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pogansrun··on I built ScreenStacka – a simple, ad-free tool to compare TV and monitor sizes
I wanted something cleaner than all the ad-filled comparison sites, so I made my own using GitHub Pages and a $2 IONOS domain.

It overlays two screen sizes so you can instantly see how much bigger one really is (by area, not just diagonal).

Hosted free on GitHub Pages, free SSL through Github, analytics via Plausible. Total cost: $2/year.

Open to suggestions/improvements.

pogansrun··on My weekend project: A one-stop Solana token analysis hub
As someone who recreationally trades solana meme coins, I found myself constantly juggling between multiple analysis sites for token research. The process was tedious: copy a token address, open a new tab, navigate to a site, paste the address, repeat. It was time-consuming and disrupted my workflow.

Frustrated by this, I decided to create a simple solution earlier today. The result is a straightforward web tool that takes a Solana token address and generates direct links to that token's specific page in six essential analysis platforms:

1. DexScreener 2. RugCheck 3. Solscan 4. Birdeye 5. Solana FM 6. Bubblemaps

Now, instead of opening multiple tabs and repeatedly pasting addresses, I can just paste in the address once and access all these resources with a single click. It's not fancy, but it has significantly streamlined my research process and has the added benefit of me not having to remember what tools I like to use.

I built this using basic HTML and JavaScript. The tool doesn't store any data or perform analysis itself - it simply generates and displays the relevant links.

I'm sharing this in case others find it useful. Feedback and suggestions for improvement are welcome.

(Disclaimer: This is a personal project and not affiliated with any of the linked platforms. Always do your own research before making investment or trading decisions.)

pogansrun··on [dead]
This took me quite a while to figure out. There's a lot of bad info online saying you can't stream using these "external graphic card" adapters because the services think you're recording your screen.

I was ultimately able to find a way around this by disabling acceleration in like 10 seconds, and now it works totally find and I can stream from Hulu. Hopefully this saves someone else the headache of figuring it out.

pogansrun··on [dead]
I was able to recover $500 from a rental car company by using GPT as my makeshift legal council for free.
pogansrun··on Calculating the time it takes to visit every Starbucks in America
I used some really rough math to come up with the figures for how long it would take to visit all of the 16,000 stores in America. Hoping some math gurus can weigh in on how to better account for the timing given much different distributions in cities vs rural areas, etc. Let me know what you think
pogansrun··on I make $8k/year sending cheap flight alert emails
I’ve seen a few companies come and go in the last few years who tried to automate it and failed. It seems people are really paying for the sense of curation and review, since what makes something a “good deal” can’t always be measured by a computer. Or maybe people just like their flight alerts wrapped in a friendly and helpful tone, and the tech gurus who can program it aren’t adept enough at copywriting. I’m just thinking out loud. I’m curious to hear others thoughts on programmatic vs human selected
pogansrun··on I make $8k/year sending cheap flight alert emails
Now that this hit the front page, I’ve had dozens of people who signed up asking me why they can’t find flights from San Francisco
pogansrun··on I make $8k/year sending cheap flight alert emails
Agreed— good thought!
pogansrun··on I make $8k/year sending cheap flight alert emails
It’s unbelievable amusing that this is the thread people are pulling on :)

I certainly don’t use this coffee comparison in the actual marketing. I anchor the price against the average per ticket savings and sometimes compare it to “less than the cost of a checked bag”

pogansrun··on I make $8k/year sending cheap flight alert emails
Yes SCF make at least $10M per year now probably. Like I mentioned below theres a ton of other ones like dollar flight club, jacks flight club, nextvacay, mighty travels, etc. It’s not a new biz model, just very niched to one market.

Money from this is dwarfed by my day job income so I’d be happy with $1,000 per month

pogansrun··on I make $8k/year sending cheap flight alert emails
Yes exactly. There’s a million other ones too like dollar flight club, jacks flight club, nextvacay, mighty travels, etc. it’s not a new concept just very niched to one market
pogansrun··on I make $8k/year sending cheap flight alert emails
It just takes too much time and effort to keep it up for multiple audiences. It’s not automated — it’s all about the curation. There are plenty of similar sites that cover many more airports though
pogansrun··on I make $8k/year sending cheap flight alert emails
It’s about 4 hours per week of work between vetting flights, writing the flight alerts, and managing the admin