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Nice! I've been wanting to try local audio fine-tuning. Hopefully it works with music vocals too

I thought this was a pretty good article that didn't over-sensationalize SaaS products, while still explaining how they can lead to success.

It sucks that the OP's website didn't "blow up", but then again, most micro-SaaS's are not meant to go viral like that.

One point I would add is that there should be more promotion other than just posting on HN + PH. If that's where your launch stops, you may not be realizing your full potential.

Another little nitpick; The domain they used (EarlyBrd.io) was kinda weird due to the unconventional spelling. Yes, you don't need a dot com, but it should still be something you can mention in conversation and have the other party instantly understand & be able to spell, without you spelling it out for them.

Lastly, why does everyone here seem to care more about post titles than actual posts nowadays?

Would've been helpful if they mentioned what kind of smart contracts they support at the very top of the article. I had to dive in to find out they're talking about Solidity

That is awesome. Have you been able to turn a profit yet? I'm super interested in micro-SaaS's...

I would look into getting a head start by leveraging one of the existing blockchain companies that's looking for developers to build on their platform. Usually they are very happy to promote your project(s) on their social media, and/or offer you seed/bridge funding if you can create a compelling MVP. I would also urge you to look for the blockchain companies that are hosting hackathons, since that means they have money to blow on attracting developers. I know all this since I'm in the same boat as you :) Good luck!

No, because "crypto" is only a subset of "blockchain."

Blockchain can be used for a lot more than just digital cash. It can be used for storing immutable logs of any data/content. That implies endless use-cases.

Yes, transactions can be viewed as contracts, but the mediation is already accounted for by that specific blockchain's consensus algorithm & proposal/dispute resolution system. Most of the good smart contract blockchains already have systems in place for all this.

Bare in mind that these exact same MIDI notes can be fed into better sounding instruments (such as lush pads, sharp lead synths, acoustic guitars, etc...), thus improving the overall end product.

What are some of the fastest and easiest tools for creating something like this myself ?

Do we really need a new thread about this thread every month? :)

I had the opposite experience. There was no context or description provided by the author, and the website is confusing and has stuff flying all over it. Furthermore, their Soundcloud API access is already revoked, so there is no music playing, thus making it even more confusing. I'm all for novelty websites, but this is a mess.

This is a great idea, but if he's gone through all this trouble already, then he's probably behind a proxy or VPN...

What are some good alternatives ?

Every time Plaid is mentioned on HN, people want to hate. My take is: don't use it if you're scared ?

A few of my friends were talking about Plaid the other day, and I told them I like the company/product, but "many people on HN hate it." They were perplexed and when I explained it was because you guys were nervous about entering your bank password into a third-party (yet reputable) company's interface (that's encrypted), they wrote it off as "being paranoid." Can't say I disagree...

This happened to me with GoDaddy and Namecheap before, which is why I switched to using Gandi for all my domain searches... Now I'm regretting it!

But as @Jasper_ said, this could be a problem with the domain name registry selling/leaking that info (AKA all their 'is_available' queries), and not the registrar.

Yes, post the Slack invite link... This sounds really interesting!

I'm glad they're appealing, but I have a feeling his publishers (MacMillan and Holtzbrinck) will eventually cave.

What's more messed up is that they're going after the money he made from speaking at events:

  The judge ruled that the government is entitled to any proceeds from those public talks, though it’s not clear how that ruling might be enforced.

I'm actually working on a decentralized alternative right now! I didn't expect custom domain support to be so in-demand. Would love to know any other "must-have" features on your list?

Oh yes I remember reading this wiki before. I just didn't remember what the company was called. I even tried to research it by googling "renaissance time series prediction," and still couldn't find it.

I don't understand why I was downvoted? I don't think there was enough context for anyone (who's not in the field) to know what you meant, and I thought it would be useful for people like myself to get clued in.

Renaissance? What is that...?

I'm working on a decentralized app to remedy these type of moves by big payment processors.

The new flow I suggest is: BTC -> Coinbase -> PayPal.

Withdrawals are instant & only subject to standard fees. The can funds can also be instantly converted to cash, via the PayPal Business Debit Card.

References: [1] https://blog.coinbase.com/instant-paypal-withdrawals-now-ava... [2] https://support.coinbase.com/customer/portal/articles/295995... [3] https://support.coinbase.com/customer/en/portal/articles/210... [4] https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/business-debit-card

I believe the correct URL is https://peertube.social/ ?

I've been wanting to make a version of this which is more polished, has text-to-speech, and a visual aspect. Imagine an instant documentary generator!

Would you use it ?

You may notice that the visual changes occur at the same frequency as the music's tempo. But you're right, there is no influence on the content itself.

I was so excited, until I realized the list hadn't been updated in 8 years... :|

How would you like if everyone kept submitting their old blog posts over and over again?

Do you genuinely believe that would lead to a community of great content ?

You posted the same exact article 4 months ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20224157

I was rejected too, so I feel your pain. But come on... This is such a low-effort post. It seems like all you did was update it with 1 paragraph saying "we got rejected again." What's the point? Why does this belong on HN?

I urge you guys to checkout some of the decentralized alternatives that are built on Ethereum or Lightning network. Here are some decentralized apps from Blockstack's App Mining program that have been gaining a lot of traction lately:

- Dmail (Gmail alternative): https://www.dmail.online/

- Recall (Google Photos alternative): https://app.recall.photos/

- Arcane Office (Google Docs/Office alternative): https://docs.arcaneoffice.com/

- Forms.id (Google Forms alternative): https://forms.id/

- Arcane Maps (Google Maps alternative): https://arcanemaps.com/

Looks awesome! I actually created a MMO prototype before, just by myself. A lot of people told me not it's impossible to do, but it was actually fairly easy.

I used Babylon.js for the 3D game/controls, and I imported free 3D assets from various asset stores for the content. The backend was a simple socket server written in Node.js with socket.io connected to the web frontend via JS using the standard WebSockets API. I got realtime character movement, turning, & jumping implemented pretty quickly. Content became a bottleneck so I stopped developing, but I hope to finish it up sometime in the near future.

Good luck!

Great Job Sakun! For those of you who don't know, this maker is only 18! (Source: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/sideprojects)

Keep up the great work!

Wow, us Apple Music users have been waiting for this forever! For anyone who's curious about how this product developed:

- April 2016: Apple releases Apple Music API

- December 2018: A third-party Apple Music web player is launched on Product Hunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/playapplemusic-com (Created by https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=shivdhar)

- January 2019: Another third-party alternative, Musish, launches on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18940407

- Now: Apple finally launches their own official player!

Makes sense with Spotify being so popular on web...