Comment by dang

As an aside, the variety of examples in that other thread is impressive. Here are some that I noticed:

Fixing my furnace: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48417845

New software for a retro keyboard: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48418158

Customizing my camper van: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48417379

Porting my astronomy app from an old Nokia phone: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48419242

Fixing my kid’s science fair project: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48419364

Unborking the family printer: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48419480

Learning to draw anatomy (!): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48418716

Lowering my electrical bill: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48417949

Making classic guitar pedals programmable: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48418006

Avocado armchair guy victory lap: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48417658 (<-- oops, wrong: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48418274)

Putting an overlay on enemies in a video game: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48420635

It just goes on and on. I was a little nervous when I saw that post originally, but it's amazing what happens when a title is somehow just right.