We do "what are you building?" threads all the time. I want to hear the other side. What's a tool, product, or service you'd actually use that nobody seems to be making? Could be a better version of something that exists, or something totally new.
A meta web browser, or browser toolkit. That is a web browser that by default obeys current standards but does not have to. It can be gutted or extended at the discretion of a user.
For example I would like to remove reliance on certificates for TLS. I know it’s a security nono but I don’t care. Another example is choosing to make markdown the default format instead of html.
Simultaneously such an application should allow users to add their own custom packages, such as native interpretation of Python or custom media codecs.
I have to be honest - build a blog and post your thoughts. Human thoughts, your ideas, the projects, the tips, and the art. Just add more human voices to the internet. We need them.
I want someone to index youtube and provide independent search engine that actually works and can also hook into my account and build recommendations to what i watch or search without google's bs. I think it is perfectly doable to turn youtube into pure video storage service and do everything else outside of it(which is finer since there is no ad bypass or anything nefarious). But definitely not commercially viable and likely google would block the services from its api.
For example I would like to remove reliance on certificates for TLS. I know it’s a security nono but I don’t care. Another example is choosing to make markdown the default format instead of html.
Simultaneously such an application should allow users to add their own custom packages, such as native interpretation of Python or custom media codecs.
Something that would give a user meaningful agency. You, sir, are a hopeless romantic. ;)
You can probably find many other posts as well by searching different phrases. Folks are always fishing for ideas via "Ask HN" posts.
- A simple commenting system
- A simple up/downvoting system
- A simple forum
- A simple RSS-to-newsletter tool
There are solutions in that field, but they are usually way too complicated, or can't seamlessly integrate with an existing website.