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  • I split the problem into two parts in my previous comments:

    • Memory Match games are good for cognitive abilities
    • Screens either are or are not bad for intellectual abilities, depending on the study you choose to believe

    So it all depends on what you believe has a bigger impact even if you’re in the “all screen time is bad” camp. Anyway, I know I’m not gonna convince you and you’re not gonna convince me. It’s not like I never read anything and decided that I’ll base my opinions on my feelings only.

    I’m a firm believer that the problem is with parents not setting healthy boundaries for screen time, not the fact that a screen is showing some pictures.


  • Thanks for the kind words! This app (like pretty much everything open source I ever did) stemmed from needing an app like that but not finding any and every little “Contains ads” in the Play Store listing made me a little sadder that vultures are trying to attack even the most vulnerable.

    The only other good one I found had a different problem, a good old greediness (every theme was a separate app, each unlocked with an in-app purchase, meaning you cannot buy once and use on all family member’s devices, the unlock was $2, but multiply it with 4 apps and 4 devices and it gets quite expensive for such a simple game). I’m fine with that in general, but given I’m a developer, I decided to offer people a better alternative.

    So yeah, I believe in it and I’m glad someone sees it that way.

    Seriously, thanks, I think it’s been quite a while since some online stranger said something so nice to me!


  • And other studies have shown that moderate screen time doesn’t impair them. And that games can improve intellectual abilities has been known for millennia, with studies proving it.

    And as is the case for pretty much everything, there’s more than one angle. Being the “weird kid” who doesn’t know what their schoolmates are talking about when they reference the latest popular show is not all the rage it might seem.


  • Eh, everything is about the quantity, afaik. If you let your kid watch TV/phone every day for a few hours, you’ve got a problem.

    If you limit it and watch your kid, it’s fine. At least as far as I can see, anyway.

    Some researches tend to agree with me (well, the other way, really, I agree with them), while others don’t.

    But one thing all researches I’ve read agree on is that passive screen time (TV, YouTube etc.) is bad, so I think that something that boosts memory and helps with cognitive abilities is much better. And that’s why I built this game.




  • QML is such an awesome UI language, the only thing (that I know of) that comes close is Jetpack Compose.

    The flavour of JavaScript QML uses is very different from regular JavaScript, it’s literally a glue language and any significant non-UI logic should be done in C++.

    And Qt C++ is very different to most other C++ framework (or how people usually write pure C++), it feels much more Java-inspired.

    Anyway, it really is a great UI toolkit if you want something powerful, cross-platform and efficient.





  • Sure is! Especially when Wayland is broken all the time. Last year I had to be on X because Wayland was laggy as fuck and my eyes hurt from the constant flickering.

    A year before that it worked flawlessly and now it works too. Can’t wait for the next major update, I just love the thrill of not knowing whether my PC will work well or not.

    Modern or not, X just works. Wayland is broken all the time.