A really nice and powerful command line shell in Java with all the Linux goodies specially for Windows.
Why language-specific?
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> browser+server framework for board games that can abstract the display and rules to the point where you can implement things from chess to warhammer I've been wanting to do something like this for tabletop card games. * Provide an open standard to define the design and optionally, logic related data for cards. I'll come back to this * Provide an API for people to manage decks, draws, discards etc. * Provide another…
Actually I read in the news before that gwent (card game from witcher 3) has been implemented as a mod in tabletop simulator. I wanted to respond to you with the link ( http://store.steampowered.com/app/286160 ) - and I discovered it actually supports any board game!
That's really amazing. I never cease to stumble upon or be shown something awesome each day. This is far more elaborate than anything I would have ever imagined but wow. What a brilliant playground for makers and players. Should introduce this to our local geek club. Pretty sure they'd enjoy this thoroughly.
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#23If I had the time and money I would build a running cat-like robot. I've always loved mechatronics, have a background in mechanical engineering, and just recently started programming so I'm dying to give it a shot. I know it's probably harder than it seems on the surface, but I have hope.
At least you wouldn't have to waste time trying to give it emotions like a cat since we all know cats are indifferent soulless husks.
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#24If I had the time (and let's be honest know how) I would patch Django to be able to do server push notifications out of the box.
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#25Where do I even start... - graphical interface for neovim that looks exactly like sublimetext; ssh channel for working with remote neovim in local ui - full range scanner / automatic database signal matcher for sdr - browser+server framework for board games that can abstract the display and rules to the point where you can implement things from chess to warhammer - sane backend for the chef server - nicer interface /…
Atom has a very similar UI to Sublime so this might interest you:
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#26A good open mail client with imap offline capabilities (right now mutt-kz (mutt with integrated notmuch) + mbsync).
Other than that a bunch more features for postgres.
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#27Distributed artificial general intelligence app, probably something like using deep learning with a virtually embodied agent.
A digital circuit IP or maybe separate USB dongle that does path tracing in hardware, maybe based on procedural generation from a built-in Forth.
Various business and government ideas built on Ethereum, promoted with the intention of displacing existing more centralized institutions with decentralized ones.
A backyard exchange website where people can rent out or share their backyards for tiny house 'parking' and/or high-tech gardening like aeroponics or aquaponics, or whatever they want besides being a big waste of space collecting dog crap.
A unification of computer science, programming, and math. Or, a metalanguage and representation tying together classical programming and mathematical notation with interactive and/or visual programming, with the common part reused in all types of informations systems.
A new operating system for virtual reality.
Re: Ask HN: If you had the time, what software would you build?
#28Where do I even start... - graphical interface for neovim that looks exactly like sublimetext; ssh channel for working with remote neovim in local ui - full range scanner / automatic database signal matcher for sdr - browser+server framework for board games that can abstract the display and rules to the point where you can implement things from chess to warhammer - sane backend for the chef server - nicer interface /…
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#29Where do I even start... - graphical interface for neovim that looks exactly like sublimetext; ssh channel for working with remote neovim in local ui - full range scanner / automatic database signal matcher for sdr - browser+server framework for board games that can abstract the display and rules to the point where you can implement things from chess to warhammer - sane backend for the chef server - nicer interface /…
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#30A digital controller for my smoker that would control the temperature and smoke output so that I could start cooking before bed and be done by the time I woke up. Ideally it would keep a log of internal meat temperature and internal smoker temp through time. I know you can buy commercial products that do most/all of this, but I think it'd be a fun side project.
An isomorphic CMS built in react. This one I'll probably get to and leave as a proof of concept. I'm personally fine with over-engineering things for my amusement, but wouldn't want to subject clients to my woes. But, who knows — could end up working better than expected.