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Show HN: An AI Clone of Paul Graham
Show HN: An AI Clone of Paul Graham
Show HN: Have voice-only virtual coffees with fellow HN'ers
I'm running several voice-only virtual coffee events on the Discord server in the URL, only for today. The rules are pretty simple:
1. Wait for the "event" to start (see times at the end)
2. If there are no tables with 1 participant, join any one.
3. If there is a table with 1 participant, join that one.
4. When the event ends, all the voice channels are deleted and you have to wait till the next event starts.<p>I initially wanted to build my own web app but then I realised it would be so much easier to just leverage Discord's infrastructure. I also built a bot in a couple hundred lines of Go code (love the language!) to bulk create/delete voice channels.<p>I intentionally left it super basic to validate if there's a need. I personally would love to have virtual networking events, but then again I know I'm somewhat odd as I come from a sales background.<p>If you're interested/want to take part in more of these events, check out my profile where I have some contact options.<p>Anyway, here's the times (each lasts 1 hour):
- 8 AM GMT / 1.30 PM IST / 12 AM PST
- 11 AM GMT / 4.30 PM IST / 3 AM PST
- 2 PM GMT / 7.30 PM IST / 6 AM PST
- 5 PM GMT / 10.30 PM IST / 9 AM PST
- 8 PM GMT / 1.30 AM IST / 12 PM PST
- 11 PM GMT / 4.30 AM IST / 3 PM PST
Show HN: Instorier – A tool for creating rich scroll-based stories for your site
Hey HN!<p>After 2 years of bootstrapping, we're excited to introduce you to Instorier, a new digital storytelling platform that helps businesses and agencies craft compelling stories using a variety of modules like powerful imagery, videos, maps, and even fully customizable 3D scenes with seamless transitions and motion that sync to the user's scroll position.<p>Our editor allows users to create stories without any web development or coding experience, making it a flexible option for companies looking to tell engaging stories online, whether it's for in-depth feature articles, digital exhibitions, or a company's "About us" page.<p>We created Instorier because we saw a frequent demand for high-quality and advanced storytelling sites in our own agency work, but budgets were often a limiting factor for the client's vision. Our subscription-based pricing model has two tiers: Professional for companies looking to enhance their own storytelling, and Agency for agencies working with customers that have these needs. Early bird pricing is available for both tiers until the end of January.<p>We're looking forward to hearing your feedback on Instorier and any suggestions for how we can improve the platform. Our current roadmap includes things like improving accessibility, making sure stories can render in reader mode and/or without JS enabled, and continuously improving the editor experience.
Happy to share details on the stack if anyone’s curious!
Thanks for checking out Instorier!<p>Founders & Devs,
Bjørn and Daniel
Show HN: Instorier – A tool for creating rich scroll-based stories for your site
Hey HN!<p>After 2 years of bootstrapping, we're excited to introduce you to Instorier, a new digital storytelling platform that helps businesses and agencies craft compelling stories using a variety of modules like powerful imagery, videos, maps, and even fully customizable 3D scenes with seamless transitions and motion that sync to the user's scroll position.<p>Our editor allows users to create stories without any web development or coding experience, making it a flexible option for companies looking to tell engaging stories online, whether it's for in-depth feature articles, digital exhibitions, or a company's "About us" page.<p>We created Instorier because we saw a frequent demand for high-quality and advanced storytelling sites in our own agency work, but budgets were often a limiting factor for the client's vision. Our subscription-based pricing model has two tiers: Professional for companies looking to enhance their own storytelling, and Agency for agencies working with customers that have these needs. Early bird pricing is available for both tiers until the end of January.<p>We're looking forward to hearing your feedback on Instorier and any suggestions for how we can improve the platform. Our current roadmap includes things like improving accessibility, making sure stories can render in reader mode and/or without JS enabled, and continuously improving the editor experience.
Happy to share details on the stack if anyone’s curious!
Thanks for checking out Instorier!<p>Founders & Devs,
Bjørn and Daniel
Show HN: Instorier – A tool for creating rich scroll-based stories for your site
Hey HN!<p>After 2 years of bootstrapping, we're excited to introduce you to Instorier, a new digital storytelling platform that helps businesses and agencies craft compelling stories using a variety of modules like powerful imagery, videos, maps, and even fully customizable 3D scenes with seamless transitions and motion that sync to the user's scroll position.<p>Our editor allows users to create stories without any web development or coding experience, making it a flexible option for companies looking to tell engaging stories online, whether it's for in-depth feature articles, digital exhibitions, or a company's "About us" page.<p>We created Instorier because we saw a frequent demand for high-quality and advanced storytelling sites in our own agency work, but budgets were often a limiting factor for the client's vision. Our subscription-based pricing model has two tiers: Professional for companies looking to enhance their own storytelling, and Agency for agencies working with customers that have these needs. Early bird pricing is available for both tiers until the end of January.<p>We're looking forward to hearing your feedback on Instorier and any suggestions for how we can improve the platform. Our current roadmap includes things like improving accessibility, making sure stories can render in reader mode and/or without JS enabled, and continuously improving the editor experience.
Happy to share details on the stack if anyone’s curious!
Thanks for checking out Instorier!<p>Founders & Devs,
Bjørn and Daniel
Show HN: URL Snake
Just a little demo I made of a fully functioning game of snake encoded entirely within a valid url (around 1033 bytes of code encoded into a 1464 byte url).
Show HN: URL Snake
Just a little demo I made of a fully functioning game of snake encoded entirely within a valid url (around 1033 bytes of code encoded into a 1464 byte url).
Show HN: URL Snake
Just a little demo I made of a fully functioning game of snake encoded entirely within a valid url (around 1033 bytes of code encoded into a 1464 byte url).
GPT3 Get answers to technical questions from your documentation site
Show HN: I Made a Logo Marketplace
Show HN: Futurecoder – A free interactive Python course for coding beginners
Some highlights:<p>- 100% free and open source (<a href="https://github.com/alexmojaki/futurecoder">https://github.com/alexmojaki/futurecoder</a>), no ads or paid content.<p>- No account required at any point. You can start instantly. (You can create an account if you want to save your progress online and across devices. Your email is only used for password resets)<p>- 3 integrated debuggers can be started with one click to show what your code is doing in different ways.<p>- Enhanced tracebacks make errors easy to understand.<p>- Useful for anyone: You can have the above without having to look at the course. IDE mode (<a href="https://futurecoder.io/course/#ide" rel="nofollow">https://futurecoder.io/course/#ide</a>) gives you an instant scratchpad to write and debug code similar to repl.it.<p>- Completely interactive course: run code at every step which is checked automatically, keeping you engaged and learning by doing.<p>- Every exercise has many small optional hints to give you just the information you need to figure it out and no more.<p>- When the hints run out and you're still stuck, there are 2 ways to gradually reveal a solution so you can still apply your mind and make progress.<p>- Advice for common mistakes: customised linting for beginners and exercise-specific checks to keep you on track.<p>- Construct a question that will be well-received on sites like StackOverflow: <a href="https://futurecoder.io/course/#question" rel="nofollow">https://futurecoder.io/course/#question</a><p>- Also available in French (<a href="https://fr.futurecoder.io/" rel="nofollow">https://fr.futurecoder.io/</a>), Tamil (<a href="https://ta.futurecoder.io/" rel="nofollow">https://ta.futurecoder.io/</a>), and Spanish (<a href="https://es-latam.futurecoder.io/" rel="nofollow">https://es-latam.futurecoder.io/</a>). Note that these translations are slightly behind the English version, so the sites themselves are too as a result. If you're interested, help with translation would be greatly appreciated! Translation to Chinese and Portuguese is also half complete, and any other languages are welcome.<p>- Runs in the browser using Pyodide (<a href="https://pyodide.org/" rel="nofollow">https://pyodide.org/</a>). No servers. Stores user data in firebase.<p>- Progressive Web App (PWA) that can be installed from the browser and used offline.<p>-----------<p>A frequent question is how does futurecoder compare to Codecademy? Codeacademy has some drawbacks:<p>- No interactive shell/REPL/console<p>- No debuggers<p>- Basic error tracebacks not suitable for beginners<p>- No stdin, i.e. no input() so you can't write interactive programs, and no pdb.<p>- No gradual guidance when you're stuck. You can get one big hint, then the full solution in one go. This is not effective for learners having difficulty.<p>- Still on Python 3.6 (futurecoder is on 3.10)<p>I am obviously biased, but I truly believe futurecoder is the best resource for adult beginners. The focus on debugging tools, improved error messages, and hints empowers learners to tackle carefully balanced challenges. The experience of learning feels totally different from other courses, which is why I claim that if someone wants to start learning how to code, futurecoder is the best recommendation you can make.
Show HN: Futurecoder – A free interactive Python course for coding beginners
Some highlights:<p>- 100% free and open source (<a href="https://github.com/alexmojaki/futurecoder">https://github.com/alexmojaki/futurecoder</a>), no ads or paid content.<p>- No account required at any point. You can start instantly. (You can create an account if you want to save your progress online and across devices. Your email is only used for password resets)<p>- 3 integrated debuggers can be started with one click to show what your code is doing in different ways.<p>- Enhanced tracebacks make errors easy to understand.<p>- Useful for anyone: You can have the above without having to look at the course. IDE mode (<a href="https://futurecoder.io/course/#ide" rel="nofollow">https://futurecoder.io/course/#ide</a>) gives you an instant scratchpad to write and debug code similar to repl.it.<p>- Completely interactive course: run code at every step which is checked automatically, keeping you engaged and learning by doing.<p>- Every exercise has many small optional hints to give you just the information you need to figure it out and no more.<p>- When the hints run out and you're still stuck, there are 2 ways to gradually reveal a solution so you can still apply your mind and make progress.<p>- Advice for common mistakes: customised linting for beginners and exercise-specific checks to keep you on track.<p>- Construct a question that will be well-received on sites like StackOverflow: <a href="https://futurecoder.io/course/#question" rel="nofollow">https://futurecoder.io/course/#question</a><p>- Also available in French (<a href="https://fr.futurecoder.io/" rel="nofollow">https://fr.futurecoder.io/</a>), Tamil (<a href="https://ta.futurecoder.io/" rel="nofollow">https://ta.futurecoder.io/</a>), and Spanish (<a href="https://es-latam.futurecoder.io/" rel="nofollow">https://es-latam.futurecoder.io/</a>). Note that these translations are slightly behind the English version, so the sites themselves are too as a result. If you're interested, help with translation would be greatly appreciated! Translation to Chinese and Portuguese is also half complete, and any other languages are welcome.<p>- Runs in the browser using Pyodide (<a href="https://pyodide.org/" rel="nofollow">https://pyodide.org/</a>). No servers. Stores user data in firebase.<p>- Progressive Web App (PWA) that can be installed from the browser and used offline.<p>-----------<p>A frequent question is how does futurecoder compare to Codecademy? Codeacademy has some drawbacks:<p>- No interactive shell/REPL/console<p>- No debuggers<p>- Basic error tracebacks not suitable for beginners<p>- No stdin, i.e. no input() so you can't write interactive programs, and no pdb.<p>- No gradual guidance when you're stuck. You can get one big hint, then the full solution in one go. This is not effective for learners having difficulty.<p>- Still on Python 3.6 (futurecoder is on 3.10)<p>I am obviously biased, but I truly believe futurecoder is the best resource for adult beginners. The focus on debugging tools, improved error messages, and hints empowers learners to tackle carefully balanced challenges. The experience of learning feels totally different from other courses, which is why I claim that if someone wants to start learning how to code, futurecoder is the best recommendation you can make.
Show HN: Futurecoder – A free interactive Python course for coding beginners
Some highlights:<p>- 100% free and open source (<a href="https://github.com/alexmojaki/futurecoder">https://github.com/alexmojaki/futurecoder</a>), no ads or paid content.<p>- No account required at any point. You can start instantly. (You can create an account if you want to save your progress online and across devices. Your email is only used for password resets)<p>- 3 integrated debuggers can be started with one click to show what your code is doing in different ways.<p>- Enhanced tracebacks make errors easy to understand.<p>- Useful for anyone: You can have the above without having to look at the course. IDE mode (<a href="https://futurecoder.io/course/#ide" rel="nofollow">https://futurecoder.io/course/#ide</a>) gives you an instant scratchpad to write and debug code similar to repl.it.<p>- Completely interactive course: run code at every step which is checked automatically, keeping you engaged and learning by doing.<p>- Every exercise has many small optional hints to give you just the information you need to figure it out and no more.<p>- When the hints run out and you're still stuck, there are 2 ways to gradually reveal a solution so you can still apply your mind and make progress.<p>- Advice for common mistakes: customised linting for beginners and exercise-specific checks to keep you on track.<p>- Construct a question that will be well-received on sites like StackOverflow: <a href="https://futurecoder.io/course/#question" rel="nofollow">https://futurecoder.io/course/#question</a><p>- Also available in French (<a href="https://fr.futurecoder.io/" rel="nofollow">https://fr.futurecoder.io/</a>), Tamil (<a href="https://ta.futurecoder.io/" rel="nofollow">https://ta.futurecoder.io/</a>), and Spanish (<a href="https://es-latam.futurecoder.io/" rel="nofollow">https://es-latam.futurecoder.io/</a>). Note that these translations are slightly behind the English version, so the sites themselves are too as a result. If you're interested, help with translation would be greatly appreciated! Translation to Chinese and Portuguese is also half complete, and any other languages are welcome.<p>- Runs in the browser using Pyodide (<a href="https://pyodide.org/" rel="nofollow">https://pyodide.org/</a>). No servers. Stores user data in firebase.<p>- Progressive Web App (PWA) that can be installed from the browser and used offline.<p>-----------<p>A frequent question is how does futurecoder compare to Codecademy? Codeacademy has some drawbacks:<p>- No interactive shell/REPL/console<p>- No debuggers<p>- Basic error tracebacks not suitable for beginners<p>- No stdin, i.e. no input() so you can't write interactive programs, and no pdb.<p>- No gradual guidance when you're stuck. You can get one big hint, then the full solution in one go. This is not effective for learners having difficulty.<p>- Still on Python 3.6 (futurecoder is on 3.10)<p>I am obviously biased, but I truly believe futurecoder is the best resource for adult beginners. The focus on debugging tools, improved error messages, and hints empowers learners to tackle carefully balanced challenges. The experience of learning feels totally different from other courses, which is why I claim that if someone wants to start learning how to code, futurecoder is the best recommendation you can make.
Show HN: Futurecoder – A free interactive Python course for coding beginners
Some highlights:<p>- 100% free and open source (<a href="https://github.com/alexmojaki/futurecoder">https://github.com/alexmojaki/futurecoder</a>), no ads or paid content.<p>- No account required at any point. You can start instantly. (You can create an account if you want to save your progress online and across devices. Your email is only used for password resets)<p>- 3 integrated debuggers can be started with one click to show what your code is doing in different ways.<p>- Enhanced tracebacks make errors easy to understand.<p>- Useful for anyone: You can have the above without having to look at the course. IDE mode (<a href="https://futurecoder.io/course/#ide" rel="nofollow">https://futurecoder.io/course/#ide</a>) gives you an instant scratchpad to write and debug code similar to repl.it.<p>- Completely interactive course: run code at every step which is checked automatically, keeping you engaged and learning by doing.<p>- Every exercise has many small optional hints to give you just the information you need to figure it out and no more.<p>- When the hints run out and you're still stuck, there are 2 ways to gradually reveal a solution so you can still apply your mind and make progress.<p>- Advice for common mistakes: customised linting for beginners and exercise-specific checks to keep you on track.<p>- Construct a question that will be well-received on sites like StackOverflow: <a href="https://futurecoder.io/course/#question" rel="nofollow">https://futurecoder.io/course/#question</a><p>- Also available in French (<a href="https://fr.futurecoder.io/" rel="nofollow">https://fr.futurecoder.io/</a>), Tamil (<a href="https://ta.futurecoder.io/" rel="nofollow">https://ta.futurecoder.io/</a>), and Spanish (<a href="https://es-latam.futurecoder.io/" rel="nofollow">https://es-latam.futurecoder.io/</a>). Note that these translations are slightly behind the English version, so the sites themselves are too as a result. If you're interested, help with translation would be greatly appreciated! Translation to Chinese and Portuguese is also half complete, and any other languages are welcome.<p>- Runs in the browser using Pyodide (<a href="https://pyodide.org/" rel="nofollow">https://pyodide.org/</a>). No servers. Stores user data in firebase.<p>- Progressive Web App (PWA) that can be installed from the browser and used offline.<p>-----------<p>A frequent question is how does futurecoder compare to Codecademy? Codeacademy has some drawbacks:<p>- No interactive shell/REPL/console<p>- No debuggers<p>- Basic error tracebacks not suitable for beginners<p>- No stdin, i.e. no input() so you can't write interactive programs, and no pdb.<p>- No gradual guidance when you're stuck. You can get one big hint, then the full solution in one go. This is not effective for learners having difficulty.<p>- Still on Python 3.6 (futurecoder is on 3.10)<p>I am obviously biased, but I truly believe futurecoder is the best resource for adult beginners. The focus on debugging tools, improved error messages, and hints empowers learners to tackle carefully balanced challenges. The experience of learning feels totally different from other courses, which is why I claim that if someone wants to start learning how to code, futurecoder is the best recommendation you can make.
Show HN: List of Stripe Alternatives
Seems like every time there's a negative Stripe story on here, the inevitable question, "any alternatives?" gets asked. Hell, I was tempted to ask myself. Instead, I decided to search hn.algolia.com to see for myself what others have recommended in the past.<p>Might as well share the list with y'all, make it meta.<p>--<p>2Checkout | https://www.2checkout.com<p>Adyen | https://www.adyen.com<p>Amazon Pay | https://pay.amazon.com<p>Authorize.net | https://www.authorize.net<p>Balance | https://www.getbalance.com<p>Braintree | https://www.braintreepayments.com<p>ChargeBee | https://www.chargebee.com<p>Chargify | https://www.chargify.com<p>Checkout.com | https://www.checkout.com<p>DigitalRiver | https://www.digitalriver.com<p>Dwolla | https://www.dwolla.com<p>FastSpring | https://fastspring.com<p>GoCardless | https://gocardless.com<p>MangoPay | https://www.mangopay.com<p>Mollie | https://www.mollie.com<p>Opayo (previously SagePay) | https://www.opayo.co.uk<p>Paddle | https://www.paddle.com<p>Payoneer | https://www.payoneer.com<p>PayPal | https://www.paypal.com<p>Qonto | https://qonto.com/en<p>Spreedly | https://www.spreedly.com<p>Square | https://squareup.com<p>Verifone | https://www.verifone.com/en/us<p>White | https://whitepayments.com<p>--<p>Observations from my data collection:<p>Sassy appears to have been acquired by FastSpring. Balanced Payments apparently went under but I found another payment service called "Balance" instead. Paymill is defunct but their Github org has a bunch of code. No idea what happened to Spryng Payments but Spryng still exists.<p>It's also worth mentioning that a true "Stripe alternative" simply does not exist. No one does everything they do and I'm pretty sure most services are lacking in the developer documentation department. Still, having options is always great.
Show HN: List of Stripe Alternatives
Seems like every time there's a negative Stripe story on here, the inevitable question, "any alternatives?" gets asked. Hell, I was tempted to ask myself. Instead, I decided to search hn.algolia.com to see for myself what others have recommended in the past.<p>Might as well share the list with y'all, make it meta.<p>--<p>2Checkout | https://www.2checkout.com<p>Adyen | https://www.adyen.com<p>Amazon Pay | https://pay.amazon.com<p>Authorize.net | https://www.authorize.net<p>Balance | https://www.getbalance.com<p>Braintree | https://www.braintreepayments.com<p>ChargeBee | https://www.chargebee.com<p>Chargify | https://www.chargify.com<p>Checkout.com | https://www.checkout.com<p>DigitalRiver | https://www.digitalriver.com<p>Dwolla | https://www.dwolla.com<p>FastSpring | https://fastspring.com<p>GoCardless | https://gocardless.com<p>MangoPay | https://www.mangopay.com<p>Mollie | https://www.mollie.com<p>Opayo (previously SagePay) | https://www.opayo.co.uk<p>Paddle | https://www.paddle.com<p>Payoneer | https://www.payoneer.com<p>PayPal | https://www.paypal.com<p>Qonto | https://qonto.com/en<p>Spreedly | https://www.spreedly.com<p>Square | https://squareup.com<p>Verifone | https://www.verifone.com/en/us<p>White | https://whitepayments.com<p>--<p>Observations from my data collection:<p>Sassy appears to have been acquired by FastSpring. Balanced Payments apparently went under but I found another payment service called "Balance" instead. Paymill is defunct but their Github org has a bunch of code. No idea what happened to Spryng Payments but Spryng still exists.<p>It's also worth mentioning that a true "Stripe alternative" simply does not exist. No one does everything they do and I'm pretty sure most services are lacking in the developer documentation department. Still, having options is always great.