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

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

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Post by fsflover »

consumer451 wrote: post #476
fsflover wrote: post #426

Earlier quoted context omitted.

See my link above with scientific references. In the same way you can add poison (or herbicides) in non-GMO crops. It does not prove anything. See also: https://xkcd.com/641/ .

I agree with your sentiment, but I fail to see how it applies to what I was replying to.

> I would argue that saying all GMO products are equal and the entire concept is safe is also not correct.

GMO products are as (un)safe as all other products. This label just has not meaning related to safety. You can create harmful products using GM or by x-ray irradiation (which doesn't count as GM) or by using fertilizers. The "non-GMO" label is simply misleading, it doesn't mean what people think it means.

> To me, "GMOs are totally safe" sounds a lot like saying "chemicals are totally safe."

So do you suggest to print on every product (food or not) "chemical-free"?

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

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Post by aaronfc »

thatcherc wrote: post #240

Terrain2STL - http://jthatch.com/Terrain2STL/ Creates 3D-printable elevation maps of Earth's surface. I originally made it because I couldn't find a tool to make a particular 3D model I wanted, and then decided to open source it. However, to use the code you need to download ~80 GB of elevation data, which I thought would be a stumbling block for a lot of other hobbyists, so I put together a little web interface and…

It would be very nice you had some gallery with what people end up printing :)

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

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Post by app17 »

akavel wrote: post #454
app17 wrote: post #36

I have been working for years now on Exomind[1], a personal knowledge management tool that takes the form of a unified inbox in which you can have your emails, tasks, notes and bookmarks organized into collections. I have an iOS and a web/electron client at the moment, and a simple Chrome extension for bookmarking. I plan to eventually add files (blobs), definitions and support extensibility via WASM applications. It…

Could you possibly share some screenshots, including of the gmail integration etc.? Or are they already there just I couldn't find?

I just added a few screenshots in the README: https://github.com/appaquet/exomind

As for the Gmail integration, it is quite crude at the moment. I use it mostly to organize incoming emails, but I still use Gmail to send or reply to my emails. Exomind inbox is synchronized with Gmail, so all emails that you remove from one or the other get removed / archived on the other side. It also supports multiple accounts.

If you are interested to try and not afraid of the rough edges, just let me know. I added Discussions to the GitHub repository.

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Post by [deleted] »

blackrock wrote: post #233
garbene wrote: post #28

https://kindmind.com It’s a free, private online journal with a focus on mental health. I spent $4k usd in the domain name in 2015 and around another $4k in operating costs since then. It has virtually zero marketing and has organically picked up around 1,500 users. I use it myself every day which is success enough for me. Fun project that has helped me land a few jobs, and my scant user base seems to dig it.

How do you encrypt such a thing? Is it encrypted at rest? I would be too paranoid to put personal stuff on some website, if I don’t know the encryption techniques and technology used behind it.

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Post by xk3 »

dave333 wrote: post #465
wessie wrote: post #74

https://www.usdoku.com/ A game to play real-time multiplayer Sudoku against friends or strangers that me and two friends built during lockdown.

How do you monetize this?

each person has to pay a quarter to start a game

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Post by liboyii »

Inciteful Newsletter: www.incitefulnewsleter.com

Helps people discover podcast episodes on business and startups, especially if you don't want to have to listen through 40 mins to know if you like it or not. It forces me to find a podcast that's 'insightful' and it's weekly writing practice. Even if it doesn't succeed, just the learning is worth it.

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

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Post by testmasterflex »

fomine3 wrote: post #452
testmasterflex wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes I bought it and tried it but it kinda sucks because you need to hold your hand against it and it’s pretty obvious what you are doing. Loodio always plays music when you enter the bathroom unless you mute it.

IIRC just sitting (joking not intended) is enough to play Sound Princess. Maybe you put the machine on wrong place?

The one I have (latest model I think) you need to wave your hand in front of (closely).
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