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

#801
I'm working on an open source note-taking app called Notabase [1].

It's built primarily for my use - I just never liked most existing note-taking apps and wanted to make one that's easy to use and fit the way that I think. I made it open source [2] so other people can build on top of my ideas, and released a hosted version so that other people can use it if they like it.

It would be nice if other people found it helpful, but regardless it's something that I intrinsically enjoy working on.

[1]: https://notabase.io

[2]: https://github.com/churichard/notabase

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

#802

I just started working on a cli tool to easily create, manage, and spin up dev environments in docker containers. The initial impetus for starting the project was to try out Doom Emacs without messing with my current Emacs setup, so an example session could be: dv new emacs dev-img-emacs:latest dv start emacs dv conn emacs The first line creates a new "development environment" named emacs, based on the docker image d…

I have done something in a similar vein. DEW. https://github.com/efrecon/dew .

Nice! It's cool to see that other people had the same issues I did, and solved them the same way (though you're much further along than I am). How are you hooking into the environment container? Are you running an editor in the terminal, or maybe something like tramp or vs code dev containers?

Have you considered adding an option to "virtualize" the container's home directory? It's probably pretty niche but I've found it to be useful when I'm doing something more exploratory, like testing out a new editor config, where I don't want to commit to anything.

Great idea to expose the host docker instance to the container btw (if I'm understanding this correctly). I didn't think to do that but it seems like it could be really useful.

Did you end up incorporating dew into your workflow? Sorry for the jumbled response btw, this is mostly stream-of-consciousness as I read through the repo.

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

#803

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

Wow, thanks! This is an incredible rethinking of breakout, and well balanced mechanics :).

My only suggestion would be a button to speed up time in later levels (or to do it automatically), it gets a bit tedious watching the last 5 balls bouncing around for 15 seconds.

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

#804

I'm a musician. Long term. 43 years old, been playing forever. Don't care if I get any success at it. Not a hobby. Makes money sometimes. I play professionally. For money. On stage. If you play for your entire life, you can get really good at a ton of things. I played pedal steel at a rehearsal for my country band tonight. I played piano at a rehearsal for my hot club jazz band on Monday. I played upright bass at a r…

34 years old, been playing forever, and all that matters to me is that I get to keep listening to music, playing music, collecting music and spinning music.

Started playing the violin in orchestra in elementary school, taught myself the double bass in middle school so I could join jazz band, then taught myself the alto sax so I could help teach my little brother. Ended up shifting my focus to DJ'ing, then picked up the guitar in my 20's and now I'm learning the piano. I own some synths, too, and produce Ambient music occasionally.

Most of it's for myself, but sometimes I'll spin in a club which is always a blast. I love volunteering with local club promoters to help them throw underground shows. I love putting together abstract concept mixes for myself and sharing them with just some family and friends. I love trying to bend some of my favorite piano pieces into some kind of abstract Ambient piece. I thought about pursuing it as a career and took some music production classes in college, but quickly realized that I really didn't want to bring money into the equation.

You could call it a hobby, but I think a better word for it is passion. There's always something new to learn; new methods of playing, new ways to build a set, new instruments to pick up, new records and artists to happen upon. It's exciting to know that I'll always be discovering and learning in an area that I love so much. There's also a strong emphasis on improvisation in most of what I do, and learning how to trust my gut without second-guessing myself is an area that's always up for improvement.

I don't need other people to hear what I do, I don't need to make a single cent doing it. I just need to be able to get lost in it. Aside from my wife and kid, there's no better feeling in the world to me than when I get that itch, that urge, that screams, "Go play RIGHT NOW," because I've learned over the years that, even if I don't know what I'm about to play, I almost always fall into that "flow" so goddamned easily and for such a long period of time whenever that urge hits. I love it so much.

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

#805

I’m the project leader for Homebrew and have been maintaining it for 12 years. I have no planned dramatic changes for it or expectations I’ll radically improve it in any way. I just try to keep all parts of the project ticking along and I still enjoy doing so, despite feeling no real obligation to continue.

This is like meeting a celebrity. Awesome work on homebrew!

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

#807
I recently created an app to help make and animate stamps on iOS with a fun/quirky interface. You can export the stamps as gifs or use the iMessage “stickers” interface to drag them on a text message. It was a passion project. I even created all the assets in the app myself while the app was being developed which was a bit of a stretch creatively for me, but was a ton of fun.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stampfx/id1583460487#?platform...

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

#808

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Need any help with this? You've piqued my interest.

Sure! I don't really know where to start, I got the link.. I wonder how I can increase the odds of getting one of their ads so I can record what happens. my email is duzunov@fastmail.com

You might be able to run a virtual instance of Android (on a PC), and use wireshark to capture the traffic, and maybe burpsuite if you want to get spicey. I think, I am no expert.

I wish you luck.

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

#810

I'm building wooden benches for bus and light rail stops in my neighborhood. Lots of riders are elderly and find themselves sitting on the curb, feet in the gutter, as they wait for transit. Studies suggest that perceived wait time increases by 30%+ when riders are forced to stand while they wait. There's no cheaper way to shave several minutes off of perceived trip time, for every trip. Inspired by https://www.latim…

I'm just curious about the logistics-- so are you allowed to just put a bench down at bus stops, legally? No one removes them?
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