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Re: Ask HN : What side project are you working on?

#111

https://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…

I have no interest in food, so no :)

Re: Ask HN : What side project are you working on?

#112

I'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?

Currently I am using http://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/exchange/eurofxref/html/index...

And there is some degree of variation between different sources, for example this is the NOKSEK exchange rate from yahoo.

http://query.yahooapis.com/v1/public/yql?q=select%20*%20from...

And since the variations between sources is limited I believe that getting a rough idea of the rate (which differs from bank to bank as well) Is beneficial especially in currencies like NOKSEK where the difference can vary between 0-10%

Re: Ask HN : What side project are you working on?

#113

I'm making a bent wood bike basket with integrated elastic straps http://bentbasket.com

I was thinking about getting a new bike, this might be the first accessory that I buy for it. I like the simplistic yet versatile design. Something that I can actually use and looks nice.

Re: Ask HN : What side project are you working on?

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http://hasgluten.com (database of gluten-free ingredients in 5 languages) and its successor, not released yet.

I like the idea but my biggest problem isn't ingredients, it's eating out. Having this available on my phone when looking for a place to eat would be a real time saver.

Re: Ask HN : What side project are you working on?

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post #34

http://hasgluten.com (database of gluten-free ingredients in 5 languages) and its successor, not released yet.

I like the idea but my biggest problem isn't ingredients, it's eating out. Having this available on my phone when looking for a place to eat would be a real time saver.

You can save it on your home screen and... voilà :) We spent quite some time making it usable on mobile too.

If you really really want an app, you can get the code http://github.com/hasgluten/hasgluten and plug it in Cordova/PhoneGap.

Re: Ask HN : What side project are you working on?

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post #27

A few months ago I launched an email newsletter that features one fantastic piece of journalism each day: http://readthisthing.com/ I just launched it for fun, and have had fun working on it. The list has grown to more than 5000 subscribers, which is pretty cool. Not totally sure what I plan to do with it, but I really enjoy working on it and have found lots of people who like it, so that's good enough for now. :)

I'd love to subscribe but I'm using a screen reader so can't get past your captcha!

Re: Ask HN : What side project are you working on?

#117

I've been working on an app for reading email newsletters - http://mlist.io/ . When you sign up you choose a username that you use as an email address (username@mlist.io) when subscribing to newsletters. Part of the project is creating is also list of high quality newsletters across a wide range of topics. Feel free to provide any newsletter suggestions!

I'm a webservice purist, do I absolutely have to download the app to sign up? Lol because I really don't like doing any long reading from my phone...

Re: Ask HN : What side project are you working on?

#118

A crossover between Google docs with OneNote: - vector graphics/drawings created by freehand / writing http://write-live.com/d/dba21681-8d3f-4fbe-8b4b-e5c1983df934 - handles more complex drawings: (give it time to load) http://write-live.com/d/7fce10bb-bc39-43d4-a7f1-6bd0d60b9550 http://write-live.com/d/8f9b7846-a7b9-4e5c-b704-dad9aa87d14e - unlimited* levels of zoom http://docs.write-live.com/WriteliveServer/webview…

Looks great! Installed it and will check it out later!
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