I am using this site Hamburger Menu as a sort of browser 'acid test' and trying to get it displaying correctly on as many devices as I can. It turned out to be hard getting this to display in different browsers. I tried using a polyfill for the emoji like Twemoji and Emojify, but they break under different conditions. The site is more or less a browser acid test right now and a learning experience if anything. I will be importing what I learned about this site into future projects for sure. It originally started out as a bit of fun, but mushroomed a bit as more time was allocated to it. https://www.hamburgermenu.xyz/
Ask HN : What side project are you working on?
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#102http://www.Tinykernel.com a platform that connects (new) programmers together to work on toy projects. The reason I am working on this is because I see post like "I want to build something, but don't know where to start" all the time. Currently, I am still trying to pinpoint the core features of the site so any feedback is welcome. I am probably going to release something within 3 weeks.
Sounds interesting.
Maybe get rid of "toy" as a qualifier? What does that actually, specifically mean, as far as the terms of service are concerned?
Also, posting Github repo data using their API would be a really nice feature to see.
Re: Ask HN : What side project are you working on?
#103I recently started working on a web application that allows you to search through git commit messages. I plan to turn it into a SaaS once it's more polished. Maybe $5 a month or so, nothing crazy.
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#104https://rebrickable.com - A LEGO database that shows you which sets you can build from your existing collection, also includes thousands of fan-submitted designs.
this is brilliant. are you interested in doing the exact same thing for food in a refrigerator? I believe the market is larger and the potential impact is greater. Just to make it clear:
ingredients:recipes::legos:designs
it would be silly to track things inside a refrigerator, but we could track purchases on receipts, and then calculate the amount over time using some smart-decay-rate. Cant assume it's gonna be easy to be able to live query the contents of someone fridge in real time - but can do estimations. Then people could add their recipes to a central server, and well, you've pretty much coded everything after that if I get your gist.
email me: jay@pitel.co
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#105I'm working on the inverse of Yelp, appropriately called Pley. Instead of a public service where users rate local companies, it's a private service where local companies rate their users. The only ones who would be allowed access are the owners and workers of service oriented companies.
It's meant to be a joke and to have something of mine I can actually throw up on github, but I plan on making it actually work anyway, just out of curiosity.
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#106I worked on javelinbrowser.com, but it's now lay to waste due to the focus I have to put into my startup. Anyone wanna take it over? Send me a mail.
Looks great! Very elegant design. Probably the thing I liked most was the reading mode, that was a really good idea.
Re: Ask HN : What side project are you working on?
#107I'm working on the inverse of Yelp, appropriately called Pley. Instead of a public service where users rate local companies, it's a private service where local companies rate their users. The only ones who would be allowed access are the owners and workers of service oriented companies. It's meant to be a joke and to have something of mine I can actually throw up on github, but I plan on making it actually work anywa…
I thought of a similar idea, which you can feel free to take if you want to make the pivot. I thought a rating system for employees would be great. If an interviewer or agency or previous job has had a great or had experience with an employee, they can leave a rating for future employers whom may be interested in the same employee. Very similar to Amazons system. After all, we are all products to them. It can be linked to LinkedIn as well.
Re: Ask HN : What side project are you working on?
#108http://www.Tinykernel.com a platform that connects (new) programmers together to work on toy projects. The reason I am working on this is because I see post like "I want to build something, but don't know where to start" all the time. Currently, I am still trying to pinpoint the core features of the site so any feedback is welcome. I am probably going to release something within 3 weeks.
Looks interesting, and I'll definitely keep an eye on it.
However as feedback I prefer it if webpages (especially aimed at devs) work at least to some degree without JavaScript , currently I get a blank page until I enable JavaScript.
How do you plan on solving the "showing of your work" part, linking to github or some more generic solution not depending on a specific service?
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#109I'm working on a exchange rate tracker, currently for Swedes working in Norway. Basically the idea is to setup alerts on favorable rates and deliver them via mail.
https://svenskpeng.nu/ (in Swedish) if it catches on I'll extend it to other currencies.
Re: Ask HN : What side project are you working on?
#110I'm working on a exchange rate tracker, currently for Swedes working in Norway. Basically the idea is to setup alerts on favorable rates and deliver them via mail. https://svenskpeng.nu/ (in Swedish) if it catches on I'll extend it to other currencies.
What is your data source? Does the exchange rate vary a lot across the sources?