[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":201},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-3778260":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":9,"maker":10,"posted_at":11,"year":12,"points":13,"comments":14,"rank_in_year":15,"shown_in_year":16,"top":17,"tier":18,"category":19,"subcategory":20,"format":21,"keywords":22,"reception":27,"sentiment":28,"stance_mix":29,"scored_comments":33,"aspects":34,"strip":37,"post_text":40,"what":41,"said":65,"maker_in_thread":134,"shape":136,"grid":140,"attempts":162,"same_week":163,"maker_shows":31,"maker_hidden":192,"reader_version":193,"card":194},"3778260","iorad","I'm a non-hacker \"idea guy\" and my weekend project took 1,670 + days","title","Show HN: I'm a non-hacker \"idea guy\" and my weekend project took 1,670 + days ",null,"sunpatel",1333144077,2012,21,10,914,1677,55,"shown","dev_tools","documentation tutorial creator","web_app",[23,24,25,26],"step by step instructions","screencast alternative","app tutorial creator","user guide maker","loved",0.381,{"positive":30,"neutral":31,"mixed":31,"critical":32},4,2,0,8,{"design":35,"pricing":36},{"positive":32,"critical":32},{"positive":32,"critical":32},[38,39,32,38,32,38,39,39,39,38],3,5,"I am a non-hacker \"idea guy\" with zero discernible talent.  Like most, the story starts with me doing things the hard way.  I dreamt of a tool that would save me countless hours.  Like most of my ideas, it was supposed to die in a couple of hours, but this one had some legs....\n\n\"If I needed this, surely others did too\" kept looping in my head.  Could I get this built? Could I build it myself? Nah...too lazy to learn how, but before I did anything, I had to promise myself one thing:  No more ideas! If ideas were sit-ups, I would have a six pack instead of this tire.  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I have not test it in depth, maybe some times I was kind of lost (for a short moment), I think it can…",{"value":76,"source":69,"evidence":77},"Commenters want to read the maker's blog about the journey",[78,82,83,87],{"id":79,"by":80,"text":81},"3778349","pinojo","Definitely interested in your story - be sure to post if you start a blog. Best of luck with relaunch!",{"id":72,"by":73,"text":74},{"id":84,"by":85,"text":86},"3820690","INNOgenius","You sound lik me, Let see if I get as far as you did. Looking forward to your blog.",{"id":88,"by":89,"text":90},"3786018","armenarmen","I am a useless non-hacker idea guy and would love it if you began blogging",[92,96,103],{"value":93,"source":69,"evidence":94},"Tutorial images are distorted and look amateurish",[95],{"id":72,"by":73,"text":74},{"value":97,"source":69,"evidence":98},"Front page uses too many font styles",[99],{"id":100,"by":101,"text":102},"3810112","connor","Looks interesting, congrats on getting a product out. 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