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zxcholmes

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zxcholmes··on The local LLM ecosystem doesn’t need Ollama
The name "llama.cpp" doesn't seem very friendly anymore nowadays... Back then, "llama" probably referred to those models from Facebook, and now those Llama series models clearly can't represent the strongest open-source models anymore...
zxcholmes··on Show HN: Newcomer Ranking – Alternative to GitHub Trending for New Repos
Thanks for the suggestion! I'll work on adding filter options and toning down the ads.
zxcholmes··on Show HN: Newcomer Ranking – Alternative to GitHub Trending for New Repos
You're absolutely right about the AI-generated look. I'm not a UI designer, so I relied too heavily on AI for the frontend. I should probably study designs from other websites and create something more custom instead. Thanks for the feedback!
zxcholmes··on Show HN: Newcomer Ranking – Alternative to GitHub Trending for New Repos
I think popularity to some extent represents what people are paying attention to and the technologies that are gaining traction. While it shouldn't be the only factor in evaluating software quality, it can serve as a valuable indicator of community interest and emerging trends in the tech landscape.
zxcholmes··on Show HN: Newcomer Ranking – Alternative to GitHub Trending for New Repos
You're right, I should filter out old/archived/deprecated repositories to keep the list active.
zxcholmes··on Show HN: Git Stars – Discover Trending Open Source Projects
Thanks for your feedback, it's been fixed.
zxcholmes··on Show HN: News Alert - Real-time global news monitoring with keyword alerts
Thank you for your suggestions. Currently, I'm mainly focused on financial market information, especially in the United States.
zxcholmes··on Show HN: News Alert - Real-time global news monitoring with keyword alerts
I think the biggest difference from Google News Alert is real-time delivery. Google News Alert obviously only sends emails once a day, while I can notify you the moment the news is captured.
zxcholmes··on Show HN: News Alert - Real-time global news monitoring with keyword alerts
These messages are mainly 7*24 financial news updates, captured in real-time. They might enable quick reactions after receiving information in financial markets.
zxcholmes··on Show HN: News Alert - Real-time global news monitoring with keyword alerts
Thanks for your attention. I quickly launched this website, so many details aren't well-developed yet. I'd like to know if it has potential for growth.
zxcholmes··on Show HN: News Alert - Real-time global news monitoring with keyword alerts
Thank you for your attention. This is my MVP product, which is still being refined. I launched it quickly.
zxcholmes··on Secret Crush Matcher – Anonymous way to test if your crush likes you back
Hey HN! I built this after watching too many friends struggle with the "should I tell them?" dilemma.

The concept is simple: you enter your name, get an anonymous link to send to your crush. They see a message saying someone likes them and need to guess who. If they guess your name correctly, you both get notified of the match. If they guess wrong, they never know it was you.

Tech stack: Flask + SQLite, with Google OAuth for notifications. The tricky part was designing the UX to feel safe and non-creepy while maintaining complete anonymity until there's mutual interest.

Some interesting challenges I solved: - Preventing spam/abuse while keeping it anonymous - Designing the guess mechanism to avoid awkwardness - Making sure failed guesses truly stay private

It's completely free and I'm not collecting any personal data beyond what's needed for the matching. Would love feedback from the community on the concept and execution!

Live at: https://secretcrush.im/