Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” project?

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JSON Formatter Live

#Image Optimisation #Image Editing #Javascript UI Libraries 2 social mentions

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sumi.news

Mine is https://sumi.news. I use it, others use it, and I consider that a success.

#Productivity #News #Email Newsletters 46 social mentions

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ratehouse

I have a few. https://rate.house is a user generated media database. It's like IMDb but also has music, literature, video games, and podcasts. https://newsasfacts.com provides the most important news around the world concisely. https://wordhoot.com is a word guessing game inspired by Wordle featuring multiplayer, unlimited plays, and detailed playing history/stats.

#Movie Reviews #Movie Ratings #Movies 11 social mentions

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MOMO Stock Discovery

Built a stock market scanner for my own needs and it has been a culmination of all my skills. Market is pretty saturated, however huge sense of pride which nobody can take from me. On top of that it's what I use to trade. Hearing the feedback from my subscribers is my gold. https://mometic.com.

#Fintech #Investing #Analytics 7 social mentions

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flat.social

Https://flat.social - a fun video conferencing app where meeting attendees can fly around and speak with others around them. While I do care about the outcome, I work on it regardless. It's a lot of fun from a technical point of view and I keep meeting amazing people through it.

#Online Meetings #Video Chat #Virtual Events 38 social mentions

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TogetherDB

What a great thread, love all those projects! For me it's https://togetherdb.com, my passion project that I enjoy working on so much. It's an online database for developers, you can also manage your existing databases with it. If you work with databases, then please check it out!

#Databases #Database Management #Online Database 2 social mentions

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Commandline Challenge

A hobby project from about 5 years ago https://cmdchallenge.com . There is zero monetization and the only reason I keep it running is that it has been pretty low maintenance and doesnt cost anything to run (one small $5 vm). There seems to be some small groups who use it as a learning tool. I don't think it is a great way to learn shell fundamentals by any stretch but the low barrier makes it a bit more accessible than other tutorials.

#SSH #Productivity #Server Management 9 social mentions

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Productivity Power Tools

I built a Visual Studio extension that wraps ag (the silver searcher), because I was constantly flipping to the terminal to use it to search the UE4 codebase I work on. The built in MSVC text search is egregiously slow, and even tools like Visual Assist (which search via indexing symbols) take forever to run on the entire engine. It can do a full regex search on the entire UE4 codebase in about ~6s on my SSD. Searching just the game's codebase takes ~200ms, enough to feel instant. The speed is all credit to the developer's of ag, I just put a convenient interface on it. I use it essentially as a navigation tool and it's a core part of my workflow, but haven't gotten any paying customers. https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=CaseyBanner.turbosearch.

#Regular Expressions #Programming Tools #Development 360 social mentions

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Zillow

I have been working on a browser extension that calculates your mortgage repayments while browsing home listings on https://trulia.com or https://zillow.com or https://domain.com.au or https://realestate.com.au The expectation was to learn how to create a browser extension. Since its been released, I have had a few hundred users consistently using the extension for the last 3 months, so I am planning to add more features in the near future. The extension is available on Firefox:.

#Buy #Marketplaces #Classifieds Ads 225 social mentions

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Trulia

I have been working on a browser extension that calculates your mortgage repayments while browsing home listings on https://trulia.com or https://zillow.com or https://domain.com.au or https://realestate.com.au The expectation was to learn how to create a browser extension. Since its been released, I have had a few hundred users consistently using the extension for the last 3 months, so I am planning to add more features in the near future. The extension is available on Firefox:.

#Buy #Marketplaces #Classifieds Ads 29 social mentions

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Domain.com.au

I have been working on a browser extension that calculates your mortgage repayments while browsing home listings on https://trulia.com or https://zillow.com or https://domain.com.au or https://realestate.com.au The expectation was to learn how to create a browser extension. Since its been released, I have had a few hundred users consistently using the extension for the last 3 months, so I am planning to add more features in the near future. The extension is available on Firefox:.

#Real Estate #Property Search #Property Sales 89 social mentions

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DuckDuckGo: Bang

This looks good. I expect their main page https://duckduckgo.com/bang will feel overwhelming for most users if displayed this way, but this is much better for serendipitous findings - both have their place. Is there a mobile equivalent to the hovering, to get the short description you mention?

#Search Engine #iPhone #Web App 197 social mentions

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Gifmemes

I'm working on a gif making website: https://gifmemes.io. My plans for the future are implementation of wasm ffmpeg and supporting videos also. I wouldn't say I don't care about the success, but my friends and I use it enough to keep me motivated.

#App #Meme #Tool 30 social mentions

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Stonksfolio

Https://stonksfolio.com I started it to track my all my investment accounts in one place and a couple of years ago decided to open it up to the public. Active users are in the hundreds but not growing rapidly. Tried to monetize it with Patreon but only 2 people actually subscribed. It's a fun project to work on, though, and not having paying customers allows me to ignore it until I get the enthusiasm to work on it again :).

#Web App #Fintech #Investing 8 social mentions

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Listen To The Cloud

Https://listentothe.cloud/ I built it to be an example to explain APIs. Turned out to beautiful to listen to, so I keep it alive for my own amusement.

#Music #Productivity #Databases 9 social mentions

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NoisyCamp

Https://noisycamp.com A web platform I created 3y ago to help Musicians to find spaces to practice music. I'll most probably not be able to live on it, but it might generate some income.

#Music #Online Bookings #Online Venue Booking 6 social mentions

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Wishy.gift

I created a privacy-friendly wishlist service (https://wishy.gift/) for my SO, and as long as she and my family uses it, it's a success for me. Going from ~1k to ~5k users during 2021 was a lot of fun, but it's the close circle that really counts :).

#Holidays #Wishlists #Personalized Gifting 4 social mentions

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Money Simulator

I run a free to play browser game called Money Simulator https://simulator.money The aim is to help you with financial planning. I don't think it will ever make money but it's growing so I'll just see where it goes.

#Fintech #Simulation Games #Games 6 social mentions

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0bin.net

Https://0bin.net There is no analytics. No ads. It just sits there, costing a few $ in hosting and doing it's thing. It's been running for years, just for the sake of it.

#Design Playground #JavaScript #Links 14 social mentions

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Aragon

#AI #Profile Picture Generator #Photos & Graphics 32 social mentions

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Math Homework Generator

My Math Homework Generator. It's low risk since I'm hosting it on github and I work on it from time to time to create practice worksheets for my kids. I get a lot of visits from China and Taiwan. It's fun too. https://lewdev.github.io/apps/hw-gen.

#Productivity #Education #iPhone 1 social mentions

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Increment

#Productivity #Web App #Customer Feedback

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SolveSpace

Https://solvespace.com/index.pl It's a very fun to use CAD program, but is somewhat limited in capability. When I came across it I loved it but quickly ran into its limitations, so I joined the effort. Long term I don't see it growing into full-fledged CAD, but I'm happy to see it progress and help it along. Some day, someone might undertake the major refactoring of the internals to enable it to go beyond, but in some sense I don't really care. It's just a fun project to work on and I like to watch it grow.

#3D #Architecture #3D Modeling 20 social mentions

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Notabase.io

I'm working on an open source note-taking app called Notabase [1]. It's built primarily for my use - I just never liked most existing note-taking apps and wanted to make one that fit the way that I think. I made it open source [2] so other people can build on top of my ideas, and released a hosted version so that other people can use it if they like it. It would be nice if other people found it helpful, but regardless it's something that I intrinsically enjoy working on. [1]: https://notabase.io.

#Notes #Note Taking #Personal Knowledge Base 8 social mentions

I've spent the last 13 months making a "functional" web desktop environment. To me it's a life long project to push the limits of the browser and to help me learn programming. I enjoy the process of trying to replicate something in every detail. I have no desire for monetary gain from the project, nor employment. It's just for fun and I hope that never changes. Site: https://dustinbrett.com/ Code: https://github.com/DustinBrett/daedalOS.

#User Experience #Software Engineering #Tech 48 social mentions

Https://fortunesrise.com I have been working on this investment tracker for the past 3+ years. What started as a set of spreadsheets and python scripts has slowly evolved as my daily driver for keeping tabs on my investments across many asset classes. Of course, I took the time to productize it, but at the end of the day whether I find people who resonate with the product or not, I'm happy to continue refining it. My ultimate goal is to never have to go to other sites or use other means (notes, financial news sites, watchlists, etc.) for keeping tabs on my stocks, crypto, real estate - the total picture. Feel free to pop on over and give the free trial a spin, love to hear any and all feedback from those who resonate!

#Investing #Money #Productivity 1 social mentions

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mmm.page

Https://build.mmm.page Been working on a website builder for almost a year now. Started as a series of fun interaction prototypes, then became “What if everybody could make expressive, stylistic websites?” and now I have so many ideas for it — big features, small polish, soft UI ideas, Easter eggs — that I can’t imagine running out of steam anytime soon. Having something always there, something that I care deeply about, however silly it is, has been a real source of constancy and satisfaction.

#Web App #Design Tools #Website Builder 23 social mentions