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Re:Fake research is doubling every 1.5 years on Monday September 29, 2025 @06:51PM (#45419833)
this is not a issue created by AI or paper mil, it's created by unhealthy review system. Don't blame AI!
Re:Should Reddit allow Startups on it's Platform? on Friday March 31, 2023 @10:04PM (#35396294)
permanent ban?
Re:Ask HN: What is the best source to learn Docker in 2023? on Sunday January 29, 2023 @10:58PM (#34575620)
I learned through reading the docker official document! It worked
Re:Show HN: An online IDE that records your coding session on Sunday January 29, 2023 @10:56PM (#34575604)
this is cool!
Re:Show HN: Simple Mind Map App on Friday January 13, 2023 @05:10AM (#34365891)
how much time do you spend to develop this project?
Re: on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @10:42PM (#33186521)
As I was researching on web3 companies invested by A16Z, I made a profile page for A16Z's portofolio of crypto exchanges and platforms using Superus.
Re:Minecraft for productivity: a meta-OS-like app for all tools and co... on Monday August 29, 2022 @11:48PM (#32646414)
A meta-layer app is almost like a meta OS specifically designed for productivity. The core features of an OS are able to run other software and provide common services. Note-taking is the most common feature for productivity apps, and a web browser provides the capability to open any web-based software.
Re:Ask HN: How to attract beta users for my productivity SaaS? on Thursday July 21, 2022 @06:32AM (#32177681)
I have tried both. Reddit has rather strict rules on self-promotion. I wrote my vision on medium, here it is: https://medium.superus.space/my-ideal-solution-to-informatio...

Ask HN: How to attract beta users for my productivity SaaS?

Posted by zhangruinan on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @11:10PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I started as a side project, and after 6 months of development, I feel my baby is ready for some beta users. Coming from an engineering background, I had no experience in marketing. I am not looking for a large number of users, only maybe 100 for testing and feedback purposes.I started with the idea of managing all contents and tools better (into a single contextual workspace). Here is the...

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Ask HN: How to build effective website to attract early adopters

Posted by zhangruinan on Monday July 11, 2022 @11:38PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Hi HN, I started my side project 6 months ago. After developing for 6 months, I feel confident it is ready for some beta users. I would very much appreciate any contributing critics on my WIP website: www.superusapp.comA bit intro to my project: I started with the idea of connecting all web-based apps and content in a canvas app. Two core features of my app: 1. you can put a browser tab on a...

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Re:Ask HN: Bi-directional links between any two apps, what do you think? on Thursday July 07, 2022 @06:35AM (#32012247)
here is the definition according to google and an example:

Bi-directional links establish a two-way connection between pages. This enables you to browse in either direction: follow a link to its destination, but then also browse backlinks, which are all the pages that link to the current page.

In practice, if you copy the link of a Slack thread to the Notion document, there is only a one-way link from Notion to Slack. If the link also enables you to navigate from Slack to Notion, it is a bi-directional link.

Re:Ask HN: Bi-directional links between any two apps, what do you think? on Thursday July 07, 2022 @06:34AM (#32012240)
Bi-directional links establish a two-way connection between pages. This enables you to browse in either direction: follow a link to its destination, but then also browse backlinks, which are all the pages that link to the current page.

In practice, if you copy the link of a Slack thread to the Notion document, there is only a one-way link from Notion to Slack. If the link also enables you to navigate from Slack to Notion, it is a bi-directional link.

Ask HN: Bi-directional links between any two apps, what do you think?

Posted by zhangruinan on Thursday July 07, 2022 @02:27AM
from the ask-hn dept.

The idea of bi-directional links started to get popular beginning in 2019. Products such as RoamResearch, Obsidian, Logseq, and Notion applied this feature to link internal pages. I was thinking: wouldn't it be great if bi-directional links could be used across apps (say: Slack and Notion). Instead of switching apps (causing loss of focus), people can navigate through apps with links in the...

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Re:Ask HN: Are you familiar with the idea of transclusion? on Thursday July 07, 2022 @12:15AM (#32009829)
I am thinking implementing the idea of transclusion between any two apps. So users can finnaly connect their usage of different apps into a continuous workflow.

Ask HN: Create your workflow across apps with drag and drop. what do you think?

Posted by zhangruinan on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @11:49PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I know there have already been many great tools like Zapier and IFTTT for predictable and repetitive workflows. But for many other workflows, the result and call-to-action require human intellect to engage with, for example: for PM or customer service, they have to collect customers' feedback and bug reports (say from discord) to development plan (say kanban in Notion). So I created this demo,...

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Re:Ask HN: Are you familiar with the idea of transclusion? on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @11:02PM (#31996229)
I have once used an app (forget name), which can track down clipboard updates. I uninstall the app mainly because I cannot go back to the "context", only knowing which app the data is from is not enough. For example, I copy a sentence from a chrome to word. There is no url for me to reopen the website.
Re:Ask HN: Are you familiar with the idea of transclusion? on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @10:55PM (#31996202)
you mean this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_Linking_and_Embedding ?
Re:Ask HN: Are you familiar with the idea of transclusion? on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @03:17AM (#31985311)
copy and paste only preserve the content, but not the context. u cannot go back to the original content u copied from.
Re:SHOW HN: Building an app to rule all web-based SaaS, need feedbacks... on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @01:02AM (#31984495)
here: https://twitter.com/superusapp/status/1543985142468726785

a quick demo: - put multiple app together on a canvas - move information with drag and drop (ex: move Slack thread to Notion)

Re:SHOW HN: Building an app to rule all web-based SaaS, need feedbacks... on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @01:02AM (#31984493)
here: https://twitter.com/superusapp/status/1543985142468726785

a quick demo: - put multiple app together on a canvas - move information with drag and drop (ex: move Slack thread to Notion)

Re:Ask HN: Building my project in public, how to attract followers? an... on Monday July 04, 2022 @10:11AM (#31977229)
here: https://www.superusapp.com/ -- WIP though
Re:SHOW HN: Building an app to rule all web-based SaaS, need feedbacks... on Monday July 04, 2022 @12:05AM (#31973383)
> Instead of COPYING, we should do REFERRING.

I had this idea for over two years. A lot of time, I found myself copying data from one app/website to another. The problem with copying is that: you lose all context of your result.

To fix it, I thought instead of copying; we should do refering. Sadly, there is no "Ctrl/Cmd+C" for referring on any OS. As I dug deeper, I found some computer visionaries Ted Nelson also had this idea. Since 2019, PKM tools like RoamResearch, and Obsidian had some progress in making a personal knowledge base with links, but no one has bought the idea of linking/referring to cross-app level.

So, ambitiously, I started building my own, and here is my vision: https://medium.superus.space/my-ideal-solution-to-informatio...

Key features on my upcoming MVP:

- You can place any website on an infinite canvas

- You can refer (instead of copy) information by drag and drop

- You can navigate through apps/contents with the reference you created

- You can visually set up your daily routine (sequence of using many functional apps)

Re:Show HN: VS Code extenstion that connects documentation to code on Sunday July 03, 2022 @11:33PM (#31973239)
Is it possible to show document and code side by side? really need it!

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