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DIP Announcement of Collaborative Opportunity for Flight Operatorshttps://www.nasa.gov/directorates/armd/aosp/atm-x/dip/dip-aoc-flight-operators/StartJuly 27, 2022 at 10:00 AM EDT EndJune 27, 2022 at 12:00 PM EST What It’s About? DIP is hosting an online session to provide detailed information on the CDDR service, scope of the collaborative opportunity, partner responsibilities and ACO response submission instructions. The intent is to share information for interested parties to make an […]Jun 18, 2025 5:21 PM
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Show HN: Laser-Tracer, programmable virtual volumetric vector displayhttps://westoncb.github.io/laser-tracer/This was an idea I had 7yrs ago that I recently decided to go ahead and build since by working with LLMs (mostly o3 and Gemini 2.5 pro) it seemed doable in reasonable time.The original motivation was partly aesthetic, but mostly that this was the ideal "language" for me to express arbitrary 3d forms through. I wanted something with zero boilerplate that would be a natural fit for algorithmic expression. For me, writing programs that say how to move a "pen" around in 3d space was more intuitive than e.g. writing pixel shaders.The format is inspired by Logo/Turtle, and somewhat mimics how a 3d printer works in that Laser-Tracer programs are G-Code like: the fundamental operation is depositing points; from there we get 'traces' specified by either relative (pen.traceBy(x,y,z)) or absolute destinations (pen.traceTo(x,y,z)). And built on top of traces are 'macros' for doing things like drawing text or sweeping polygons.When deposits are made by the 'pen,' it emits additively blended particlJun 12, 2025 9:28 PM
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Launch HN: BitBoard (YC P25) – AI agents for healthcare back-officeshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44237769Hi HN! We’re Connor and Ambar, and we’re working on BitBoard (https://bitboard.work). We build AI agents that handle repetitive administrative tasks in healthcare clinics like filling out intake forms, prepping charts, or managing referrals.We were early employees at Forward, which provided primary care across the US. To scale this, we relied on thousands of remote contractors to do repetitive administrative work like reconciling patient records, and scheduling follow-ups based on care plans. It was a huge bottleneck—expensive, error-prone, and always pulling attention away from clinical care. Our software solutions were always too brittle, never managing to handle the variance of clinical data we oversaw.AI, when applied well, is capable of performing a lot of the tasks we manually did. So we decided to take another crack at the problem by building today what we would have liked to have back then, and to help clinics use it.Clinics send us their SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures—forJun 10, 2025 3:09 PM
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Tasks Per Day – A minimalist productivity app that workshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44133072Built a Flutter app that limits you to 3 daily tasks. No feature bloat, no subscriptions, just focus on what matters. Born from a Reddit discussion about simple living.The ProblemMost productivity apps suffer from feature creep. They start simple but gradually add calendars, teams, AI assistants, notifications, analytics, and eventually become the very complexity they promised to solve. I was drowning in a 20-item daily to-do list when I found a Reddit thread in r/simpleliving discussing the "three tasks rule."The Solution3 Tasks Per Day does exactly what the name suggests. Each day, you choose three tasks that matter most. That's it.Core features:1. Plan 3 tasks per day (morning/afternoon/evening) 2. Optional calendar sync with device reminders 3. Task completion with subtle celebration 4. Future planning with calendar view 5. Dark/light themes 6. Privacy-first (no accounts, local storage)Intentionally missing:1. Teams/collaboration 2. Complex project management 3. Time tracking 4. DeMay 30, 2025 5:09 AM
lungoai.com
Show HN: I built an AI tool to generates image slideshows and UGC-style videoshttps://lungoai.comHi HN,I built Lungo, a tool that generates image-based slideshows and UGC-style videos using AI. The system creates visuals and assembles them into structured, shareable content based on a text prompt.What it does: • Generates images from prompts using a custom diffusion model • Constructs slideshows or short-form videos with transitions and optional voiceover • Handles layout, text generation, and multi-language support • Outputs are consistent in resolution and format, ready for distributionI built with a React, firebase, OpenAI, Runway and ffmpeg. Feedback and questions welcome.May 27, 2025 3:26 PM
bing.com
Religious Education Lost at the Supreme Court. But It’s Winning Everywhere Else.http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a893c7ac841449da035468280522644&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2025%2F05%2F23%2Fus%2Freligious-charter-school-movement.html&c=1231539747457863294&mkt=en-usThe court rejected a religious charter school, but conservatives may get much of what they want in a school voucher program that passed the House this week. By Sarah Mervosh and Dana Goldstein A ...May 23, 2025 11:12 AM
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When a Giant Sells You a Ghosthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44050279In today’s tech-driven economy, high-performance computing systems are the beating heart of innovation — from life sciences to automotive AI. Yet behind the polished marketing campaigns of some major global suppliers, there lies a darker and more troubling reality.A small British innovation company recently found itself in an impossible position.They had entered into what appeared to be a promising deal with the UK subsidiary of a large US-based enterprise technology manufacturer — a household name. The agreement involved financing the acquisition of a specialised high-performance server, sold as new, state-of-the-art, and mission-ready.What they received was a system that, within days of installation, failed to operate as advertised. Investigations revealed indications that the equipment had been previously used, and internal communications suggested that even the supplier’s own staff were aware of problems.But here’s the true outrage: the financing contract — designed by the supplierMay 21, 2025 11:22 AM
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Spent weeks building, not marketinghttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44013060Hey HN,We’ve spent the last few weeks pretty much glued to the computer, obsessing over product and ignoring everything else — including marketing. I just really wanted this to work.The project is ecomdesignlab.ai, an AI-powered fashion shoot generator. You upload clothing items, and it generates realistic model shots for ecommerce — no photo shoots needed.Until recently, our onboarding was way too limited. You could upload a fashion piece, but you had zero control over how it appeared — no way to pick the model’s pose, no background options. It worked, but it didn’t feel right, especially not for fashion founders who care a lot about brand and visual control.So I stayed off Twitter, off LinkedIn, off everything, and just built.Here’s what’s finally live:You can now choose poses and backgrounds before generating. This alone made the whole tool way more usable.Image generation time is now ~3 minutes, down from ~11 (which is still common in other tools).A cleaner, guided onboarding flow May 17, 2025 9:10 AM
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Validating a women-only beauty service platform (React/Node/Next.js)https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43994182Hey HN, I'm Ziad — currently building a prototype for a women-only beauty services platform, and I’d love your early thoughts before we ship an MVP.The idea hit me unexpectedly. One day, my mom booked a beauty freelancer to come to our home. It was a disaster. The stylist had no online profile, no reviews, no credentials, and… no clue what she was doing. I asked, “Where did you find her?” My mom replied, “Someone just recommended her.” That’s when it clicked: why isn’t there a vetted, trust-based platform for this?So I started mocking up a product:Think Airbnb UX meets Glossier aesthetics with a Node.js + PostgreSQL backend, and a Next.js + Tailwind front.We’re building an app where women can find verified, reviewed, and skilled beauty freelancers or salons just for women, filtered by price, location, ratings, and availability.For freelancers/salons: they’ll get a dashboard, booking system, and verified profile (with KYC & portfolio upload).Here’s the interesting part from a product-maMay 15, 2025 12:09 PM
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Why Isn't There a One-Pager for Every Politician's Performance?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43976018Just dumping a thought here — I’d love to see a world where we can objectively evaluate politicians based on their goals, promises, and actions. We’re way past the point of relying on biased news outlets or viral social media clips to form opinions. With today’s tech and LLMs, we should be able to track political figures and hold them accountable.As someone with a data engineering background, I imagine a simple one-pager dashboard for any politician or political group — showing what topics they focus on and how they’re actually performing. The public deserves that. Right now, most people make emotional decisions based on what they hear in the news or see online. That’s not a healthy trajectory.May 13, 2025 6:20 PM
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Show HN: I built an app that auto-shares your referral codes for passive rewardshttps://www.refer-app.com/Hi HN,I built REFER, a tool that helps people automatically share their referral codes where others are searching for them. It’s not a marketplace or a link tree—users just enter the codes they already have (for apps like Webull, Rakuten, Robinhood, etc.), and REFER distributes them for discoverability. The goal is to make it easier for people to earn from referral programs without constantly promoting links themselves.Why I built it: I noticed a lot of folks—including creators and casual users—have valuable referral codes sitting unused. Most people either don’t know where to post them, or they end up buried in social media bios or YouTube descriptions. I wanted to make something that quietly works in the background to surface these codes without requiring extra effort or marketing.I designed and built REFER solo. It uses Next.js, TypeScript, Prisma, MongoDB, Stripe (for optional paid tiers), and Auth0 for authentication. All code is deployed on Vercel.What's different: All codes are May 8, 2025 1:03 PM
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Feedback on Tool I Created?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43871726Hey- I've been working on a minimalist tool called QuickPoint — it’s a minimal tool for quick text-first creation and sharing structured thoughtshttps://quickpoint.meBut rather than push a vision, I’m here to learn what people actually need. I built a rough prototype and are watching closely how (or if) people use it.I’d love your honest feedback: Please feel free to tinker about- and say whatever comes to mind. If you need to structure your feedback - I put some questions below. However- I'd rather just hear anything you have to say.Does it feel like it solves anything you’d do in real life? What’s your first instinct about what this tool is for? What’s good and what's missing or broken in the concept itself?Not trying to pitch- just trying to listen. Thanks in advance for any thoughts!May 2, 2025 4:16 PM
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Plot your own path to a career in financehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89f8297cb7451fa74c2434a2947aa0&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Ffinance-career-paths-investment-banking-hedge-funds-private-equity-interactive-2025-4&c=17485669710443178717&mkt=en-usBI's guide lets you explore career paths in investment banking, hedge funds, and private equity, including what to do when you've made a wrong turn.Apr 30, 2025 3:00 AM
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Mastering Modern JavaScripthttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88cdc94aea40bda18a4c6777d3c109&url=https%3A%2F%2Fvisualstudiomagazine.com%2Farticles%2F2025%2F04%2F22%2Fmastering-modern-javascript.aspx&c=17514784022957329648&mkt=en-usJavaScript could be the most widely used programming language in the world, but for many developers, its modern version looks very different from what they first learned. With the advent of ECMAScript ...Apr 21, 2025 5:00 PM
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The health benefits of doing jigsaw puzzles, and 3 you should tryhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89924e640549d1838354b270bc1106&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Flife%2Fhealth-wellness%2F2025%2F04%2F08%2Fjigsaw-puzzles-health-benefits%2F82970056007%2F&c=8406150713559757931&mkt=en-us— Our editors and readers independently select what you see on 10Best. When you buy through a link on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. In an attempt to enjoy more quiet time, I've turned ...Apr 8, 2025 8:19 AM
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Ask HN: Should I Price Ithttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43537273Hi guys. New here. New founder too. I need some help figuring out how to price my product.. I'm not sure about the rules so I'll not post any of my product links or whatever.So I currently have a product that consists of a Chrome extension and a web platform. It allows my users to highlight any text on the internet, add notes and open LLM chats directly on-page linked to their highlights.My current features are:- highlight text (underline / background as a highlight style)- add notes to highlights- open LLM chats directly on-page- auto-scroll to highlights (works on LLM apps like Claude, ChatGPT, etc.)- auto-sync to their account so they can cross-browser itSo... what should I price it? What should the model even look like?? Some form of freemium, of course.. but what? Nr of highlights, notes & chats per day and then something like $7.99?Are the current features too few to price it? I guess to figure out if anyone wants to pay for this core functionality the features are just enough?AnMar 31, 2025 5:07 PM
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Show HN: GratefulMe – A privacy-focused gratitude journal apphttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/gratitude-journal-gratefulme/id6742772020I built a gratitude journaling app that implements CBT techniques to help users develop a daily mindfulness practice. Research shows that consistent gratitude practice can significantly improve mental wellbeing, and I wanted to create a tool that makes this accessible.The app focuses on these core principles:- Privacy: All data stays on your device with an offline-first approach - Simplicity: Clean interface optimized for quick daily entries - Consistency: Streak tracking and gentle notifications to build a habit - Organization: Category system to identify patterns in what brings you joyTech details:- Built with React Native/Expo - Local SQLite database using expo-sqlite and drizzle-orm - In-app purchases via RevenueCat - Minimalist architecture with a focus on performanceAs a developer, the most valuable lessons came from handling the entire process solo - from initial concept through development to App Store submission and payment infrastructure.The current roadmap includes customizaMar 28, 2025 11:49 AM
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‘The Studio’ Episode 2: “The Oner” Is One Of 2025’s Best TV Episodeshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8a41d5bafa4ff2abff1f46d073d1b9&url=https%3A%2F%2Fdecider.com%2F2025%2F03%2F28%2Fthe-studio-episode-2-the-oner-apple-tv%2F&c=7233016061217183737&mkt=en-usDiscover What’s Streaming On: Five minutes into The Studio Episode 2, Sal Saperstein (Ike Barinholtz) unleashes a passionate hot take: “Oners are so stupid. It’s just the director jacking off and ...Mar 28, 2025 7:00 AM
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University High Knows the Answers at NASA JPL Regional Science Bowlhttps://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/stem-engagement-at-nasa/university-high-knows-the-answers-at-nasa-jpl-regional-science-bowl/In a fast-paced competition, students showcased their knowledge across a wide range of science and math topics. What is the molecular geometry of sulfur tetrafluoride? Which layer of the Sun is thickest? What is the average of the first 10 prime numbers? If you answered “see-saw,” “radiation zone,” and “12.9,” respectively, then you know a […]Mar 3, 2025 8:42 PM
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SpaceX explains reasoning for Starship 7 upper stage losshttps://www.teslarati.com/spacex-explains-reasoning-for-starship-7-upper-stage-loss/SpaceX is set to launch its eighth test flight of the Starship rocket this Friday. Ahead of the most recent test in what could be the most revolutionary spaceflight program since NASA’s Apollo, SpaceX is clearing the air about what went wrong during its previous test flight, which resulted in the loss of the second […] The post SpaceX explains reasoning for Starship 7 upper stage loss appeared first on TESLARATI.Feb 26, 2025 8:15 PM
