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Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)
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Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)
#732Working on a browser extension to make it easier to find content on YouTube that fits your interests. I watch a lot of YouTube videos and have found it very annoying that YouTube latches onto one or two topics that you've watched and only recommends that type of content over and over again. Even if you use their "Not Interested" tool, not a whole lot changes in your recommendations. At the end of last year I launched…
Hm, I tried to contribute, but it asked me to categorize a channel I've never heard of (DefendTheHouse) and no matter how many times I click “skip” it keeps going back to the same one.
I also notice that you first said “browser extension” but later you said “Chrome extension”. Are Firefox users going to be out of luck?
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)
#733I’m working on Vystery (https://vystery.com) - a visual puzzle game where you strategically uncover an obscured image bit by bit to figure out what it is.
There's a limit to how many reveals you can do to make your guess.
I’ve recently added hints, spare moves, and an easy mode, as some days are harder than others.
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)
#734The world didn’t have enough json variants. I’m doing my part and inventing a new data interchange format. Don’t worry though, it’s not compatible with any of the others.
Edit: in case this sounds like a piss take, I’m serious about it. My way is really better though! No syntax typing, efficient encoding, human writable. But also not like the other formats with those properties.
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)
#735https://esp32.jgarrettcorbin.com
I made an online partition calculator for ESP32. I made it because calculating this manually is a huge pain, and the only tool I could find was google-sheet based. I've gotten some feedback from people who've found it useful.
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)
#736I recently started learning Rust so for my first non-trivial project I decided to build a system for real-time generative art driven by a DSL (defined with Pest) and interpreter that executes scripts for creating dynamic and interactive visuals. The goal is to make human-authored, interactive art more accessible than current methods like GLSL/ShaderToy but without going down the path of AI-generated content, although in theory there's nothing preventing users for using AI to generate scripts for this system. The project uses Nannou for graphics (via WebGL) and input handling (keyboard, mouse, MIDI, audio analysis). It will target WASM and I'll make it accessible as a web app where users can create and share their own projects. I'm also exploring community features to support collaboration and discovery. Still early days, but it’s been a fun way to get deep into Rust by building something creative and open-ended.
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)
#737i finished working on www.startupselector.com - a free tool that helps startup ideas/health by asking relevant questions and analysis your answers.
currently i am working on a graaljs javascript web runtime written in clojure.
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)
#738https://www.webring.gg
I've been working on a webring creation and management app with embeddable widgets for member sites.
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)
#739I’m working on Popgot ( https://popgot.com ), a tool that tracks unit prices (cost per ounce, sheet, pound) across Costco, Walmart, Target, and Amazon. It normalizes confusing listings (“family size”, “mega pack”, etc.) to surface the actual cheapest option for daily essentials. On top of that, it uses a lightweight AI model to read product descriptions and filter based on things like ingredients (e.g., flagging pean…
I don't think I have the time to go to different stores to buy different things based on what is cheap. I have one fixed one. However, what I would like is a product where I upload my shopping receipt for a few weeks/months from the one store I go to. The application figures out what I typically buy and then compares the 4-5 big stores and tells me which one I should go to for least price.
Yeah, I agree. It is a pain to search product by product instead of sticking to one store. Also popgot.com can only do what's online & shipped to you -- so really just the non-perishables / daily essentials that are not fresh groceries. But even when limited to consumables I save ~$100/mo by basically buying by unit price.
Uploading a receipt to see how much you can save... that's a good idea. I think I can find your email via your personal site. Can I email you when we have a prototype ready?
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)
#740My project is an ongoing one of self improvement. I've spent most of my adult life working on technical stuff, and it's taken a bit of a toll on me. I quit working about ~20 months ago, started a low-carb time restricted eating regime, lost ~230 lbs, have been doing 15-25 hours of cardio a month for the past year, started going to therapy, got an ADHD diagnosis, read a bunch of classic literature (Middlemarch and The…
Yaaayyy Legentibus! I only dipped into it but next time I return to Latin really look forward to working through all the material. Extensive reading ftw.