I've been writing a short sci fi story for fun, a michael crichton inspired techno thriller, called Panopticon [0]. Its set in our time frame and is all about encryption and spy craft!
[0] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VRI4X5fCUpwurUDvKmvzJpT7... (first 20 pages)
Ask HN: What are you working on (September 2024)?
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#772I've been trying to work on things that aren't necessarily economically valuable but that are on my mind and I want to share. For example, a carbon footprint calculator that pokes fun at the idea of the individual being to blame for climate change. https://a.mancato.nl/climate-calculator And after seeing my dad struggle to find stuff online because he was seeing so many ads, I made an adblocker ad. https://a.mancato.…
Love it! :-D In the World of opinions, including Data sources adds a really nice touch to it, too.
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on (September 2024)?
#773I built an English-speaking website that helps immigrants settle in Berlin.[0] It has been my full time job for a while. Most English speakers know about it, but it's nearly invisible to Germans, who would also benefit from the content and tools I have worked on. I'm currently adding an automated AI translation feature to my custom static site generator, so that I can translate the website to multiple languages and r…
(on an unrelated note): I tried to move to Berlin for summer but quickly discovered almost no apartments have AC, I mean strong South Asia-level AC.
It was a major no for me as I cannot sleep with temp above 20C, 18C is perfect.
Any idea how to find an AC apartment next summer on local estate apps? Any "checkbox" somewhere to tick?
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on (September 2024)?
#774I am working on InvitePlus.io, a tool to manage user access and help companies in onboarding. It will send invites to all software your team has been using with just an email. You can manage teams across multiple platforms (Github, Jira, Asana, etc). Also, you can revoke access with a single click.
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on (September 2024)?
#775I'm working on JSON BinPack (https://jsonbinpack.sourcemeta.com), a binary serialization format for JSON (think of it as a Protobuf alternative) with a strong focus on space-efficiency for reducing costs when transferring structured data over 5G and satellite transceivers for robotics, IoT, automotive, etc.
If you work at any of those industries and pay a lot for data transfer, please reach out! I'm trying to talk to as many people as possible to make sure JSON BinPack fits their use case well (I'm trying to build a business around it).
It was originally designed during my (award-winning!) research at the University of Oxford (https://www.jviotti.com/dissertation.pdf), and it was proven to be more space-efficient than any tested alternative in every single tested case (https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.12799), beating Protocol Buffers for up to ~75%.
While designing it was already difficult, implementing a C++ production-ready version has proven to be very tricky, leading me to branch off to various other pre-requisite projects, like an ultra-fast JSON Schema compiler for nano-second schema validation (https://github.com/sourcemeta/jsontoolkit) (for which I'm publishing a paper soon).
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on (September 2024)?
#776This month I was working on improving on SEO for my Flatcal side project: https://flatcal.com. It's a service that can combine multiple online calendar feeds into a single one for easier sharing with other people. Instead five calendars you can just send one that contains all busy/free status. The closer to release I am the more non-coding work there is to do. Oh well, just different part of the fun
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on (September 2024)?
#777I've been trying to work on things that aren't necessarily economically valuable but that are on my mind and I want to share. For example, a carbon footprint calculator that pokes fun at the idea of the individual being to blame for climate change. https://a.mancato.nl/climate-calculator And after seeing my dad struggle to find stuff online because he was seeing so many ads, I made an adblocker ad. https://a.mancato.…
The calculator results page gave me a good dark laugh, thanks for making it! Good writing!
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on (September 2024)?
#778I've been working on a tool for identifying samples in sample-based music, specifically vaporwave. I spent a long time building a cool TUI for it, but I realized many people aren't comfortable with TUIs, so just yesterday I finished the MVP of a web version. Here it is: https://barbershop.lukechampine.com
Try it with this classic: https://vektroid.bandcamp.com/track/420
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#780I'm working on the D&D adventure I'll be running next year at GenCon and play testing at PAX Unplugged. It's based on Jacob's Well, a Dungeon #43 adventure, but updated for 5E and updated in other ways.
I'm also planning on working on some TTRPG tooling that I want and releasing them to the web.