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Ask HN: Those making $0/month or less on side projects – Show and tell

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Post by jas- »

Kruptein: https://github.com/jas-/kruptein

A node.js module which implements a standard API for symmetric encryption and does so by providing the requisite key derivation from a supplied secret, strong key and cipher selections, performs validate then decrypt of cipher text while supporting most language character sets and ASN.1 encoding ensuring compatibility with most if not all database engines.

Used best practices documentation and am currently using famous cryptographers throughout history to name each release.

Example: v3.0.4 Étienne Bazeries - He is best known for developing the "Bazeries Cylinder", and is described as "one of the greatest natural cryptanalysts the science has seen".

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Post by lippingoff »

xPaw wrote: post #196

SteamDB: https://steamdb.info/ I've been running it for over 10 years now, it's a database of Steam games, their updates, price history, charts, and a lot more. In the early days we took monetary donations but stopped a few years in. It costs less than 100$ a month to run. Cloudflare reports 552.2M requests in the past 30 days, and 6.09M unique visitors.

I love your site! I suggest it to everyone.

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Post by danaris »

https://battlemaster.org/

A browser-based roleplaying strategy game that's been running continuously—with unbroken in-game history—since 2001. I inherited it from its original creator, Tom Vogt, in 2020, after several years of being its primary admin and developer.

It's a pretty niche kind of game, and without any fancy graphics or anything, it's definitely suffered since the smartphone revolution. It also doesn't help that it's got a pretty rough learning curve, and a poor new-player experience (addressing that is actually #1 on my TODO list right now).

Still, it's got a good community of players who really love the game, and it provides something pretty unique. Almost all content in the game is player-created, with conflict primarily driven by player character interactions.

I do take donations and have a Patreon for it, but that basically just covers server expenses. Comes to just about break-even over time. I don't expect it to ever be a significant source of income, but I would love to get it into a state where it has a steadily growing playerbase again.

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Post by nasmorn »

seangransee wrote: post #430

Everyone Draw: https://everyonedraw.com I created a little experiment a few years ago to see what would happen if anyone in the world could draw pixel by pixel on an infinite, shared canvas. It has attracted a small community of fans who use it to relax and practice their drawing skills. The community has spawned some breathtaking pieces of collaborative art, including a world map[1], a galaxy[2], and a magic forest[…

You can sell loot boxes that contain different colors. Also sell finishing coats by the pixel. Once applied and dried (moderation) the underlying pixels can no longer removed.

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Post by r0s »

This year I made a beginners video course for managers to get up to speed on testing, Ready to Test: https://testfromthetop.com/ReadyToTest/

I'm a senior engineer specialized in test automation. I realized the real challenge with testing isn't technical, it's leadership buy-in.

I haven't really launched yet, revising my copy and tweaking everything, building a marketing strategy. If it gets some traction I have more advanced classes planned.

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Post by hacker-brews »

thomaslord wrote: post #21

Disclaimer: This project isn't currently publicly available. I was using Simple as my primary bank, and their Goals feature made it possible to do envelope-style budgeting really conveniently. Unfortunately the bank that backed them, BBVA, sold to PNC. This lead to my Simple being shut down, and my account was converted first to a BBVA account and then to a PNC account. When I lost access to the Simple app I first bu…

Man I miss Simple. I'm honestly shocked and saddened that nothing took its place, though they were a major pain about getting my wife an account so we could join finances and then they closed a few months after I switched away.

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Post by yoble »

Keep Close Friends: https://keepclosefriends.com

One day I noticed I was slowly losing touch with old friends - I moved, we all have busy lives and don't hang out just by chance any more. Those people used to be loved ones and now I wasn't sure. It felt like grief.

So I built a simple website where I can list relationships and ideal meeting frequency (say, 2-3 times a year), then get a few relationship stats and a reminder when it's time to reach out again.

I see it as a reminder that my life is short, and I like that. No other users yet but it feels right to try to help share that perspective around, for those who might want it.

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