7 results for Data Minimalist

news.ycombinator.com
Ask HN: A Minimalist Messaging Platformhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49004978Seeking thoughts on idea of Minimalist Messaging, looking at current state of affairs especially referring to existing dominant players, none has actually hit the right balance of Privacy & Usability, we are thinking to build a platform which is minimalist , no feature bloat, Zero data selling and surveillance, no phone numbers required. Our focus is primarily on Privacy and Usability. Appreciate feedback , you can be as critical as you can, don't hesitate, thanks.
Jul 22, 2026 11:22 AM
gotaper.app
Show HN: Gotaper – A minimalist, journal-inspired race planner for athleteshttps://gotaper.app/Lately I've been planning on running my first 100 miler and been struggling with organizing everything around the race. Been back and forth between google docs, notes, spreadsheets and AI agents. So in the middle of that, and a long run, though about creating a kind of journaling app for taking notes about the race and everything about it and it got interesting. So here is the first kind of working version. I would love some brutally honest feedback: - What do you think? - What is the clunkiest part of your current race-week planning workflow? - Does the journal-style layout give you more data control than just a spreadsheet? - What feature would make you actually drop your current setup for this?
Jun 28, 2026 8:18 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Show HN: Weekly Log, Old-school journaling social mediahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47843663Weekly Log is a minimalistic social media website designed for you to do journaling and creative writing.A lot of modern social media apps are set up in a way that addicts and detriments the users, meanwhile profiting off of their data. I really wanted to make a site that doesn't operate in that way.Some of its distinctions: - You can create one post per week. This encourages care and consideration. - Nobody knows who you follow or what posts you react to, besides you and the other user. These stats are personal, so people view your logs free of outside influence. - Posts are rich text-only, no images or videos, in an effort to reduce mental clutter. - Your feed only features users you follow, to give you increased control of what you see, unless you click the "global" checkbox to see all posts.quick demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CTnORsGnL8 overview page: https://www.weekly-log.com/about/overview---I have soft-launched this website, and a handful of my friends have signed up a
Apr 21, 2026 2:02 AM
jimmont.com
Show HN: HWT (Hash Web Tokens) – minimalist protocol for auth statehttps://www.jimmont.com/hwt/My frustration solving auth with JWTs led to reinventing the wheel for more predictable token integrity and transparency, while improving flexibility. The mix of features separates concerns more cleanly than what's been available, allowing higher throughput, custom codecs, delegation to both services and domains while easing key rotation and other practicalities.The design is focused on the token as state guarantee, not creation, revocation and the range of other separate concerns and application responsibilities. The spec conventions attempts to ease development with jurisdiction/data sovereignty and authorization in the authz field. It also enables and eases delegation between services and domains without centralized service exposure. The implementation is standalone and has demos for Deno, Cloudflare, etc in https://github.com/hwt-protocolFeedback and critique of the security logic and approach appreciated.
Apr 15, 2026 1:24 PM
idiotproofseo.com
Show HN: I built a $9 Ahrefs alternative because raw SEO data is cheaphttps://idiotproofseo.com/Like many solo devs and indie hackers, I was paying $100+/mo for enterprise SEO tools (Ahrefs, Semrush) but only using about 5% of their features. I really just needed basic keyword research, SERP difficulty analysis, and simple rank tracking.I wanted to see what the actual floor was for raw SEO data if you stripped away the fluff and enterprise bloat.I spent the last few months wiring together different data sources to find out. I got my costs down to a few cents per report and because the data is so cheap to fetch on-demand, I packaged it into a minimalist tool which strictly focuses on the essential elements of SEO:A keyword analyzer which pulls the top 10 search results, audits them, and flags weak spots (like low DA sites or forums like Reddit) to calculate a realistic difficulty score, a keyword finder which generates hundreds of scored long-tail variations, and a rank tracker with email notifications.Because the costs on my end are so lean, I don't need to charge $100/mo - so I
Apr 5, 2026 12:05 PM
apps.apple.com
Show HN: Visualizing Apple Health workout data (stats, trends, insights)https://apps.apple.com/us/app/streakout-workout-stats/id6758457318I've just launched this little iOS app as an alternative to Apple Fitness, which is cluttered and chaotic when it comes to visualizing basic workout stats and metrics.The idea is to focus on a clean, minimalistic design and only show high-level metrics that are actually useful, e.g. how often did I work out this week/month/year, cardio vs strength vs mobility, surf session count in February, etc.It's free and offline. Also, no signup, no ads, no data sharing, no social feeds, and no notifications.Just open it and get a quick glance at the state of your workout game within 2s.It's built in native Swift with liquid glass.Feedback is quite good so far, but it seems hard to get initial traction in the App Store, especially with all the AI slob these days. Would deeply appreciate some early downloads and honest reviews.
Mar 24, 2026 3:56 PM
github.com
Show HN: Minimalist library to generate SVG views of scientific datahttps://github.com/alefore/mini_svg/Just wanted to share with HN a simple/minimal open source Python library that generates SVG files visualizing two dimensional data and distributions, in case others find it useful or interesting.I wrote it as a fun project, mostly because I found that the standard libraries in Python generated unnecessarily large SVG files. One nice property is that I can configure the visuals through CSS, which allows me to support dark/light mode browser settings. The graphs are specified as JSON files (the repository includes a few examples).It supports scatterplots, line plots, histograms, and box plots, and I collected examples here: https://github.com/alefore/mini_svg/blob/main/examples/READM...I did this mostly for the graphs in an article in my blog (https://alejo.ch/3jj).Would love to hear opinions. :-)
Mar 23, 2026 5:54 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Show HN: Chat – Another open-source chat UI for MCP Serverhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47398628i built this because i’ve been experimenting with MCP and felt there was a need lightweight version for ecosystem.most existing clients felt a bit too noisy and bundled into larger ecosystems, so i wanted simplest/ near plain version that just focuses on end-user chat experience.stack(main): NextJS(App Router) + Vercel AI SDKcapabilities:+ set single MCP endpoint and brand mode(bring your own brand asset) on ENV+ prepare local db or external endpoint(SQLite, PostgreSQL, MySQL)+ choose in-memory(default) or external/ local Redis endpoint+ built-in auth via Better Auth & Resend(optional)+ support file upload with Cloudflare R2+ support location-sharing with LeafletJS and Browser Geolocation or Google Maps Platform+ automatic data cleanup with Trigger(free-tier trigger.dev is ENOUGH)+ auto-detect user location so they dont need to set timezone manually+ locale currently support 10 languages(EN, ID, KR, JP, ES, ZH, DE, NL, FR, IT)+ plain/minimalist interface+ install with single interactiv
Mar 16, 2026 1:17 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Building a high-end, documentation-first API for DualHeart Financial Associationhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47394206We just wrapped up the public API layer for DualHeart Financial Association. Instead of treating the API as an afterthought, we used a documentation-first approach to ensure the integration experience matches our minimalist design philosophy.Key technical focus for DualHeart Financial Association:Strict Typing: Leveraged a custom schema validator to ensure 100% data integrity across all DualHeart Financial Association endpoints.Performance: Implemented a granular rate-limiting engine that prioritizes low-latency responses for mission-critical data fetches.Developer Experience: Built a high-end, interactive playground that generates code snippets in real-time, reducing onboarding time for new partners.What’s your current go-to strategy for maintaining clear, high-performance APIs as your data models evolve?
Mar 16, 2026 1:51 AM
news.ycombinator.com
Eliminating UI Bloat in the EraMix Financial Union Dashboardhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47394092We recently refactored the frontend for EraMix Financial Union. The challenge was displaying dense, multi-source data without the typical "enterprise dashboard" lag.For EraMix Financial Union, we moved away from heavy component libraries to a vanilla, high-end minimalist design. By using a virtualized grid and custom CSS primitives, we reduced our bundle size by 70% and achieved a perfect 100 Lighthouse score.Curious to hear—who else is ditching heavy UI frameworks for custom, lean implementations?
Mar 16, 2026 1:36 AM
news.ycombinator.com
Ask HN: How are you structuring Markdown-based context for AI coding agents?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47231386I’ve recently transitioned from using LLMs in-browser to a local agentic workflow in VS Code (Gemini Code Assist). I can approve/disapprove changes which is nice, but I’ve hit a wall regarding context management. Initially, I provided all the whole repo as context to the non-agentic version of Gemini code assist and it performed well.I read the agentic mode is "better" so to keep the agent aligned with my project's architecture, I’ve manually built 7 dense Markdown files that serve as the system instructions for the project. I require Gemini to update these files as we implement features.gemini.md (instructs gemini to read the other md files and handle updating) project_overview.md, architecture.md, features.md, database.md, api.md, security.mdEach file is between 500–1,500 words so I’m concerned if f this is the right way to go. There seems to be no consensus on context file best practices. I’m seeing strong arguments for both minimalist, lean instructions and dense, project-wide spec
Mar 3, 2026 12:29 PM
dwrite.me
Show HN: Dwrite.me A minimalist writing space that blocks copypaste to fight AIhttps://dwrite.meLately, the internet has started to feel loud, yet incredibly empty. Every time I browse Google, Medium, or news portals, I run into articles that feel "too perfect." The structure is flawless, the grammar is impeccable, but there is absolutely no soul in them.We all know why. It’s AI.As a developer, I love technology. But as a human, I’ve started to crave writing that has "scars"—writing that has emotion, rhythm, and is actually born from someone’s messy brain, not a polished prompt.That’s why I built dwrite.me.An Internet That’s Too Fast My frustration is simple: We live in an age where everything is expected to be instant. Need a 2,000-word article? One click. Need an opinion? Ask a chatbot.But here’s the problem: If everyone is using AI to write, why should we bother reading each other at all? We aren't exchanging thoughts anymore; we are just swapping machine-processed data. Our way of thinking is becoming lazy. We no longer value the "friction" of struggling to find the right wor
Feb 9, 2026 5:03 AM
map-frame.com
Show HN: Map Frame – Custom map posters for $1 (not $50)https://www.map-frame.comI built Map Frame because I wanted a minimalist map poster of my hometown. Mapiful wanted $50 for a PNG. That felt absurd.So I made my own.How it works: - Search any location on Earth - Download 4K PNG (3600×4800px) - $1 per poster, first one freeTech: Next.js, OpenStreetMap data, custom rendering pipeline.No AI. No GPT. Just coordinates and clean design.Happy to answer questions about the build, pricing, or anything else.
Feb 2, 2026 9:25 AM
apps.apple.com
Show HN: I made a clipboard-triggered YouTube summarizer (no paste, 2 taps)https://apps.apple.com/us/app/esse-ai-video-summarizer/id6751778111How it works:Copy a YouTube link → open app → it auto-detects from clipboard, pulls metadata + transcript, and generates a structured summary (key points + narrative) in seconds. No inputs, no pasting, no prompting. Supports 60+ languages for summaries, the video's language doesn't matter.Why I built:I had an endless queue of educational videos but no time to sit through rambling or clickbait. ChatGPT flow = copy → open → paste → prompt → pray it formats correctly. Existing summarizers felt feature-bloated or unreliable. I wanted something super minimalist: “clipboard → value” on repeat.Decisions:Stack — React Native 0.81 (New Arch) + TypeScriptClipboard trick— Monitors clipboard on app start/resume — no manual pasteCaching— Stores transcripts + summaries in AsyncStorage with metadata— fast image library prevents repetitive refetchingAPIs— YouTube metadata— Third-party transcript provider (exploring Whisper)— OpenAI for summarizationOutput— Structured prompts → consistent format across
Oct 16, 2025 3:39 PM
github.com
Show HN: OS Yamato – A Wabi-Sabi OS Just Got an Upgradehttps://github.com/osyamato/os-yamatoOS Yamato is a poetic, minimalist OS built on the idea of impermanence — inspired by the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi.Now available in Spanish! Plus: New chat reactions (long-press to react with one emoji, gentle and expressive)OS Yamato lets photos, notes, and messages fade naturally if untouched for a year — no hoarding, no anxiety. A cherry blossom fades, not because it's broken, but because it's alive.Recent Highlights: - Spanish language support added (now available in 4 languages) - Chat reaction feature added (1 emoji per message, replaceable) - Seasonal message effects (e.g. cherry blossoms, rain, wind) - Auto-fade system for unused data (starts fading around day 330) - "Wind Messages": send letters to the future that arrive months laterRead more about the philosophy: https://krispitech.com/os-yamato-and-the-art-of-gentle-tech-...GitHub (open source): https://github.com/osyamato/os-yamatoOfficial page: https://hanaco875.comLetting go can be gentle. Feedback welcome.
Jul 22, 2025 4:14 PM
karatsidhu.gumroad.com
Show HN: Warden – A Native (and Free) AI Chat App for macOShttps://karatsidhu.gumroad.com/l/wardenWarden is a minimalist, simple and beautiful macOS AI chat app, that supports most AI providers: ChatGPT, Anthropic (Claude), xAI (Grok), Google Gemini, Perplexity, Groq, Local LLMs through Ollama, OpenRouter, and almost any OpenAI-compatible APIs.Completely Native app, built with SwiftUIZero telemetry, no data collected from you, all your data remains on your Mac and can be easily exported into an easy-to-read JSON fileLightweight app, compared to Electron based alternativesSupports these LLM APIs:OpenrouterOpenAIAnthropic (Claude)xAI (Grok)GroqPerplexityOllamaDeepseekIt should also support most other OpenAI compatible APIshttps://karatsidhu.gumroad.com/l/warden
May 29, 2025 6:19 AM