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Show HN: Google Analytics alternative with the most generous free tier
Hi HN,<p>As an indie hacker, the new Google Analytics (GA4) coming motivated me to look for a straightforward alternative that would also be affordable. I had a few basic product requirements and didn’t want to spend too much to replace a free product. There are a lot of great Google Analytics alternatives out there, but the pricing didn’t seem right. As someone who likes to just build things, many of which aren’t businesses yet, it didn’t make sense to pay for options like Plausible and Fathom out of the gate.<p>So I joined with a friend to build Beam Analytics. Beam gives you all the standard web analytics. It also comes with easy to create funnels so you can see how users move through your site. And we have a great proxy for cohort retention that doesn’t need you to log any data with us. It’s cookie-less and GDPR compliant.<p>The free tier is 100k page views per month so hopefully you’ll give it a try. There’s also a Wordpress integration to make integrating with WordPress sites as easy as a single click - <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/beam-analytics/" rel="nofollow">https://wordpress.org/plugins/beam-analytics/</a>.<p>Appreciate your feedback. You can also email us at hi (at) beamanalytics.io or DM me on twitter @TheBuilderJR.
Show HN: Google Analytics alternative with the most generous free tier
Hi HN,<p>As an indie hacker, the new Google Analytics (GA4) coming motivated me to look for a straightforward alternative that would also be affordable. I had a few basic product requirements and didn’t want to spend too much to replace a free product. There are a lot of great Google Analytics alternatives out there, but the pricing didn’t seem right. As someone who likes to just build things, many of which aren’t businesses yet, it didn’t make sense to pay for options like Plausible and Fathom out of the gate.<p>So I joined with a friend to build Beam Analytics. Beam gives you all the standard web analytics. It also comes with easy to create funnels so you can see how users move through your site. And we have a great proxy for cohort retention that doesn’t need you to log any data with us. It’s cookie-less and GDPR compliant.<p>The free tier is 100k page views per month so hopefully you’ll give it a try. There’s also a Wordpress integration to make integrating with WordPress sites as easy as a single click - <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/beam-analytics/" rel="nofollow">https://wordpress.org/plugins/beam-analytics/</a>.<p>Appreciate your feedback. You can also email us at hi (at) beamanalytics.io or DM me on twitter @TheBuilderJR.
Show HN: Twitter API Reverse Engineered
endpoints: /graphql /1.1 /2 /i
Show HN: Twitter API Reverse Engineered
endpoints: /graphql /1.1 /2 /i
Show HN: Good, fast, cheap – editable iron triangle
If you ever needed to visualise the 3 things that you can’t have all at once, like GOOD, FAST, CHEAP, I made a little tool for you! You can use it whenever you are having a project deadline discussion at work or just for fun. Enjoy.
Show HN: I recreated a flying toasters screensaver for XScreensaver
"After Dark" by Berkeley Systems was a collection of screensavers for Macintosh and Windows from early 90s; "Flying Toasters" is probably the most famous and loved among them.<p>Using my very limited knowledge of C and X11 programming, I recreated it as a XScreensaver module for Linux.
Hope you find it useful or at least amusing!
Show HN: I recreated a flying toasters screensaver for XScreensaver
"After Dark" by Berkeley Systems was a collection of screensavers for Macintosh and Windows from early 90s; "Flying Toasters" is probably the most famous and loved among them.<p>Using my very limited knowledge of C and X11 programming, I recreated it as a XScreensaver module for Linux.
Hope you find it useful or at least amusing!
Show HN: Sheet Markup – add spreadsheets to a Markdown document
GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/EqualTo-Software/stackedit-sheet-markup">https://github.com/EqualTo-Software/stackedit-sheet-markup</a>
Show HN: Sheet Markup – add spreadsheets to a Markdown document
GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/EqualTo-Software/stackedit-sheet-markup">https://github.com/EqualTo-Software/stackedit-sheet-markup</a>
Show HN: Sheet Markup – add spreadsheets to a Markdown document
GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/EqualTo-Software/stackedit-sheet-markup">https://github.com/EqualTo-Software/stackedit-sheet-markup</a>
Show HN: Personalized book recommendations with Librarian AI
Show HN: Personalized book recommendations with Librarian AI
Show HN: GPT-4-powered web searches for developers
Hi HN,<p>Today we’re launching GPT-4 answers on Phind.com, a developer-focused search engine that uses generative AI to browse the web and answer technical questions, complete with code examples and detailed explanations. Unlike vanilla GPT-4, Phind feeds in relevant websites and technical documentation, reducing the model’s hallucination and keeping it up-to-date. To use it, simply enable the “Expert” toggle before doing a search.<p>GPT-4 is making a night-and-day difference in terms of answer quality. For a question like “How can I RLHF a LLaMa model”, Phind in Expert mode delivers a step-by-step guide complete with citations (<a href="https://phind.com/search?cache=0fecf96b-0ac9-4b65-893d-8ea5708db222">https://phind.com/search?cache=0fecf96b-0ac9-4b65-893d-8ea57...</a>) while Phind in default mode meanders a bit and answers the question very generally (<a href="https://phind.com/search?cache=dd1fe16f-b101-4cc8-8089-ac56defb228d">https://phind.com/search?cache=dd1fe16f-b101-4cc8-8089-ac56d...</a>).<p>GPT-4 is significantly more concise and “systematic” in its answers than our default model. It generates step-by-step instructions over 90% of the time, while our default model does not.<p>We’re particularly focused on ML developers, as Phind can answer questions about many recent ML libraries, papers, and technologies that ChatGPT simply cannot. Even with ChatGPT’s alpha browsing mode, Phind answers technical questions faster and in more detail.<p>For example, Phind running on “Expert” GPT-4 mode can concisely and correctly tell you how to run an Alpaca model using llama.cpp: (<a href="https://phind.com/search?cache=0132c27e-c876-4f87-a0e1-cc48f07ccc20">https://phind.com/search?cache=0132c27e-c876-4f87-a0e1-cc48f...</a>). In contrast, ChatGPT-4 hallucinates and writes a make function for a fictional llama.cpp.<p>We still have a long way to go and would love to hear your feedback.
Show HN: GPT-4-powered web searches for developers
Hi HN,<p>Today we’re launching GPT-4 answers on Phind.com, a developer-focused search engine that uses generative AI to browse the web and answer technical questions, complete with code examples and detailed explanations. Unlike vanilla GPT-4, Phind feeds in relevant websites and technical documentation, reducing the model’s hallucination and keeping it up-to-date. To use it, simply enable the “Expert” toggle before doing a search.<p>GPT-4 is making a night-and-day difference in terms of answer quality. For a question like “How can I RLHF a LLaMa model”, Phind in Expert mode delivers a step-by-step guide complete with citations (<a href="https://phind.com/search?cache=0fecf96b-0ac9-4b65-893d-8ea5708db222">https://phind.com/search?cache=0fecf96b-0ac9-4b65-893d-8ea57...</a>) while Phind in default mode meanders a bit and answers the question very generally (<a href="https://phind.com/search?cache=dd1fe16f-b101-4cc8-8089-ac56defb228d">https://phind.com/search?cache=dd1fe16f-b101-4cc8-8089-ac56d...</a>).<p>GPT-4 is significantly more concise and “systematic” in its answers than our default model. It generates step-by-step instructions over 90% of the time, while our default model does not.<p>We’re particularly focused on ML developers, as Phind can answer questions about many recent ML libraries, papers, and technologies that ChatGPT simply cannot. Even with ChatGPT’s alpha browsing mode, Phind answers technical questions faster and in more detail.<p>For example, Phind running on “Expert” GPT-4 mode can concisely and correctly tell you how to run an Alpaca model using llama.cpp: (<a href="https://phind.com/search?cache=0132c27e-c876-4f87-a0e1-cc48f07ccc20">https://phind.com/search?cache=0132c27e-c876-4f87-a0e1-cc48f...</a>). In contrast, ChatGPT-4 hallucinates and writes a make function for a fictional llama.cpp.<p>We still have a long way to go and would love to hear your feedback.
Show HN: GPT-4-powered web searches for developers
Hi HN,<p>Today we’re launching GPT-4 answers on Phind.com, a developer-focused search engine that uses generative AI to browse the web and answer technical questions, complete with code examples and detailed explanations. Unlike vanilla GPT-4, Phind feeds in relevant websites and technical documentation, reducing the model’s hallucination and keeping it up-to-date. To use it, simply enable the “Expert” toggle before doing a search.<p>GPT-4 is making a night-and-day difference in terms of answer quality. For a question like “How can I RLHF a LLaMa model”, Phind in Expert mode delivers a step-by-step guide complete with citations (<a href="https://phind.com/search?cache=0fecf96b-0ac9-4b65-893d-8ea5708db222">https://phind.com/search?cache=0fecf96b-0ac9-4b65-893d-8ea57...</a>) while Phind in default mode meanders a bit and answers the question very generally (<a href="https://phind.com/search?cache=dd1fe16f-b101-4cc8-8089-ac56defb228d">https://phind.com/search?cache=dd1fe16f-b101-4cc8-8089-ac56d...</a>).<p>GPT-4 is significantly more concise and “systematic” in its answers than our default model. It generates step-by-step instructions over 90% of the time, while our default model does not.<p>We’re particularly focused on ML developers, as Phind can answer questions about many recent ML libraries, papers, and technologies that ChatGPT simply cannot. Even with ChatGPT’s alpha browsing mode, Phind answers technical questions faster and in more detail.<p>For example, Phind running on “Expert” GPT-4 mode can concisely and correctly tell you how to run an Alpaca model using llama.cpp: (<a href="https://phind.com/search?cache=0132c27e-c876-4f87-a0e1-cc48f07ccc20">https://phind.com/search?cache=0132c27e-c876-4f87-a0e1-cc48f...</a>). In contrast, ChatGPT-4 hallucinates and writes a make function for a fictional llama.cpp.<p>We still have a long way to go and would love to hear your feedback.
Show HN: GrammarDaily – daily bite-sized grammar lessons
Hey everyone, I'm Utku! So, I just whipped up this fun little MVP for GrammarDaily, and I'd absolutely love for you lovely people to give it a try! It's a bit modest in features at the moment, but hey, that's where your awesome thoughts and ideas come in handy!<p>I'll be adding fresh grammar lessons every day and spicing things up with new features every week. Feel free to drop any suggestions, comments, or questions you might have. You can also reach me directly through my email at utku@usegrammardaily.com.
Show HN: Semantic Search on AWS Docs
Show HN: Semantic Search on AWS Docs
Show HN: Wolverine: Give your Python scripts regenerative healing abilities
Run your scripts with Wolverine and when they crash, GPT-4 edits them and explains what went wrong. Even if you have many bugs it will repeatedly rerun until it's fixed.<p>Demo video on twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/bio_bootloader/status/1636880208304431104" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/bio_bootloader/status/163688020830443110...</a>
Show HN: Wolverine: Give your Python scripts regenerative healing abilities
Run your scripts with Wolverine and when they crash, GPT-4 edits them and explains what went wrong. Even if you have many bugs it will repeatedly rerun until it's fixed.<p>Demo video on twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/bio_bootloader/status/1636880208304431104" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/bio_bootloader/status/163688020830443110...</a>