WebTiles
Creative
indie web community grid
SHOW HN2026
How HN took it
9 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 15 comments about the project. Thread score +0.31.
Idea: 4 for, 0 againstExecution: 3 for, 0 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstPerformance: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Charming small-web nostalgia and human-made feel
From 3 comments
I'm immediately amazed at how many neat 'small web' sites, seemingly made with love by nice human people, have claimed tiles already. Browsing around the tiles that look…
xp84 on HNThis is such a cool idea! The "corners of the internet" have felt increasingly opaque and cobwebby in this age of maximal indexing and centralization. Projects like this are a…
regnodon on HNthis is lovely, thank you for sharing!
heliumtera on HN
Fun interactive tiles and good execution
From 3 comments
This is very fun. Great idea and execution.
rickcarlino on HNLink to pianoverse.net tile, so satisfying to play with: https://webtiles.kicya.net/#875,125 I also created an interactive tile based on my vanilla-tilt.js library for my app:…
micku7zu on HNPianoverse shows up in one of the tiles. Clicking on the piano keys in the tile produced tones!! Pianoverse is here, https://pianoverse.net/
kreelman on HN
Better than milliondollarhomepage since no ads
From 2 comments
I'm immediately amazed at how many neat 'small web' sites, seemingly made with love by nice human people, have claimed tiles already. Browsing around the tiles that look…
xp84 on HN> Old Internet times that will probably never come back. I don't understand. How can you say this on a post about a site that is almost the exact same thing you're reminiscing…
squigz on HN
Objections
Navigation was broken without arrow keys
From 1 comment
Navigation seems fundamentally broken. I can zoom in and out, can't navigate left/right/up/down. Cursor keys don't work. sometimes as it works randomly
tiborsaas on HN
Performance could be better when rendering many tiles
From 2 comments
I wish the performance could be a little better. Maybe render stuff in chunks based off the position?
urjit on HNare you letting the internet vomit all over your server? impressed it has stayed as neat as it has.
mooball on HN
Hamsterdance tile plays sound loudly on click
From 1 comment
Heads up: I clicked a tile and got the hamsterdance music pretty loud in my ears. Serves me right for being distracted during a meeting but still, sound warning :)
jdauriemma on HN
Requests
Add arrow key navigation
From 1 comment
You can use mouse to navigate. Thanks for the feedback though, I've added support for movement with arrow keys if no tile is selected.
dimden on HN
Render tiles in chunks by position for performance
From 1 comment
I wish the performance could be a little better. Maybe render stuff in chunks based off the position?
urjit on HN
Questions
How is the JS sandboxed?
From 1 comment
This is really cool! How are you sandboxing the tiles and allowing limited JS execution?
theogravity on HN
How is it different from other similar sites?
From 2 comments
How does it differ from hundreds of other ideas and websites like this?
aleksandrm on HNWhat other sites like this exist, besides milliondollarhomepage?
Esn024 on HN
How is denial-of-service prevented?
From 1 comment
How do you prevent DoS attacks?
terabytest on HN
Alternatives named
milliondollarhomepage
From 1 comment
Reminds me a bit of http://www.milliondollarhomepage.com Old Internet times that will probably never come back.
reddalo on HN
ourworldofpixels
From 1 comment
This immediately reminded of https://ourworldofpixels.com/
smusamashah on HN
onemillionscreenshots
From 1 comment
also reminds me of https://onemillionscreenshots.com (full disclosure - my screenshot api takes the screenshots :) )
cjr on HN