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Ask HN: What are you working on and why is it cool? (February 2014)

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Re: Ask HN: What are you working on and why is it cool? (February 2014)

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Post by mguillemot »

https://www.gangsofspace.com/en

It's an action-oriented shmup/MMO which feels a bit like EVE Online on steroids.

It is cool because all the game industry AAA developers have been pouring dozens of millions of dollars to copy World of Warcraft for more than 10 years, and they kind of forget to innovate in the MMO field. Making something different and seeing players appreciate it is hugely rewarding!

Also, making a MMO as a sole developer is extremely gratifying as a technical challenge. Doing everything from the website, payment, 3d graphics, networking engine, procedural game content, distributed servers, reporting, data analytics, server monitoring, but also marketing, making video trailers, talking to the press, going to game conventions... well... it's incredibly intense and overwhelming at times, but makes me feel very much... alive?

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on and why is it cool? (February 2014)

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Post by victorin »

http://sdk.tradingmotion.com a high-level API for developing automatic trading systems, with open source examples.

It is cool because it aims to democratize algorithmic trading development using a geek approach. Algos are integrated with our marketplace http://isystems.com where clients all around the world use them on real accounts for a monthly fee.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on and why is it cool? (February 2014)

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Post by xerophtye »

new299 wrote: post #29

http://www.quantumbiosystems.com an IC that can read DNA without any complicated chemistry and on a device that costs dollars. It's cool not only because it could revolutionize medical research and diagnostics. But also because it gives the world a fundamental new class of sensor on which new applications will be developed for years to come.

uhh... how is this different from 23andMe and all that stuff? (not skeptical, just curious)

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on and why is it cool? (February 2014)

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Post by grantism »

pretzel wrote: post #22

https://retred.org is a repository of (right now historical) events. There wasn't a good place where you can view and (soon will be able to add/edit) historical facts, not to mention cutting it up in various ways to see how things relate.

this is such a great idea!

it would be great to be able to choose a series of events (e.g. d-day or the Beatles tour in 1967) and see the progression of events across a map in the order they happened.

or to get a cross section of all the events that happened on a given date around the world or in a chosen area.

edit: after exploring further I realise some of this is already possible. again, a great idea!

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on and why is it cool? (February 2014)

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Post by timpattinson »

xerophtye wrote: post #38
new299 wrote: post #29

http://www.quantumbiosystems.com an IC that can read DNA without any complicated chemistry and on a device that costs dollars. It's cool not only because it could revolutionize medical research and diagnostics. But also because it gives the world a fundamental new class of sensor on which new applications will be developed for years to come.

uhh... how is this different from 23andMe and all that stuff? (not skeptical, just curious)

I assume that it does not analyze your genome for risk to cancer etc.
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