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Article URL: https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-a-problem-about-pigeons-powers-complexity-theory-20250404/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43609207

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What if, you didn't have to select a model every time you wanted to chat with an AI?

I built a chat platform with AI that has the capability to auto-route the best model to help you with your queries, such as Claude Sonnet 3.5 for coding tasks, GPT 4o for creative writing, and so on.

It also comes with members' invitation to the workspace, agentic RAG, and the ability to create your own MCP to solve your specific issues.

The best part is that you don't have to subscribe to anything. The service uses a pay-as-you-go model where you top up your balance, and it will be deducted based on your usage (token in & token out).

Try now at https://chat.helpedby.ai and let me know your thoughts!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43609203

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Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/tech/643886/joystick-drift-tunneling-magnetoresistance-tmr-hall-effect-gaming-solution

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43609159

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Article URL: https://willaireplacedevelopers.com

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43609156

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Browser Router is a custom link handler for Windows that intercepts HTTP and HTTPS links and opens them in different browsers based on user-defined rules.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43609143

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Article URL: https://nullprogram.com/blog/2025/04/04/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43609142

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Article URL: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/faststream/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43609123

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Article URL: https://meroxa.com/blog/conduit-makes-mongodb-cdc-52percent-faster-than-kafka-connect/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43609119

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Based on personal struggles, I built an app that shows annoying things on my phone when I doomscroll. This includes dancing cats, the screen time police, or rain.

Social media is great as long as you don't overuse it -- I learn and connect with friends thanks to it. But it's too easy to get hooked.

When you open addictive apps, SpeedBump gives you a few options: 2, 5, 15, 30 minutes. The more you want to use, the more you have to wait before opening. Once time's up, it starts to annoy you a lot. There's no way to extend the timer without breaking your streak; you'll have to take a 15 min break.

I used Compose Multiplatform. It's been very fun to develop and actually works for me.

Check it out here and let me know what you think: https://speedbumpapp.com/ :)

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43609107

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When the forum moderators silence all discussion of the worst atrocities in the world because "it would start flame wars", that's exactly what burns the world down. Avoiding conflict, ignoring reality, to live in a world of shame and lies. They profit off our attention when it's meaningless, and ignore our pain when it's inconvenient. And the world burns while they count their money.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43609100

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Article URL: https://mock-interview.ai/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43609093

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My parents got super confused when PhonePe (payment app in India) updated their app overnight. They immediately blamed me for "breaking their phone" lol. I had to spend an hour showing them how to use the new design.

Same thing happened with WhatsApp video calls. I realized this is a common problem - we teach our parents tech stuff once, but they forget because they don't practice enough.

So I made this tool that lets my parents practice using apps through step-by-step tutorials at their own pace. No one rushing them, no one judging.

The goal? Help my parents feel more confident with technology and give them a safe space to practice without feeling stupid for asking the same questions over and over.

Check it out here - https://www.teach-your-parents-smartphone.com/ Open sourced codebase - https://github.com/Pankajtanwarbanna/teach-your-parents-smar...

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43609042

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Article URL: https://frederickvanbrabant.com/blog/2025-04-5-business-strategy-is-like-a-lizard/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43609030

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Hi HN! Over 3 years ago I developed a movies and series randomiser in Cordova web to deploy on app stores.

The first versions had ads in it to monetize the development, also a "PRO" version was released for the price of 1 dollar (or something like that, the lowest price tier as far as I remember).

Anyway, in recent years I've reached a point where all applications does not need to be monetized, some are just fun to develop and release for free. Show me a Movie is one of them! The current state of the app is the same as of 3 years ago. Besides getting it to work in the browser, minor bug fixes has been fixed.

With that said, go ahead and try it out. It is totally free, I only track page count using GoatCounter (for the fun of it). If you want to can leave some valuable feedback and insight which either I or someone else on HN can use in future projects!

Warm regards, Lukas

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43609011

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Hey everyone,

I first launched Alytica, my product analytics platform, back on December 21, 2024. I built it for two simple reasons:

1.I needed a solid and easy-to-use analytics solution for my own projects.

2.I'm naturally curious (okay, a bit geeky ) and wanted to see firsthand how these platforms handle tons of events.

Initially, I challenged myself to create and launch the MVP in just three weeks. Honestly, it wasn't perfect—in fact, it was pretty rough. But I decided to launch anyway, and surprisingly, I got a few clients who actually liked it.

Two or three months ago, I started rebuilding it from the ground up, and I'm excited to finally share Alytica v2! This new version is exactly what I had in mind from the start—more reliable, user-friendly, and packed with improvements. And there's still plenty more coming soon.

To celebrate this relaunch, I'm giving the first 100 users 20% off their first month with the code LAUNCH20. There's also a free plan available, so you can easily try it out without any commitment.

Check it out at alytica.tech and let me know what you think!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43608973

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Article URL: https://martinfowler.com/articles/exploring-gen-ai.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43608949

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Article URL: https://akos.ma/blog/how-to-get-a-standing-ovation-as-a-conference-speaker/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43608926

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Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.10714

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43608840

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Article URL: https://gist.github.com/NoteAfterNote/65a139ce70cbf27c4875aaaee0e779cc

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43608835

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I'm open sourcing a template I built to launch a full-stack SaaS with Stripe Payment, NextJS, Supabase and Google OAuth, in ONE SHOT. It took me some time so I decided to share this to you all. The goal is to help everyone save time when launching your next SaaS, with EVERYTHING YOU NEED. You can build anything. You can learn anything.

Links

- Github Repo: https://github.com/ShenSeanChen/yt-stripe-nextjs-supabase

- Try The App: https://mvp.seanchen.io X/Twitter: https://x.com/ShenSeanChen/status/1895163913161109792

- YouTube Tutorial: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ad1BxZufer8&list=PLE9hy4A7ZTmpGq...

- Buy Me A Coffee: https://buy.stripe.com/5kA176bA895ggog4gh

Template Features:

- Authentication with Supabase

- Stripe payment integration

- Dark mode support

- Responsive design

- Tailwind CSS styling

- Framer Motion animations

- TypeScript support

- Error boundary implementation

- SEO optimized

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43608827

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