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Re: Ask HN: What apps have you created for your own use?

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Post by eviks »

xmodem wrote: post #116
akirk wrote: post #107

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I also use a QWERTY keyboard and I use a custom keyboard layout that maps alt-a to ä, alt-u to ü, alt-o to ö, alt-s to ß (plus the same for uppercase for the first 3). That works well for me without the need to post-process. On macOS it's relatively easy to create using a tool called Ukulele ( https://software.sil.org/ukelele/ ). You can also download my layout here: https://alex.kirk.at/USUmlaut.keylayout

On macOS you can also access related symbols by long-pressing keys. Obviously for large blocks of text you're still going to want to switch layouts but for a quick IM reply or typing a couple of characters I think it's faster.

You can do the same on Windows with an AutoHotkey solution

Re: Ask HN: What apps have you created for your own use?

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Post by dinkblam »

pyrrhotech wrote: post #369

An algorithmic trading platform. I ran it successfully for a couple years with my own capital alone before opening it up to others ( https://grizzlybulls.com ). It's been quite successful compared to the S&P 500 since launching publicly in Jan 2022. Performance of our various models vs. the benchmark below: SPX (benchmark): -3.31% VIX TA Macro MP Extreme: +29.91% VIX TA Macro Advanced: +23.08% VIX TA Advanced: +3.42%…

nice!

do you have any explanation why those trading algorithms have had so great performance figures in the past but basically stayed flat (or negative) in 2023?

i've observed this at a few others like velvetai and whitecloud capital and it seems your models show the same ( e.g. https://grizzlybulls.com/models/vix-ta-macro-advanced )

also, are you planning on adding automatic trade copying?

Re: Ask HN: What apps have you created for your own use?

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Post by johny115 »

mgirkins wrote: post #373

Like every programmer before me, I created a to-do list app of course! However, as a programmer, I prefer trees to lists so I made a to-do tree app. I have been using it religiously every day since to manage all aspects of my life in a way that I couldn't previously with tools like Wunderlist (RIP) or didn't have the time to make work in this way like Notion. Shockingly there aren't many other options out there for t…

Looks interesting but with paywalled trial, you might as well say on homepage "we don't want anyone to use this app, go away".

Re: Ask HN: What apps have you created for your own use?

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Post by TheCapeGreek »

- I made my own budgeting tool that mapped to my own personal ideas, using my bank's API[0]. Not using it anymore (transitioned to different kinds of budgeting that need either less apps or none).

- Also made a PHP SDK for said API [1]. Has a handful of users, but looking to transfer it to someone else in the community who is more involved with that community right now.

- Made a small server tool that tracked South Africa's loadshedding schedules and would issue Minecraft rcon commands to save the world, warn players, and safely shut down the machine prior to the scheduled power cut.

- Rolled my own Ansible setup for Nextcloud and a handful of other services (these days I'd rather use yunohost/sandstorm/umbrel/etc).

- Currently working on my minimalistic (or rather, alternative) Laravel stack as a SaaS starter kit, called Toybox [2]. Currently waiting on FrankenPHP's Octane support to go live and then will transition to using that as the Toybox server. Right now it's in a bit of a WIP state. My intent is to use this as my own springboard for indie hacker type projects.

- Made a Carrd site for my Airbnb side hustle [3] - currently busy trying to sell the property again so the Airbnb side of it is shut down.

[0] https://github.com/nikspyratos/mneme-kai-nous

[1] https://github.com/nikspyratos/investec-sdk-php

[2] https://github.com/nikspyratos/toybox

[3] https://1105fourseasons.capetown

Re: Ask HN: What apps have you created for your own use?

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Post by fusslo »

apankrat wrote: post #285

A Kanban board - https://nullboard.io/preview A GIF screen recorder - https://iobureau.com/ugiffer A calorie/food tracker - https://i.imgur.com/bSFBFcE.png It was easier to write exactly what I needed than to try and adapt to existing options.

that calorie/food tracker looks super clean

I actually like your style a lot

Re: Ask HN: What apps have you created for your own use?

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Post by continuational »

- An alarm clock with a single-click wake up time picker for Android, back when my schedule was unpredictable.

- Several games (for DOS, TI-83+, and later Windows or the browser).

- A wiki.

- A chatroom for our Tremulous clan.

- A forum for our travel group.

- Several programming languages - currently working on one as well.

- A budget tool that would take my transactions and group them.

- A web framework for Scala based on React.

Some with friends, some alone. Plus, as it goes, a bunch of things that never reached a usable state.

Re: Ask HN: What apps have you created for your own use?

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Post by mgirkins »

johny115 wrote: post #413
mgirkins wrote: post #373

Like every programmer before me, I created a to-do list app of course! However, as a programmer, I prefer trees to lists so I made a to-do tree app. I have been using it religiously every day since to manage all aspects of my life in a way that I couldn't previously with tools like Wunderlist (RIP) or didn't have the time to make work in this way like Notion. Shockingly there aren't many other options out there for t…

Looks interesting but with paywalled trial, you might as well say on homepage "we don't want anyone to use this app, go away".

I've been testing it out recently and it's been quite successful but I am about to change that to a soft paywall. I'm thinking 7 days with an occasional nagging paywall and then you get an extra 30 days free if you add credit card details.

What do you think?

Re: Ask HN: What apps have you created for your own use?

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Post by andrybak »

mzi wrote: post #335
alexpovel wrote: post #57

https://github.com/alexpovel/srgn It grew out of a niche, almost historical need: using a QWERTY keyboard, but needing access to German Umlauts (ä, ö, ü, as well as ß). Switching keyboard layouts is possible but exhausting (it's much more pleasant sticking to one); using modifier keys is similarly tedious, and custom setups break and aren't portable. So this tool can do: $ echo 'Gruess Gott, Poeten und Abenteuergruet…

On different flavors of *nix you have "compose character" that helps you with that. In my sway config I have xkb_options grp:win_space_toggle,compose:caps and then I can do compose ss for ß or compose SS for ẞ. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compose_key

WinCompose covers nicely the lack of *nix compose key in Windows.

https://github.com/samhocevar/wincompose

Re: Ask HN: What apps have you created for your own use?

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Post by lloydatkinson »

andreasscherman wrote: post #402

Many of them! I've blocked reddit and now rely on getting the top updates from the niche communities I care about: https://redditletter.com There were no "declarative" sourdough bread recipe calculator, so I built one: https://breadfriend.com . All other recipe generators are based on entering the amount of flour and water -- but what you're (usually) caring about is the ratio % and total dough size. I was curious wh…

Reddit letter looks cool but only seems to allow one category
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