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sszon Show HN: I built a modern Goodreads alternative

My personal project, https://rate.house, is kinda like goodreads but for all types of media.

sszon Proton: We're giving away over $1M to support a better internet

the recipients: https://proton.me/blog/2024-lifetime-account-charity-fundrai...

sszon Nearly Half of US Unicorns Have Foreign-Born Founders

This isn't surprising to me since most of us upend our lives just to be in US, so we have more of an incentive to try harder to make it.

sszon App Should Have Been a Website (and Probably Your Game Too)

I completely agree with the sentiment of the article but the general user behavior is changing. Young people are always asking for an app. It's what they're used to. My nephew never even opens his web browser on his phone.

sszon Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2024 – Show and tell

I'm making a little by sharing all my nonfiction book summaries/notes on https://littlerbooks.com.

sszon Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (October 2024)

I'm sharing all my nonfiction book summaries/notes on https://littlerbooks.com/.

sszon Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2024 – Show and tell

I'm making some money by putting all my nonfiction book notes on https://littlerbooks.com/

sszon Ask HN: What apps have you created for your own use?

https://littlerbooks.com is where I summarize popular nonfiction books into bullet points so I can remember what I learned better.

https://rate.house is a user generated media database. It's like IMDb but also has music, literature, video games, and podcasts.

https://newsasfacts.com provides the most important news around the world concisely.

https://wordhoot.com is a word guessing game inspired by Wordle featuring multiplayer, unlimited plays, and detailed playing history/stats.

sszon Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” project?

I have a few.

https://rate.house is a user generated media database. It's like IMDb but also has music, literature, video games, and podcasts.

https://newsasfacts.com provides the most important news around the world concisely.

https://wordhoot.com is a word guessing game inspired by Wordle featuring multiplayer, unlimited plays, and detailed playing history/stats.