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159 points heyarviind2 | 3 comments | 25 Nov 24 17:56 UTC | HN request time: 0.692s | source
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IgorPartola ◴[25 Nov 24 22:41 UTC] No.42240883[source]▶
What problem does PH solve/what problem would this solve?

Honestly PH always felt to me like a time waster. “Oh look at this idea. Neat. Next.”

Now, a website where I can type in the problem I am having and it suggests solutions (with a mix of self hosted vs commercial products depending on my settings) would be super useful. For example: “I want to organize a library full of old photos that don’t have metadata” or “I want a cheap online backup solution with support for Linux servers” or “I want to automate sending personalized-feeling birthday cards to people I know professionally”.

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agnishom ◴[26 Nov 24 00:25 UTC] No.42241490[source]▶
"Oh look at this idea. Neat. Next."

That's exactly what HackerRank feels like. Same with "normal" social media like Reddit or Twitter

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1. hackernewds ◴[26 Nov 24 02:24 UTC] No.42242012[source]▶
then what keeps you here I'm curious
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2. agnishom ◴[26 Nov 24 06:10 UTC] No.42242963[source]▶
you misunderstand. People actually _like_ this feeling.
3. PittleyDunkin ◴[26 Nov 24 09:32 UTC] No.42244018[source]▶
Occasionally people post here about stuff aside from making money, which is nice