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Ask HN: What are you working on right now?

9 points by marcomassaro 14y ago

Well HN - what are you working on right now? Looking to see some new ideas and what everyone in the community is up to...

soneill 14y ago
I'm working on http://www.couchster.com http://www.couchster.com Currently working on resolving some CSS issues and a few other code problems.
- marcomassaro 14y ago
  Thanks for sharing. Only for New Orleans right now?
  - soneill 14y ago
    Yeah, New Orleans is our test market. Plan is to show proof of concept with some traction there, then get some funding to expand regionally.
    - marcomassaro 14y ago
      Cool - best of luck
kstenerud 14y ago
Finishing up integration of https://github.com/kstenerud/KSCrash/tree/feature/new-structure https://github.com/kstenerud/KSCrash/tree/feature/new-struct... into our app. It does zombie detection in the wild now!
27182818284 14y ago
Retrofitting older web apps into a new responsive design that adjusts well for iOS and Android
ceautery 14y ago
Adding an HTML5 Pacman widget to function as my blog's header. Eat all the text, new text pops in. - http://cautery.blogspot.com/ http://cautery.blogspot.com/
- marcomassaro 14y ago
  Why use blogger over Tumblr? Any reason?
  - ceautery 14y ago
    I started that blog a couple years before Tumblr was founded. I had a Tumblr site for a while just for tech experiments ("bits on the wire"), but decided to merge them. They may have improved since then, but at the time I didn't like the sharing system (pages with 100s of "shared by bob, shared by jane), or the content ("fuck yeah this, fuck yeah that"). Has the community and layout improved, then?
    - marcomassaro 14y ago
      I personally don't blog - its something I've been wanting to get into. Just seems nowadays Tumblr is the norm since its easy, shareable, social yadda yadda
- sejje 14y ago
  I played this for way too long, namely because I liked the quotes. Then I realized I need to just go read some quotes.
mcrider 14y ago
Fixing a few (mostly mobile) bugs and trying my damndest to market http://flapcast.com http://flapcast.com -- A web app for streaming and sharing your podcasts.
- marcomassaro 14y ago
  Interesting - is Podcasting still something that people record / listen to? I'm uneducated in that area and am wondering (I feel like with all the social media, video etc podcasting has taken a backseat - am I wrong?)
  - mcrider 14y ago
    The podcasting world is huge and very, very active. I love podcasts because I'm a big multitasker and they are a great way to learn new things while doing something else. They're awesome for catching up on tech news (e.g. the 'This week in' podcasts; Buzz out loud; there's even a Hacker News podcast), or learn new things (NPR's Fresh Air and KERA's Think Podcast are some of my favorites for great discussions on random topics), or just for fun (there are lots of great comedians that have podcasts such as Joe Rogan or Marc Maron). In fact, the podcast-o-sphere is so large that it can be hard to decide what to listen to, which is why I'd like to build out Flapcast.com as a sort of social network for sharing your favorite podcasts (I've already implemented the basics of this but there's lots of work to be done).
    - marcomassaro 14y ago
      Got it. If it is as big as you mention with no aggregation source for podcasts then kill it!
- fabiandesimone 14y ago
  This is fantastic! Bookmarked!
- sejje 14y ago
  Reminds me of the days of frame navigations! The podcasts listed on the landing page are scrunched together so that the tops of each are being cut off, rendering them illegible. (Ubuntu and Chromium)
bharani_m 14y ago
I am working on Airball - http://airball.in http://airball.in - an elegant dribbble viewer built with Backbone.js. I am also trying to make a Titanium desktop app out of it.
- marcomassaro 14y ago
  Looks great. Clean and easy to use. Whats the reason for creating? Side project? Something else?
  - bharani_m 14y ago
    The main reason for building Airball was to teach myself backbone.js.
dzenanr 14y ago
Working on a domain model framework called Dartling. https://github.com/dzenanr/dartling https://github.com/dzenanr/dartling
bmelton 14y ago
Trying to figure out how it was that my big dumb self not only deleted one of my Slicehosts (on purpose) but also apparently deleted the backups of the database that were exported, the other host to which I was making longer term backups, and my backups of the backups all within the past month. Alternately, trying to find caches of the content. I had some 'An Extremely Gentle Introduction to x" type of posts on the blog that people seem to be missing. :-\
sapan 14y ago
Fixing bugs and working on the new version of Croppola: A intelligent image cropping app for iOS http://tinyurl.com/croppola-ios http://tinyurl.com/croppola-ios. Also building a new app similar to Croppola that allows us to intelligently crop images while we shoot them from camera.
orangethirty 14y ago
Building Nuuton.(nuuton.com)
justplay 14y ago
fixing indian education system
- codegeek 14y ago
  how ?
  - justplay 14y ago
    I'm starting new startup where i will offer education facilities in fun manner. I cant fully disclose all my idea since it under development , but soon i will keep it in HN for review. Btw, since gaining users in not an easy thing so i currently implemented approach which provides college lecture notes etc. So, i got some good feedback and users. And i will expand it soon after my exams. Site : http://www.paredusys.com http://www.paredusys.com ( under development,signup is shutdown for some moments )
- xackpot 14y ago
  That's a pretty bold move. How?
147 14y ago
I'm working on a service that handles drip email marketing for businesses.
timjahn 14y ago
I'm working on matchist (http://matchist.com http://matchist.com), a service for freelance developers that provides them with quality clients and projects, and gets them paid on time, every time.
Spoom 14y ago
I'm working on a social card game platform targeting web / Facebook, phones, and tablets.
deleted 14y ago
[deleted]
xackpot 14y ago
I am working on integrating location based casual groups in my current app Finderous (http://www.findero.us http://www.findero.us). Features that I am implementing: 1. Multilevel groups. i.e. groups at city/county/state/country levels. 2. Open/Closed groups. Anybody can join an open groups. And if you have a passphrase, you can join a closed groups. 3. Multiple threads in each groups. Pretty exciting the way it is shaping up.
am2267 14y ago
I'm working on a social network for startups http://www.investopad.com/ http://www.investopad.com/
hoka 14y ago
Building a CRM/Sign in system for groups. Will let groups have events, set membership expiration, process payments, and measure effectiveness of advertising and referrals as well as manage their email list
xcubic 14y ago
Andrew Ng's Machine Learning course. Pretty good I might add.
padseeker 14y ago
Its called Padseeker, my first startup - http://padseeker.com/ http://padseeker.com/ It's a web app that makes building a website for real estate as easy as starting a blog. Plan is to enter beta November 2012. I was featured on Jason Cohen's podcast in a very long interview a couple of months ago - http://blog.asmartbear.com/sb-live-6.html http://blog.asmartbear.com/sb-live-6.html While not officially in beta if you want to try it out you can create an account. I would love feedback from HN readers. We are going for ease of use, you should have a site built within 10 minutes. http://padseeker.com/signup http://padseeker.com/signup
jkaykin 14y ago
Changing recruiting. I am working on a new recruitment tool.
jamesjguthrie 14y ago
I'm working on staff timekeeping solutions for small business.

9 points by marcomassaro 14y ago

Well HN - what are you working on right now? Looking to see some new ideas and what everyone in the community is up to...

soneill 14y ago

I'm working on http://www.couchster.com http://www.couchster.com Currently working on resolving some CSS issues and a few other code problems.

marcomassaro 14y ago
Thanks for sharing. Only for New Orleans right now?
- soneill 14y ago
  Yeah, New Orleans is our test market. Plan is to show proof of concept with some traction there, then get some funding to expand regionally.
  - marcomassaro 14y ago
    Cool - best of luck

kstenerud 14y ago

Finishing up integration of https://github.com/kstenerud/KSCrash/tree/feature/new-structure https://github.com/kstenerud/KSCrash/tree/feature/new-struct... into our app. It does zombie detection in the wild now!

27182818284 14y ago

Retrofitting older web apps into a new responsive design that adjusts well for iOS and Android

ceautery 14y ago

Adding an HTML5 Pacman widget to function as my blog's header. Eat all the text, new text pops in. - http://cautery.blogspot.com/ http://cautery.blogspot.com/

marcomassaro 14y ago
Why use blogger over Tumblr? Any reason?
- ceautery 14y ago
  I started that blog a couple years before Tumblr was founded. I had a Tumblr site for a while just for tech experiments ("bits on the wire"), but decided to merge them. They may have improved since then, but at the time I didn't like the sharing system (pages with 100s of "shared by bob, shared by jane), or the content ("fuck yeah this, fuck yeah that"). Has the community and layout improved, then?
  - marcomassaro 14y ago
    I personally don't blog - its something I've been wanting to get into. Just seems nowadays Tumblr is the norm since its easy, shareable, social yadda yadda
sejje 14y ago
I played this for way too long, namely because I liked the quotes. Then I realized I need to just go read some quotes.

mcrider 14y ago

Fixing a few (mostly mobile) bugs and trying my damndest to market http://flapcast.com http://flapcast.com -- A web app for streaming and sharing your podcasts.

marcomassaro 14y ago
Interesting - is Podcasting still something that people record / listen to? I'm uneducated in that area and am wondering (I feel like with all the social media, video etc podcasting has taken a backseat - am I wrong?)
- mcrider 14y ago
  The podcasting world is huge and very, very active. I love podcasts because I'm a big multitasker and they are a great way to learn new things while doing something else. They're awesome for catching up on tech news (e.g. the 'This week in' podcasts; Buzz out loud; there's even a Hacker News podcast), or learn new things (NPR's Fresh Air and KERA's Think Podcast are some of my favorites for great discussions on random topics), or just for fun (there are lots of great comedians that have podcasts such as Joe Rogan or Marc Maron). In fact, the podcast-o-sphere is so large that it can be hard to decide what to listen to, which is why I'd like to build out Flapcast.com as a sort of social network for sharing your favorite podcasts (I've already implemented the basics of this but there's lots of work to be done).
  - marcomassaro 14y ago
    Got it. If it is as big as you mention with no aggregation source for podcasts then kill it!
fabiandesimone 14y ago
This is fantastic! Bookmarked!
sejje 14y ago
Reminds me of the days of frame navigations! The podcasts listed on the landing page are scrunched together so that the tops of each are being cut off, rendering them illegible. (Ubuntu and Chromium)

bharani_m 14y ago

I am working on Airball - http://airball.in http://airball.in - an elegant dribbble viewer built with Backbone.js. I am also trying to make a Titanium desktop app out of it.

marcomassaro 14y ago
Looks great. Clean and easy to use. Whats the reason for creating? Side project? Something else?
- bharani_m 14y ago
  The main reason for building Airball was to teach myself backbone.js.

dzenanr 14y ago

Working on a domain model framework called Dartling. https://github.com/dzenanr/dartling https://github.com/dzenanr/dartling

bmelton 14y ago

Trying to figure out how it was that my big dumb self not only deleted one of my Slicehosts (on purpose) but also apparently deleted the backups of the database that were exported, the other host to which I was making longer term backups, and my backups of the backups all within the past month. Alternately, trying to find caches of the content. I had some 'An Extremely Gentle Introduction to x" type of posts on the blog that people seem to be missing. :-\

sapan 14y ago

Fixing bugs and working on the new version of Croppola: A intelligent image cropping app for iOS http://tinyurl.com/croppola-ios http://tinyurl.com/croppola-ios. Also building a new app similar to Croppola that allows us to intelligently crop images while we shoot them from camera.

orangethirty 14y ago

Building Nuuton.(nuuton.com)

justplay 14y ago

fixing indian education system

codegeek 14y ago
how ?
- justplay 14y ago
  I'm starting new startup where i will offer education facilities in fun manner. I cant fully disclose all my idea since it under development , but soon i will keep it in HN for review. Btw, since gaining users in not an easy thing so i currently implemented approach which provides college lecture notes etc. So, i got some good feedback and users. And i will expand it soon after my exams. Site : http://www.paredusys.com http://www.paredusys.com ( under development,signup is shutdown for some moments )
xackpot 14y ago
That's a pretty bold move. How?

147 14y ago

I'm working on a service that handles drip email marketing for businesses.

timjahn 14y ago

I'm working on matchist (http://matchist.com http://matchist.com), a service for freelance developers that provides them with quality clients and projects, and gets them paid on time, every time.

Spoom 14y ago

I'm working on a social card game platform targeting web / Facebook, phones, and tablets.

deleted 14y ago

[deleted]

xackpot 14y ago

I am working on integrating location based casual groups in my current app Finderous (http://www.findero.us http://www.findero.us). Features that I am implementing: 1. Multilevel groups. i.e. groups at city/county/state/country levels. 2. Open/Closed groups. Anybody can join an open groups. And if you have a passphrase, you can join a closed groups. 3. Multiple threads in each groups. Pretty exciting the way it is shaping up.

am2267 14y ago

I'm working on a social network for startups http://www.investopad.com/ http://www.investopad.com/

hoka 14y ago

Building a CRM/Sign in system for groups. Will let groups have events, set membership expiration, process payments, and measure effectiveness of advertising and referrals as well as manage their email list

xcubic 14y ago

Andrew Ng's Machine Learning course. Pretty good I might add.

padseeker 14y ago

Its called Padseeker, my first startup - http://padseeker.com/ http://padseeker.com/ It's a web app that makes building a website for real estate as easy as starting a blog. Plan is to enter beta November 2012. I was featured on Jason Cohen's podcast in a very long interview a couple of months ago - http://blog.asmartbear.com/sb-live-6.html http://blog.asmartbear.com/sb-live-6.html While not officially in beta if you want to try it out you can create an account. I would love feedback from HN readers. We are going for ease of use, you should have a site built within 10 minutes. http://padseeker.com/signup http://padseeker.com/signup

jkaykin 14y ago

Changing recruiting. I am working on a new recruitment tool.

jamesjguthrie 14y ago

I'm working on staff timekeeping solutions for small business.