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Ask HN: What are you working on (September 2024)?

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Re: Ask HN: What are you working on (September 2024)?

#211
I'm working on my second novel (genre fiction, both superhero, for fun, no interest in publishing—read: i'm not that good yet)

Last year i wrote a novel about what it'd be like if you were the parent of a teenage superhero, but all you saw was the aversion to touch, panic attacks, unexplained absences, and falling grades (they're obviously lying to you about what the problem is, but you don't know why!).

And how would you handle discovering that it wasn't drugs or her being a victim of assault, but was instead so much worse: that she's the one fighting for her life on the news all the time?

I've just started writing my second, which is superheroes arguing over what to do about one of the villains, who turned good and helped them defeat a Big Bad. The story is still in early stages, so there's plenty more ideas to come up with still.

For a stay at home dad like me, writing is really enjoyable as a hobby because I can do it at the soccer fields while my kids practice for two hours, or I can do it while they're at a gym playing, or at night when they're asleep. I don't have to schedule out a three-hour block to meet up with buddies for tennis a month in advance.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on (September 2024)?

#212
taking one last editing pass on a novel, gotta get some folks to read it this week.

also, bookhead - inventory and e-commerce software for booksellers: https://www.bookhead.net/

just finished an mvp. gonna try to find some users during the next month. email me at sam@bookhead.net if you wanna be a beta user. you can list those old books you've always thought about selling! just add the book to the inventory and it'll be listed on ebay, biblio, and your bookstore's custom e-commerce website.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on (September 2024)?

#213
I've been working on a site that helps you find in-person work in NYC that is actually convenient: https://walkablework.com

I cofounded a remote startup in 2021 that I ended up leaving after a few years because I found the remote culture to be very isolating and I didn't feel like it would lead to a successful company. Many companies have started implementing return to office policies that unfortunately don't make sense for a lot of employees. I wanted to build this site to give people the power to find good jobs, companies, and teams that are convenient for them. Let me know if you have any feedback or want to post a job on it!

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on (September 2024)?

#214
I’m working on figuring out what I will be working on.

Friday was my last day at my now previous employer and I’m looking at the wake of promising projects I’ve let lay idle. Do I want to seek funding and dive in full time on something? I think yes, but that’s going to be hard mode because I don’t fit the profile.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on (September 2024)?

#215
I'm going to be a dad next year, so I've been thinking about how to baby-proof areas of my house while allowing my cat freedom of navigation.

My wife is an English teacher, so I've been building little educational games for her to try in the classroom. My latest attempt is a proof-reading game https://frogs.cool Currently I'm using wikipedia articles but I'm working on adding a variety of age appropriate texts in different genres.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on (September 2024)?

#217
I'm working on a production version that allows for the cloning of identification cards with or without RFID using a 7 color epaper display I call psychic paper. Raw BOM is ~$100 I presented it at skywalks and defcon 32.

The hardware and software is really all built out the real thing is to find the right epaper display (4.01 inch 7 color display) and an easy way to display the badge. I moved to a pimoroni instead of waveshare due to an easier way to program the system . See https://github.com/zitterbewegung/psychic_paper

If you want to follow the development see https://discord.gg/xE4TmkSc

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on (September 2024)?

#218
Building a web app that lets me do math and chemistry problems on an infinite canvas with a drawing tablet. After finishing the problem, I can open up an integrated text editor (with vim bindings) that lets me create Anki flashcards about the problem, letting me copy different portions of the handwritten/hand-drawn stuff onto the flashcard.

I developed a very simple compiler to specify flashcard content. Anything inside brackets is considered the "back" of the flashcard (cloze) in Anki. The @n references the nth group in the canvas, and copies those svg paths into the flashcard.

Example card:

  How do you solve for x in this problem?
  @0 // handwritten text of 2x = 4
  
  [ 
  Divide both sides by 2, them simplify
  ]
This project was a response to the lack of systematic review in my college's STEM classes. I would practice a lot, but forget how to approach certain problems on exams. The hope is to have a digital space where I can be reasonably productive in solving practice problems, but also lets me easily integrate with SRS tools.

I wish educators and educational institutions would make an attempt to incorporate SRS into classes. I think it would help a lot of students, especially for cumulative final exams.

Edit: Here's a screenshot: https://imgur.com/a/Yaq7vBx

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on (September 2024)?

#219
Working on a Run N Gun for the Wonderswan Color. Starting making "retro" games about 3 years ago and have been really loving it.

After successfully completing my first game, Strife Sisters - a strategy RPG, I decided to try out a new genre. Although I'm having fun working on this style of game, part of me wishes I had stuck with the same genre since I still had a lot of ideas to work with.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on (September 2024)?

#220

Working on a Run N Gun for the Wonderswan Color. Starting making "retro" games about 3 years ago and have been really loving it. After successfully completing my first game, Strife Sisters - a strategy RPG, I decided to try out a new genre. Although I'm having fun working on this style of game, part of me wishes I had stuck with the same genre since I still had a lot of ideas to work with.

Why the wonderswan, if you don't mind me asking?
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