of my life and I’m loving it.
- €1 off your subscription every time you go
- Free shakes, coffee, flavoured water
- 4 floors of equipment
- Sauna
- Occasional DJs
Went 157 times last year and lifted 747 metric ton. In the best shape of my life and I’m loving it.
February 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
My gym is amazing:
- €1 off your subscription every time you go
- Free shakes, coffee, flavoured water
- 4 floors of equipment
- Sauna
- Occasional DJs
Went 157 times last year and lifted 747 metric ton. In the best shape of my life and I’m loving it.
- €1 off your subscription every time you go
- Free shakes, coffee, flavoured water
- 4 floors of equipment
- Sauna
- Occasional DJs
Went 157 times last year and lifted 747 metric ton. In the best shape of my life and I’m loving it.
YOLO driven development ✌️ Got nothing to lose at this point.
February 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
YOLO driven development ✌️ Got nothing to lose at this point.