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Ask HN: What are you working on? (July 2025)

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Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (July 2025)

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Post by chistev »

adrianwaj wrote: post #704
chistev wrote: post #687

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yea, the email part was a problem I mentioned in the white paper. Problem was I couldn't think of a way to enforce plan limits while making the subscription model work. If usernames, then they could just abuse it by creating new usernames each time. But I understand you. Maybe if you have some suggestions? So regarding the sender and recipient, let's say I wanted to send you something. A message or a file, but wanted…

Well, I've used paste bins before. How about one with an email address input that'll invite whoever is meant to view it? So instead of sending someone an image in an email, you send them a ClosedLink, they can view it once, and you avoid having to send them the image as an attachment? Some screenshots would be nice.

Screenshots are here -

https://www.producthunt.com/products/closedlinks?launch=clos...

Yea, I don't quite like the email idea because it doesn't fit the idea in my head. I want a tool where I can share a ClosedLink with someone without having to ask them their email and getting asked "why" questions. The link should be shareable via any communication channel, and they can be hidden behind passwords so only the intended person can access the link.

Maybe I'm bugging and my implementation/execution is not as perfect as I thought it would be when I started. lol

> Are you expecting a lot of signups? As plan B, maybe aim to get a grant from the Oasis Protocol Foundation - they're all about privacy - and quiz them on what to do next.

Ha! I was hoping to get lots of sign ups, but apparently that has failed. I'd never heard of the Oasis Protocol Foundation, I'll look into it.

Thanks for taking to time to respond. Appreciated.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (July 2025)

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Post by password4321 »

crimsontech wrote: post #388

I'm making a personal app to help me visualise time passing. I get "time blind" when I'm fixated on something like work, programming, reading, research, etc. While it can be a good thing, it also means I forget to eat, don't take breaks, miss meetings, or just spend way too long doing one thing and end up wondering where the day went. Typical notifications don't seem to snap me out of it either. The app creates a thi…

One feature to help those with ADHD would be pulsing the line at a gradually slower rate.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38274782#38276107 (125+ subcomments circa 2023)

> your brain will try to sync with the light that you can barely see, calming you down and allowing you to go focus-mode with the task in ha[n]d

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (July 2025)

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Post by sgoto »

rollinDyno wrote: post #113

Have you ever wanted to write your life story but found it too overwhelming? I’m developing an app that acts as your personal interviewer, guiding you through your memories and helping you share them with your loved ones. The app is designed for older adults who enjoy reminiscing but struggle to organize their thoughts into a coherent narrative. The goal is to preserve their hard-won insights and pass them down—to fa…

This sounds super interesting! I'd love to beta test it if you are looking for people to try!

You can find me at:

http://twitter.com/samuelgoto

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (July 2025)

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Post by em-bee »

ctas wrote: post #71

A desktop environment for Linux, visually inspired by OSX Snow Leopard with a touch of contemporary. Coming with compositor, apps like dock, finder, status bar, and a UI framework like AppKit. Scratching my own itch and would love to see if it can gain traction. Still in the early innings though.

what framework/techstack are you using? i'd love to see something built on top of GNUstep which is close to what OSX is originally based on. (don't know how much of that is still found in Snow Leopard)

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (July 2025)

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Post by rollinDyno »

Fripplebubby wrote: post #372
rollinDyno wrote: post #113

Have you ever wanted to write your life story but found it too overwhelming? I’m developing an app that acts as your personal interviewer, guiding you through your memories and helping you share them with your loved ones. The app is designed for older adults who enjoy reminiscing but struggle to organize their thoughts into a coherent narrative. The goal is to preserve their hard-won insights and pass them down—to fa…

Have you heard of https://www.autobiographer.com/ ? Is it similar, different?

It's pretty much the same, but I have a few ideas to make my app stand out. Thanks for sharing! Nice to see the idea has potential.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (July 2025)

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Post by xk3 »

juxtaposicion wrote: post #360

I’m building Popgot ( https://popgot.com ): compare unit prices (per oz/sheet/lb) across Costco, Walmart, Target, and Amazon. We normalize fuzzy sizes (“family,” “mega,” multipacks) so you see the actually cheapest option for staples. New: a deep research mode that, on demand, crawls thousands of product pages and uses visual LLMs to read label photos (ingredients, counts, square footage) when the text is messy. Firs…

I see paper towels but no toilet paper? I think toilet paper is the most confusing one

edit: also this doesn't seem correct:

Everything above will save you $57.65 on 33 fl oz

https://popgot.com/shampoo?attributes=scalp_concern%3Adandru...

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (July 2025)

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Post by [deleted] »

alextousss wrote: post #24

My roommate and I are still working on Tornyol, our mosquito killing drone! It uses ultrasonic sonar to detect mosquitoes, and missile control theory to ram into mosquitoes and grind them in its propellers. Our target platform is a 40 grams tinywhoop so it’s safe to fly everywhere and makes almost no noise :). A Roomba for mosquitoes! The main plus compared to traditional systems is that a drone can cover an enormous…

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Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (July 2025)

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Post by rollinDyno »

fnands wrote: post #706
rollinDyno wrote: post #113

Have you ever wanted to write your life story but found it too overwhelming? I’m developing an app that acts as your personal interviewer, guiding you through your memories and helping you share them with your loved ones. The app is designed for older adults who enjoy reminiscing but struggle to organize their thoughts into a coherent narrative. The goal is to preserve their hard-won insights and pass them down—to fa…

Interesting! I built something similar at a hackathon a while back: https://fnands.com/blog/2024/factory-hackathon/ We called it Journalaist, and billed it as a personal ghostwriter. What we found is that it lives or dies by the quality of the interview

Thanks for sharing! Yes, I quickly came to that conclusion as well. It's put me in the novel position whereby product development is about finding the right prompt, and maybe even about finetuning.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (July 2025)

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Post by james_chu »

crimsontech wrote: post #388

I'm making a personal app to help me visualise time passing. I get "time blind" when I'm fixated on something like work, programming, reading, research, etc. While it can be a good thing, it also means I forget to eat, don't take breaks, miss meetings, or just spend way too long doing one thing and end up wondering where the day went. Typical notifications don't seem to snap me out of it either. The app creates a thi…

The idea is interesting, but I'm curious as to why you didn't consider trying a Pomodoro Technique timer app, as there are many available. These apps offer time tracking and reporting features that can help boost productivity. Why not consider using existing methods or tools to address the issue instead of developing something new from scratch?

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (July 2025)

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Post by rollinDyno »

lobsterthief wrote: post #324
rollinDyno wrote: post #113

Have you ever wanted to write your life story but found it too overwhelming? I’m developing an app that acts as your personal interviewer, guiding you through your memories and helping you share them with your loved ones. The app is designed for older adults who enjoy reminiscing but struggle to organize their thoughts into a coherent narrative. The goal is to preserve their hard-won insights and pass them down—to fa…

Sounds really cool! Best of luck. Do you have a website or samples/demo yet?

Nothing yet, but I can keep you posted. Please update your HN profile with contact info.
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