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This, as well as related projects like n8n & node-red, is a very cool project. I always wonder what people use it for in real life though. It seems a lot of tro

This, as well as related projects like n8n & node-red, is a very cool project. I always wonder what people use it for in real life though. It seems a lot of trouble (setting up, learning curve, maintaining) for an action that usually takes a couple of seconds, like checking the weather or opening twitter. Does anybody have useful workflows going on?

mcbits 7y ago
Ever notice when someone criticizes a company on HN, and suddenly the CEO shows up and engages after 6 months of inactivity? Likely they are using a tool like this along with Google Alerts, etc, to monitor sites for mentions of the company and maybe flag negative sentiment. Also, same thing but for politics.
- janober 7y ago
  Yes, very interesting indeed! Either there is a big conspiracy to uncover or said CEO reads HN and if something is number 1 and is related to his product he pays close attention. We will maybe never find out the truth...
  - mcbits 7y ago
    From your defensive tone it sounds like you think I was talking about you, but I really wasn't. It's a phenomenon I've observed here and on Reddit and elsewhere for many years. And it seems like a perfect fit for a tool such as yours, is it not?
    - janober 7y ago
      Very sorry! As I was the only "CEO" in here which product got criticized I thought it must have been me ;-) Yes would actually be perfect for it, but never had the time to set something like that up. Maybe someday in the future. For now, I only have a simple Google Alert set and regularly check HN and Google Analytics which is a good indicator when it got mentioned somewhere.
      - csomar 7y ago
        > As I was the only "CEO" in here which product got criticized I thought it must have been me ;-) I don't think so.
elcomet 7y ago
I do use node-red in real life. Basically for two things: - Transform rss feeds into instant messages (this way I receive new comics I follow on my phone for example) - Create simple bots This way I avoid creating scripts every time and managing a new webserver and stuff, all my small scripts are in one place.
cobby 7y ago
> checking the weather I actually use Huginn to check the weather, compare it with weather conditions for the previous two days and send the result to my Telegram as a simple text ("It should be a bit warmer than yesterday in the first half of the day"). I do this because I have a hard time understanding if wearing a coat would be enough for '-5 deg. Celsium, NW wind 30 kmph'. Comparison with previous days helps a lot since I already know that I was feeling ok in my coat yesterday.
Cameri 7y ago
I have a few: - watch GoFundMe campaigns and post funding updates on Telegram - watch multiple tech blogs and post updates on Telegram - watch multiple funny blogs (xkcd, monkeyuser, lightroast, daily wtf) and post updates on Telegram - watch English idiom/word/phrase of the day feeds and post on Telegram - watch Canada's Express Entry draws and post new draws on Telegram - watch IELTS exam dates/locations/seat availability and post updates on Telegram These have required some setup but little to no maintenance after.

mcbits 7y ago

Ever notice when someone criticizes a company on HN, and suddenly the CEO shows up and engages after 6 months of inactivity? Likely they are using a tool like this along with Google Alerts, etc, to monitor sites for mentions of the company and maybe flag negative sentiment. Also, same thing but for politics.

janober 7y ago
Yes, very interesting indeed! Either there is a big conspiracy to uncover or said CEO reads HN and if something is number 1 and is related to his product he pays close attention. We will maybe never find out the truth...
- mcbits 7y ago
  From your defensive tone it sounds like you think I was talking about you, but I really wasn't. It's a phenomenon I've observed here and on Reddit and elsewhere for many years. And it seems like a perfect fit for a tool such as yours, is it not?
  - janober 7y ago
    Very sorry! As I was the only "CEO" in here which product got criticized I thought it must have been me ;-) Yes would actually be perfect for it, but never had the time to set something like that up. Maybe someday in the future. For now, I only have a simple Google Alert set and regularly check HN and Google Analytics which is a good indicator when it got mentioned somewhere.
    - csomar 7y ago
      > As I was the only "CEO" in here which product got criticized I thought it must have been me ;-) I don't think so.

elcomet 7y ago

I do use node-red in real life. Basically for two things: - Transform rss feeds into instant messages (this way I receive new comics I follow on my phone for example) - Create simple bots This way I avoid creating scripts every time and managing a new webserver and stuff, all my small scripts are in one place.

cobby 7y ago

> checking the weather I actually use Huginn to check the weather, compare it with weather conditions for the previous two days and send the result to my Telegram as a simple text ("It should be a bit warmer than yesterday in the first half of the day"). I do this because I have a hard time understanding if wearing a coat would be enough for '-5 deg. Celsium, NW wind 30 kmph'. Comparison with previous days helps a lot since I already know that I was feeling ok in my coat yesterday.

Cameri 7y ago

I have a few: - watch GoFundMe campaigns and post funding updates on Telegram - watch multiple tech blogs and post updates on Telegram - watch multiple funny blogs (xkcd, monkeyuser, lightroast, daily wtf) and post updates on Telegram - watch English idiom/word/phrase of the day feeds and post on Telegram - watch Canada's Express Entry draws and post new draws on Telegram - watch IELTS exam dates/locations/seat availability and post updates on Telegram These have required some setup but little to no maintenance after.