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Show HN: Manhwa AI – Create webtoons with consistent AI characters

Hi HN, I built Manhwa AI because creating a webtoon with consistent characters still requires a lot of manual work. The product lets users define their characters, generate a storyboard, create individual panels, add dialogue, and export the finished comic. The main challenge has been maintaining the same face, clothing, and visual style across multiple scenes. It is currently an early version, and I am especially interested in feedback on: 1. Character consistency 2. The storyboard-to-panel wor...
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Show HN: Benzi – An AI coding assistant grounded in a live code map

Benzi is a compiler + runtime tracer + harness and AI agent built to understand code from ground up. Challenging traditional RAG and embedding space approaches, Benzi aims to write code as cleanly as it understands it. Any feedback is greatly appriciated! Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49164100 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
How to Build an AI Pipeline for Customer Feedback
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How to Build an AI Pipeline for Customer Feedback

A practical guide to turning customer conversations into structured product feedback using schemas, evidence links, validation, and replayable AI pipelines.
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Built a freelance job-matching tool to solve my own problem

Built a tool to solve my own freelance job-hunting problem. Sharing the early build and asking for a gut check before I go further. The problem: refreshing five job platforms a day, competing with 40 proposals per decent listing, and every "AI proposal tool" I found just generates generic cover letters. What I built: scrapes RemoteOK, Freelancer, LinkedIn hourly. Scores jobs against my skills and past work. Matches to real portfolio pieces. Drafts proposals that reference the actua...
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Has anyone actually paid to be "featured" on a directory or newsletter? Did it work?

I keep getting pitched by directories, newsletters, and "startup showcase" sites asking for $50–$300 to feature my SaaS. Some examples: "Get featured to 10K founders" "Top spot in our tool directory for $99/month" Newsletters promising "5K engaged subscribers" Feels like most of these are just collecting money from desperate founders and delivering zero ROI. But maybe I'm wrong? Has anyone actually paid for one of these and: Got real si...
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What SaaS workflow worries you the most right now?

I’ve been reviewing SaaS applications recently, and I keep noticing the same pattern: Individual endpoints look fine. The problem only appears when several legitimate features are chained together. Things like onboarding, permissions, billing, API integrations or account recovery. If you’re building a SaaS, which workflow are you least confident about, and why?
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Why go straight for a premium subscription when you haven't built a customer base yet?

I sit hear and tear though these posts. They have been extremely helpful. I really enjoy what I read. One thing does stand out to me: it seems to a be a very common path when deploying an app or website - day one/month one subscriptions. Every site and every app has a different purpose, approach, and audience, but so many of us seem to be going to straight for the cash. My approach, which works for what I am doing, is to let people (hopefully) use and enjoy what I have created. If word ...
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The biggest problem with vibe coding is premature commitment

Last month a founder booked a call that I still haven't stopped thinking about. He arrived with 3 finished products, all polished, all built inside a single quarter and his question for us was which one he should start marketing. I asked which of the 3 problems he had validated and after a pause he said that building them had felt like the validation. He isn't careless which is the part that bugs me. If he can slide into this, anyone can. There used to be a wall between having an idea and hold...
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I'm building an AI tool for rehabilitation. Here's one problem I keep running into.

People don't just need a list of exercises. They want to know: "Am I progressing too quickly?" "Is this amount of pain expected?" "Should I repeat this week or move on?" I'm not trying to replace physical therapists—more to support people between visits. For those interested in AI or digital health, where do you think AI can genuinely help, and where should it stay out of the way? [link] &#...
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Do you regularly chat with AI? Share your experience in a psychology study

Hi everyone! We’re psychology researchers at the University of Rochester studying how people connect with AI in their everyday lives and how different ways of interacting with AI relate to well-being. If you’re 18 or older and regularly use conversational AI (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Character. AI, Replika, etc.), we’d love to hear about your experiences. The online survey takes about 20–25 minutes to complete. At the end, you’ll receive personalized feedback comparing your responses w...
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What your ideal AI work interface would look like

For people using AI tools like Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, Antigravity, etc. for real work... I'm curious how your workflow has evolved as your projects have become larger and more complex. I'd love to know: How do you handle workflows that involve multiple skills or stages? For example, research → design → development → testing, or any workflow that spans multiple tools or agents. Is chat the right interface, or do you wish AI felt more like a workspace where you could see...
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Samsung’s discounted smart monitor is $349.99, its lowest price yet

Samsung makes a variety of TVs and computer monitors, but if want both and you’re limited on space, you might want to consider the M80F. This capable 32-inch 4K panel combines features commonly found on both types of screens, and Amazon and B&H Photo both have it discounted to $349.99, where it’s usually $400 or […]
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Your Fitbit data can now connect directly to Apple Health

Google is rolling out an update that will finally allow you to connect your Fitbit workouts, steps, vitals, and other data to Apple Health, as reported earlier by 9to5Mac. With Google Health's 5.05 update, you can now tap your profile icon, select "Partner apps," and choose Apple Health to link your data directly. Previously, you […]