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Re: Ask HN: What weekend projects have you created?

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Post by jeffmaxim »

I've got a few that have taken me about a weekend listed here: https://www.teachersdontpayjeff.com/

For example, one recent project was this: https://www.teachersdontpayjeff.com/suggestion ... it only really works on desktop currently. But the basic idea is to find words which may be "difficult" for younger elementary school students to read and offer some synonyms/definitions to help them out.

Re: Ask HN: What weekend projects have you created?

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Post by graystevens »

chrismeller wrote: post #8
graystevens wrote: post #5

https://breachinsider.com - Will have a full MVP out very soon

That’s a neat idea. I’d love to know more details about what you’re monitoring? It feels like you’d need a Krebs on Security type level (and a lot of money to blow on purchasing data) to be really effective at scanning for leaks.

Funny you should mention Krebs - he was partially the inspiration for the idea.

Currently I actively scan 30+ pastebin style websites, including those on the dark web, but I feel the insiders themselves will be the key. Each has a unique email address assigned to them, which can be added to your userbase. That way, as soon as it receives anything abnormal, you are alerted that there’s been a potential breach somewhere.

The insiders also come with real local mobile numbers, to catch targeted phishing attacks after a breach has taken place. Not unheard of.

Eventually I was scale up to purchasing datasets, dark market dumps etc., however this will take time. Definitely on my radar though.

Re: Ask HN: What weekend projects have you created?

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Post by edp »

Liverunner, live sharing your running trail without having to create an account. Every map is deleted 24 hours after the latest location update. I wanted to get back into android development and to try out leaflet and OSM to display a simple map. Current domain name and plain HTTP are temporary, but I'm not sure I'll turn this into a "real" project. Everything is OSS on my github @edp

https://play.google.com/apps/testing/pellerin.edouard.liveru...

http://liverunner.peller.in

Re: Ask HN: What weekend projects have you created?

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Post by amelius »

ianleeclark wrote: post #9

HTTPS://providebooking.com More or less a booking service that allows users to pick their bookable hours and set prices for those times. Then they just link others to their calendar, the others can pick the time that works best for them, and pay for that time. Took some advice from HN about renaming it, and should be releasing soon! Currently talking to a few early testers and doing a bit of extra feature development…

Looks like: https://simplybook.me

But this targets a fairly large market.

Why do you speak of "niche"? This seems like a generally useful service.

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