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Show HN: Npflared serveless private NPM registry that you can host for free
Free and open source, npflared is a serveless private npm registry that you can self-host in order to distribute private packages for you and your team
Show HN: Npflared serveless private NPM registry that you can host for free
Free and open source, npflared is a serveless private npm registry that you can self-host in order to distribute private packages for you and your team
Show HN: Cli.club – Command Line Interface Tools and Alternatives
Show HN: Cli.club – Command Line Interface Tools and Alternatives
Show HN: Cli.club – Command Line Interface Tools and Alternatives
Show HN: Experiments in AI-generation of crosswords
Hi HN, I've been experimenting on-and-off over the years trying to automatically generate crosswords [1]. Recently I've been feeling like my results are good enough that I want to share them and see what other people think. I'm not trying to claim that these could appear in, say, the NYT in their current state, but honestly the velocity of progress makes me feel like I will inevitably be able to automatically generate NYT-quality crosswords within just a year or so.<p>A write-up is here: <a href="https://abstractnonsense.com/crosswords.html" rel="nofollow">https://abstractnonsense.com/crosswords.html</a><p>And you can play the crosswords here: <a href="https://crosswordracing.com" rel="nofollow">https://crosswordracing.com</a>
(They should work well on both desktop and mobile, and there's a leader-board for each crossword if you want to leave your name when you solve one).<p>[1]: Just in case anyone is interested, my very first attempt at this problem was way back in 2006! I used multiple wordlists (e.g. list of British monarchs, with reign dates), and wrote little functions to generate clues from each list (e.g. "British monarch who ruled from {date1} to {date2}"). Even with randomized synonym substitution and similar tricks, this approach was too labor-intensive, and the results too robotic, for it to work well. Can't complain though, that project led to me getting hired as the first engineer at Justin.TV!
Show HN: Experiments in AI-generation of crosswords
Hi HN, I've been experimenting on-and-off over the years trying to automatically generate crosswords [1]. Recently I've been feeling like my results are good enough that I want to share them and see what other people think. I'm not trying to claim that these could appear in, say, the NYT in their current state, but honestly the velocity of progress makes me feel like I will inevitably be able to automatically generate NYT-quality crosswords within just a year or so.<p>A write-up is here: <a href="https://abstractnonsense.com/crosswords.html" rel="nofollow">https://abstractnonsense.com/crosswords.html</a><p>And you can play the crosswords here: <a href="https://crosswordracing.com" rel="nofollow">https://crosswordracing.com</a>
(They should work well on both desktop and mobile, and there's a leader-board for each crossword if you want to leave your name when you solve one).<p>[1]: Just in case anyone is interested, my very first attempt at this problem was way back in 2006! I used multiple wordlists (e.g. list of British monarchs, with reign dates), and wrote little functions to generate clues from each list (e.g. "British monarch who ruled from {date1} to {date2}"). Even with randomized synonym substitution and similar tricks, this approach was too labor-intensive, and the results too robotic, for it to work well. Can't complain though, that project led to me getting hired as the first engineer at Justin.TV!
Show HN: OwlEars – Raw feedback, straight from your customers' minds
Hello everyone<p>Years ago, I built a personal feedback platform called Sarahah that got famous but was eventually removed from stores. One unique aspect of Sarahah was its simple, plain message box.<p>Now, I'm using this concept to help businesses gather raw feedback (yes, just plain free text) from their customers. This approach contrasts with guided surveys that can often frame and limit responses. On the business side, we use AI to analyze this feedback and provide valuable insights and recommendations.<p>I would really appreciate hearing your thoughts
Additionally, if you're interested in using this in your startup where we hear your feedback and tailor it to your needs, please let me know
Show HN: Ephemeral VMs in 1 Microsecond
Show HN: Ephemeral VMs in 1 Microsecond
Show HN: Llama 3.3 70B Sparse Autoencoders with API access
Show HN: Llama 3.3 70B Sparse Autoencoders with API access
Show HN: Llama 3.3 70B Sparse Autoencoders with API access
Show HN: Llama 3.3 70B Sparse Autoencoders with API access
Show HN: Complete decompilation of Lego Island
Show HN: Complete decompilation of Lego Island
Show HN: Complete decompilation of Lego Island
Show HN: Complete decompilation of Lego Island
Show HN: Complete decompilation of Lego Island
Show HN: Keypub.sh – OAuth for the terminal using SSH keys
Hi HN! I built KeyPub.sh to solve the problem of user verification for CLI applications. It's essentially OAuth for the terminal, but using SSH keys that developers and users already have.<p>- No installation needed - works with existing SSH setup
- Privacy-focused: users control what email info is shared
- Simple email verification process
- Free public service
- Perfect for CLI app developers who don't want to build user verification<p>Try it with:
`$ ssh keypub.sh about`<p>Source code: <a href="https://github.com/skariel/keypub">https://github.com/skariel/keypub</a>