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unholygoaton Show HN: I created a free directory submission tool to save you time

It has a fatal error if you scroll down even just a little bit: "Application error: a client-side exception has occurred (see the browser console for more information)."

TypeError: URL constructor: https: //AI Infinity is not a valid URL. NextJS 11 2472-4607b896ce862896.js:1:3938 NextJS 50

unholygoaton Show HN: A simple and powerful RSS reader for the web

find the tester page here - https://rachelbythebay.com/fs/ You will need to use the contact form to get a key that will enable you to use the service then you can plug your key into the url provided to see your test results page. Ez-pz.

unholygoaton Show HN: I Built My Product with Next.js After Getting Scammed by LegalZoom

I'll be real with you - no. Even if I hadn't already been through the process of registering an LLC before, it's an extremely over-saturated market. Heck just looking at the first page on google for "how to register LLC in Texas" I see that each link gives the same information you do but for free. A couple youtube videos with 100k+ views even show up on the first page that explain the same thing.

I can't imagine not performing the most rudimentary search before opting to pay for a $18 course that wasn't even verified/checked by a lawyer for accuracy (one of the links I clicked on went out of the way to indicate their steps had been indeed verified by a lawyer and even gave his name+photo, assuming they weren't lying).

Regardless - Any project that doesn't cost you more than your time to setup has some value, even if it's just your experience in the process. Best of luck.

unholygoaton Show HN: I Built My Product with Next.js After Getting Scammed by LegalZoom

Kudos on your new project. I'm just going to nitpick two things I noticed from a quick glance:

You post the following disclaimer once you start the free California LLC course - "Disclaimer: The information on this course is for general guidance only and does not constitute legal, financial, or professional advice. Accuracy is not guaranteed. Consult a qualified professional for personalized advice." I would suggest also having that before a customer pays for one of the non-free courses, either on the main page or mentioned on the stripe gateway(if possible).

On the Introduction to LLCs page for the California course you accidentally mention Wyoming instead of California under Other Important Stuff - "LLC Name: Pick a unique name that meets Wyoming's rules. See the LLC Name lesson for tips."

Good luck homie!

unholygoaton Show HN: 500,000 free WiFi hotspots plotted around the world

Hmmm I get the feeling that one of your 'sources' for the db comes from the users who have already installed your app. Just a tin-foil-hat hunch based on the density of nodes in certain areas (read: certain routes). Too bad 60%+ are HP-Printers or vmguests...either way it'd pay to clean all that up if you're promoting that they're free/open hotspots.

unholygoaton Introducing the Keybase filesystem

equivrel - you get my last one.. just sent it, enjoy!

unholygoaton Introducing the Keybase filesystem

7An2ieoW - invite has been sent.. enjoY!

unholygoaton Introducing the Keybase filesystem

parimm - invite sent!

unholygoaton Introducing the Keybase filesystem

Invite sent!

unholygoaton Introducing the Keybase filesystem

Just was granted 5 more invites (Thanks Chris!) if anyone else is late to the party.

Please either reply with an email address or have one visible in your profile if you want one.

unholygoaton Introducing the Keybase filesystem

invite sent, check your email. :)

unholygoaton Introducing the Keybase filesystem

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unholygoaton Introducing the Keybase filesystem

Just checked profile, email was not found. Took a guess though and sent an invite to the email listed at: https://github.com/stepvhen

If that's the wrong email then let me know where to send it.

unholygoaton Introducing the Keybase filesystem

[x] invite sent.. check your email.

unholygoaton Introducing the Keybase filesystem

[X] Sent. check your email.

unholygoaton Show HN: Request your college application with comments from admissions

It'd be nice to see an example of what is sent (before it's actually sent) as well as resource links to how it's possible (i.e. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act info).

unholygoaton Ask HN: What Yahoo Pipes replacements are there?

I would first look at zapier (as mentioned first by robgolding) and IFFT ( http://ifttt.com/ ), they can help integrate just about every service under the sun... if you want to host your own yahoo pipes clone here are a few:

http://github.com/cantino/huginn

http://github.com/ggaughan/pipe2py

http://github.com/neyric/pipes2js

https://github.com/olviko/RssPercolator

http://github.com/superfeedr/superpipes

Here also is a MEGA-LIST (and i wouldn't be using caps nor the word mega if I didn't mean it) of yahoo pipe replacements.... not my site, not my lists but clearly this guy did his homework (over 200+ options). http://meta-guide.com/integration/alternatives-to-yahoo-pipe...

unholygoaton Ask HN: Individual and team email addresses for a domain

https://mxroute.com/

This is the best way (that i've found) to host email from all my domains each on separate accounts.. I have the cheapest package ($15/yr) and have about 10 email accounts spread over 8 domains..

unholygoaton Ask HN: Which VPS provider do you use for personal and professional use?

I second the suggestion of Ramnode. I've used them for both small openvz 'personal projects' as well as much larger multi-node setups. They're all pro as far as i'm concerned....also reliable, fast & i've never had a problem reaching their tech support (and god knows i've had to reach out to them at the worst times of the night in the past when something wasn't working as planned). There's another VPS service that is also fast + reliable though they're more for people who already know what they're doing that shares a similar name - ramhost.us. I currently have two small vps accounts on ramhost.us for various scripts/apps that help make my life easier. I couldn't recommend either service enough to be honest.

Linode.com is also pretty reliable + fast (though I do realize they are right now experiencing a datacenter being down).

I use to have lots of small vps's going (I was a regular on lowendbox.com) back a few years ago (some were dev, some were for clients, some were just all the open source projects I was working on. It all boils down to exactly what you want to get out of it (also where in the world you want to host it). For instance right now i just need two low-end openvz nodes that don't pull in much traffic, hence my choice with continuing with ramhost.us rather than Ramnode or linode (they've got small packages + frequent discounts for new accounts). Another option i would have easily chosen would be hostigation.com. These aren't for big production sites though (although i'm sure they'd handle them without a glitch).

My biggest suggestion is stay away from any service that has hosting as a secondary option (i.e. all the domain registrars and hosts who have shared hosting as their primary source of business).

unholygoaton Ask HN: Active incubators in Southern California?

I remember reading a couple months ago in some blog post that there are 27 or so startup incubators here in southern california. That made me cringe as I scrolled through the list of people behind most of them & wondered who the hell they were and why many of the links on their sites didn't work (that was the case with probably 5 of them not to mention not a single allumni of their programs ever made it past that initial investment). :(

That being said there are a few ones that I see all the time & based on the track record of their applicants as well as the mentors/investors involved they'd be worth a shot:

- Amplify.la - launchpad.la - muchercapital.com

and not in the order.

unholygoaton I am a successful software dev but I have a serious drinking problem

AA is NOT religious.

It says throughout their books + literature that the only reason it uses the word "god" sometimes is because it's an already well-known concept of what a 'higher power'.. or 'power/force greater than yourself' can be. That entire concept, and the basis for one of their steps, is essentially getting you to stop trying to control the things in your life that you have absolutely no control over (i.e. I can't control what your response will be so therefor I shouldn't worry about whether or not you understand what I'm trying to convey).

There ARE christian based recovery programs but unless you're already a very STRONG christian I'd stick to any number of organizations like AA or S.M.A.R.T recovery.

Btw there is no section on "what if I don't believe in God" in any AA literature... so i'm confused with why you're making shit up when this guy clearly needs real help & not just your speculation. AA worked for me, S.M.A.R.T recovery worked for a close friend, and I'm sure other programs out there have their success stories too.

Using wikipedia as a source for how someone should treat a medical condition (alcohol withdrawal) is not only misleading but in this case dangerous.

Think of addiction like LSD. For those who have experienced it there is no explanation necessary..for those who haven't there is no explanation possible (loosely paraphrased from "Be Here Now" by Ram Dass).

unholygoaton I am a successful software dev but I have a serious drinking problem

Fellow code-monkey, startup founder, alcoholic here -

It DOES get better. Shit I burned my entire life to the ground. Incredible salary (not to mention investments/savings), a house, fiancee, etc.. I had the whole fucking american dream and wasn't even 25. It felt though like the next thing I knew I was waking up and I was 29, having systematically destroyed everything in my life and was living off what little was left on my last non-maxed out credit card....eventually attempted suicide but my drunken ass failed at even that! I can't even begin to describe how un-comprehensibly demoralizing my life had become. In the absence of alcohol I'd shake uncontrollably which eventually led to auditory + visual hallucinations -- Some very scary shit! My neighbor took me to the ER one day after I stumbled down some stairs & promptly went into a full seizure in the waiting room....after a few days in their detox ward the simple logic of "What I had been doing wasn't working.....Maybe I should try a different approach," I found myself on a plane headed to a rehab out in Pasadena, CA where I remembered a few friends had been to (and were living the life I wanted). The entire experience from that moment on saved my life. That first year wasn't all peaches and cream but I quickly found my balance of life/work/family...got back all the relationships that mattered & the work/money eventually followed. I've seen the same shit happen to easily hundreds of others. Hell, I personally know a solid dozen VERY successful, well known posters/startup hero's on HN who are recovered alcoholics/addicts.

Please shoot me an email.. even just to chat... unholygoat@gmx.com (it's forwarded to my real email)

If you don't want to email me or Snail_commando at least checkout this site (It's a giant forum/directory of all the many different types of help out there & can put in in touch with all the various resources that are local to you).

http://www.soberrecovery.com/

Anyhow man, I hope to hear from you...there's an entire world out there of people who have lived through the madness and chaos and can help you do the same. -b

unholygoaton Ask HN: Is there a database of Hacker news posts that I can download?

they're out there.. just a matter of convincing someone to give u a copy...opendata/easily downloadable wise i high doubt it other than for specific terms/posts/people

unholygoaton Hacker News search

there's a bunch simliar but i don't think any have updated with the newly added API additions...go for it! http://www.hnsearch.com/api

here are most of the other apps still up http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2672826

unholygoaton Hacker News search

now there is :

here is how you can pull a specific username's submissions and you can add filters: http://api.thriftdb.com/api.hnsearch.com/items/_search?filte...

And then here is how you can pull the comments for a specific thread/discussion/id: http://api.thriftdb.com/api.hnsearch.com/items/_search?filte...

you can now grab a lot of data.. including they enlarged the site's rss feed in hopes of slowing a few of the scrapers..

there are a few items missing, but they added a lot: http://www.hnsearch.com/api

btw that includes a user bio now, as well as things you've upvoted... etc.. its all just done via filters..

the also boosted the rss feed to help slow down the strapers

unholygoaton Ask HN: Who are your 'must follows' on Twitter?

for 'those' kind of days when u need a quick laugh @NotANark

unholygoaton Los Angeles Makerspace

You can count me there as well.. just moved back here after years of being in Denver/Boulder and before that Atlanta...

And this is exactly the kind of stuff that makes me happy I moved back. :)