2012 · archive

Launched in February 2012

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Hackershelf. Community curated collection of legally free books▲532
Life & fun · 2012 · hackershelf.com
GF
Github for Designers▲409
Dev tools · 2012 · pixelapse.com
BF
Bootswatch, free swatches for your Bootstrap site▲407
Life & fun · 2012 · bootswatch.com
FU
Fed up with WebEx, so we built a way to screen share in under 20 sec.▲402
Life & fun · 2012 · screenleap.com
TF
Themes for Bootstrap▲354
Life & fun · 2012 · wrapbootstrap.com
FA
Favicon alert bubbles▲271
A javascript library that allows easy manipulation of the favicon to include nice looking alert bubbles. This means that users can pin your site and still see when their attention is needed! It's been done before, but in my opinion not in a way aesthetically pleasing enough for production use. This library also falls back to the standard number in page title approach for browsers that do no support canvas / dynamic favicons. Thoughts welcome.
Life & fun · 2012 · tommoor.github.com
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My afternoon project - a pleasant viewer for the "who is hiring?" posts▲185
Work · 2012 · hnhiring.micahw.com
GA
Get a better job offer, anonymously - my weekend hack▲182
Work · 2012 · jobpoacher.com
WA
Wireshark as a web app▲164
Life & fun · 2012 · cloudshark.org
CI
Cron.io - Sharing a by-product. Should this be a full service?▲153
Life & fun · 2012 · cron.io
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my weekend project, PageBlox▲134
Work · 2012 · pageblox.com
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JavaScript Instagram-like Filters▲127
Life & fun · 2012 · github.com
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Photo Picker+, New Library Improves Native Photo Picker (iOS+Android)▲121
Life & fun · 2012 · picture.io
AC
A client-side Bayes classifier for Hacker News▲119
Life & fun · 2012 · rogerbraun.net
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QR Pixel encodes pixel art in QR codes.▲119
Life & fun · 2012 · qrpixel.com
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Mothereffinanimatedgif▲113
Life & fun · 2012 · mothereffinganimatedgif.com
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Very low footprint JSON parser in portable ANSI C▲111
Life & fun · 2012 · github.com
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My weekend project Parallax.js▲108
Work · 2012 · stolksdorf.github.com
HN
HackerNews News Recommender▲97
Life & fun · 2012 · normansoven.com
AD
A distributed Recommendation Engine based on Redis + Ruby (and C)▲97
Life & fun · 2012 · github.com
MW
My weekend project to learn Javascript - 'Pinterest for Hacker News'▲95
Work · 2012 · hackerest.com
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Show HN We just launched forking for your Minecraft worlds▲92
Life & fun · 2012 · blog.minefold.com
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StyleBootstrap, create unique Bootstrap design live▲88
Life & fun · 2012 · stylebootstrap.info
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My startup Curvio - IMDB for Clothes and Accessories on TV▲84
Life & fun · 2012 · curvio.com
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The reinvention of the company profile▲79
Life & fun · 2012 · companies.thedailymuse.com
AP
A PHP parser written in PHP▲77
Life & fun · 2012 · github.com
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Our first iPhone app, built entirely in JavaScript▲74
Life & fun · 2012 · ravn.com
DC
devsigh.com - post all your stories of developer sigh▲73
Dev tools · 2012 · devsigh.com
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My MusicHackDay project. A MPC-esque JS drum machine (requires Chrome)▲70
Work · 2012 · jpc.heroku.com
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I've open sourced Bookmarkly, a bookmarking site written in JavaScript▲70
Life & fun · 2012 · github.com
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Coder Weekly▲62
Life & fun · 2012 · coderweekly.com
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HTTP Status code directory▲58
Dev tools · 2012 · httpstatus.es
CW
Coworking Weekly, the first newsletter for the coworking industry▲57
Growth · 2012 · coworkingweekly.com
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App for learning how to write Japanese▲55
I'm a long time lurker that recently quit my job to work on my own projects, a lot due to the inspiration from Hacker News. Now I have published my first serious project, an app for learning how to write Japanese characters. It's the app I always wanted but couldn't find when I was studying. It tries to be simple to use, you just start the quiz and go with the flow. There's no need to plan and manage your studies, and it uses spaced repetition for better retention. There's a promo page with more details up at http://www.kanjibyhand.com. It's only for Android so far. The free version includes…
Work · 2012
IW
I wrote a tiny Python-based HN crawler with scrapy▲53
Dev tools · 2012 · github.com
OS
Our Startup's 404 Page Currently Most Popular On Site (web only)▲51
We built this as a bit of fun but it's been getting some great responses on Twitter
Life & fun · 2012 · workfu.com
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SWYM - Share what you make▲50
Hi guys, I launched a two-day app at a Hacker News London meetup last year. It's called SWYM: Share What You Make. Check it out here - http://swym.me The idea is simple and in a way inspired from Show HN posts. Every time someone posts something cool here, someone asks how did you make it? So Swym provides a simple way to share the tools and people you built your projects with. I put it on the shelf after presenting it last year, but it's one of those things that kept coming back at me. So, I decided to bring it back to life. Here's the full back story - http://swym.me/story If there's…
Life & fun · 2012
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Help us curate the web’s best content for learning programming & design▲49
Link here: http://beta.whatispolymath.com Despite all the educational material on the web, I found it pretty hard to learn how to code and design. I had trouble finding high-quality content, figuring out what to learn next, and staying motivated without easy ways to track my progress. So, my co-founder and I built Polymath. Our MVP is pretty simple right now: you can find & submit good content, bookmark & track your progress across different resources, and rate/comment on the material. We’re trying to build a really fun online learning community, and we’ve got some more cool features…
Dev tools · 2012
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an unofficial API for Google Music▲48
Dev tools · 2012 · github.com
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Seddit.com, a chat site based around Reddit▲47
Life & fun · 2012 · seddit.com
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ANSI art renderer in JavaScript/Canvas▲47
Life & fun · 2012 · atdt.github.com
CA
CircuitLab, an in-browser schematic editor and circuit simulator▲46
Life & fun · 2012 · circuitlab.com
AC
A Collaborative Code Editor (like EtherPad with Syntax Highlighting)▲46
Dev tools · 2012 · snucode.com
HP
Hello Python, my book about learning python, has just been released▲46
Dev tools · 2012 · manning.com
CO
Cheers, our "like" button for the real world▲44
Life & fun · 2012 · chee.rs
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Facebook response to Lovestagram. Our Valentine's weekend project.▲43
Work · 2012 · fbmyvalentine.com
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I just launched a new blogging platform▲43
Life & fun · 2012 · blog.brytter.com
CU
Completely unofficial (and open source) Path client for OS X▲42
Dev tools · 2012 · journeyformac.com
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Piqtur, a wep app for enhancing your images with beautiful effects▲41
Life & fun · 2012 · piqtur.com
GC
GradeSquare.com - Find and Track your Online Courses▲40
Life & fun · 2012 · gradesquare.com
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Github repo recommendation service▲39
Dev tools · 2012 · woolam.org
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My Project, One month later▲37
Work · 2012 · traceroute.im
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A graph of the languages you use on Github▲35
Dev tools · 2012 · aaronparecki.com
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Gmelius, Towards a Better Gmail▲34
Life & fun · 2012 · chrome.google.com
WA
Web analytics with API only approach▲33
Dev tools · 2012 · infunl.com
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I made a social network for musicians▲33
Life & fun · 2012 · fandalism.com
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Add NES & Wii-style control to your Flash game in 15 minutes▲32
Life & fun · 2012 · games.wanderplayer.com
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Postmates is delivering happiness today in SF▲32
Life & fun · 2012 · postmates.com
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Beagle, our app for students▲31
Life & fun · 2012 · getbeagle.com
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Kickass scrum diagram▲28
Life & fun · 2012 · axosoft.com