seangransee
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Comment · 2 years ago
Two completely unrelated things:
1. An infinite realtime canvas for people all over the world to collaborate on pixel art: https://everyonedraw.com/6/4298/8439
2. An LLM-powered translator specifically optimized for English speakers living in Spanish-speaking countries: https://translate-spanish.com
The first one is purely for fun to scratch my own itch, and the second is solving some frustrations I've had with existing translator apps while living in Mexico City.
Comment · 2 years ago
Happy to answer questions about this project!
I've been using this project as a way to play with tech I don't typically use day-to-day in my paid work.
It's gone through a bunch of iterations. It started almost entirely on AWS serverless services (Lambda, Dynamo, etc). That ended up being ridiculously expensive for this use case, so now it's a boring Go app on a cheap VPS talking to Postgres.
The mobile app has also gone through some iterations, starting as a wrapper around a web app (CapacitorJS), and is now using React Native instead.
Comment · 2 years ago
I'm building an infinite realtime canvas for people all over the world to collaborate on pixel art. Not a business by any means, just pure fun!
Comment · 3 years ago
Comment · 3 years ago
The full data set has 35 salads. The graph near the bottom shows 20 that were all for the same menu item. Of those 20, I'd say there were about 4-5 different employees doing the in-person orders. No idea how many different employees did the online orders.
Still not a _real_ study by any means, but there's more data than just 2 salads.
Comment · 3 years ago
Yeah, I imagine some of the difference comes down to social pressure of having to look at the person you're serving.
Comment · 3 years ago
I've heard anecdotally that Chipotle also gives you less food in online orders, although I haven't measured it. Maybe that will be next :)
Comment · 3 years ago
Graffiti is part of the fun!
Comment · 3 years ago
I learned how crucial moderation is for a community site like this. I originally hoped that the "good" users would overpower the trolls and create a self-sustaining community without any deliberate moderation. I was very wrong. I knew there were some people on the internet who like drawing penises and swastikas, but I totally underestimated the volume of these people.
I also learned the importance of bringing on additional help. I naively thought I could do everything myself (and I still like flying solo on the development side), but bringing on a volunteer to help moderate the site and manage the community has been incredibly helpful.
Comment · 3 years ago
Oh, absolutely. The initial launch was a disaster because I had no way of dealing with trolls. I've learned a lot since then, and built a bunch of tools that moderators can use to clean up the damage caused by trolls.
Comment · 3 years ago
Everyone Draw: https://everyonedraw.com
I created a little experiment a few years ago to see what would happen if anyone in the world could draw pixel by pixel on an infinite, shared canvas.
It has attracted a small community of fans who use it to relax and practice their drawing skills. The community has spawned some breathtaking pieces of collaborative art, including a world map[1], a galaxy[2], and a magic forest[3].
There have been a few donations, but not nearly enough to cover all my costs. I'm fine running it at a loss while I have a job. This summer I plan to take some time off from full-time employment to travel the world, at which point I'll try to monetize this project to cover my travel expenses.
[1] https://everyonedraw.com/1/-2564/-759