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Although it does work! Many thanks to ChatGPT for helping me create this in about 30 minutes, having never worked with PDF manipulation in JavaScript before.

This is/was a joke for April Fools Day, FWIW.

We’ve suffered for far too long with the default white background and black text of PDFs and printed pages. And so I’ve solved that problem with DarkPDF.com, which transforms your …

FYI, the coupon code "hackernews" is only for 90% off.

And this is why I am hesitant to install any and all Chrome extensions. Well done!

HyperCard was ahead of its time, and I still don’t think we’ve seen a solution as approachable and flexible.

I plan to continue to offer it for free, as the costs are so minimal and I want to use this service myself anyway. Eventually, I may offer very minimal text-based links to Amazon a…

I don't have plans to release the source, but I do have plans to make the data easily downloadable.

Regardless of this app and speaking just as a spouse, I think it's important to feel like YOU accomplished something, regardless of whether anyone sees an official record saying th…

Not currently but that’s something I’d like to add! I do start all users off with a “default” house, so that it’s a little easier to get started.

It’s Bootstrap.

Yeah, that could absolutely be said for basically any website or app idea. And I totally get it. But there's sometimes a nice feeling to officially see your accomplishments logged …

Good luck with your house hunt and if you start to use this, please don't hesitate to submit a few feature requests!

Thank you! Please post any additional feedback or ideas that you care to share.

One weekend, I had somehow successfully repaired my dishwasher (turns out it was just a bad fuse that cost $10 to replace), and three smoke detectors simultaneously needed batterie…

Any favorite video tutorials?

Sheepishly, I have not. Sounds like a good place to start! Thank you!

I work all day at a computer. I enjoy spending time away from the screen — I find it easier to absorb new information and harder to be distracted.

Bonus points: I'd like to be reading about a recent version of React, not a book that was published in 2018.

I’d love to read through a book on React, but I’m surprised at the poor reviews on Amazon. Perhaps I’m looking in the wrong place. Who can point me to a good one (that maybe isn’t …

Thanks for the kind words! Let me know if there’s any product you want me to add!

Update: I made $6 yesterday because someone bought 1,200 bouncy balls.

For me, https://unitprice.org and https://okaycup.com — These track prices on Amazon for certain sets of products and finds the best price per unit, which isn’t always the largest …

There was no other alternative. They had to be efficient. These were the only resources they had to work with. Reading about the tricks that were used to make the most out of the l…