Online solitaire game platform

A solitaire site that began as a Mac app, found by looking for popular apps with poor reviews, and now supports the owner.

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Hacker NewsComment by holgersindbaek in “Ask HN: Those with money-making side projects,how did you come up with the idea?”, December 11, 2022

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