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Re: Ask HN: Tell us about your project that's not done yet but you want feedback on

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https://pastmaps.com Been working on this as a new way to find, explore, and view old historical maps and aerials of my area. Still heavily in development but have been surprised by some early traffic stats (1-2K organic uniques / mo and growing 200%+ m/m right now) Hoping to add in more advanced map tooling within the next week or 2, including new basemap options, 3d terrain view, and then a proper search box which…

This is super cool, thank you for making it!

Re: Ask HN: Tell us about your project that's not done yet but you want feedback on

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post #331

I am working on an experiment called UltraStrong, completing an Open Strongman Competition, and running a 50 miler Ultramarathon over a single weekend. I have done each separately but can you do both simultaneously? During the process I am keeping a journal, documenting everything, with the idea of writing a book at the end in a similar style to Henry David Thoreau's Walden.

What an endeavor! As a 2 hr half marathoner and some with a 100 lb bench, I am in awe.

Re: Ask HN: Tell us about your project that's not done yet but you want feedback on

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post #248

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Oh nice, this could be my new favorite thing. It's less lonely than the usual. It's great for warming up, basically just trying to code from memory instead of relying on docs. I love that it yells at me for naming my variables "xxx" too. I also love that it goes all "Candidate did not follow instructions" when it tells me not to use a specific function, but also tells me that the solution would get the right answer.…

Thanks for that feedback! I will add a monthly option today.

Let us know when there's a monthly option. Just waiting for that to subscribe.

Re: Ask HN: Tell us about your project that's not done yet but you want feedback on

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Kind of an open-source clone of Firebase. It's not only a database but also can be used to serve as a REST backend for your frontend.

I've started building this a while ago but gave up around two years ago: https://gitlab.com/restbase/restbase

Re: Ask HN: Tell us about your project that's not done yet but you want feedback on

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An app for language learning by reading books in the target language. It takes the book (any epub book) in the target language add inserts translations: —Arthur —dijo con tono cortante, ["Arthur," he said sharply.] y su voz sonó como el chasquido de una ratonera—, [and his voice sounded like the click of a mousetrap.] All of the existing apps that I checked only display translation upon clicking a word (like in Kindl…

€20 is not expensive to translate a book. Google translate is of such low quality that it is not suitable for any real world use like yours.

Can you let the user herself pay the translation cost when loading her favorite book into your software?

Re: Ask HN: Tell us about your project that's not done yet but you want feedback on

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I have literally so many not done projects (maybe I have adhd)

- TripSync: A “shared travel plans app” for you and your friends. Essentially tells you where your friends are going to be when and when you’ll be in the same area. (For iOS, not yet launched of course)

- cookmatic: recipe organization and parsing: https://cookmatic.co

- polyfill: finding developer jobs based on company values as opposed to programming languages: https://polyfill.work

- tweeker: a/b and multi variate testing: https://tweeker.io

- payote: custom stripe invoice data and invoice plugin for your site: https://payote.co

- minotaur: using Spotify data and YouTube to make a free web based music player with a better, simpler ui: https://minotaur.fm

Some are essentially finished, others are barely started.

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I'm writing "The Impostor's Guide To The Shell". My theory is that reading popular open-source codebases, and Googling stuff you don't understand until you grok it, is a great way to overcome impostor's syndrome. The goal is to take a reader from thinking "Maybe a 10x engineer could understand that library, but I never could..." to "Oh, that's all it does?". The guide covers things like: - shebangs - exit codes - par…

This book looks great - I love the style and I am trying to improve my shell skills.

Is there anywhere I can pre-order it?

Re: Ask HN: Tell us about your project that's not done yet but you want feedback on

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post #221

https://www.inouts.com I build Inouts - a search engine for online tools without BS, with a focus on specific examples of their use. Instead of browsing seo optimized pages, fake "top X tools for ..." rankings or websites full of dark patterns where, for example, only at the end of the process you find out that you have to pay, you can use Inouts. Currently in the database there are more than 5000+ tools and even mor…

Great idea and all, but I gotta admit: My first reaction on reading your post was, “Name sounds slightly pornographic.“

Re: Ask HN: Tell us about your project that's not done yet but you want feedback on

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I'm writing "The Impostor's Guide To The Shell". My theory is that reading popular open-source codebases, and Googling stuff you don't understand until you grok it, is a great way to overcome impostor's syndrome. The goal is to take a reader from thinking "Maybe a 10x engineer could understand that library, but I never could..." to "Oh, that's all it does?". The guide covers things like: - shebangs - exit codes - par…

This book looks great - I love the style and I am trying to improve my shell skills. Is there anywhere I can pre-order it?

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