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Article URL: https://herb-tools.dev/

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Article URL: https://github.com/lofcz/LlmTornado

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Ever since the advent of AI tools in our workflows, it became even more obvious to me how companies (and most developers) brag about how fast they can deliver value.

As a career-switcher, I always considered programming an activity that lies somewhere between craft and mathematics. However, it feels like we lean towards math Olympiad standards when it comes to recognizing and rewarding one's expertise in the industry.

May I ask: Am I disillusioned, out of touch, or am I right? And why is that? I'm not talking just about startups on seed stage because it's really obvious to me how these are companies that have to hit the market ASAP somehow. But I noticed that trend even in corporate environments (at least in Greece), where the fast shipper gets praised and rewarded, and those who take an extra time to handle complexity introduced are not only frowned upon but they're also perceived as negative assets.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43704847

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Hey HN,

A few months ago, I launched https://pagesnap.co — a simple API service that converts websites or raw HTML into high-quality PDFs using headless Chrome. It works well, it’s polished, and technically it solves a real problem (HTML-to-PDF conversion is messy, especially with Tailwind, dark mode, or JavaScript-heavy pages).

Since launching, I’ve put quite a bit of effort into marketing:

* Wrote blog posts and documentation * Created a YouTube intro video * Answered relevant questions on Reddit, Quora, Google Ads * Built backlinks and directory listings * Created Facebook, X.com accounts to post content

But so far… results have been pretty underwhelming. I’m getting a few signups, and some free trial signups, but very few convert, and traffic is nowhere near what I hoped despite the effort.

I’m wondering if other indie hackers / solo SaaS founders have experienced something similar — and what eventually worked for you? How did you find your first 50–100 paying customers when organic and content marketing wasn’t taking off?

Would also genuinely appreciate feedback on the product or site itself: https://pagesnap.co

Thanks a ton in advance

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43704846

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Article URL: https://github.com/open-spaced-repetition/py-fsrs

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43704836

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Article URL: https://chatgpt.com/library

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Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/dont-call-it-a-drone-ziplines-uncrewed-aircraft-wants-to-reinvent-retail/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43704825

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Article URL: https://www.boxo.io/ai

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43704808

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Article URL: https://www.agweb.com/news/business/farmland/farmer-and-veteran-fights-25-years-keep-pond-halt-eminent-domain

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43704795

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Article URL: https://stratechery.com/2025/nvidia-h20-restricted-in-china-the-huawei-cloudmatrix-384-whither-chip-controls/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43704782

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Article URL: https://earth.nullschool.net/

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Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/16/google-sued-for-5bn-in-uk-over-allegations-of-shutting-out-rivals

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43704757

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Article URL: https://www.securityweek.com/ransomware-group-claims-hacking-of-oregon-regulator-after-data-breach-denial/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43704744

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Like many others, I’ve been hacking on MCP servers lately. The issue I ran into was that running multiple MCP servers behind a unified backend was hard. I needed a way to combine all the tool calls from different MCP servers so the client got a unified view, route requests to the correct server based on the tool call, and maintain session affinity for SSE requests. This led me to build CATIE, which solves the above issues.

CATIE is a lightweight proxy that routes MCP requests to the appropriate backend services based on their content.

Key Features

- Content-Based Routing: Routes requests based on tool call. This allows server operators to use a micro-service architecture, with the user only installing one server. This separation allows server operators to scale tool calls independently.

- Unified Tool Call Response: Combine the tool list response from multiple MCP servers. - Session Stickiness: Maintains client connections to the same backend

- Pattern Matching: Uses regex patterns to route tool requests

- Real-time Monitoring: Simple dashboard to see traffic patterns and performance with built-in Prometheus integration.

- Backend Switching: Change where requests go without client reconfiguration

How It Works

CATIE sits between your clients and your MCP servers. When a request comes in, it:

- Parses the JSON-RPC request to understand what it's trying to do

- Applies your routing rules to determine the appropriate backend

- Forwards the request to the backend

- Maintains session stickiness for ongoing conversations

- Has a built-in UI for monitoring statistics and integrates with Prometheus

CATIE is fully open source under the MIT license. Contributions, feedback, and feature requests are all welcome!

- GitHub: https://github.com/mclenhard/catie-mcp - Docs: https://www.catiemcp.com/docs/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43704735

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Article URL: https://www.scworld.com/news/genai-vulnerabilities-fixed-only-21-of-the-time-after-pentesting

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43704731

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Article URL: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/male-african-elephants-were-once-thought-to-be-solitary-new-research-reveals/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43704722

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Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/16/lyft-to-buy-taxi-app-free-now-for-200-million-to-expand-into-europe.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43704228

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Article URL: https://github.com/si14/stuffed-naan-js

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Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/lyft-enter-european-market-with-200-million-freenow-acquisition-2025-04-16/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43704220

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Article URL: https://huggingface.co/microsoft/bitnet-b1.58-2B-4T

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