Finished and released the 2.0 version my Mac video utility Claquette.
It steps in where QuickTime Player is too basic and using video editing software like Final Cut is too cumbersome: https://www.peakstep.com/claquette/
Ask HN: What did you make during lockdown?
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#122Made three more episodes of my fiction podcast The Program audio series (which had its premiere on HN actually!)
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#123A... game?
Still not certain where it's going, but it has but fun getting this far with it
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#124Built a self hosted alternative to Google Photos for my family. Will be productionizing it soon. Here’s a sneak peak: https://youtu.be/b5XN5GMmc6I
This looks rad. Any chance of a Github repo that I can star so I don't forget about this?
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#125I rebuilt our deck. Would share a picture but not really sure the best way to do that. Thinking to redo our floors next. We pulled out our carpet on the main floor two years ago and painted the subfloor as a temporary solution. Current plan is to buy 1x8 pine boards and go for a sort of rustic wood floor look.
> Would share a picture but not really sure the best way to do that.
Imgur lets you upload many photos as an album, with comments for each photo if you want. Aside from that I've used WordPress to quickly put up some content. The hosting at WordPress.com has a free tier, I think it puts ads on the site though. After the set up flow you can just create a post with text, images, files. neocities.org is also good if you want to make a more polished site.
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#126I made a free word game (single player, arcade style) for web and mobile. :) Try it in a click without installing anything here:
https://seanwilson.itch.io/wordoid
Let me know what you think and what score you can get! There's intentionally no instructions screen (learn the game as you play) or title screen so you can get straight into playing. It's written in vanilla JavaScript.
I found this story from last month hilarious, which sums up the current mobile game trend I want to avoid:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52633088
> "I don't want jewels, cartoons, or potential dates. I want to play Scrabble against my friends and family. That's it. Nothing else," wrote one signatory.
> "They've turned it into some sparkly Candy Crush abomination," Ian Pym from Fareham, Hampshire, told the BBC. "I defy any adult to play it for longer than 10 minutes and not feel physically sick."
I'm also working on turning a web best practices guide I wrote into an ebook: https://www.checkbot.io/guide/
Re: Ask HN: What did you make during lockdown?
#127I went from knowing nothing of French to reading 20 thousand leagues under the sea by Jules Verne in French (the original language)
It's not that big of an achievement since I'm Brazilian and I already speak Italian, the romance languages are somewhat similar. But I'm happy and I want to keep learning new languages because that proved to be a rewarding experience all steps of the way.
I've used Lingq and Memrise, if anyone is interested :)
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#128I built a SaaS for helping business owners stay on top of website and Internet security and best practices: https://domainproactive.com
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#129I made an app that will send a push notification to my phone when my build completes, so I can do dinner prep/make coffee/sit on the couch for 30 minutes rather than sit and watch a progress bar.
I used firebase cloud messaging to send a notification, and made a tiny app using flutter that just handles the notifications.
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#130Started on a alternative for pinterest/tumblr
But work picked up sooner than expected.
Its fine for personal use atm but missing lots of features