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Tell HN: Happy New Year

Hacker News Discussion

📝 Discussion Summary (Click to expand)

1. Global New Year's Greetings

Users from dozens of countries exchange festive wishes, emphasizing community and location.
"Happy New Year from Estonia!" – Tankenstein
"Happy New Year from Argentina" – warmlander99
"Happy New Year from Krasnoyarsk, Russia!" – siberianbot

2. 2025 Achievements and Milestones

Many share career wins, projects, fitness gains, and personal growth.
"Got an internship... Built my own SaaS in 15 days... Crossed $100+ in December revenue" – Sharanxxxx
"Got 300+ stars on GitHub... Lost 5+ kg... Visited Hungary, Austria, and Italy" – vldszn
"lost 42 lbs (thanks, tirzepatide)... secured $ for a new CVD diamond system" – ridgeguy

3. Hopes and Resilience for 2026

Reflections on challenges (e.g., burnout, loss) pivot to optimism, goals, and self-improvement.
"Had a pretty bad year. Hoping 2026 will be way better!" – warthog
"Betting on myself in 2026" – Sharanxxxx
"Here's to a great year of self improvement and refinement" – wincy

🚀 Project Ideas

BirthData Insight

Summary

  • A specialized data-request and analysis service for parents navigating high-risk or repeat births.
  • Users in the discussion expressed value in gathering "huge volumes of data" via Subject Access Requests (SAR) from hospitals to identify patterns, get AI-driven insights, and build safer birth plans with experts.

Details

Key Value
Target Audience Expectant parents with a history of birth complications.
Core Feature SAR automation, OCR/parsing of medical records, and AI pattern detection.
Tech Stack Python (LLMs for medical parsing), React, HIPAA-compliant storage.
Difficulty High (due to compliance and medical sensitivity)
Monetization Revenue-ready: $199 - $499 per data analysis package.

Notes

  • HN user nyeb highlighted the utility of this: "We analysed this data, got insight from AI, spoke to experts and built our birth plan... around the data."
  • There is a clear gap between "raw digital records" and "actionable insights" that can be used to advocate for different medical interventions (like induction timing).

VibeGame Studio

Summary

  • A platform or framework specifically designed for "Vibe Coding" (natural language game development) for kids.
  • Simplifies the process of creating small, themed games using AI so parents can teach children logic and spatial reasoning without traditional syntax hurdles.

Details

Key Value
Target Audience Tech-savvy parents and educators.
Core Feature Prompt-to-playable-game specialized for 2D/3D education.
Tech Stack Godot, Three.js, or Unity + OpenAI/Claude API.
Difficulty Medium
Monetization Hobby (Free) or Revenue-ready: $10/mo subscription.

Notes

  • Multiple commenters (appwiz, kimchidude, aiexplorations) were excited about building games for their children via Claude/LLMs to "unlock interest in programming."
  • Practical utility: A curated environment that handles the boilerplate of a game (physics, canvas) and lets the child/parent "vibe" the rules into existence.

StarRoute Directory

Summary

  • An automated submission and tracking service for open-source developers to gain initial traction.
  • Solves the problem mentioned by multiple users who struggle to find a market or get the "first 100 stars" for their projects.

Details

Key Value
Target Audience Independent developers and open-source maintainers.
Core Feature Automatic listing on 50+ developer-centric directories and newsletters.
Tech Stack Node.js, Playwright (for automation), GitHub API.
Difficulty Low
Monetization Revenue-ready: $29 - $99 one-off submission fee.

Notes

  • Inspired by user Sharanxxxx who built "List My Site" and vldszn who noted that a feature in a Telegram channel was a major highlight.
  • HN users often say, "Never figured out a market/use case." This service would bridge the gap between "code on GitHub" and "initial user feedback."

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