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Show HN: Free TCG Proxy Manager for Magic, Yugioh, and Pokemonhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42635049Trading cards are awesome, but paying $30 for some cardboard isn’t. I’ve upscaled 60,000 cards from the entire catalog of Yugioh, Magic, Pokemon, & a newer game, https://elestrals.com. I've made it easy to build a decklist, download it, and then print at home. Modern inkjet printers got really good when nobody was looking. While it’s clear they’re not real cards, the upscaling makes them look great for casual play (these are not tournament legal). It’s totally free, give it a try!Supplies: [url-redacted] Printer Settings: [url-redacted] Instructions: [url-redacted]Overview: I built [name-redacted] because I had some scripts to do this lying around, and wanted to explore the new Rails 8 magic. Kamal 2 (kamal-deploy.org/) is a game changer, SQLite in production is fine, and the database backed solid family of gems work like a charm.Compute: I am renting a box on https://hetzner.com located in VA for $15/mo. This box has 8 gigs of ram and 2 vCPU's. This is such a deal compared to compute Jan 8, 2025 3:11 PM
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What is Operational CRM: Key Features and Benefitshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8b7d7187fe4c04881f0f024c2b66bc&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.techrepublic.com%2Farticle%2Foperational-crm%2F&c=17372300661291143593&mkt=en-usDiscover how an operational CRM enhances customer interactions and business efficiency. Learn tips for optimizing your sales strategy. Operational customer relationship management tools offer advanced ...Jan 8, 2025 6:00 AM
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The 7 Best Hitch Cargo Carriers for Your Vehiclehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cca7e7ca04dd390a48be91eba5f65&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.popularmechanics.com%2Fcars%2Fg36519730%2Fbest-hitch-cargo-carriers%2F&c=17218462378486884613&mkt=en-usToday’s crossovers and SUVs usually have ample space for passengers and cargo, but there may be an occasion when factory storage isn't enough. Like: You have your family, dog, tents, and electronics ...Jan 6, 2025 7:23 AM
liquidbudget.com
Show HN: Liquid Budget – A zero-sum envelope budgeting applicationhttps://www.liquidbudget.comHello hackers, I built Liquid Budget, a budgeting application as an alternative to YNAB. The core concept is that every dollar is allocated to digital envelopes, and as daily transactions occur you spend from your envelopes and manage overdrafts, almost as if you had micro bank accounts.Tech stack: - Frontend: React/TypeScript with Zustand for state and Shadcn/Radix components - Backend: Java/Spring Boot/MySQLI built this primarily for users who wanted a cheaper alternative to YNAB with a guarantee of no price increases. Along the way I improved on a number of things such as credit card handling, but the main catch is that there is no automatic bank import for transactions. I understand that's a non-starter for many, but not all people.I'd love any feedback on: - Additional features and UX suggestions - Useful reports to addAnd whatever else!Jan 3, 2025 9:05 PM
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Summary of the Third Annual AEOIP Workshophttps://science.nasa.gov/science-research/earth-science/summary-of-the-third-annual-aeoip-workshop/Introduction The Applied Earth Observations Innovation Partnership (AEOIP) was established in 2018 to facilitate knowledge coproduction and optimization of NASA Earth observations that can be used by natural resource managers for decision making. Through continued iteration and reflection, coproduction brings together stakeholders to share responsibilities and the completion of activities towards a common goal. AEOIP […]Jan 3, 2025 7:59 PM
keytik.com
Show HN: KeyTik: The All-in-One Automation Toolhttps://keytik.com/KeyTik now has it's own websiteKey Features: - Multiple Keyboard Remap Profile: Not like most of keyboard remapper, KeyTik can handle multiple keyboard remap. You don't have to set remap again when you need to use another remap then set it back again after done. Just create multiple remap and activate or deactivate it whenever you want.- Advance Keyboard Remap: Keyboard remap not only able to remap single key but also key combination and text or typing (Example: Clicking 's' will type 'Select").- Assign Script or Remap Profile to Specific Keyboard or Mouse Using Device VID & PID or Device Handle: Make script or remap profile to only work for specific physical keyboard or mouse using device VID & PID or device handle as identifier.- Assign Script or Remap Profile to Specific Programs Using Class or Process: Make script or remap profile to only work for specific programs class, like specific Chrome tab or entire program.- Auto Clicker: KeyTik comes with Auto Clicker in the download. On dJan 3, 2025 5:47 PM
seo-checklist.app
Show HN: I build most beautiful SEO checklist toolhttps://seo-checklist.appHey HN!Super excited to share SEO-Checklist.app with you today!When I launched my e-commerce store a year ago, navigating the world of SEO felt super overwhelming. As a developer with no SEO background (except technical bits), I needed a simple tool to track progress but couldn’t find one that clicked.So I built https://seo-checklist.app – a free, easy-to-use tool to simplify your SEO journey.Here’s what it offers:Unlimited Checklists: Organize your SEO workflow, track progress, and hit your goals faster.Automatic Site Checks: Let scans do the work! Validate and check off tasks automatically.Step-by-Step Instructions: Learn as you go with clear, actionable guidance.Keyword Position Tracking: Stay updated on your rankings with daily position insights.I’d love to hear your thoughts and answer any questions you might have.Dec 19, 2024 12:49 PM
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A data strategy is essential for generative AI appshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42434555Hey everyone! Eric from Firecrawl here (YC S22), I wanted to share some takeaways from building AI chat products for enterprises at Mendable!A year ago, Generative AI powered search seemed like the perfect quick win for companies taking their first steps with AI.After building AI search for companies like MongoDB, Coinbase, and Snap at Mendable, we learned the nuances that make the difference between a demo and a production-ready system that actually drives value.Before we came in, almost every company had a few engineers creating prototypes yet most of which fell short following contact with real users.It all comes back to a simple truth: the system is only as good as the data going in.As you scale, here’s why the simple approaches break:- Context crowding: Correct context for a given query gets crowded out by bad context. Take the Snap AR docs for example, they have 4 different products on their developer documentation website and they all have getting started pages. If a user asks aDec 16, 2024 7:41 PM
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Microsoft 365 Copilot Data Governancehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cbfd7a620462288915f9d31ea466a&url=https%3A%2F%2Fvirtualizationreview.com%2Farticles%2F2024%2F12%2F17%2Fmicrosoft-365-copilot-data-governance.aspx&c=5885745019893954767&mkt=en-usThe hype around generative AI and large language models (LLMs) seems to be settling down slightly, as we all collectively learn how to actually incorporate them in business processes and find out ...Dec 16, 2024 4:00 PM
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Ask HN: Is it perfectly legal for Google to modify a user's android settings?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42418060After being presented with an insurmountable 'agreement wall' for the Messages app (demanding I associate an account that was already associated), I forced the app to stop and uninstalled the update, which I suspect is RCS related. This allowed me to continue using Messages without succumbing to the new agreement. But every other day or so, it would occur again and I'd do the same.Realizing that I couldn't be uninstalling this many updates, I checked Play Services and found 'my' settings had been altered to Auto Update - something I always explicitly deactivate with no exceptions. I don't want disruptive updates or stupid apps, at least half or more of which are unused, unwanted and non-removable. Unfortunately, the many such apps had now been auto updated.There's no reason to pedantically remind me of encyclopedic user agreements and voluminous terms. I know. But is there any recourse in fighting this, beyond not using Android?Regardless of technicalities, it's intrusive and plain wroDec 14, 2024 4:39 PM
clickconnector.com
Show HN: I combined customer support and customer success tools for PLG SaaShttps://clickconnector.com/I’m an indie hacker who previously built a customer communication platform specifically for travel agencies.Initially, I couldn’t rely on existing live chat software to support my product because it already included a built-in live chat feature (even though it was meant for travel agencies at first).Over time, I started building tools to solve my own problems. Every weekend, I’d hack together a new feature—not just to make my product better, but also to scratch that coding itch (yeah, I know, classic indie hacker move). What started as small experiments snowballed into building KnowledgeBase Portals, Feature Request Boards, Bug Report Boards, Changelogs, Email Drip Campaigns, Product Tours, Checklists, NPS tools, and more.The funny part? Travel agencies didn’t really care about all these extra tools—they didn’t need them. I was the only user who actually used everything I built.For the past few weeks, I’ve been reworking the positioning of my product—shifting from targeting travel agenDec 13, 2024 8:52 AM
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Is Promo Abuse Draining Your Marketing Budget?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42397170Are promotions in your marketing strategy, especially for B2C businesses—becoming a double-edged sword? While discounts and incentives are great for attracting new users, are they also silently draining your budget through promo abuse?s it possible to maintain attractive promotions while effectively managing abuse? Tools that analyze device intelligence and detect anomalies (like tampering or emulator use) can help identify and block suspicious activity in real-time. For example, solutions that use rule orchestration allow businesses to fine-tune fraud prevention without disrupting legitimate users.But the real question is: Do you think promo campaigns are still worth the risk in today’s climate of rising fraud? Or are there smarter, safer alternatives?Dec 12, 2024 7:53 AM
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Help Us Rank the Best Background Removal Toolshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42386568Hi everyone,Inspired by ChatBot Arena (https://lmarena.ai/), we've created a background removal comparator and need your honest feedback to create a community-driven benchmark.Current Rankings:PhotoRoom: Elo 1025RemoveBG: Elo 1006BRIA RMBG 2.0: Elo 969This ranking is currently based on approximately 1,500 votes collected between December 1-10, 2024.How It Works: Visit our Background Removal Arena to see the tools in action and cast your votes. Your participation helps refine the Elo rankings and ensures they become more and more reliable.How You Can Help:Vote: Compare the tools and vote for your preferred option. Feedback: Share your experience with the voting process and the tool rankings.Was voting easy? Do the rankings reflect your usage? Any suggestions for improvement?Transparency: Our process is fully public and auditable. The code is available on Hugging Face . Any feedback is welcome!Your input is crucial in making this a valuable resource for everyone. Thank you for your suppoDec 11, 2024 10:39 AM
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Bostonians of the Year 2024http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cb5a211f24e85aa59f236d9155de8&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bostonglobe.com%2Fmagazine%2Fbostonians-of-the-year%2F2024%2F&c=10451080511202687046&mkt=en-usThe year saw the loss of luminaries who left an indelible mark on Boston and beyond. These 10 Bostonians rose to the moment in 2024. Their impact only starts with the championship they won. Here are ...Dec 11, 2024 4:19 AM
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Show HN: KitchenAI Open Source LLMops development kit. Notebook to serverhttps://github.com/epuerta9/kitchenaiOver the last year of building AI enabled SaaS applications I became increasingly frustrated at the developer experience of going from AI RAG cookbooks authored in jupyter notebooks to integrating it into my application. Notebooks are great and all but it's incredibly hard to test which part of it was actually important for my app. This led me down the road of having to understand every piece of code in each notebook, deciphering what was important, somehow build an API server as a POC to then hook it into my app. The feedback loop was excruciatingly long, painful, and most of the time I canned the POC because it wasn't quite what I wanted.this is when it dawned on me that the roles in the AI developer world are fractured into two. Data Scientists and AI devs want easy notebooks to test methods and techniques but do not care to ship something that can be easily be consumed by applications.In the other camp lies application devs, they just want simple API's that they can use to test quiDec 8, 2024 9:44 PM
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What Is Song Il-gook's Net Worth?http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cb7f7fecd4b5caed74279ace830f0&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.celebritynetworth.com%2Frichest-celebrities%2Factors%2Fsong-il-gook-net-worth%2F&c=5140097214769461000&mkt=en-usSong Il-gook is a South Korean actor who has a net worth of $50 million. Song Il-gook is best known for starring as Jumong on the 2006 television series of the same name. Song has appeared on the TV ...Dec 8, 2024 3:56 PM
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Non-Planar Fuzzy Skin Textures Improved, Plus A Paint-On Interfacehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8b2a0ca2b4489fa7408556abe3b911&url=https%3A%2F%2Fhackaday.com%2F2024%2F12%2F06%2Fnon-planar-fuzzy-skin-textures-improved-plus-a-paint-on-interface%2F&c=16803079690935180232&mkt=en-usIf you’ve wanted to get in on the “fuzzy skin” action with 3D printing but held off because you didn’t want to fiddle with slicer post-processing, you need to check out the paint-on fuzzy skin ...Dec 5, 2024 9:05 PM
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NASA’s Hubble Takes the Closest-Ever Look at a Quasarhttps://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/nasas-hubble-takes-the-closest-ever-look-at-a-quasar/Astronomers have used the unique capabilities of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to peer closer than ever into the throat of an energetic monster black hole powering a quasar. A quasar is a galactic center that glows brightly as the black hole consumes material in its immediate surroundings. The new Hubble views of the environment around […]Dec 5, 2024 6:00 PM
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fuzzy skinhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89c1fd252a4ecd97f646969c8d064b&url=https%3A%2F%2Fhackaday.com%2Ftag%2Ffuzzy-skin%2F&c=5874796537245739882&mkt=en-usIf you’ve wanted to get in on the “fuzzy skin” action with 3D printing but held off because you didn’t want to fiddle with slicer post-processing, you need to check out the paint-on fuzzy skin ...Dec 5, 2024 4:01 PM
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Muon Space climate-monitoring satellites eyed for military applicationshttps://spacenews.com/muon-space-climate-monitoring-satellites-eyed-for-military-applications/The company won a $2.9M Space Force contract to study the company’s capabilities to image clouds and theater weather The post Muon Space climate-monitoring satellites eyed for military applications appeared first on SpaceNews.Dec 5, 2024 2:28 PM
