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Re: Ask HN: what projects are you working on?

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Post by wturner »

I'm working on a very simple and inane tool that block diagrams my code with cables so I can write programs visually. It doesn't compile or run any of it, it's just a visual tool. It's a mashup of two JQuery libraries: JsPlumb and Jquery TE. I also have an idea for a very large meteor.js/Web Audio API project that I am gradually piecing my way towards with small one-off do-dads like this: http://helpknow.com/portfolio/drumapp/

Re: Ask HN: what projects are you working on?

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Post by helen842000 »

I've been working on http://www.postalcandy.co.uk - it was an MVP test for two weeks. It has been an idea I kept coming back to for a while now. I really want to sell a fun product.

While it's just basic technically, I've learned a lot about A/B testing & driving traffic.

Have taken the first few orders which is proof of concept! Currently working on the next version, integrating more product images & branding too.

Also I work on http://foundcamera.com - it gets quite a bit of natural traffic & submissions are backing up. Could do with some php help if anyone needs a weekend gig!

Re: Ask HN: what projects are you working on?

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Post by mast »

I made a tool (http://complex-area-calculator.appspot.com) for calculating areas of polygons. Initially, it was really just cobbled together and there are a lot of problems with the code. I'm currently in the process of a re-write, but by blog (http://foodconstrued.com) also takes up a lot of my time.

Re: Ask HN: what projects are you working on?

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Post by saturdayplace »

bjoerns wrote: post #15

I'm working on a revision control system for spreadsheets ( http://www.spreadgit.com ) so people can sort out their Excel mess, ie. track changes, diff and eventually merge versions like you'd do with code.

A while back I tried brainstorming a bunch of revision control for 's. I figured there were plenty of industries outside of programming that could use a tailor-made versioning system. Later on, I ran across one of them at https://layervault.com/ which is for graphic designers, which seemed (to me at least) to prove that the more general concept has legs.

Re: Ask HN: what projects are you working on?

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Post by basdevries »

helen842000 wrote: post #12

I've been working on http://www.postalcandy.co.uk - it was an MVP test for two weeks. It has been an idea I kept coming back to for a while now. I really want to sell a fun product. While it's just basic technically, I've learned a lot about A/B testing & driving traffic. Have taken the first few orders which is proof of concept! Currently working on the next version, integrating more product images & branding too. A…

That looks very cool! Could you share some intel with me about gross margins and how you calculated the prices for postalcand.co.uk? Foundcamera is awesome too :D I'll check for a lost camera tomorrow in Amsterdam, you might just want to add the feature of sharing your lost camera but maybe I overlooked it (says already enough) and a reward program would probably finish it up. Good luck!

Re: Ask HN: what projects are you working on?

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Post by pkinsky »

I've built a tool to create arbitrary rigid 3D surfaces and support structures from laser-cut-and-perforated folded tyvek panels. It's probably never going to be commercialized, but it is fun to tinker with.

The use case is 3d shapes where the volume makes 3d printing cost-prohibitive, for example this 4 foot long tyvek dolphin: https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/102064314320177820526/alb...

If you're in boston, stop by the collision19 show for a look: http://collisioncollective.org/show/collision19

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