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Show HN: Journelly for iOS: like tweeting but for your eyes only (in plain text)
On iOS, I've flip-flopped back and forth between a bunch of note-taking and journaling apps. None would stick.<p>My initial attempts at building such an app faded just the same, until I realized I wanted the same level of low-friction posting and browsing offered by social media apps, but for my quick notes. Not social, just easy posting, search, and a familiar feed.<p>This is how Journelly came to be. I like to describe it as: tweeting, but for your eyes only (fully offline and in plain text).<p>If you’re an Org markup user, you’ll be delighted to know it’s powered by unicorns under the hood.<p>If you’re a Markdown fan, please get in touch! I’m recording interest for journelly + markdown at xenodium.com. The more requests I get, the sooner I’ll get Markdown support out the door.<p>Hope you like the app!
Show HN: Journelly for iOS: like tweeting but for your eyes only (in plain text)
On iOS, I've flip-flopped back and forth between a bunch of note-taking and journaling apps. None would stick.<p>My initial attempts at building such an app faded just the same, until I realized I wanted the same level of low-friction posting and browsing offered by social media apps, but for my quick notes. Not social, just easy posting, search, and a familiar feed.<p>This is how Journelly came to be. I like to describe it as: tweeting, but for your eyes only (fully offline and in plain text).<p>If you’re an Org markup user, you’ll be delighted to know it’s powered by unicorns under the hood.<p>If you’re a Markdown fan, please get in touch! I’m recording interest for journelly + markdown at xenodium.com. The more requests I get, the sooner I’ll get Markdown support out the door.<p>Hope you like the app!
Show HN: Bracket – selfhosted tournament system
Over the last two years, I developed a tournament system called Bracket.
Most (if not all) tournament systems available online are paid and ask tons of money (a typical minimum subscription costs 50 euros per month, and go up to 500 euros per month or so), which is not feasible for many small sport clubs/individuals. So I developed my own system and put it publicly on GitHub. AFAIK this is the only open source tournament system available that has a significant amount of features.<p>I made this tournament system for my badminton club and hosted six paid tournaments successfully.<p>It features flexible setups, where a tournament can have multiple stages and each stage can have multiple "items" (round robin, single elimination or swiss).<p>Backend is written in async Python with FastAPI and frontend in Next.js with the great Mantine library.<p>I would appreciate some feedback!<p>GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/evroon/bracket">https://github.com/evroon/bracket</a><p>Demo: <a href="https://www.bracketapp.nl/demo" rel="nofollow">https://www.bracketapp.nl/demo</a><p>Docs: <a href="https://docs.bracketapp.nl" rel="nofollow">https://docs.bracketapp.nl</a>
Show HN: Bracket – selfhosted tournament system
Over the last two years, I developed a tournament system called Bracket.
Most (if not all) tournament systems available online are paid and ask tons of money (a typical minimum subscription costs 50 euros per month, and go up to 500 euros per month or so), which is not feasible for many small sport clubs/individuals. So I developed my own system and put it publicly on GitHub. AFAIK this is the only open source tournament system available that has a significant amount of features.<p>I made this tournament system for my badminton club and hosted six paid tournaments successfully.<p>It features flexible setups, where a tournament can have multiple stages and each stage can have multiple "items" (round robin, single elimination or swiss).<p>Backend is written in async Python with FastAPI and frontend in Next.js with the great Mantine library.<p>I would appreciate some feedback!<p>GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/evroon/bracket">https://github.com/evroon/bracket</a><p>Demo: <a href="https://www.bracketapp.nl/demo" rel="nofollow">https://www.bracketapp.nl/demo</a><p>Docs: <a href="https://docs.bracketapp.nl" rel="nofollow">https://docs.bracketapp.nl</a>
Show HN: TextQuery – Query CSV, JSON, XLSX Files with SQL
Show HN: TextQuery – Query CSV, JSON, XLSX Files with SQL
Show HN: TextQuery – Query CSV, JSON, XLSX Files with SQL
Show HN: VectorVFS, your filesystem as a vector database
Show HN: VectorVFS, your filesystem as a vector database
Show HN: VectorVFS, your filesystem as a vector database
Show HN: VectorVFS, your filesystem as a vector database
Show HN: Real-time AI Voice Chat at ~500ms Latency
Show HN: Real-time AI Voice Chat at ~500ms Latency
Show HN: Real-time AI Voice Chat at ~500ms Latency
Show HN: My AI Native Resume
I've been deeply involved in working with AI agents and large language models (LLMs) for a while now. During a recent job search, I found myself repeatedly explaining my skills and experiences to various assistants. Around the same time, I was creating content for my website to help hiring teams understand my capabilities better and make informed decisions.<p>MCP had started to gain momentum and I saw a way to reduce my toil. So I built an MCP server that can effectively communicate my qualifications as a job candidate. This server acts as an AI-powered resume, providing an understanding of my professional background and a set of tools, prompts and resources to help explore my skills and experiences.<p>The code is open source, so you can create your own AI-driven resume server. Check it out here: <a href="https://github.com/jhgaylor/node-candidate-mcp-server">https://github.com/jhgaylor/node-candidate-mcp-server</a>.<p>During my job search I paired my mcp server with others such as notion, hirebase, and gmail to build a leads database, write cover letters, and track my job search.
Show HN: My AI Native Resume
I've been deeply involved in working with AI agents and large language models (LLMs) for a while now. During a recent job search, I found myself repeatedly explaining my skills and experiences to various assistants. Around the same time, I was creating content for my website to help hiring teams understand my capabilities better and make informed decisions.<p>MCP had started to gain momentum and I saw a way to reduce my toil. So I built an MCP server that can effectively communicate my qualifications as a job candidate. This server acts as an AI-powered resume, providing an understanding of my professional background and a set of tools, prompts and resources to help explore my skills and experiences.<p>The code is open source, so you can create your own AI-driven resume server. Check it out here: <a href="https://github.com/jhgaylor/node-candidate-mcp-server">https://github.com/jhgaylor/node-candidate-mcp-server</a>.<p>During my job search I paired my mcp server with others such as notion, hirebase, and gmail to build a leads database, write cover letters, and track my job search.
Show HN: Driverless print server for legacy printers, profit goes to open-source
This is a device, to which you connect your older USB printer, and use it from any PC or smartphone without installing drivers (AirPrint/Mopria), wirelessly. As easy as that!<p><pre><code> * Supports all OS: Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android. No drivers needed. Windows-on-ARM and Apple M1/2/3/4 also supported.
* Supports the majority of printers released before ≈2018
* Profit from sold devices is shared between CUPS, SANE, AirSane open-source printing and scanning projects
* Surplus and donations are accumulated to improve current open-source drivers and develop new ones
</code></pre>
The printer driver is run inside the device. It comes with lots of open-source and official proprietary drivers. x86-only drivers are running under box86 emulation, with little visible performance impact, ensuring wide compatibility with many printers and MFPs.<p>All of this is bundled in a retail-like device, with simple web interface[1][2]. No tinkering and no DIY required, it's safe to plug off the power cord every time, and you can do factory reset.<p>The print server is secure by default: it conforms to most of the IoT Device Security Specification 1.0[3] best practices, has built-in firewall to ensure LAN-only operation, and does not include anti-consumer features.<p>All devices come with technical support, where I act as a middleman between all the involved projects and printer drivers. If there's a bug, I first try to debug the issue remotely, and if it's not possible, end up buying the same printer and debug it until the issue is resolved.
All the fixes made during the development are contributed back to the origin projects, and there were many bugs fixed: almost every package has additional patches compared to original Debian 12 disto state.<p>[1]: <a href="https://printserver.ink/webface-main.png" rel="nofollow">https://printserver.ink/webface-main.png</a><p>[2]: <a href="https://printserver.ink/webface-other.png" rel="nofollow">https://printserver.ink/webface-other.png</a><p>[3]: <a href="https://csa-iot.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/23-80986-013-PSWG-1.0-Specification-18-March-2024.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://csa-iot.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/23-80986-013-...</a><p>P.S. Brother printer lovers, the latest Brother L2800dw (2024) laser comes with the chipped cartridge, which you can't refill and reset forever anymore. The printer allows to continue printing with an "empty" cartridge with a special menu item, but it does so only to fixed amount of pages, and then stops. It doesn't allow to use cartridges without chips.
Show HN: Driverless print server for legacy printers, profit goes to open-source
This is a device, to which you connect your older USB printer, and use it from any PC or smartphone without installing drivers (AirPrint/Mopria), wirelessly. As easy as that!<p><pre><code> * Supports all OS: Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android. No drivers needed. Windows-on-ARM and Apple M1/2/3/4 also supported.
* Supports the majority of printers released before ≈2018
* Profit from sold devices is shared between CUPS, SANE, AirSane open-source printing and scanning projects
* Surplus and donations are accumulated to improve current open-source drivers and develop new ones
</code></pre>
The printer driver is run inside the device. It comes with lots of open-source and official proprietary drivers. x86-only drivers are running under box86 emulation, with little visible performance impact, ensuring wide compatibility with many printers and MFPs.<p>All of this is bundled in a retail-like device, with simple web interface[1][2]. No tinkering and no DIY required, it's safe to plug off the power cord every time, and you can do factory reset.<p>The print server is secure by default: it conforms to most of the IoT Device Security Specification 1.0[3] best practices, has built-in firewall to ensure LAN-only operation, and does not include anti-consumer features.<p>All devices come with technical support, where I act as a middleman between all the involved projects and printer drivers. If there's a bug, I first try to debug the issue remotely, and if it's not possible, end up buying the same printer and debug it until the issue is resolved.
All the fixes made during the development are contributed back to the origin projects, and there were many bugs fixed: almost every package has additional patches compared to original Debian 12 disto state.<p>[1]: <a href="https://printserver.ink/webface-main.png" rel="nofollow">https://printserver.ink/webface-main.png</a><p>[2]: <a href="https://printserver.ink/webface-other.png" rel="nofollow">https://printserver.ink/webface-other.png</a><p>[3]: <a href="https://csa-iot.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/23-80986-013-PSWG-1.0-Specification-18-March-2024.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://csa-iot.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/23-80986-013-...</a><p>P.S. Brother printer lovers, the latest Brother L2800dw (2024) laser comes with the chipped cartridge, which you can't refill and reset forever anymore. The printer allows to continue printing with an "empty" cartridge with a special menu item, but it does so only to fixed amount of pages, and then stops. It doesn't allow to use cartridges without chips.
Nevermind, an album on major chords
Here is a thing.
If you are okay with HTML, you might want to write an article using GitHub pages instead of any blogging platform (e.g. medium.com)
The only constrains then become your skills instead of what your chosen platform has decided to support (typically embedding videos, code snippets, ...)
Show HN: I taught AI to commentate Pong in real time