Highlighting Efforts of Creation from Hacker News

In plain words

Highlighting Efforts of Creation from Hacker News is a project that curates and showcases creative work discussed on Hacker News. Launched in 2013, it serves as a repository for interesting projects, articles, and creations shared by the Hacker News community. The platform helps readers discover notable efforts and innovations highlighted in tech and creative circles, making it easier to find quality content from the community's discussions.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

• HN
  Hacker News Classics2018 · jsomers.net · ▲864
• TH
  This Hacker News Does Not Exist2022 · coxomb.github.io · ▲252
• IM
  I made a Hacker News for podcasts2016 · podcastrank.co · ▲367
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  Visualize your Hacker News activity2020 · showcase.metamate.io · ▲132

  Web site created using create-react-app

• HN
  Hacker News Redesign2014 · hilapeleg.io · ▲380
• TU
  The users behind Hacker News2011 · hnwho.com · ▲193

Questions this answers

• creator vetting based on transcript

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  SimCity, but with Permits▲936

  A free city-building game in your browser. You are the mayor. You know what the city needs. Now get it past the zoning board, the neighbors, the appeals court and the next election.

  Life & fun · 3d ago · permit.petercai.com

• IV
  I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's education for 10 years▲778

  Life & fun · 15d ago · tanzaniaeducationproject.org

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  Bigwords.page – Turn any screen into a sign. The URL is the app▲728

  Turn a phone, tablet or TV into a sign. Type a message and it fills the screen: welcome signs, timers, Wi-Fi passwords and more. No app, no account, free.

  Life & fun · 16d ago · bigwords.page

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  Guitoro, a virtual guitar you strum with your keyboard▲573

  Play a free virtual guitar online with your keyboard or by touch. Slow songs down and see every chord, string and strum. Acoustic, classic, electric and bass.

  Life & fun · 10d ago · guitoro.com

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  See *almost* any carriers phone settings▲432

  Carrier settings from iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy firmware, decoded and compared: APNs, VoLTE, 5G and Wi-Fi Calling per carrier, and what each build changed.

  Life & fun · 14d ago · carrierexplode.com

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  The whole Solar System and every tracked satellite, live in the browser▲407

  Life & fun · 24d ago · space.bl2.net

• TN
  TextBlob, Natural language processing made simple in Python▲303

  Dev tools · 2013 · textblob.readthedocs.org

• VM
  Virtual Machines in the Browser▲281

  Life & fun · 2013 · blog.grunseid.com

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  Tridiv - CSS 3D Editor▲277

  Tridiv is a web-based editor for creating 3D shapes in CSS

  Life & fun · 2013 · tridiv.com

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  noteZilla - Interactive sheet music▲275

  Life & fun · 2013 · notezilla.io

• RI
  Run iOS apps in the browser▲261

  Life & fun · 2013 · app.io

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  TextIt – Visually build SMS applications anywhere in the world▲222

  Visually build multichannel messaging bots and launch them anywhere in the world.

  Life & fun · 2013 · textit.in