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#184
Self-hosted and scalable search engine that indexes every character (not just words) and offers a complex query language (regex, document metadata filtering, etc.)

Core idea is that you can chuck unstructured documents (JSON, Protobuf messages, etc.) into it and perform rudimentary querying/filtering/correlation based on arbitrary fields and values in those documents, without writing a proper DB schema / answering "what will my queries look like?" ahead of time (as you might with Postgres jsonb support for example) and still have substantial portions of your query be indexed.

Example use case: chuck Hacker News comments, Stackoverflow comments, and GitHub issues into it. Then you can search over those and correlate arbitrary metadata across them, e.g. search for some regex that across github issues only where it is referenced elsewhere on HN/SO.

Primarily interesting for exploring/querying across structured documents in complex ways that you can't anticipate before-hand.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on?

#186
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I'm working on an app that turns brokerage accounts into a fully customizable robo-advisor. Create a target portfolio made up of stocks/ETFs, and our app will keep everything balanced and fully invested. We're starting with this simple use case of keeping a balanced portfolio, but really we see brokerage accounts as a financial operating system that's lacking good software. We're already on TD Ameritrade and Interact…

I've been thinking about doing something in this space. What are the regulatory requirements (if any) for something like this (i.e. offering investing advice, but without direct management of a user's assets)?

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on?

#187
Best way to understand is to try: http://vnav.io

A multiplayer browser game with a fresh start every time, that's easy to learn and easy to start having fun, doesn't guilt you into playing (healthy long-term relationship with the player), and has lots of replay value

Last time we got feedback from HN: "I really like this" "This is an awesome game" "Wow, this is really fun" (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25704597)

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on?

#189

Self-hosted and scalable search engine that indexes every character (not just words) and offers a complex query language (regex, document metadata filtering, etc.) Core idea is that you can chuck unstructured documents (JSON, Protobuf messages, etc.) into it and perform rudimentary querying/filtering/correlation based on arbitrary fields and values in those documents, without writing a proper DB schema / answering "w…

What's the upside of indexing every character?
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