Friday 31 May 2024

Show HN: Hello Hendrix, an app for learning conversational Korean https://bit.ly/45ack6X

Show HN: Hello Hendrix, an app for learning conversational Korean https://bit.ly/3yIiH5r June 1, 2024 at 12:40AM

Show HN: I Made a Cross-Platform Spreadsheet Automation Tool https://bit.ly/3Vl9V6e

Show HN: I Made a Cross-Platform Spreadsheet Automation Tool I started building this tool with Flutter six months ago due to the lack of an easy-to-use, free, and cross-platform spreadsheet automation tool. You might think of Power Query, but it's too complicated and lacks a mobile version. Tablesmith also provides built-in AI features. Feel free to try it out and share your thoughts! https://bit.ly/47Woosf June 1, 2024 at 03:57AM

Show HN: P11, Plan 9 kinda inspired kernel running on the browser https://bit.ly/3KrFqFA

Show HN: P11, Plan 9 kinda inspired kernel running on the browser https://bit.ly/3q93HXH June 1, 2024 at 12:45AM

Show HN: I Made an AI Animation Suite https://bit.ly/3yQtJW6

Show HN: I Made an AI Animation Suite I released my first SaaS about a month ago, a free AI CSS animation generator. This is my dive into entrepreneurial tech as a 22 year old CS student, I built the program with Sveltekit, Postgres, Tailwind. As a dev, I was frustrated with the annoying & tedious process of writing keyframe animations. The lack of good tools available led me to build my own solution. After a month of intense development, fixes, feature additions, and more the UI and functionality is at a great place now. Now, I'm reaching out to the Reddit community for feedback and beta testers to help refine things further :) If you're interested in making some slick animations for your site, I'd love for you to try it out and share your thoughts! https://bit.ly/4e1iMkR May 31, 2024 at 10:09PM

Show HN: I made a 21st century habit tracker to fight mindless scrolling https://bit.ly/3X4sFrP

Show HN: I made a 21st century habit tracker to fight mindless scrolling https://bit.ly/3X9ADAd May 31, 2024 at 12:41PM

Thursday 30 May 2024

Show HN: Wadzilla. Play DOOM in Zork https://bit.ly/3R9w4SB

Show HN: Wadzilla. Play DOOM in Zork Wadzilla is currently a PoC. Although in theory it “works”, it does not create an entertaining experience as a game, although to me it is quite fun just too see it output ZIL for all of the rooms in a DOOM WAD, with all of the objects in all of their correct locations by their plain English names, along with the 8-character names for the textures of the walls, floors, and ceilings in their relative positions in the room. Part of that enjoyment of course comes from knowing what it entails just to get that far, so the amount of entertainment you derive from that may be far less. In fact, I suspect that for most people at this point the most amusing thing about Wadzilla will be the very concept of its existence - and of course the name, which I will take credit for while also acknowledging how fortuitous it is that the project practically named itself. “What should I name a tool that converts WAD to ZIL? Oh yeah, right. Of course. Wadzilla.” I share it in this early stage because I suspect many in this audience may enjoy just reading about it, and many others might be excited by it and want to contribute to the effort, and also because I welcome feedback here and contributions by way of GitHub issues and PRs. https://bit.ly/3VpfwbP May 31, 2024 at 06:30AM

Show HN: Explore Websites by Chosen Color https://bit.ly/3VmW9zV

Show HN: Explore Websites by Chosen Color I crawled lots of websites and extracted their color palettes (primary, secondary, etc) to build a searchable collection of website colors! It was a fun side-project and I learned a lot about color theory. Let me know what you think and what features you would like to see :) If you have any questions about the tech behind it, feel free to ask in the comments. Feedback is also greatly appreciated. https://bit.ly/4e07KMF May 31, 2024 at 03:27AM

Show HN: I made an open-source Replit https://bit.ly/4bXOWvz

Show HN: I made an open-source Replit I spent the past few weeks making an open source cloud code editing environment with an AI copilot and multiplayer collaboration! It's fully self-hostable in 5-10 minutes. There's a lot of minor improvements to be made, and some are already listed in the Github issues. Let me know what you think and feel free to try it out. https://bit.ly/4bCCoKl May 31, 2024 at 02:37AM

Show HN: I made a pixel art editor for Windows desktop https://bit.ly/3wWngZc

Show HN: I made a pixel art editor for Windows desktop https://bit.ly/3ViwkRE May 30, 2024 at 10:28AM

Wednesday 29 May 2024

Show HN: Right-click and save content directly to Google Sheets https://bit.ly/4aJmk8i

Show HN: Right-click and save content directly to Google Sheets I released the initial version of the Add to Sheets Chrome extension recently. With the extension, you can predefine the destination sheet and column where you want to save content, and then save/add content from any webpage with a right-click. Almost like Pinterest for GSheets - instead of copy/paste, you can right-click/save. https://bit.ly/4dXKqiD May 30, 2024 at 03:11AM

Show HN: Brisk a complete CI system is now Open Source https://bit.ly/3UZI0HD

Show HN: Brisk a complete CI system is now Open Source Brisk is a complete CI system that runs your test suite in seconds. The main speedup over standard CI systems (think CircleCI or Github Actions) is that we maintain your test environments and don't rebuild them on each test run. This allows you to scale up your workers without just scaling up the build time on each test run. Brisk can be run from your local dev environment (the command line or VS Code) allowing your to access the speed of many servers from your local machine or it can be run as part of a traditional CI/CD pipeline (in Github actions etc). I've been working on Brisk for the last few years and I've decided to open source the project. You can now run your own super fast CI service on your own hardware or in your own cloud. https://bit.ly/4dUrC3X https://bit.ly/4bXNzNt May 30, 2024 at 12:16AM

Tuesday 28 May 2024

Show HN: I made an app for coffee shops to go to work and network with others https://bit.ly/4bBR7W4

Show HN: I made an app for coffee shops to go to work and network with others Hey there! I realized I was compiling a list of coffee shops with highly curated reviews in my personal notes: chair comfort, Wi-Fi networks and passwords, internet speed, noise level, bathroom cleanliness, etc... It worked fine for me, but when I wanted to share my list to some friends I realized the underlying problem. So I created Workffee for two reasons: 1. To allow me to save my reviews in a more convenient way and share them. 2. To connect with others who are interested in this information, and who knows, maybe share a coffee and a work session together eventually. I hope you like my app, and if you find it useful, I invite you to upload your coffee shops and reviews and join to our Telegram group ( https://bit.ly/4aDGHUz ) Would love to hear what you think about it! NOTE: I could scrape Google Maps and load everything automatically, but that's not the idea. My goal is for the content to be organic and created by a large community of people who enjoy working in coffee shops. Ata https://bit.ly/44YhQcV May 29, 2024 at 05:12AM

Show HN: Prepair – fun mock interview challenge for software engineers https://bit.ly/3WVx8gw

Show HN: Prepair – fun mock interview challenge for software engineers Hi everyone, Amidst the bad job market and hiring freezes in tech, my friends and I developed Prepair, a gamified mock interview tool for software engineers inspired by arcades. Would appreciate your feedback! Here are the problems we aimed to tackle with this project: 1. Mock interviews with real professionals for software jobs can be very expensive, often costing $100-200 for 30-minute sessions. We tried using AI to make a much more affordable but quality alternative. 2. Based on our experiences, a lot of companies do NOT conduct leetcode-style DSA interviews, but most interview prep services are focused on this niche. Prepair will present varied style of questions that may be more practical for you. 3. Interviews are ultimately competitions, but it's challenging to gauge how you measure up quickly. Use Prepair's leaderboard to see how high you can score against potential candidates as well as your past self! TLDR: just think of it as a Duolingo-vibe mock interview tool for developers. Give it a try and share your thoughts :) Thanks. https://bit.ly/3R0o8mz May 29, 2024 at 03:10AM

Show HN: ThreadPay: WeTransfer for money – a medium for money transfers https://bit.ly/3KjBHtu

Show HN: ThreadPay: WeTransfer for money – a medium for money transfers Often cross-border bank transfers default to 3-5 business days, on the other side P2P fintechs need signup, KYC, and other steps. I built an app that eliminates the need to open an account or go through long verifications, allowing users to send money immediately. How? Via Visa and Mastercard card-to-card real-time transfers, money can be sent straight to a card using the card number only, without the requirement for IBAN, Swift Code, or any extra routing data. *Link to MVP*: [ https://app.threadpay.io](https://app.threadpay.io/) *Link to Memo with demo recordings*: https://bit.ly/3R2d7ks *Link to Landing page*: [ https://threadpay.io](https://threadpay.io/) https://bit.ly/3KjBIh2 May 29, 2024 at 12:58AM

Monday 27 May 2024

Show HN: Sum (algebraic) types for C in one 100 line header https://bit.ly/3VhBJbA

Show HN: Sum (algebraic) types for C in one 100 line header https://bit.ly/3R16NtA May 25, 2024 at 10:58PM

Show HN: A New Kind of Chat Room https://bit.ly/3Vl41lK

Show HN: A New Kind of Chat Room I’ve developed an application that reimagines chat rooms by integrating them with a world map. Each user can claim a rectangular piece of land on the map, referred to as a "banner." Users within close proximity are grouped into a chat room by the app. The banner’s size can expand or shrink based on the density of users in the area and the number of coins in the user’s account. Key Features: Real-World Interaction Model: Users are pseudo-anonymous, akin to real-world interactions. Coin balance determines user size and visibility ("stature"), while endorsements and other activities form a unique endorsement chart, serving as a digital representation. This allows for interaction without revealing one’s entire social or professional network. Community Clusters: Users can form open communities based on real-world locations. New users can discover and join these clusters via heatmaps, without needing specific URLs or hashtags. Initial Coins: New users start with 1000 coins. These coins can be used to endorse other users' content, earning stakes in the endorsed banner. When others endorse that banner, the original endorser gains more coins. This endorsement economy is experimental, and could eventually involve crypto tokens. Useful Points: Banner Interactions: Clicking on a banner opens it fully. A button with a chart icon on the top right flips the banner to display the activity chart. Compatibility: The application currently works best on Google Chrome. Heatmap View: Zooming out on the map reveals a heatmap of banners. Side Panel Tabs: First Tab: Displays a feed of content from the visible map area. Second Tab: Contains the cluster chat. Current User Base: At the moment, only my friends and family are using the application, so banners are predominantly found in the Chicago area. For more details, refer to the white paper provided. I’m excited to share this application and look forward to your feedback! https://bit.ly/3Kh6KWX May 28, 2024 at 05:07AM

Show HN: Get paid to do your own ML research https://bit.ly/3WZncCG

Show HN: Get paid to do your own ML research I'm launching an experimental research grant that I call Cat's grant (I'll find a better name later). tldr: - you get paid to do your own research and report to me - you keep IP/ownership rights - 10 months duration - choose a grant size of $10k, $50k or $100k total (paid in monthly chunks) - Apply by sending an email to not_a_cat@fastmail.com How it works: You specify the grant size when applying: 10k, 50k and 100k. This total amount will be distributed over a period of 10 months. I will review each application within 1 week. The deadline to apply is June 9. The start date is flexible and can be the start of June, July, August or September. The total budget I will allocate to this is around 100-200k I haven't yet made a proper contract reviewed by lawyers. If interest is strong enough, I will do it and try hard to keep the spirit of what is said here. The contract will be under Swiss law. Rationale: I get to meet cool people, promote and follow cool research. You get to do the research you want with little red tape (I'll be the sole decision maker for applications. Paperwork will be done with the help of other people). Application process: You choose the grant size you apply for. You can apply to multiple ones at the same time. Then, you may be accepted for one grant option or rejected for all. The process has 3 stages: - Email application - First screening call - Second call with more in-depth questions If you complete the 3 steps, you are accepted in the grant program. Reporting requirements: You are expected to produce the following: - A weekly email report that can be as short as a single sentence (meant as a pulse that you are still here) - A monthly research update that has to be public, in the format you want (github file, blog post…) - Do a monthly call with me, discussing the monthly research update Payment schedule: One payment of 10% of the total amount will be made at the end of each month while the grant is active. The grant may be canceled if the reporting and effort is insufficient. The bar for this will be reasonably low. Effort and time spent will be considered good enough for keeping the Grant active. Research directions: You are free to decide what topic to research. Reading and studying during the research is considered normal. I will try to be helpful and suggest research directions and ideas. I will only consider applications in the domains of Machine Learning, Deep Learning and AI broadly speaking. With a preference for topics related to the following: - LLMs and Transformer architectures - Mechanistic interpretability - World models - Self play / synthetic data - Probabilistic programming Copyright and IP rights: The research remains your intellectual property. You can use it and commercialise it as if you produced it independently of the grant. Time commitment: You are expected to spend at least 50% of your working time on research related to the grant. You may have other commitments at the same time, as long as you can free up enough time. Selection criteria: - How excited I am about the research you want to do - Whether I believe you can make good progress on it - Intrinsic motivation and strong determination How to apply: Send an email to not_a_cat at fastmail com with the following: - Subject: "Application for Cat's Grant [10k, 50k, 100k]". Only keep the grant size(s) that you actually apply for, eg [50k] or [10k, 50k]. - Info about yourself, please include links to github/linkedin and/or resume - Recent projects/research you've done if any - Outline of the research you want to do as part of the grant. It's ok if you only have a vague idea, but better if you have something specific. It can be new or existing research. - Anything else you think is relevant. Evidence of strong capability is a plus, even if unrelated to ML research. Happy to answer questions or comments. May 27, 2024 at 03:54PM

Show HN: PaperTube – Turn YouTube Videos into Kindle-Ready Articles https://bit.ly/4bUByso

Show HN: PaperTube – Turn YouTube Videos into Kindle-Ready Articles Would you prefer reading podcasts, TED talks, or conversations instead of watching/listening to videos? If so, you might find this interesting. PaperTube lets you turn any YouTube video into an easy-to-read, well-formatted article with speaker names, and you can even get it on your Kindle. I've been working on this small project over the last week. Right now, it supports sending any video to Kindle. I'd love to hear if anyone is interested in this. Looking forward to your feedback and discussion! It's currently free because I have some free credits for the LLMs I'm using. I need to find a way to fund it. Some features I'm planning include subscribing to YouTube channels and getting daily or weekly articles on your Kindle, and maybe a browser extension to quickly convert any video. https://bit.ly/3yIWcgu May 26, 2024 at 09:19PM

Sunday 26 May 2024

Show HN: I'm building a website to discover AI tools, AI WITH. ME https://bit.ly/4aECMqm

Show HN: I'm building a website to discover AI tools, AI WITH. ME I built this AI navigation site when I was learning NextJS; I looked for AI tools to solve problems along the way, and found a lot of interesting AI products; A lot of these products are great. I thought it would be a good idea to bookmark my browser, but I wanted to share it with everyone in the world, so I had this site. Now you can do it in AI WITH. ME Find the AI products you need for work, life, and study; I have a lot of categories to choose from: programming, art, writing, video, lifestyle, health, you name it, and I try to update the data every day. If you find it helpful to you, you can sponsor me so that I can build this product better. Finally, you are welcome to submit your AI products or tools to the AI WITH. ME", let more people in the world see it. If you want to get access to AI WITH. ME users see your products more often, and you can find the sponsored links I left on the site. Become our sponsor! Thank you very much https://bit.ly/44VfhIB May 27, 2024 at 06:19AM

Show HN: I've Created the First Artificial Memory (and It's Open-Source) https://bit.ly/3KiUCVl

Show HN: I've Created the First Artificial Memory (and It's Open-Source) https://bit.ly/3WScxtx May 27, 2024 at 01:24AM