u/Material_Dinner_1924

Hey everyone,

I’m a developer from Dimapur working on local-first tech (like my recent project, NagaTranslate). I’m currently looking for my next project and I want to build something that actually makes day-to-day life easier here in Nagaland.

I don’t want to guess what people need. Instead, I want to ask you: What daily task, informational gap, or routine inconvenience is the most frustrating?

One quick caveat: I want to build this entirely on my own as an independent, community-driven tool. Because of that, I’m avoiding anything that requires official government support, bureaucratic permissions, or access to sensitive public databases. I'm looking for things we can solve ourselves with a smart website or mobile app.

I’m talking about things like:

• Finding specific local services, trusted vendors, or crowdsourced recommendations.
• Fixing an information gap for local community events, public transport schedules, or hidden gems.
• Tools that help local students, creators, or small businesses collaborate better.
• Anything else that makes you think, "There really should be a simple app/website for this."

I’m not looking for high-concept "startup" ideas, just practical, self-contained tools that solve an actual headache. If you’ve ever found yourself saying, "Why is this so difficult?", that’s exactly what I want to hear about.

Looking forward to your thoughts!

Hey everyone, I'm a developer currently based out in the Northeast, but I spent four incredible years of my college life right there in Bhubaneswar. Now, I'm looking to build a hyper-local utility app specifically for the people of the city.

I don't necessarily want to build a massive social app or a marketplace. I’m looking for a specific, everyday friction that a well-designed personal tool or utility could solve for you. It could be something that helps the massive student crowds across the city, local IT folks, or just the average person going about their day.

My two strict rules:

1. Absolutely zero involvement with government, municipal (BMC), or police systems. No pothole reporting or official transit apps. Relying on those systems for a side project is a headache I want to avoid.
2. The core utility will be completely free for consumers. Most of my previous projects follow a freemium model, so the main tool will always remain free and accessible to everyone. (Maybe some power-user features way down the line, but no paywalls blocking the main app).

What is a tedious local task you deal with, or a piece of local data you constantly have to calculate/track manually? Tell me what's broken in your day-to-day routine in Bhubaneswar, and let's see if a standalone app can fix it.

Dhanyabad! 🙏

Hey everyone, I'm a probashi bangali developer looking to build a utility app specifically for the people of West Bengal.

I don't necessarily want to build a massive social app or a marketplace. I’m looking for a specific, everyday friction that a well-designed personal tool or utility could solve for you. It could be something that helps college students across the state, local freelancers, or just the average person going about their day.

My two strict rules:

1. Absolutely zero involvement with government, municipal, or police systems (no traffic, pothole, or official transit apps, relying on those systems for a side project is a headache I want to avoid).

2. The core utility will be completely free for consumers. Most of my previous projects follow a freemium model, so the main tool will always remain free and accessible to everyone. (Maybe some power-user features way down the line, but no paywalls blocking the main app).

What is a tedious local task you deal with, or a piece of local data you constantly have to calculate/track manually? Tell me what's broken in your day-to-day routine, and let's see if a standalone app can fix it.

Dhonnobad! 🙏

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I've been building NagaTranslate over the last few months after realizing that big tech completely ignores our local languages here in Northeast India.

Instead of letting younger generations lose touch with their native dialects, I built a tool that translates text and voice for low-resource languages like Nagamese, Ao, and Sema.

It's pretty simple right now. It helps with:

• translating everyday text
• text-to-speech for local accents
• voice recognition for non-standard dialects

One thing I've learned while building it is that running custom AI models for low-resource languages gets expensive fast. The goal isn't to make a massive profit off the locals, but to keep the main app completely free for cultural preservation.

To make this sustainable as a MicroSaaS, I'm planning to fund the free consumer app by selling a paid B2B API to local businesses and government institutions.

I'm still actively improving it and figuring out the business model, and I would really appreciate honest feedback from other founders.

Questions I'd especially love feedback on:

• Has anyone successfully used a paid B2B API to fund a free consumer app?
• How would you approach regional businesses that aren't very tech-forward for early sales?
• What are your best tips for keeping cloud API/inference costs down when starting out?

Hey everyone,

A little while ago I shared a project I’ve been working on to translate the languages of Nagaland (currently Nagamese, Ao, and Sema). I received a lot of great feedback and I wanted to share some major updates I’ve pushed recently.

(Previous post for context)

First, the project now has a proper home at nagatranslate.in!

We've also just rolled out Voice features (Text-to-Speech and Speech Recognition) for Nagamese.

I want to be completely honest with you all, neither the text translations nor the new voice features are 100% accurate yet. Building AI models for low-resource languages is tough, but I am constantly working behind the scenes to improve the models and make them more reliable.

A quick note on rate limits and costs: You might notice some rate limits when using the tool. I had to put these in place to protect the site from bots and to manage GPU hosting costs, which can get extremely expensive very fast.

Because of those costs, I’ve seen other translation services online put their tools behind strict paywalls. I will never do that. The basic translation services on NagaTranslate will always remain free for everyday users. If you do find the tool useful and have the means, there is a "Support Us" button on the website where you can donate, 100% of those donations go directly into paying for the API and server costs.

My ultimate goal for this project: I would love to see this expand into a project that can actively promote and preserve our local languages and culture. To make this sustainable and keep the main website free forever, my long-term ambition is to eventually offer a paid API with higher limits for local businesses or institutions who want to integrate Nagamese (or other languages) translation into their own apps or websites. That way, enterprise usage can fund the free tool for the community.

One last request: I am currently building a dedicated Android app for NagaTranslate! If you have an Android device and would be willing to help test it out, please click the "Test App" button on the website. I would really appreciate the help in catching bugs before the official release.

Thank you again to everyone who has used the site and offered suggestions. Let me know what you think of the new voice features!

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Hey everyone! 👋

First off, you can check out the web version of the project right here: https://nagatranslate.vercel.app/

I wanted to share a passion project I’ve been working on, a translator app for our local languages. While I’m not a native, I was brought up here and have always considered Nagaland my second home. I’m fluent in Nagamese, and over time I picked up some Sema and Ao words and phrases from my friends, but I always wished there was a dedicated translator available to help me learn more.

I also know that a lot of the youth today aren't getting the chance to learn their native languages. So, I built NagaTranslate with the goal of removing language barriers and helping preserve the beautiful cultural heritage of Nagaland. It’s my small way of contributing something back to the place that has given me so much. ^_^

We currently support translations to and from Nagamese, Ao, and Sema. I want to be completely transparent, the translations aren't 100% accurate just yet, but we are actively working on improving them every day. We are also planning to add Tenyidie and Lotha very soon!

I need your help! I’ve just rolled out an Android app version of NagaTranslate, and I’m looking for some early testers from the community to try it out, catch bugs, and give feedback on the translations before it goes public.

Since this is a closed test on the Play Store, there is a specific process to get access. Please follow these steps in exact order, otherwise Google will throw an error:

Step 1: Join the Tester Group (Crucial!) You must join this Google Group using the exact same email address you use for your Google Play Store. 🔗 https://groups.google.com/g/testers-mynimalistic

Step 2: Opt-In as a Tester Once you've joined the group, click this link to accept the official testing invite: 🔗 https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.agniva.nagatranslate

Step 3: Download the App After opting in, you can download the app directly from the Play Store here: 🔗 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.agniva.nagatranslate

I'd really appreciate your help in testing this out. Let me know what you think, and please reach out if you run into any issues getting it installed. Thanks so much! 🙌

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[Edit (15-06-2026, 1:21 AM IST): We are back!! Also, we just need one more tester to start the closed testing.]

[Edit (14-06-2026, 9:31 PM IST): My API got compromised somehow so the site might be down for the time being until I figure things out, thank you for your support!]

Hey everyone! 👋

First off, you can check out the web version of the project right here: https://nagatranslate.vercel.app/

I wanted to share a passion project I’ve been working on, a translator app for our local languages. While I’m not a native, I was brought up here and have always considered Nagaland my second home. I’m fluent in Nagamese, and over time I picked up some Sema and Ao words and phrases from my friends, but I always wished there was a dedicated translator available to help me learn more.

I also know that a lot of the youth today aren't getting the chance to learn their native languages. So, I built NagaTranslate with the goal of removing language barriers and helping preserve the beautiful cultural heritage of Nagaland. It’s my small way of contributing something back to the place that has given me so much. ^_^

We currently support translations to and from Nagamese, Ao, and Sema. I want to be completely transparent, the translations aren't 100% accurate just yet, but we are actively working on improving them every day. We are also planning to add Tenyidie and Lotha very soon!

I need your help! I’ve just rolled out an Android app version of NagaTranslate, and I’m looking for some early testers from the community to try it out, catch bugs, and give feedback on the translations before it goes public.

Since this is a closed test on the Play Store, there is a specific process to get access. Please follow these steps in exact order, otherwise Google will throw an error:

Step 1: Join the Tester Group (Crucial!) You must join this Google Group using the exact same email address you use for your Google Play Store. 🔗 https://groups.google.com/g/testers-mynimalistic

Step 2: Opt-In as a Tester Once you've joined the group, click this link to accept the official testing invite: 🔗 https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.agniva.nagatranslate

Step 3: Download the App After opting in, you can download the app directly from the Play Store here: 🔗 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.agniva.nagatranslate

I'd really appreciate your help in testing this out. Let me know what you think, and please reach out if you run into any issues getting it installed. Thanks so much! 🙌

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Hey everyone,

I’ve got about 160 Google Colab Pro compute units left for the month (access to A100s and T4s) and I’m trying to figure out a smart way to burn them before they expire.

For context on what I can actually build: My main stack is Flutter, and I have some decent ML research experience, specifically fine-tuning LLMs for low-resource languages. I really want to expand into building an actual ML/AI product, but here is the catch: I have absolutely zero budget for live cloud hosting. Paying for 24/7 AWS or Modal instances or massive API bills is completely out of the question. I'm comfortable wiring up a mobile frontend, pushing it to the Play Store, and monetizing with AdMob. Or anything else you guys might suggest.

I spent this morning running a Stable Diffusion pipeline to generate UI textures to sell, but I quickly realized that B2B asset flipping is a very slow, brutal grind.

I’m looking for ideas on how to use this heavy upfront compute to build something that generates passive revenue. Is there a programmatic SEO play, a dataset generation project, or an on-device AI app where I can run the heavy GPU tasks once, and then just maintain a simple, free-to-host frontend?

Open to any weird or unconventional ideas. Thanks!

Hey everyone,

I’m an undergrad from India and I just found out I had two papers accepted at the ICML 2026 GlobalSouthML workshop! I am super excited since this is my first time getting accepted into a major conference venue, but I’m also kind of panicking right now because I absolutely cannot afford a trip to Seoul.

Since I've never done this before, I’m hoping some experienced folks can help answer a few questions about how the post-acceptance process works:

1. I saw that the main conference has a "Virtual Pass." Is that enough to keep my papers in the workshop program? ICML rules make it sound like someone must be there in person. If neither me nor my co-authors can afford the flight to South Korea, will our accepted papers just get withdrawn?
2. Does ICML or the GlobalSouthML workshop specifically offer financial aid for undergrads? Should I email the organizers about this before I attempt to register? I saw some mentions of ICML Financial Aid online, but it looked like it might only cover hotels and registration, not the flights.
3. How does submitting the final version actually work? Do the organizers email a specific form, or do I just upload a new PDF revision directly to my OpenReview portal? Also, since GlobalSouthML is a non-archival workshop, what exactly am I submitting, just the updated PDF addressing the reviewers' comments?

Any advice on how to navigate this would be hugely appreciated! Thank you!

UPDATE: Thank you to everyone who offered constructive advice! I emailed the GlobalSouthML organizers directly, and they were incredibly supportive. For any other students who find are in a similar situation:

1. Virtual presentation is allowed.
2. Papers will not be removed if you cannot attend physically (for non-archival workshops), but try to present it.

Hey everyone!

The decision notification deadline for the GlobalSouthML workshop was originally May 15th (and the site updated it to May 17th AoE), but my OpenReview dashboard still just says "0 Official Reviews Submitted"

I know workshop timelines can be a bit chaotic and delays are normal, but since we are way past the 17th AoE now, I wanted to see if anyone else is still waiting. Has anyone gotten an accept/reject email yet?

Appreciate any updates! Thanks!

[Edit: received them a few minutes back]