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ppcvote

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About ppcvote

Solo dev & founder in Taiwan. Building AI automation tools at Ultra Lab (https://ultralab.tw).

Products: MindThread (Threads automation SaaS), UltraProbe (AI security scanner), agent fleet ops.

Stack: React, TypeScript, Gemini/Claude APIs, Vercel, Firebase.

GitHub: https://github.com/ppcvote Contact: contact@ultralab.tw

Recent public activity

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    Comment #47324602

    The domain + company name trick is solid — wish I'd known that earlier. And agreed on parsing page source for tech stack detection, it's surprisingly reliable and the cost is liter…

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    Comment #47324598

    Thanks for the insight on prompt drift. You're right — flat prose breaks down fast across iterations. We ended up with a similar solution: a modular spec system where the engine ru…

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    Comment #47310222

    "No dedicated QA bot, but there's a feedback loop built in. Every post's performance data — likes, reposts, views, replies — gets fed back into the prompt templates. We run A/B var…

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    Comment #47308460

    Guilty as charged on this one. The dashboard visuals are CSS animations — the data behind them isn't live yet. I've been trying to pipe real systemd logs into it but haven't cracke…

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    Comment #47308406

    Fair challenge on the ROI question. Honest origin story: I work in financial services. Every day I need to post updates, share market info, and stay visible to clients — it's part …

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    Comment #47307502

    I want to address the skepticism directly. Yes, my English is poor. I write everything in Chinese first, then use AI to translate. Every word is mine — the ideas, the context, the …

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    Comment #47307178

    "Fair catch on both points. The batch of replies: I had a list of expected questions and drafted answers beforehand. When I finally had time to respond, I posted them all at once. …

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    Comment #47307165

    My monthly side income now covers 20x my Claude subscription plus a pork rice bowl with an extra egg — and it only took three months, without touching my main job hours. Honestly t…

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    Comment #47301330

    A bit of context on why I built this: 3 months ago I had zero experience with any of this — no AI development, no automation, no open source. I'm a solo founder in Taiwan where sma…

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    Comment #47301315

    The animations are CSS-driven, but the data behind them is real — agent heartbeats, task counts, and activity logs are pulled from actual systemd timer outputs. It's not a mock das…

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    Comment #47301313

    My setup is WSL2 on a regular Windows machine — no GPU, so local inference would be painfully slow Gemini 2.5 Flash free tier is genuinely good enough — 1,500 req/day, I use ~105. …

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    Comment #47301308

    Thanks! The dashboard is one of my favorite parts of this project. It actually pulls real agent activity data — the visualizations are live, not pre-rendered. Working on making it …

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    Comment #47301306

    I understand the skepticism. To clarify what's actually shipped: MindThread: Threads automation SaaS with paying subscribers (only one in Taiwan using Meta's official API) UltraPro…

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    Comment #47301301

    I get why it reads that way, but this post was written by me. I actually spent more time on this Show HN than on most client deliverables this week. The irony isn't lost on me thou…

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    Comment #47301300

    100% agree. Content generation is where agents shine — it's repetitive and time-consuming. But genuine engagement is where trust gets built, and that needs to be real. My engagemen…

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    Comment #47301292

    Good questions, happy to answer all of them: Revenue: Comes from client projects — I run a small tech agency (SaaS builds, AI integrations, brand websites). The agents handle lead …

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    Comment #47301278

    Ha! Not hallucinated, just a typo in the org name. Correct link: https://github.com/ppcvote/free-tier-agent-fleet

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    Comment #47301267

    Thanks for catching that! The correct repo link is https://github.com/ppcvote/free-tier-agent-fleet — I used the wrong org name in the post. Everything's there: scripts, timers, co…

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    Show HN: AI agents run my one-person company on Gemini's free tier – $0/month

    I'm a solo dev in Taiwan. I built 4 AI agents that handle content, sales leads, security scanning, and ops for my tech agency — all on Gemini 2.5 Flash free tier (1,500 req/day). I…