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Re:Show HN: ScreenStudio Alternative with one-time purchase on Thursday February 12, 2026 @04:19PM (#46995332)
I'd like to share a tool I built and explain why I decided to do this in the first place.

I have been using ScreenStudio to record cool demo videos for some time already, buying and cancelling my subscription, forgetting to cancel sometimes for months.

Then I just got enough. I mean, I love it, but my god, why do I need a subscription for something I download once? Even though I'm building tools with monthly subscriptions, and know that it's way better to have MRR numbers, they look somewhat predictable. But do we really need a subscription for a video recorder?

If I don't upload my video to your servers, I cost you $0/mo.

That's why I wanted to build my own alternative for a while now.

Today I have it, it's called AfterCut. https://aftercut.studio/ $29 one time purchase, and it's yours forever. It uses Polar servers to validate the license key, so you should not be afraid that my servers will just go down and break your app.

It has features like dynamic smart zoom, automatic captions generation, manual captions, backgrounds, webcam styling, and many more.

I know that ScreenStudio started with one time purchase pricing model, but then they got greedy and changed that. While I still see some sense in an optional subscription if you want to use some cloud features, the software you buy must be yours.

Feel free to share your thoughts. It's still a bit buggy, but I'm going to drop some fixes and more features soon.

Lol, I didn't know about Oracle sqlnet at that moment
Back online. Proudly hosted on Raspberry PI, lol
Sounds good. I'm currently offline, due to migration to a different env. But I'll add this.
Hey, this is the author of SQLnet. Feel free to ask me anything about this project.
Sorry, I was asleep. Just realized I got a ton of users overnight. Looking into :)

Show HN: Pgbranch – Git-Style Branching for Local PostgreSQL Development

https://github.com/le-vlad/pgbranch

Why: During development, quite often I needed to test database migrations, try different data states, or experiment with schema changes. Standard approaches (manual dumps, Docker rebuilds, migration reversals) were too slow or cumbersome for rapid iteration.Sometimes your migration will corrupt data, sometimes the feature is still in development, but you have to go to the main.I have been...

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If you need extended trial - just let me know

Show HN: Mention.click – a tool for searches relevant Reddit discussions

https://mention.click

I built mention.click to help founders and marketers find real business leads, feedback, and opportunities by uncovering the right discussions on Reddit, without the hassle of keyword research.Backstory I was trying to prove ideas and products, I didn't like existing tools like ReplyGuy, Gummy search, while being cool, didn't work for me. I needed a specialized solution to find conversations...

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Does it generate replies like ReplyGuy? I tried it a couple of times, not sure it is worth the money I have spent.
Re:Cloud-Based Cron Jobs on Monday May 19, 2025 @06:46AM (#44028368)
I'd say here, that's may not be about the scalability itself. For me, it's more about convenience. I have been using k8s jobs for a while now.

for some reason, the company I work for wants to fix bad architectural decisions with k8s jobs :)

We had a bunch of issues with k8s jobs, but you are right none of them were k8s fault. But having a need to monitor them, and dump the logs to Loki or DD, made debugging quite complex.

If you need to restart the job devs would go to DevOps slack channel, for the job to be fired manually, etc.

IMO, k8s jobs are more for devops & infra team tasks, not for developers. The biggest upset is the need to spin up the containers for the job to be executed. We put out jobs inside services, so you could call script that has a db conn and it does the job, but we need to isolate rabbitmq connections to not accept messages while the service is in "cron-job" mode.

I know this is more our problem, than the issue with jobs, but still. I have never seen cron jobs implemented with no issues.

Show HN: LinkedIn Profile Roaster crossed 70k profiles

Hey HN! I made a thing that roasts people's LinkedIn profiles and it's low-key hilarious. Just throw your LinkedIn URL in there and watch it tear apart all the cringey jargon and humble-brags.70K+ people have gotten roasted so far. Check it out: https://liroast.web.app/ But be warned - it has no chill! Lemme know what you think and if you have any ideas to make the burns even sicker.

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Re:Built IndiePNL to simplify indie devs' finances on Monday December 16, 2024 @01:08PM (#42433589)
Built IndiePNL – a simple tool for managing project finances without the clutter of expensive services or messy spreadsheets.

What it does: 1) Connects to Stripe/LS/Zuora to track your runway and key metrics 2) Monitors spending and co-founder contributions 3) Analyzes trends and gives actionable insights

No-hassle financial management for indie devs and startups.

Would $20/month to eliminate these headaches be worth it? We’re in the whitelist stage. Sign up at indiepnl.com.

Re:LinkedIn Profile Roaster – 33k profiles roasted on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @01:59PM (#41382277)
Haha
Re:Expensive LinkedIn Roaster Page on Tuesday August 13, 2024 @07:17PM (#41240830)
Yeah. That makes sense. I'll play around with that. Thank you
Re:Expensive LinkedIn Roaster Page on Tuesday August 13, 2024 @07:09PM (#41240795)
Hahaha. How does that happen?)
Re:Expensive LinkedIn Roaster Page on Tuesday August 13, 2024 @07:07PM (#41240775)
I can relate
Re:Expensive LinkedIn Roaster Page on Tuesday August 13, 2024 @07:06PM (#41240770)
You can get your own API key. You just need to authenticate using your programming language and store all the cookies from LinkedIn