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Show HN: Track any YouTube title/thumbnail test via WebSub, hashes, and no OAuth

https://scoutyt.com

I wanted a simple way to track when YouTube creators swap titles and test new thumbnails so I can see how or why things were changed including their stats.YouTube doesn't show test histories for other users, and thumbnail URLs don't change even when a creator uploads a new image. To catch the changes i setup:• Monitors new uploads during their initial first few days. • Hashes thumbnail images...

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Re:Show HN: Keywords for Self-Talk on Saturday August 09, 2025 @04:37AM (#44844973)
Interesting. I may not be aware of the concept, but curious. Nice work.
Re:Show HN: Whittle – A Shrinking Word Game on Saturday August 09, 2025 @04:34AM (#44844958)
Interesting concept. I enjoyed it, has something to it.
Not bad. Something I would not want to listen for long without more clarity. Could work very well for non-english speakers in various tools an such.

Show HN: An AI app that lets you read up to 10 news articles in 60 seconds

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tidby-daily-news-summaries/id6449045753

Be gentle & humble HN, we're just beginning this journey. We still have A LOT of work to do on Tidby. However, we'd love your insights on improving its growth.Current things we're improving: - Article / summary quality - Feed quality / improvements - Onboarding across app - Additional sources - UI/UX improvements (not final design)We've been diligently working on an app designed to...

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Re:Show HN: Coursemate, connect with other self learners on Saturday April 01, 2023 @01:24PM (#35402096)
Very cool. I love the sleek design, simple to use. sometimes the education materials can be hard to understand, but collaborative learning keeps the progress moving. lol. Keep up the great work.
Re:The Future of Thunderbird on Thursday February 09, 2023 @11:32PM (#34735644)
I'm excited for the rebuild, glad to hear things are moving well. Looking forward to checking out when available.
Re:Show HN: An Anger and Emotions Journal Built Using No-Code on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @02:21PM (#30167704)
Maker here: Available on: iOS | Android | Web (DM)

Stew was born from a failed habits app idea I was designing back in August 2020. I got mad at something, stewed on my bed for 20 mins, then it hit me, anger. For the next year, the ideas were flowing, some good, some horrendous. I talked with therapists, psychotherapists, counselors, doctors, and more alike about stew, the ideas, wording the questions, and also some do’s and don'ts for a self-care app.

I was already journaling, so over that same span of the year, I was using the app myself but in a pen and paper format. I would write down the questions while answering them for each angered event I’d have in life. I would meditate before answering to calm my nerves and to allow more oxygen into my mind, etc. Over the course of several months, myself, friends and family have noticed an improvement with my emotions about things.

About Stew: ~ Each entry asks 5 insightful questions ~ Note taking ~ 18 Immersive Calming Nature Sounds ~ 14 Breathing Techniques (adding more this week) ~ 8 Challenges (adding more this week) ~ Earn achievements & points.

Stew's journey is only beginning with lots of work to go, and I'm very open to feedback and suggestions.

Thanks for taking the time to check out Stew on HN. Have a great day!

I wont use bruzu till you're one billion MRR. haha jus jokes. I've been following Bruzu since the start. Great product, great dev who is open minded for feedback, etc.
Re:Show HN: Video Meme Editor in the Browser on Thursday January 13, 2022 @01:40PM (#29924750)
both pretty cool. The motion tracking is neat, nice touch.
Re:Show HN: Looptap – A minimal game to waste your time on Thursday January 13, 2022 @01:37PM (#29924698)
Not a bad time waster. Simple. Could be used for office fun as well.

"Martha. If you beat my score on 1st attempt, I'll do those TPS reports." lol.

Re:Show HN: Minimalist offline journal app with a chat interface on Thursday December 09, 2021 @12:04PM (#29499933)
That's an epic journal. I like the simplicity of it and minimalistic to it as well. Keep up the great work.
Re:We will be retiring Alexa.com on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @02:53PM (#29489569)
That's a real bummer. I use the alexa rankings all the time. I get the reasons, especially w/ the name specifically.
Re:Marcus Aurelius' Meditations: The Stoic Ideal on Tuesday December 07, 2021 @09:12PM (#29480558)
Great video. I've read Meditations probably three times now. A really good book I recommend is How To Think Like A Roman Emperor by Donald Robertson.
Re:NASA returns Hubble to full science operations on Tuesday December 07, 2021 @04:36PM (#29478530)
That's awesome to hear.

I'm excited for Dec 22nd when the James Webb launches. Crossing fingers big time.

I'm a big fan of bootstrapped. It's always nice to keep things our own for as long as possible.

I like how you stated that you're not going to change much and continue with the same growth vs forcing results with an investor (without one is plausible of course). I'm always keen on what if's to forcing things with interesting outcomes, lol. Well done and congrats on the rising success.