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I'm working on a unique discovery app / recommender for books, tv, movies, video games, songs, youtube channels, newsletters and podcasts - and more categories soon! Since my last update here, I've added more detailed personalized descriptions of recommendations (hit Describe to request), including a rating out of 10 for how well the item meets your preferences. I've also added the ability to replace individual recom…
Thanks, found some new shows I didn't know about.
I've been working on an android app that lets you automate android the JavaScript way, it's made using Cordova. The tech stack is Vue, Sqlite, bootstrap and jQuery. The idea is that a user can create js scripts containing methods I have provided that programmatically interface with androids native features like sim card, Bluetooth, WiFi, battery, network, TTS, Flashlight, etc.. https://github.com/MurageKabui/PhoneDo
I'm building a language learning app, specifically for multi-ethnic couples that want to learn each other's language in a very personalized way: https://couplingcafe.com I've eschewed jobs and even a funded YC startup to work on this idea for years, ideating. Just following my passion and deep belief I'm making a more effective way to learn a language while also strengthening an emotional relationship!
Background: Over the past several years my friends and I would get together for music nights where we share albums and songs we've been listening to. We also have a projector in case we want to showcase music videos.
Eventually, I made us a music visualizer that analyzes real-time microphone input and draws various geometries on to the screen, giving us something to engage our eyes. I built it using the Processing library for Java.
Here's a few demos of it:
I'm building a custom NC manufacturing robot from scratch. I was unhappy with availability, pricing, and business model (SaaS lock-in) of the existing hardware/software solutions. But to my delight, I noticed that you just need better amplifiers to use 3D printer mainboards for driving industrial stepper motors. Everything is controlled with Gcode, which is just text. And sensors can send back logging messages over t…
Interesting! The use of 3D printer electronics is a great idea as they are cheap(ish) and get reasonable accuracy. I'm curious what you mean by a custom NC manufacturing robot? A CNC mill?
A (at least) 3-axis motion control system with G-code processor
Spindle controller (usually)
Limit switch input
A nice graphical display
(Sometimes) Wi-Fi or BLE
Arduino framework
All for around $50.
I was exploring the use of one for an open-source infusion pump controller. However, it turned out to be too bulky, but it would probably have been fine otherwise. Even after all these years, I was blown away by the insane amount of capability that I could buy for $50.
Before anyone else asks: https://github.com/makerbase-mks/MKS-DLC32
What is not great, however, is the amount of money it costs to get a tour planned which is often expensive for very little value.
Therefore, I have started collating my information slowly but surely and trying to give people confidence to plan their own trip. Doing it with Sanity.io, NextJS and a few new technologies to me. I have learnt a lot.
Still a long way to go, but you can find current progress here: https://rides.bike
A pure passion project. I have been fortunate enough to ride a bike across the world in numerous amazing places and it's been wonderful. What is not great, however, is the amount of money it costs to get a tour planned which is often expensive for very little value. Therefore, I have started collating my information slowly but surely and trying to give people confidence to plan their own trip. Doing it with Sanity.io…
For me the most important issue that needs to be solved right now is the increasing urban sprawl and the car dependent neighborhoods. It causes social isolation. Maintaining infrastructure like roads and electricity, is causing a strain on the economy for local municipalities. Not to mention the disastrous effect car based transportation has on the environment. I am a fullstack developer living in Norway. Last year I…
This is an ongoing experiment that david927 has been helping with (thanks!). The two previous in the sequence were: Ask HN: What are you working on (September 2024)? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41690087 - Sept 2024 (1041 comments) Ask HN: What are you working on (August 2024)? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41342017 - Aug 2024 (1424 comments) One thing I'd like to hone in on is that these threads a…
I just saw this. yep, totally promoted my project instead of following this guideline.
Whatever the line is, it's still gelatinous. We want to figure it out in a way that optimizes the thread for interestingness, which means avoiding repetition and prioritizing the long tail of projects that probably wouldn't get discussed in other contexts on HN.
This is an ongoing experiment that david927 has been helping with (thanks!). The two previous in the sequence were: Ask HN: What are you working on (September 2024)? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41690087 - Sept 2024 (1041 comments) Ask HN: What are you working on (August 2024)? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41342017 - Aug 2024 (1424 comments) One thing I'd like to hone in on is that these threads a…
Dan, instead of "What are you working on", could a better title for conveying the intent be "What are you hacking on"?
Another option would be to go the whole hog and explicitly reference side projects in the title, or at least in whatever will become the instructions at the top of the regular thread.