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Re: Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” project?

#111
I'm writing an "Introduction to programming" book (with Swift, but the language isn't very important based on the content).

I'll likely host the web version for free, and then allow folks to choose their price if they want a digital version (that includes packaged code samples). I don't really mind if ten people read it or ten thousand, I just genuinely enjoy working on it and hope it will help someone.

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#112
I built a satirical social network called shlinkedin. It started as a way for me to learn elixir and make fun of thought leadership with my roommate, and has gradually gotten bigger. It’s all open source and a ton of fun to work on. Everyone is an alter ego (think Beff Jezos or Office Spider), and it’s hilarious to see how much people commit to the characters they create. And I can’t say enough good things about working with elixir / phoenix liveview. Definitely a steep learning curve for me (I’d never used a functional language before), but payoff is huge.

https://www.shlinkedin.com

Re: Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” project?

#113
I have a lot of software written, basically just for me but with a bit of work it could be a thing. The core feature is burning through digital lists one item at a time but with as little interaction with a computer as possible.

Data only push notification -> text to speech to bone conduction headphones (or really any headphones). Tells me the current task. Two buttons on my wrist. One is next task, one is "toggle repeat mode". I have voice actions that load specific lists or any of the other things I want it to do. Basically all manner of software exists in varying forms for working on basically every native user interface I interact with. Global hotkeys, system tray icons, background services, etc etc.

The cli, custom launcher, watch software, and the chrome / firefox new tab extension get the most use. Small feature set makes "software for everything" realistic. "See/hear current list item", "Next task", "toggle repeat" -- I treat it as a way to learn things, but I also use it absolutely every day. I like to act like when I inevitably develop cognitive issues in my old age that this will be a useful utility to have.

When I make a very detailed list for the day and burn it all down by just listening to what I'm supposed to do and tapping a button on my wrist for the next thing, I feel far far more productive than my baseline just due to not context switching. Put up the blinders, get in the zone, stay in the zone. :)

Re: Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” project?

#114

I posted this as a show HN a few weeks ago, I maintain a small, completely free html/js game. There's no chance of it ever making money in its current form, it's just a fun waste of time with a few hundred players[0]. [0] https://wallsmash.com

so so good, but yea maybe a bit too hard.. or too hard to get good at

Re: Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” project?

#115
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Built a daily word game in two dimensions, with a 5x5 wordsquare to uncover using valid word guesses. https://squareword.org It's been such a joy to work on it and add features and improvements. No way of making money, but seeing the game evolve and getting positive feedback from players has made it worth it already. :) I love small projects like that where there are no expectations or real targets, just the pure fun…

This is so awesome! thank you! It's a lot more challenging and fun than Wordle.

Re: Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” project?

#116

I posted this as a show HN a few weeks ago, I maintain a small, completely free html/js game. There's no chance of it ever making money in its current form, it's just a fun waste of time with a few hundred players[0]. [0] https://wallsmash.com

This is awesome. Bricks on steriods.

Re: Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” project?

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https://gen.go350.com/login https://github.com/62726164/ed25519-login I built a website that uses public Ed25519 keys for user authentication (rather than passwords). Users sign the current Unix Epoch time (with the private Ed25519 key) and paste that base64 encoded signature into the login form. I don't care if the idea succeeds or not, I use it for myself. I like simple, secure things and I feel webauthn is too com…

For extra security, the website should generate an extra nonce to go with the current time, otherwise there's a window where the signature could be reused to login again (maybe to another site).

A signature cannot be reused. It's only good for 60 seconds and once used may never be re-used because I do not allow that. Register for an account and try to submit the same signature more than once.

I understand replay attacks. I don't allow that to happen.

Re: Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” project?

#118
post #113

I have a lot of software written, basically just for me but with a bit of work it could be a thing. The core feature is burning through digital lists one item at a time but with as little interaction with a computer as possible. Data only push notification -> text to speech to bone conduction headphones (or really any headphones). Tells me the current task. Two buttons on my wrist. One is next task, one is "toggle re…

Having a hard time understanding what you're describing. So you use it as a to-do list? There's no way to address the items in a different order?

Re: Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” project?

#119
Most of my personal projects are open-source and, even though I often put effort into making them accessible and usable by others, it's usually just a passion project and/or an excuse to learn some technology

I think part of me cares about making them presentable "just in case" they blow up. I'd love for my projects to spread an interest in conlanging, voting method theory, agroecology, or whatever else I'm currently obsessed with but I don't really care if they go unnoticed too

Re: Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” project?

#120
Built a stock market scanner for my own needs and it has been a culmination of all my skills. Market is pretty saturated, however huge sense of pride which nobody can take from me.

On top of that it's what I use to trade. Hearing the feedback from my subscribers is my gold. https://mometic.com

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