Ask HN: What are you working on? (March 2025)

Posted by david927 3/30/2025

What are you working on? Any new ideas that you're thinking about?

390 points | 996 commentspage 33

renegat0x0 3/31/2025|

I am building viewer for link meta data

https://rumca-js.github.io/music

https://rumca-js.github.io/search

https://rumca-js.github.io/bookmarks

https://rumca-js.github.io/internet

nodeflow_studio 3/30/2025||

I am creating a node- and timeline based animation editor for html pages: Nodeflow Studio, ready to start my beta shortly: https://nodeflow.studio

It is designed for users who want to create interactive animations on their websites without the need for coding, making it easier and giving more precise control of the animations.

If you are a web developer and think you will be a good beta tester, then fill out the beta test form on the website.

prell 3/31/2025||

Every now and then I add new touches to my hobby project at

https://nobsutils.com

It's a collection of small tools that run locally in your browser which, over time, I've built to serve my needs mostly. This has been living on my home NAS for a while. When I created the flashcards maker to help my 10 years old son prepare for a Spelling bee word quiz, it became popular with his schoolmates and I got some new drive to make it public.

vmurthy 3/31/2025||

https://rankandfile.me

At the moment, I am validating demand for Rank And File, a platform for employee activism. Think Institutional Investors but instead of suits, it is employees who own a large number of shares in their own company and act as a collective.

R&F aims to provide a private forum for employees to discuss company policies and act as a platform where employees can connect with legal experts and activists who will help them

hurril 3/31/2025||

My own functional programming language. I'd done an imperative before but wanted one that has pattern matching, would let me do currying _and_ uses a bidirectional type-checker. All of this is currently implemented but not for all type constructs. It's name? Marmelade. Because Lady Marmelade and thus files with a lady suffix. m.lady.

https://github.com/pandemonium/marmelade

kukkeliskuu 3/31/2025||

I re-built a dance event web site one year ago with Django. The site was implemented by somebody else 15 years ago. It has 1M-2M page views per month.

Now I am building into it some features so other people can help me to run it, such as ticketing system (with AI), and statically generated copy of the site to improve availability.

I am also working on a service management tool, based on USM method. USM method is kind of "open source" version of ITIL, although it works on a different level than ITIL.

SirrahDev 3/31/2025||

Trappist, a space exploration / city builder game in the Trappist-1 solar system. It is inspired by the classic Alien Legacy, with more modern gameplay in the style of the Anno-series.

I've been working to time an update and demo release with the Steam City Builder & Colony Sim fest: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2769820/Trappist/

haswell 3/30/2025||

A blog about burnout and recovery that chronicles my experiences going on an extended sabbatical for the last 3 years. The good, the bad, the unexpected, what I'd do differently, what I've learned along the way, etc.

I started the project 1.5 years ago after many people I spoke to expressed interest, but life got complicated and I had to focus on health among other things. It's now back on the front burner, and I'm hoping to launch it later this spring or early summer.

bansuian 3/31/2025|

Do you mind sharing link?

haswell 3/31/2025||

I'm currently hosting this in my private homelab while I build it out, but if you shoot me an email (profile), I'd be happy to share it once it's up and running.

tudorizer 3/31/2025||

'tis a broad umbrella, but my co-founder and I are deep into transforming excess green energy (wasted because of curtailment) into ML / AI compute.

Focusing on training and fine-tuning, because of lower bandwith requirements.

We're collaborating with a few AI researchers through offering a sponsorhips program for the right people. If you know anyone, send them our way.

PS. If anyone has experience with Marimo, give me shout!

[1] https://enverge.ai/

fedorvin 4/5/2025|

A declarative OSINT VM builder utilizing Nix Flakes. The goal is to quickly generate a fresh QCOW2 image with all necessary applications installed and configured, mainly Firefox with numerous settings and extensions.

I think this can be really useful as it allows you to maintain separate QCOW2 files for each investigation, since they can be generated in just a few seconds.

Using a Nix Flake also provides an easy way to add or remove tools, offering extensive customization based on your needs.

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