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truetaurus

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software engineer, space nerd, LFC fanatic, maker of things, traveler, and techno enthusiast.

I have made:

https://qrfeedback.app

https://tallytabby.com

https://sociallotion.com/

https://offsideornot.com/

More to come :)

Follow me on X: https://x.com/strange_quirks

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www.artistkit.co 1mo ago

Show HN: Artist Kit – One-Page Website Builder for DJs and Music Artists

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www.artistkit.co 2mo ago

Show HN: Artist Kit – One-Page Website Builder for DJs and Music Artists

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www.shellself.com 4mo ago

Show HN: ShellSelf – A Developer Portfolio That Feels Like Home

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news.ycombinator.com 5mo ago

Ask HN: Where to find cool companies to work for?

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news.ycombinator.com 6mo ago

Ask HN: Improve my technical expertise in AI

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news.ycombinator.com 8mo ago

Ask HN: How to prepare for a senior front end engineer interview

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news.ycombinator.com 8mo ago

Ask HN: App to create a podcast from my notes

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news.ycombinator.com 9mo ago

Ask HN: Managing Multiple Email Addresses

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news.ycombinator.com 10mo ago

Looking for a new job, but want to be picky

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www.reclaimdesk.com 10mo ago

Show HN: Lost and Found Management Simplified

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www.usestockstore.com 10mo ago

Show HN: Super Simple Inventory Management

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www.decodebodylanguage.com 1y ago

Show HN: Decode Body Language and Understand Nonverbal Cues

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news.ycombinator.com 1y ago

Ask HN: Micro Tasks for Software Engineers

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www.skillriskaudit.com 1y ago

Show HN: Uncover proficiency, interests, and knowledge gaps in your organization

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www.npmjs.com 1y ago

Show HN: Simple Graph Framework for Workflow Orchestration (LangGraph Alt.)

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www.shiftingtictactoe.com 1y ago

Show HN: Shifting Tic Tac Toe

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www.qrfeedback.app 1y ago

Show HN: Get honest customer feedback with a simple QR code

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news.ycombinator.com 1y ago

Ask HN: How to integrate a Blog system into my NextJS app

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news.ycombinator.com 2y ago

Simple HTML email template that works in outlook too

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news.ycombinator.com 2y ago

Ask HN: How would you build an Android app these days?

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www.tallytabby.com 2y ago

Show HN: A Simple Counter Offline First Web App

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100.builders 2y ago

Anyone building open source software in AI or Crypto?

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news.ycombinator.com 3y ago

Twitter Down?

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news.ycombinator.com 3y ago

How do you stay up to date with the latest front end best practices?

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secondlongestwordwins.com 4y ago

Show HN: Second Longest Word Wins [fun social game]

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news.ycombinator.com 4y ago

Ask HN: JavaScript Library to Compare Sounds

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offsideornot.com 5y ago

Show HN: The game where you test your offside decision-making skills against VAR

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sociallotion.com 5y ago

Show HN: Fun Social Games And Activities With Friends In Real Life

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qrfeedbackcreator.com 5y ago

Show HN: Collect Customer Feedback with a QR Code

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launchafrica.io 5y ago

Show HN: LaunchAfrica – Find startup and tech jobs in Africa

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  Location: Berlin, Germany, EU

  Remote: Ideally yes! But depending on the opportunity I am open to hybrid/onsite

  Willing to relocate: Never say never

  Technologies: React, Typescript, NodeJS, NextJS, Postgresql, MonogDB, PHP, Supabase, Vercel, and more!

  Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipmetzger/

  Email: truetaurus [at] gmail [.] com
I can start immediately!

I’m Phil, a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer with 15+ years of experience building high-impact web applications across frontend and backend. I’ve spent my career shipping fast, solving real problems, and turning ideas into real products.

I specialize in React, Next.js, TypeScript, Supabase, PostgreSQL, Node.js, and everything required to take a product from prototype → production → scale. I love working where engineering, UX, and product meet — designing features, running growth experiments, and delivering end-to-end systems that actually move the needle.

I see my self as a product engineer as I love to take a problem and go from 0 to production! I take ownership!

I’ve built and launched 10+ products, mostly solo — sharpening my skills across engineering, UX, distribution, and growth. I love creating tools that are useful, weird, or just fun to build. Some of my projects include:

• InterestingBars.com – Unique bars around the world • puzzlepostcards.shop – Send a puzzle postcard • ReclaimDesk.com – Modern lost & found management • UseStockStore.com – Simple inventory management app • DumpIt.app – AI-powered audio note-taking • ChronaGraph – Simple graph workflows for AI • TallyTabby.com – Minimal counting app • QRFeedback.app – Instant customer feedback via a QR code • ShiftingTicTacToe.com – Real-time twist on a classic game • DecodeBodyLanguage.com – AI nonverbal insights

  Location: Berlin, Germany
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: React, Supabase, NextJS, aiSDK, etc etc!
  Résumé/CV: https://x.com/strange_quirks
  Email: I have over 15 years of experience, hit me up!

StockStore is a streamlined, powerful solution designed to help businesses of all sizes manage their inventory with ease and precision. With a clean, modern dashboard, StockStore gives you an immediate overview of your stock levels, alerts, and recent activity—enabling informed decisions at a glance.

Key Features:

Inventory Management Effortlessly track products, set reorder points, and update your catalog in real time.

Barcode & QR Code Scanning Speed up operations with quick and accurate inventory updates using scanning technology.

Multi‑Location Support Manage multiple warehouses or retail sites from one centralized dashboard—track stock transfers between locations for full visibility.

Detailed Audit Trail Every stock movement—whether in or out—is logged with user details and reason codes, ensuring complete traceability.

Flexible Settings Tailor your account with customizable organization settings, user roles, and preferences to match your workflow.

How It Works—In 3 Simple Steps:

Set Up Your Inventory Add products, define stock levels, and configure your business settings.

Track & Analyze Monitor inventory, movements, and performance—all in one place.

Grow Smarter Leverage insights and analytics to optimize operations—boost efficiency and scale with confidence.

Pricing Plans That Grow With You:

StockStore offers fair and transparent pricing that caters to businesses at every stage:

Basic (Free) Up to 150 product items, including multi-location support and priority help.

Growth (most popular) at $7.99/month Manage up to 500 products, with all Basic features included.

Business at $23.99/month Unlimited product items plus all features applicable to multi-location businesses.

https://interestingbars.com: Discover the best, most interesting bars in your area

https://tallytabby.com: The simplest way to keep track of anything in your life. From habits to inventory, TallyTabby makes counting effortless.

https://qrfeedback.app: Get honest customer feedback with a simple QR code

https://skillriskaudit.com: Knowledge Risk Management

https://shiftingtictactoe.com: The classic game with a twist—play in real-time, and there’s never a draw!

Hey OP here!

I just launched my solo project: https://qrfeedback.app It’s a simple way to collect customer feedback through a QR code, helping businesses improve.

I’m eager to get it in front of users and would love any advice on quick, low-cost marketing tactics that have worked for others here. What strategies would you recommend to rapidly attract the right audience and start gathering feedback?

Any tips or insights would be incredibly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Also highly appreciate any feedback!

Bonus: If you know anyone that runs small businesses such as restaurants, hotels, etc and you could show them it :)

We opened up applications for 100 Builders, a 4-week online program/hackathon for builders to collaborate on bold open source projects for AI (and crypto), organized by a small team and supported by amazing partners and sponsors. It is 100% free to participate, light on time commitment, and 100% on builders' terms. Just a BIG build-that-thing energy between 100 projects that get in. I don't need to convince you about how important it is to have this new tech be built as open as possible, and we hope this will help with that!

We have a lot more to announce, including details about $20k+ (and counting) in sponsorship and prize money for participants. You can apply directly on the site https://100.builders/?ref=hn&code=Py8aPO - it takes 2 minutes.

Applications close on August 10th.

There is a little FAQ here: https://docs.100.builders/100-builders-qs-and-as

If you have any questions or feedback, let me know!

Created this quick little game that you can play with friends.

It is quite simple: Given a letter, come up with a word. Then the person with the second longest word wins! You dont need you my app, you can even play it at your next social gathering using pen and paper!

Very much inspired from a task on TaskMaster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGOUR26pLz0&t=2305s

How to play this game with friends in real life: https://sociallotion.com/game/second-longest-word_elUbYc6lZ5...

Still an MVP, but have a play and let me know any feedback.

Also any designers out there? would love for ideas on how to improve it (i am not a designer :)).

<3 Thanks!