I'm working on a new kind of encyclopedia and reference website that is way more engaging and rich than a single page of text on every subject like Wikipedia. Back in my childhoold we had Microsoft Encarta on CDROM and it was a very compelling multimedia experience and I want to emulate something like that on the modern web by combining video, sound, images and text in a more compelling user experience with great discoverability. I've been working on the first version for about eight months and I hope to launch it next week at https://reference.org
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#852I'm building an Electron app that integrates with Shopify and QuickBooks Online to streamline operations for artist-led product businesses. As a jewelry maker, I'm automating the spreadsheets and photo archives I rely on to run my studio. I want a single source of truth for all the data scattered locally and across platforms: tracking material prices, calculating costs and labor, analyzing marketing ROI, and accurately updating cost of goods sold when a piece sells.
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#853Currently a one-man side project: https://laboratory.love Last year PlasticList discovered that 86% of food products they tested contain plastic chemicals—including 100% of baby food tested. The EU just lowered their "safe" BPA limit by 20,000x. Meanwhile, the FDA allows levels 100x higher than what Europe considers safe. This seemed like a solvable problem. Laboratory.love lets you crowdfund independent testing of s…
This is a great idea! It could also expand to testing non-food items for dangerous chemicals (lead, heavy metals, etc). Many products keep a certification on-hand confirming that the product has been tested and found not to exceed the threshold, but I always am suspicious of (1) how thorough the initial testing actually is and (2) how well these results hold up as manufacturing continues. I realize I'm just plugging my pet-peeve though, not sure if others are as concerned about this.
Re: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (June 2025)
#854Still on my sabbatical and continuing to build on things I enjoy rather than things that pay (for now). Main focus is https://wheretodrink.beer , collecting and cataloging craft beer venues from around the world. No ambition of being exhaustive, but aiming for a curated and substantial list. After the last thread, a bunch of people added their suggestions, thanks! It helped add interesting new venues from cities I ha…
Cool, added a few for Buenos Aires ;)
Re: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (June 2025)
#855I am building a collection of Y Combinator video transcripts: https://videotobe.com/play/playlist/ycombinator.
The goal is to transcribe and provide summaries, topics, notable quotes, and companies and people discussed.
Feel free to send more ideas!
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#857Writing multisynq.io apps in newswpeaklanguage.org.
Two game changing technologies now working together. My dream Frankenstein has finally come to life!
I (re)implemented my toy application, The Chalculator, to yet another platform (the 7th or 8th maybe?) [1]
I added comments to my blog _without any backend whatsoever_ [2]
I built a counter app using Newspeak's Hopscotch GUI components to respond to Multisynq (javascipt) subscriptions (the final milestone) [3]
1) https://youtu.be/MPW5L1gj4Dw?si=Lms3odwQElZu_mLu
2) https://youtu.be/8gcCIaXmQjU?si=Qg2XSDu6mIhSAd9d
3) https://youtu.be/2-tZzB8MAX0?si=6nZ1nD6d4isdQd-5
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#858Currently a one-man side project: https://laboratory.love Last year PlasticList discovered that 86% of food products they tested contain plastic chemicals—including 100% of baby food tested. The EU just lowered their "safe" BPA limit by 20,000x. Meanwhile, the FDA allows levels 100x higher than what Europe considers safe. This seemed like a solvable problem. Laboratory.love lets you crowdfund independent testing of s…
Is the identity of those who make donations protected in any way? Could a company seek legal damages against all or some crowdfunders for what they might deem as libel (regardless of merit)? I doubt people who donate $1 here or $2 there have the capability of warding off a lawsuit.
Re: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (June 2025)
#859Currently a one-man side project: https://laboratory.love Last year PlasticList discovered that 86% of food products they tested contain plastic chemicals—including 100% of baby food tested. The EU just lowered their "safe" BPA limit by 20,000x. Meanwhile, the FDA allows levels 100x higher than what Europe considers safe. This seemed like a solvable problem. Laboratory.love lets you crowdfund independent testing of s…
wow! all the best to you.
Re: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (June 2025)
#860Memva, Claude Code for sales: https://memva.com/