Ask HN: Tell us about your side projects. • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Tell us about your side projects.

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Post by eytanlevit » Thu, Nov 08, 2012, 11:58 AM UTC

illdave wrote: post #37

I'm still slowly working on Hackerbuddy: http://hackerbuddy.com/ - fun fact, the user base is now at a level where I can find people on Hackerbuddy to help improve Hackerbuddy. Is there a name for apps that recursively improve themselves?

Dude,

This is a great idea, I registered and already asked someone for help.

Writing the request was a bit tedious since it is limited to 400 characters and there is no counter.. so I had to open another browser window and find an online character counter.

Great idea

Re: Ask HN: Tell us about your side projects.

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Post by cfontes » Thu, Nov 08, 2012, 11:59 AM UTC

daliusd wrote: post #46

I am working on todo service and apps (yes, I know, yet another one world doesn't need, but I really enjoy it) where lists of tasks can be shared between devices and people. Starting point here: http://todoteria.com I have written apps for Symbian, MeeGo and J2ME (not happy with the last one). As well I have BlackBerry PlayBook version ready for upload to App World.

You need Android and Iphone... they are the ones that matter.

Re: Ask HN: Tell us about your side projects.

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Post by hayksaakian » Thu, Nov 08, 2012, 12:00 PM UTC

hannesfostie wrote: post #21

Currently working on a little app that sends email reminders for movies you want to see in theaters. It happens far too often that I see a trailer somewhere, think "woah I want to see that movie" then just forget about it, only to remember when it's no longer playing in local theaters. Just finishing up the frontend, should be able to release this soon... if I find a good name, at least. Current working title is Film…

Trailminder?

Re: Ask HN: Tell us about your side projects.

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Post by hayksaakian » Thu, Nov 08, 2012, 12:02 PM UTC

Sandman wrote: post #16

I'm not sure what the point of this question is? Usually, if HNers have a project that they want to show to the world, they submit it as "Show HN"... But seeing as you're here for almost two years, I guess you already know that.

I wouldn't 'show hn' something I knew had known defects that I was still working on for example.

Re: Ask HN: Tell us about your side projects.

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Post by aditya_bh » Thu, Nov 08, 2012, 12:04 PM UTC

I've written a greasemonkey script for reddit that pulls directly linked images, resizes them and displays them inline. I recently updated it to include flickr links as well.

https://userscripts.org/scripts/show/124010

Re: Ask HN: Tell us about your side projects.

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Post by anujkk » Thu, Nov 08, 2012, 12:07 PM UTC

davman wrote: post #49

anujkk wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Useful Yes. Feasible? Depends.

Upon what would it depend do you think? From a technical standpoint I wouldn't expect it to need a huge amount of engineering, as I wouldn't expect a huge amount of concurrent users. I have been vaguely concerned about the legal aspect; would leaving a negative review be seen as slander/libel? I'm sure there must be some legal protection for this based upon the hundreds of product review websites.

I don't think reviewing a property will invite legal troubles but reviewing the landlord may do so. You need to check it with lawyer. There must be legal protection for this or you can simply transfer the legal liability to reviewer through your TOS. For example, people get sued for tweeting bad things about other people but twitter doesn't get into trouble.

As far as being feasible is concerned it depends on your resources and what you want from it. Do you want to earn money through it? Do you have the skills to develop and market it properly? Is there a paying market? These questions depends on research and lots of ifs and buts. So, it depends.

Re: Ask HN: Tell us about your side projects.

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Post by gamelodge » Thu, Nov 08, 2012, 12:09 PM UTC

sasoon wrote: post #20

My two side projects: http://www.sizeall.com site for comparing things by real size on screen http://www.newswebreader.com web Usenet client (three pane, like Thunderbird)

Sizeall That's a cool idea, how do you get the images?

Re: Ask HN: Tell us about your side projects.

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Post by jwomers » Thu, Nov 08, 2012, 12:11 PM UTC

porter wrote: post #42

jwomers wrote: post #14

I have a terrible memory, and want to remember more about the little things that happen in my life, and remember the facts I come across that I find interesting. Spaced Repetition Learning is a proven tool for improving memory, but still isn't available in a well designed simple app. (I've tried them all!). I am busy building this app as a side project. I was excited when http://memstash.co/ launched but it doesn’t u…

I was just looking for something like this the other day. Memstash looks like it sends you 3 text messages over a week. Are you doing longer term spaced repetition?

So the basic premise is that it would vary the spacing based on how well you remembered the fact. Would start daily, then if you know it well, go weekly, then monthly etc.. The idea is that it's dynamic and mimics your memory decay. Memstash doesn't get feedback from each alert, it just shows you. There is no interaction or feedback to know how well you remembered each item which would then inform the spacing. You can read more here if interested: http://www.supermemo.com/articles/theory.htm

Re: Ask HN: Tell us about your side projects.

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Post by Sandman » Thu, Nov 08, 2012, 12:12 PM UTC

anujkk wrote: post #26

Sandman wrote: post #16

I'm not sure what the point of this question is? Usually, if HNers have a project that they want to show to the world, they submit it as "Show HN"... But seeing as you're here for almost two years, I guess you already know that.

1. Not all side projects are posted as Show HN. For example, I know some cool hardware hacks that never get posted. 2. Not all side projects are yet developed. Some may never be ready for a Show HN but I want to know about them. 3. I find it informative to talk to developers when they are still developing it. This is the time they talk about problems and solutions and don't make a marketing pitch. 4. Main reason : I…

Fair enough. Thanks for answering!

Re: Ask HN: Tell us about your side projects.

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Post by aychedee » Thu, Nov 08, 2012, 12:13 PM UTC

I've been working on http://www.thenpsx.com/. It's a prediction market for consumer products. I'm slowly growing the number of products represented and getting a bit of market activity. Though it's pretty thin at the moment.