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I want a website to find movies and actors by shared connections, like who appeared in both Blade Runner and Cowboys and Aliens

Answered via Hacker News 2 answers 3h ago

I want a Mac app like Redshift that shifts screen color by time of day or webcam light, with simple settings and no sleep-coaching

Answered via Hacker News 3 answers 3h ago

I want software to track family medical bills, insurance EOBs and payments, flagging mismatched amounts and splitting one check across several bills

Answered via Hacker News 2 answers 3h ago

I want a program that spots shell commands I often run together and suggests a single automated command to replace the sequence

Answered via Hacker News 1 answer 3h ago

I want replacements for the Git porcelain commands that output structured data such as JSON instead of plain text

Answered via Hacker News 3 answers 3h ago

I want a quick grid-based level editor where I place tagged content like enemies, items and traps on cells and export the level to JSON

Answered via Hacker News 4 answers 3h ago

I want code navigation tools that answer call-graph questions, such as which functions in package X can reach function Y and where values come from

Answered via Hacker News 3 answers 3h ago

I want a tool that shows git history across files within a chosen dependency distance of a given file, based on code references

Answered via Hacker News 1 answer 3h ago

I want a terminal emulator that automatically saves and restores tabs and separate command histories for each workspace

Answered via Hacker News 3 answers 3h ago

I want a Visual Studio plugin that temporarily disables all breakpoints from breaking while keeping each breakpoint's enabled or disabled state intact

Answered via Hacker News 1 answer 3h ago

I want a standalone hardware mute button for Zoom and other calls that clearly shows mic mute status and toggles it quickly

Answered via Hacker News 3 answers 3h ago

I want a browser setting that makes audio and video opt-in per website, so most sites load only text and images by default

Answered via Hacker News 2 answers 4h ago

I want a personal data logging app where I define my own forms, with auto-detected field types, and view logged data as tables and charts

Answered via Hacker News 3 answers 4h ago

I want a way to access contacts, calendar events, and bookmarks as plain files in a filesystem, synced with ordinary file sync tools

Answered via Hacker News 3 answers 4h ago

I want email middleware that keeps a recipient-to-alias mapping and automatically sets the right sender alias on every outgoing message

Answered via Hacker News 1 answer 4h ago

I want a browser extension that filters AI-generated spam content and fake reviews on Reddit and similar sites, plus an app that shows only my Facebook group posts without algorithmic ranking

Answered via Hacker News 2 answers 4h ago

I want a TurboTax-quality tax filing service for American expats living in Europe with US investments, handling both US and local country returns and investment income declarations

Answered via Hacker News 1 answer 4h ago

I want a wiki-style cycling map where local cyclists edit and review routes, so directions avoid dangerous stretches and give the safest way from A to B

Answered via Hacker News 2 answers 4h ago

I want a free Linux code reader where clicking a function call opens the callee in a new window and clicking a struct shows its definition in a bottom panel

Answered via Hacker News 3 answers 4h ago

I want a CI tool that uses an LLM to pick which test suites should block a change and estimate reruns for new tests

Answered via Hacker News 1 answer 4h ago

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