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Show HN: I made a site to generate consistent text every time with AI

Hacker News - Tue, 11/05/2024 - 9:04pm

Hi everyone! I'm Sas, the founder of Sloap.

A little backstory on why I built this tool: I used to be an Etsy seller, and one challenge I kept running into was using ChatGPT to generate product titles, descriptions, and tags for Etsy product listings. At first, it worked well enough, but after a while, I found myself having to repeat the same instructions over and over. It became time-consuming and, honestly, a bit messy.

That’s when I started thinking, "What if there was a tool where I could set all my preferences once and get consistent, accurate content every time?" I had this idea floating around for a few months, but then something unexpected happened—I got banned from Etsy. That was the push I needed to bring Sloap to life.

Sloap isn’t just for Etsy or e-commerce sellers; it’s designed for anyone who wants consistent content generation without the hassle of repeating instructions. Whether you’re managing social media content, writing blog posts, creating product descriptions for a Shopify store, or generating text for newsletters, Sloap has you covered. It lets you set predefined rules for each project, ensuring your content is always on brand, no matter the platform.

After months of trial and error, learning, and lots of coffee, I’ve finally built something I’m genuinely proud of. It might not be perfect (yet), but Sloap is already so much more than I originally imagined. I’ll keep improving it, adding features, and making it even better with your feedback. Thanks for checking it out, and I’d love to hear what you think!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42056776

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Ask HN: Teaching the "magic" of software development to 3rd graders?

Hacker News - Tue, 11/05/2024 - 9:04pm

Next week I'm going into my daughter's classroom to teach about software engineering. I want to teach them about the magic of it.

What do I mean by magic?

Well, Steve Jobs said all great technology is indistinguishable from magic.

I want to show them how math can be magic.

I want to show them how code can be magic.

But, these are third graders. And I'm not sure I can use a computer.

Any suggestions on magic tricks? I have 15 minutes.

This is really about teaching them about different careers. This is a very poor school where most of these kids probably don't have a parent or friend in this industry. So instead of getting technical I want to show them the joy I get out of this work.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42056775

Points: 3

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MOATs Aren't Useful

Hacker News - Tue, 11/05/2024 - 8:58pm

Article URL: https://rohan.ga/blog/moats/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42056756

Points: 5

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A Rust Take on Bsdiff

Hacker News - Tue, 11/05/2024 - 8:58pm

Article URL: https://github.com/divvun/bidiff

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42056755

Points: 1

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Using Two ReMarkables

Hacker News - Tue, 11/05/2024 - 8:29pm
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