Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” project? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” project?

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Post by mattkevan » Tue, Feb 02, 2021, 1:24 PM UTC

I collect UX-related articles, books, tools and more at https://www.uxlift.org/.

It’s purely for my own reference, as a sort of glorified bookmark manager, but other people are finding it useful too.

Technically, I built it with Jekyll as it was supposed to be a simple site. I’ve long got past the point where it probably should be based on something more dynamic, but can’t be bothered to do the rewrite. Instead I’ve wrangled Jekyll collections into something resembling a relational flat-file database.

Re: Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” project?

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Post by Beltiras » Tue, Feb 02, 2021, 1:25 PM UTC

I'm working on getting an oyster mushroom farm going in Reykjavík, Iceland. It's a bootstrapped operation so it's going to be a slog of a run. I've solved most of the engineering problems associated with a low-tech mushroom grow, just need a place to put it. My problem is I need a small area (100 sqm) for packaging and an office and a sizeable lot to put 40' containers where the mushrooms are grown. I need good access to both 3 phase electricity and municipal water (both hot and cold). Hard to find those elements without going rural.

Re: Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” project?

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Post by andrewxhonson » Tue, Feb 02, 2021, 1:27 PM UTC

mattkevan wrote: post #331

I collect UX-related articles, books, tools and more at https://www.uxlift.org/ . It’s purely for my own reference, as a sort of glorified bookmark manager, but other people are finding it useful too. Technically, I built it with Jekyll as it was supposed to be a simple site. I’ve long got past the point where it probably should be based on something more dynamic, but can’t be bothered to do the rewrite. Instead I’ve…

Clever name!

Re: Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” project?

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Post by deallocator » Tue, Feb 02, 2021, 1:27 PM UTC

I'm currently building https://github.com/dealloc/wumpex, a library for building Discord bots written in Elixir. Aside from being very helpful to learn Elixir (and Discord's internals), a couple of my friends are really into building Discord bots and have expressed interest in using it already.

Re: Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” project?

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Post by dsauerbrun » Tue, Feb 02, 2021, 1:29 PM UTC

https://www.climbcation.com

it's essentially a crowd sourced rock climbing destination filter for world class destinations. Most similar tools will have ALL climbing areas meaning you have to filter through a bunch of noise to find the real diamonds.

I originally built it to solve my own problem of "I don't really know where I should go on vacation" so I don't mind if it isn't successful because I actually use it myself quite frequently.

everyone I've showed it to thinks it's amazing and that it will do well but I have no idea how to spread the word effectively so I think it's destined for mediocrity haha.

Re: Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” project?

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Post by dbalatero » Tue, Feb 02, 2021, 1:30 PM UTC

TeMPOraL wrote: post #254

testmasterflex wrote: post #44

https://loodio.com - A smart device for bathroom privacy I built it for myself because I just hate not having privacy living with my girlfriend. Then some other people enjoyed it and I made it into a product that is launching on Kickstarter soon.

I want something like this, but for dining rooms. If I were the king of the world, this would, by mandate, be built into every table. I have a quirk that I can't stand eating in silence - hearing the biting and chewing sounds of other people, and of the utensils in operation, is causing me extreme discomfort (this also applies to my own sounds, but I usually have computer fan noise to accompany me when I eat alone).…

There are audiologists starting to work with misophonia patients now; you should see if there are any in your area and if they can help you with this at all. I've had some promising success so far.

Re: Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” project?

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Post by sarathyweb » Tue, Feb 02, 2021, 1:31 PM UTC

As a freelance web developer, I have registered 25+ domains for myself and my clients from various registrars including Namecheap, GoDaddy and Porkbun. I'm building a web and mobile app to manage DNS settings and domain name renewals for domains registered through many registrars.

Even if the project fails, I don't care as it solves my problem atleast

Re: Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” project?

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Post by msaharia » Tue, Feb 02, 2021, 1:33 PM UTC

davehcker wrote: post #142

Vertical indoor farm to reach the highest throughout possible per cubic meter are, using only non-GMO plants by discovering the right phenomics- https://hexafarms.com Vertical indoor farms are getting a lot of attention in the recent times, but the issue is the lack of plant expertise. Even if you were to go through all the literature, you would never find a holistic study that takes into account all the optimal fact…

Would you be publishing your research or data or both? Would you be interested in sharing it privately? I would love to know more!

Re: Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” project?

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Post by johnwalkr » Tue, Feb 02, 2021, 1:37 PM UTC

thetanil wrote: post #314

zcbenz wrote: post #231

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In the "Examples" section of README, you can find links to examples with screenshots.

IMO, all of these (from all the subdirs) should be in the top level README: https://github.com/yue/yue-sample-apps/blob/master/auto_heig... You're asking people to do a lot of clicking to get an idea of what's available.

I found them in 2 clicks but at least a few screenshots and “more can be found in..” would be appreciated.

Re: Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” project?

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Post by octostone » Tue, Feb 02, 2021, 1:37 PM UTC

ayewo wrote: post #106

A little nervous sharing this, since it is a work-in-progress, but here goes nothing :) I'm currently learning about sales and marketing and think I can share my modest knowledge on the topic in a way that is fairly systematic. One of the draws of programming for me—and I believe this is true for a lot of developers—is that software development is fairly a systematic discipline to get into, unlike sales or marketing,…

Hey, I’m also very interested in this! Just an FYI, IME using hello@domain or any similar role-based or impersonal email from an unproven domain OR while using a service that lumps you in with a bunch of other accounts will make it really hard to end up in a primary email inbox. Most of the time you’ll get diverted to promotions (Gmail) or spam (a bunch of others).