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Most packing lists ignore the actual weather — so I built a tool that doesn't
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Most packing lists ignore the actual weather — so I built a tool that doesn't

Generic packing lists are almost always useless. they don't care if it's monsoon season or if you're actually planning to hike — they just give you a generic list of t-shirts and socks. I got tired of manually checking weather patterns and luggage weights every time i moved countries, so i built a dynamic generator.

The tool covers 130+ countries and factors in destination-specific climate data, gender, and specific activities. the logic splits everything into essentials, clothing, electronics, toiletries, health, and carry-on items. it also estimates the total weight of your gear, which is usually the part where people mess up.

It is completely free. I am looking for blunt feedback on the logic for multi-activity trips — specifically if the balance between "essentials" and "other items" feels right for your region.

https://pack-lightly.com/tool/packing-list-generator/

u/Realistic-Log-4414 — 24 hours ago
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Is your monitor actually running at 144Hz? real screen hz test in 1 second!

Did you just buy a high-refresh-rate gaming monitor or a new 120Hz flagship phone, and feel like the smoothness is on another level?

Many times, due to default system settings or hardware configurations, your screen might actually be quietly stuck at 60Hz without you knowing!

Check out this screen hz test online tool 👉 https://screenhztest.com/

No download or installation required—just open and test. It accurately measures your current device's real-time screen refresh rate (Hz) and FPS using native browser technology. Whether it's 144Hz, 240Hz, or Apple's ProMotion, you can see if it's running at full speed with just one glance.

💡 Key Features:

  • Instant Testing: Get highly accurate test results in just 1 second.
  • High-Hz Comparison: Compare the smoothness difference between 60Hz and high refresh rates in real-time.
  • Pure & Simple: A lightweight, pure front-end utility tool.

Quick note: To keep this tool running and cover hosting costs, I have included some ads on the page. I've done my best to ensure they are completely non-intrusive and won't affect your testing experience at all!

Feel like your games are lagging? Suspect your new phone's frame rate is capped? Open the site and test it out now, and don't forget to check your system settings to make sure your high refresh rate is actually turned on!

👉 Test Link: https://screenhztest.com/

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u/PetalsOnaWet — 1 day ago
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What would make a collector site feel worth your time?

Hi r/Collections,

A little while ago I shared Kollectia here for the first time.

Back then, it was still in pre-beta, built from my own love of collecting old video games. The idea was simple: create one place where collectors of retro games, books, movies, and other items could organize, discover, share, trade, and talk about their collections.

A lot has happened since that first post.

Kollectia now has its first official partner: IGDB. That is a huge step for us, especially for video game collectors, because it helps make the game collection experience much richer and more accurate.

We have also added a lot of new features, including:

- Leaderboards and seasons

- Levels and achievements

- Daily and weekly quests

- “Kreds”, Kollectia’s own token-style reward system

- A Kreds shop where users can spend earned Kreds on cosmetics

- Multi-currency support, so users can view and manage prices in their own currency

- More collection tools, marketplace improvements, and community features

The idea behind Kreds is that users earn them by being active on the platform, completing quests, building their collections, and participating in the community. They can then use Kreds to buy cosmetic items and personalize their profile.

The platform is still early, but it has grown a lot since the first launch. I’m trying to build Kollectia into something that feels useful, fun, and community-driven for collectors, not just another database.

I would love to hear what collectors here think.

What features would you want in a platform like this?

And if you collect video games, books, movies, figures, cards, or something else, what would make collection tracking genuinely useful for you?

Thanks again to everyone who gave feedback on the first post. It really helped.

u/Intelligent_Sky9117 — 1 day ago
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Let’s check out each other’s SaaS products and share feedback

Drop your SaaS/startup/project below and let’s help each other out with:
• honest feedback
• UI/UX suggestions
• bug finding
• feature ideas
• early traffic/users

I’ll start with mine:

XLink — a simple platform for:
→ Smart link shortening
→ QR code generation
→ Secure file sharing up to 200MB
→ Link analytics & traffic insights

Trying to keep it clean, fast, and free to use.

Project:
xlink.xunifire.com

Would genuinely love feedback on which feature stands out most or what feels confusing as a first-time user 👇

u/illegaltoaster25 — 1 day ago
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Are you building websites fully optimized?

When I build websites, I build them fully optimised with keywords, alt tags, schema markup and write the content for Google and ai search.

I have seen that the majority of agencies are not doing this and are charging crazy money for basic template websites.

I’m interested to hear how others are building websites for their clients?

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u/GurdeepFromMango — 1 day ago
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I’m a software engineer, and a big part of my day is debugging issues reported by other teams.

Most of the time I’m:
- checking tokens
- calling APIs
- comparing JSON responses and traces
- writing docs

I kept jumping between different tools for all of this, and it always felt clunky.

I tried finding a lightweight toolkit with a clean UI and smooth workflow, but most tools either felt outdated or started adding AI features that didn’t really make sense to me, especially for workflows involving sensitive tokens or internal data.

So I ended up building a small client-side toolkit for myself: https://catssaymeow.org/

What surprised me was that when I showed it to teammates, some of them immediately asked:
“Why doesn’t it have AI support?”

Personally, I don’t really see the need for AI in tools like JSON formatting, token inspection, API calls, etc.

u/limario_bp — 1 day ago
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i’m brand new and have no clue how to make a website. at all.

say i wanted to basically recreated myspace, own my own creative engine and level. how would i go about that, and how could i make it usable for others?

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u/kayisnthere — 1 day ago
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What options do we have for e-commerce website (affordable)

I'm planning to start a very small business but wanna make a good brand. I'm done with branding and everything. I would like to sell my products on my website instead of instagram to keep it professional and trustworthy.

I made a website in claude code and most work is done I'm running that in local host but It's my first time running and maintaining a website. So I'm little bit worried about bugs, fraud and stuff. I was considering Shopify but 2000 INR isn't something I'm looking to invest at this point for a website. I'm looking for cheaper options. Basically I want a ecommerce website as per my design and custom brand guidelines, premium and artistic looking, also I would like to understand more on costs side from someone experienced. Cloud hosting costs, domain costs, how does seo and things work. Is there any other cost I need to be aware of ? I would really appreciate some guidance here. Thanks in advance.

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u/Littledove191 — 2 days ago
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Airdraw with just your hands and gestures

AirVa - introducing spatial computing on the browser

u/Duke_Skirt — 2 days ago
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This sub gets the assignment better than most so I'll be direct.

The no-code movement solved half the problem. You can build almost anything now without knowing how to code, which is genuinely incredible and wasn't true five years ago. But there's still a gap that nobody talks about. Even with the best no-code tools you still have to know which tools to pick, how to connect them, how to write copy that converts, how to set up ad accounts, how to source products, how to structure a funnel. The learning curve didn't disappear, it just moved.

Most people in this sub know exactly what I mean. You've spent a weekend deep in Zapier trying to get two things to talk to each other that should just work. You've rebuilt your Webflow site three times because the first two didn't convert. You've watched your Notion dashboard get more elaborate while the actual business stayed the same size.

That's the gap Locus Founder closes.

You describe what you want to build. The AI handles everything else. It sources products directly from AliExpress and Alibaba (or sell YOUR OWN digital services, products, or content), builds a real storefront around them, writes conversion-optimized copy, then autonomously creates and runs ads on Google, Facebook and Instagram. No Zapier. No Webflow. No piecing together eight tools that half work. Just a running business.

If you don't have an idea yet it interviews you and figures out what makes sense for your situation.

We got into YCombinator this year and we're opening 100 free beta spots this week before public launch. Free to use, you keep everything you make.

For the people in this sub specifically, this isn't a replacement for no-code tools for people who love building. It's for everyone who wanted the outcome but never wanted to become a tools expert to get there. Big difference.

Beta form: https://forms.gle/nW7CGN1PNBHgqrBb8

Happy to answer anything about how it works under the hood.

u/IAmDreTheKid — 3 days ago
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What are you guys actually building with AI right now?

What are you guys actually building with AI right now?

I keep seeing AI demos everywhere, but I’m more interested in real-world stuff people are implementing for businesses or users.

Curious about:

* tools people are paying for
* automations that save real time
* AI SaaS ideas
* workflows using GPT/Claude/etc
* opportunities that still feel early

Would love to hear what everyone’s working on.

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u/annex-cool — 2 days ago
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Side project website that's solving my need

From proposal to payment in one seamless flow. Dispach is the all-in-one platform built for freelancers who care about how they present to clients.

Check out the free demo it's kinda sick actually. I made a IOS app with a partnering web app for freelancers or just out here trying to take some extra work. Targeted towards developers, creatives, law whatever you want. Build is being tweaked a lot. App is still in beta and so is the website - I'm just seeing what if any interest there is.

https://dispach.co

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u/Ethank1212 — 2 days ago
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What’s the easiest website builder for a solo consulting business?

A while back I helped a friend set up a website for his solo consulting business, and honestly we made it way harder than it needed to be. We spent so much time comparing platforms and looking at features we probably didn’t even need yet.

At the end of the day, he really just needed a simple site. Something that clearly explained what he does, had a contact form, maybe a way for people to book or pay him, and looked professional enough to send to clients.

But once we started trying different builders, some felt bloated fast or became annoying to manage once we added basic stuff. Now I’m curious what people are actually using for solo consulting or freelance businesses that stays simple without becoming a headache later.

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u/blunder_boss95 — 3 days ago
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Stop calling everything either a “website” or a “web app”. I think we need a word for “Appsites”. Roast me.

I’m trying to name a product/UX pattern, not claim I invented every single ingredient.

For small organizations, we usually split the digital world into separate boxes:

- a public website
- a CMS
- an admin dashboard
- a member portal
- a document area
- maybe a payment tool
- maybe a calendar
- maybe a file manager

Then we glue everything together and pretend it feels unified.

I built something for small sports associations that doesn’t work like that.

The association still calls it “the website”.

But depending on who enters, that same website becomes different things:

- for anonymous visitors: public site, news, events, sponsors, documents, media
- for parents/athletes via magic link: private portal, certificates, deadlines, payments, uploads
- for staff/admins: athlete database, payments, documents, CMS, calendar, media library, file manager, website configuration

A news item published by an admin appears on the public site without rebuilding or redeploying.
A public document uploaded in the admin area appears in the website’s document drawer.
A YouTube link becomes part of the media library.
An event attachment becomes downloadable from the public calendar.

So I’m tentatively calling this pattern an Appsite:

> a self-contained, role-aware web application where the website itself is the application surface.

Not a SaaS that generates a public website.
Not a website with an admin panel bolted on.
Not just a CMS.
Not just a PWA.
Not just a dashboard.

The site is the app.

Is there already a better name for this pattern?

Or did I just give “a normal web app with RBAC and CMS features” a fancy name to feel better about myself?

I’m ready for the roast.

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u/Spare-Ad-6331 — 2 days ago