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Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2025)
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Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2025)
#852We are packaging a software product for the niche of broadcast television, radio, cable, and digital. No-Code, Copilot embedded.
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2025)
#853Earlier quoted context omitted.
The thing is Germany, that the quality work is nowadays rare. There is good chance, that the windows will be installed the way you described, the edges plastered and no way to control what's done. German procedure is called "RAL Montage" for it, looks nice in theory, but it takes too long for average "professional". I would say, that picking any window with tripple glas is okay anywhere in Europe. And then comes next…
I cannot say anything about Germany but in my experience, broad statements like that are to be taken with a grain of salt. There's good workers and there's bad workers, but the old adage "they don't build it like they used to" is often baloney. The quality of most building products (including windows) is much higher today compared to, say, 50 years ago, and as you've probably experienced yourself during your reno, it…
I would say for single professional you'll find 5-8 below average and max 2 average handymen. The entry barrier is very low and pay ridiculously high. Some examples: stairs were installed and all the cables extended in very amateurish way, but the main grounding cable was cut. Stairs never properly mounted, rather hanging in place by accident. Every extension of wiring ever done is also bad joke. Some original wiring was never replaced. Tiles in one bathroom are bad joke, the lines in the corners are at least by one inch off. Water lines installed destroying half of the brick wall. Lintels basically hanging in the air. 3 glass windows were drilled through to install manual blinds. Nothing dramatic, everything is repairable, but everything was done to make some quick money and must be re-done proper way. Destroyed wall parts rebuilt, proper lintels installed, whole electrical system renewed (I am electrician too).
The single scary thing is the roof. I fall, I die (best case). So I will hire professionals for it.
Edit: some numbers. A guy plastered whole house inside and outside. Took 18000€ in cash and wrote a bill for another 18000€. That’s 5-6 months engineer’s salary. Plastering took 3 weeks. I had many offers for week’s task asking my whole monthly salary in cash. This kind of money attracts not only artisans, but also all possible scammers.
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2025)
#854I'm working on Compute Prices https://computeprices.com, a (hopefully) up to date list of cloud GPU prices and their providers.
Right now I'm working on getting the data more complete, adding more sources and improving the learn (https://computeprices.com/learn) section.
Any feedback appreciated! Here's hoping the tools and info help people learn more about training models, deep learning research and generative AI.
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2025)
#855Working on Circuitscript, a language based on python to describe electronic schematics/circuits: https://circuitscript.net/ The main motivation for creating Circuitscript is to describe schematics in terms of code rather than graphical UIs. This makes it easier to track changes and version control with a text based schematic. I have used different CAD packages extensively (Allegro, Altium, KiCAD) in the past and want…
You've gone for a Logo paradigm: turtle graphics with an inference engine behind it. It looks like its simplicity is a strength.
There are a few others in this space, often using Python as their base.
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2025)
#856I'm still working on Habitat. It's a free and open source, self-hosted social platform for local communities. The plan is for it to be federated, but that's a while off yet. I recently spoke with a Lemmy developer who gave me some advice on making it easy for anyone to host. I was struggling with the mess of supporting both docker and VM hosting. He told me that Lemmy uses ansible provisioning to install docker compo…
Ambitious!
Maybe add a map to show nearby users (that accept to chat under certain criteria)?
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2025)
#857I want to be able to buy and sell cars as easy as trading Pokemon cards. There's lots of issues around fraud, scams, and trust in the car industry. So I've been working on building an online car escrow service I'm calling Carma Pay that de-risks buying or selling cars, while making it faster and a better experience.
I'm also a student at WSU and will be pitching at our business plan competition. https://carmapay.com
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2025)
#858I have been working on https://m.emori.es to store photos and videos and to share with my parents.
I asked Gemini 2.0 to describe it and it is what was produced.
Discover a simple yet powerful way to organize and share your cherished memories with m.emori.es. Designed with ease of use in mind, even for those less tech-savvy, this private photo and video storage platform lets you create logical folders and effortlessly invite family and friends to view them. Perfect for sharing precious moments with elderly parents or loved ones, m.emori.es offers a secure and intuitive experience. With plans to integrate contact management, private chat, and genealogy tree support via GEDCOM files, m.emori.es is evolving into a comprehensive hub for family connection and memory preservation. Visit https://m.emori.es today and experience the joy of sharing made simple.
Ignore the pricing page and if you want a test account in exchange for honest feedback, please contact email me at alain AT aoware DOT co DOT uk
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2025)
#859Having built out a very satisfying overkill homeassistant environment, I am now optimizing my critical load battery backup setup. (EG4 12000xp + Powerpro batteries)
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2025)
#860I walked away from tech and bought a farm. So: I've built a large solar array on a repurposed mobile home chassis and have been digging a trench through rocky ground to lay the conduit for the cabling to backhaul the DC power to the shed where the inverter and battery bank will live. It's the rainy season in Ireland, and that field was marginal at best, so it's been swampy work and half of the digging is trenching ad…
I find the off grid power problem solving to be very soothing & entertaining. Like the same way people do crosswords or wordle. Just with 100amps. :-)