Ideas Lab

Inefficient solo commuting despite shared routes and times

Thousands travel the same routes at the same times daily but do so alone due to lack of coordination, causing traffic issues.

X2mo agoToolTransportation

Bank holiday and opening day notifier for India by city and region

People in India often search for which banks are open on holidays like Muharram. A mobile or web tool providing accurate city-wise bank open/close status on any day can reduce confusion. [Trending: "today bank open" with 500+ searches in IN]

Google Trends2mo agoToolFinanceIN

Finder Tool for Rare or Obscure Chinese Dramas

Fans struggle to find hard-to-locate Chinese dramas due to fragmented sources and lack of centralized databases. A platform aggregating streaming, download links, and subtitles for rare dramas fills a niche. [Google Search suggestion]

Google Trends2mo agoToolMediaUS

Curated Legitimate Easy Money-Making Methods Guide

Many search for easy ways to make money but face scams or unreliable info. A curated digital guide or platform vetting legitimate, feasible quick money-making opportunities can solve this. [Google Search suggestion]

Google Trends2mo agoTemplateFinanceUS

Simplify state pension tax and deduction information for UK pensioners

UK pensioners face confusion understanding state pension tax and deductions. A digital tool can clarify expected net payments, tax rules, and simulation of scenarios. [Trending: "state pension" with 2000+ searches in GB]

Google Trends2mo agoToolFinanceGB

70FL score

Tool to help find the fastest or safest way to get back home

People often wish for an easy way to navigate or get back home, especially in unfamiliar places or when lost. A digital tool that integrates mapping, real-time location sharing, and personalized route planning could solve this problem. [Google Search suggestion]

Google Trends2mo agoToolTransportationUS

Heatwave impact alerts and mitigation tips for UK schools

Schools in the UK struggle managing heatwaves causing heat traps and disruption. A tool offering localized heat risk alerts and practical mitigation guidance helps reduce disruption and health risks. [Trending: "bradford weather" with 500+ searches in GB]

Google Trends2mo agoToolEducationGB

Eighth Pay Commission fitment factor calculator and notification tool

Indian government employees need clarity on the Eighth Pay Commission fitment factor and salary hike updates. A tool that tracks, calculates and alerts users about pay scale changes can help. [Trending: "eighth pay commission fitment factor" with 2000+ searches in IN]

Google Trends2mo agoToolFinanceIN

Affordable Enchantment Cost Calculator for Minecraft Players

Minecraft players find in-game enchantment costs too high and confusing. A tool simplifying enchantment cost calculations and suggesting optimal enchanting strategies can save time and resources. [Google Search suggestion]

Google Trends2mo agoToolOtherUS

Specialty product curation and convenience for vegans

Vegans often struggle to find and buy high-quality, specialized vegan products conveniently online.

YC Graveyard8y agoToolConsumer

Easier Capture and Sharing of Short-form Audio Snippets

People want a simple, delightful way to capture and share short, conversational audio clips with friends and communities without complex social network demands.

YC Graveyard6y agoToolConsumer

Safe, reliable transportation options for children

Parents need trustworthy, easy-to-access transportation for their kids without relying on traditional school buses or limited carpool options. The problem is real as families seek convenient and safe rides for children.

YC Graveyard9y agoToolConsumer

Claude Desktop: Option to execute commands in WSL instead of Windows

## Summary When using Claude Desktop on Windows with the embedded Claude Code feature, allow configuring it to execute shell commands inside WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) instead of Windows CMD/PowerShell. ## Environment - **Claude Desktop Version:** 1.0.1307 (1ed883) 2025-11-25 - **OS:** Windows 11 with WSL2 (Ubuntu) - **Claude Code:** Embedded in Claude Desktop ## Use Case My entire development environment is set up in WSL: - Python virtualenvs - Node.js / npm - MySQL server - Local dev servers (PHP, Python HTTP server, etc.) - Git configuration - All projects stored in WSL filesystem I want to use Claude Desktop's improved UI and longer context window, but when it executes commands, they run in Windows where none of my tools are configured. ## Current Behavior Claude Desktop with embedded Claude Code executes all bash/shell commands in Windows environment, which doesn't have access to: - WSL-installed packages - Linux-only tools - My development servers running in WSL - Proper file permissions ## Expected Behavior Option to configure Claude Desktop to: 1. Execute shell commands inside a specified WSL distro (e.g., Ubuntu) 2. Use WSL paths natively (e.g., `/home/user/project` instead of `\\wsl$\...`) 3. Access WSL environment variables and tools ## Similar Implementation VS Code solves this elegantly with "Remote - WSL" extension - the UI runs on Windows but all terminal commands, extensions, and file operations happen inside WSL. ## Workaround (Current) Running Claude Code CLI directly inside WSL terminal works perfectly, but loses the benefits of Claude Desktop's UI and extended context. ## Additional Context Many developers on Windows use WSL as their primary development environment while preferring native Windows apps for UI. This integration would make Claude Desktop viable for this common workflow.

GitHub9mo agoToolDesign & Creative

75FL score

Support Blazor Hybrid on Linux/Ubuntu

Hello ASP.NET & MAUI Team! @danroth27, @davidortinau, @Eilon Now that Blazor Hybrid has gone through a good stabilization and performance release with .NET 7, I'd like to put a request in to consider Blazor Hybrid support on Linux with Ubuntu. The Edge browser for Linux has been released and stabilized for about a year now. For our usages, we're standardizing on the Blazor Hybrid/MAUI "One code base and one UI layer" vision by taking our large desktop WPF application first to a SaaS Blazor WASM application then deliver that same application on Mobile (iOS/Android), then onto the native desktop application on Windows and we know already we need to get to smaller footprint/panel devices which run Linux. We need the smallest memory/CPU profile possible on these Linux devices, so we'd far prefer to run the .NET business logic code natively on the device instead of running that on WASM.

GitHub3y agoToolDesign & Creative

70FL score

I made Google Trends for Hacker News by indexing 18 years of comments

Hacker News2mo agoToolOther

Yahoo deleted all my emails. Now what?

Logged into my old email after a year - it has everything setup with recent details, so I know for a fact it isn't more than a year. To my shock, all my data is now gone. Just a simple `fuck you` email at the top of my inbox. Is there any way to recover my old emails? Unfortunately I used to use this as my main account since the early 2000s. No shady stuff, just your average joe with an average email. Here's the only email now in my account:Dear Yahoo Mail Member,We’re so glad to see you’re back! Due to inactivity, your mailbox entered an inactive state. This means we stopped accepting your incoming emails. If your period of inactivity was long enough, we also deleted all of your emails. Now that you’ve signed back in, your mailbox has been reactivated and you will start receiving new emails again shortly. For more information, please visit the Yahoo Mail policy page at: https://en-global.help.yahoo.com/kb/mail/SLN2018.htmlWe’ve made some upgrades to your email experience since the last time you signed in. Now Yahoo Mail has a cleaner design and upgraded features to help you keep your inbox in order. Find whatever you need quickly without the clutter. Search by keyword, contact, date or any combination of these. With themes, you can pick your favourite colour and the level of intensity. The choice is yours. Stay on top of everything on the go. The top-rated Yahoo Mail app makes life easy to manage with features such as Subscriptions View. See all the mailing lists you’re subscribed to and easily unsubscribe with a single tap. You can download it here: https://mail.onelink.meWe hope that you enjoy your new Yahoo Mail experience.Thank you,The Yahoo Mail team

Hacker News2mo agoToolAI

35FL score

Turn native language audio into flashcards and shadowing practice

Here is a tool I built initially for myself to help with my German and Greek language studies. It started as a hack for creating Anki cards from native language audio. It extracts the words, finds their base forms (lemmas) and groups the examples by the lemma. At some point I realised that I have a transcription with word level timestamps that opens a lot of other opportunities. So I added a mode to click the first and last word in the transcript and it starts looping with the right gap and repeat count.Another feature I use a lot is selecting an audio fragment, sending a predefined prompt to an AI to "explain grammar" or "explain nuances of meaning" and I still experimenting with prompts.And because shadowing is so easy I also use it as a player to improve my English pronunciation. (I am not a native English speaker.)I made a quick video showing the workflow for creating Anki cards and shadowing: https://youtu.be/TaR58uuDBvU?si=o5aGLAi2S-BZ7Zy9The app supports 15 input languages (Japanese and Chinese are the latest experimental additions), and more than 30 output languages.I would really appreciate it if you could try it https://lingochunk.com/try. I know there are other tools with similar functionality but I created something that fits my workflow and it is fun to build.Also I struggled to find public domain audio for the try page. I'd be grateful if anyone could point me to public domain sources (I used LibriVox, Wikimedia and FSI courses), or if you're a creator, let me feature some of your own recordings with credits and links.

Hacker News2mo agoToolAI

75FL score

TownSquare, a tiny presence layer for websites

https://cauenapier.com/blog/townsquare_release/https://cauenapier.com/blog/townsquare/

Hacker News2mo agoToolDev

Wordit – Change One Letter, Keep the Chain Going

Hi everyone,I got this idea for a game where, starting from a four letter word you need to go as deep as you can in your vocabulary, changing only one letter per word.bear -> beer -> peer...Each correct word gives you 1 pointEach incorrect word takes one life away from you, you start with 3

Hacker News2mo agoToolAI