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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)

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Post by nicgrev103 »

juxtaposicion wrote: post #411

I’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…

Awesome site. You've probably come across it, but just in case you haven't. In the UK we have trolley.co.uk (plus app) which is handy. The barcode scanner I use a lot when I want to check if the branded product is a good price in the shop i'm standing in or if i'm getting ripped off. They have all products (I assume because online grocery shopping is bigger here?). Personally, I'm looking to start online shopping (new dad so time poor), it'd be great if I could build a shopping list and a site tell me which online grocer to order from for the best value, with basket price breakdown for each.

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

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Post by bouh »

redbackthomson wrote: post #510

Working 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…

You might be interested by tournesol.app

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

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Post by WA »

tikotus wrote: post #407

I just put live a daily logic puzzle, Clues by Sam. I've been working on it for a while now, mainly on the level generator. It was tricky to generate levels that are solvable using logic (no guessing needed), and also fun to solve (no crazy long deduction chains, but also not just obvious things). I'm sure the implementation still has some quirks on some devices, so would love to hear if you encounter issues! https:/…

Really good game. I liked that you can't guess your way to success, but must solve it logically. I found the terminology ok after reading it.

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

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Post by glenneroo »

DodgeALL Party Mode! It lets people with smartphones connect to a player in VR (DodgeALL for Meta Quest) and decide which obstacles are launched at the player, that they then have to physically dodge in real life (there is no fake movement).

I also "recently" (~2 years ago) added Twitch interactive mode so that streamers could play against chat, but so far haven't gotten anyone to play it on stream (that I know of). While I was adding features, I realized that I could easily make a version that works over WLAN.

On the side I'm working on a mixed reality mode but it's been a slog trying to adapt the game to fit into various room sizes.

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

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Post by productme »

ProductMe App: A Duolingo-like app for learning product management theory. It's for people who don’t want to spend thousands on PM bootcamps or courses, but still want quality learning material

It’s free to use with a reasonable daily limit (5 lessons). To access unlimited learning and additional utility features, it's ~$4.99/month

https://productme.org

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

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Post by artofpongfu »

glenneroo wrote: post #845

DodgeALL Party Mode! It lets people with smartphones connect to a player in VR (DodgeALL for Meta Quest) and decide which obstacles are launched at the player, that they then have to physically dodge in real life (there is no fake movement). I also "recently" (~2 years ago) added Twitch interactive mode so that streamers could play against chat, but so far haven't gotten anyone to play it on stream (that I know of).…

Cool, I bet my son would love to throw stuff at me

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

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Post by martiancookbook »

enricozb wrote: post #563

Working on writing a series of blog posts on interaction nets. The first one is up already an is an introduction to the topic [0]. I feel like the topic is very accessible but the ideas are spread out across discord channels, papers, twitter, and GitHub repos. Hoping to centralize it a bit. [0]: https://ezb.io/thoughts/interaction_nets/lambda_calculus/202...

Thank you for sharing this, do you have any plans to add an RSS feed in the future?

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

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Post by ellisv »

firesteelrain wrote: post #708
kavalg wrote: post #96

I am working on the sunflower plant density estimation problem. The goal is to be able to estimate the germination rate as early as possible. Farmers benefit from such information, because: - there are lots of expenses still to be made (fertilizer, pesticide, salaries), which may not be worth it if germination is under certain threshold - if detected early, there is still time to plant another grain or to fill up the…

Feel like this basically enabling the use of ANOVA? (Compares yields across different treatments (e.g., irrigation methods, seed types).

Fisher invented ANOVA specifically for analyzing crop yields so it's a natural fit.

However for precision agriculture kavalg might want to consider other methods.

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

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Post by kanelincoln »

nicbou wrote: post #810

It's niche and boring, but I help immigrants pick German health insurance. The existing information is mostly blogspam from non-experts who try to make a quick buck. They only recommend the two brands with an affiliate program. I wrote a better guide with help from competing insurance experts. The information is clear and succinct without oversimplifying things. It addresses the specific needs of immigrants. Then I t…

This sounds fantastic. I'm building a product that helps immigrants identify opportunities that have a good chance of providing them with visa sponsorship (in the UK).

It'd be great to connect. My email address is kane [at] withpoli [dot] com.

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