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I really want an all-in-one android app that just let me connect 2 portable ssds (via a usb hub) and then make a list of hashes for the folder structure and file names along with the hashes, all on a single sor of "index" file and I can run a "verify" function like every so often (like maybe once a week?) to check if there are any decay, also copy everything to the 2nd drive, and then run the verify to check if its done correctly, and correct any file corruptions.

Like its a very ghetto way to doing a NAS on a budget, but its just a $50 spare android phone connected to a usb hub with the power connected, and a bunch of drives attached.

I can run hash checks manually with some F-Droid apps, and keep the hashes on a file, but there us no way to automate this.

I would be ecstatic if someone ported AutoHotkey to Linux. AutoKey doesn't come close to cutting it for me.

The only thing I've ever really wanted that didn't used to exist was an app that could identify things visually. So you find a bug or a bird or an object and snap a photo, and it tells you what it is instead of having to ask real people.

This is now possible and is getting better all the time. But I still haven't seen an all invlusive app for everything? Like there's one specifically for bugs. Another specifically for birds. Saw one that specifically was for identifying your dog's breed. Haven't seen one that is universal and can identify everything in an image at once.

Ideally, this would just be a feature of things like Google Lens. Like I could just open the camera, set it to ID mode, and just point it at the thing I am looking at and have it tell me what it is and not just find images similar to it.

There's been a lot that I've been looking for but I've never been able to find. Here are the one's that I can remember off the top of my head.

The first, which doesn't need to be an app/program, is something that would allow me to get more use out of Flathub. I've been wanting to get more use out of Flathub but the biggest problem I have with Flathub, is that there is no reliable way to discover new apps. The reason for this is because of how the website sorts its apps. They seem to be sorted either randomly or by popularity, as the order changes occasionally, and it mixes new apps in with the old apps. What I've been doing is using a chart to keep track of what apps I've seen but I have no idea of how reliable this actually is.

The second, I've mentioned before on another post, is a companion app for GameFAQs that's similar to Anime Plus. If you're not familiar with Anime Plus, it's a website that works as companion app for MyAnimeList. It looks at your MAL profile and generates a temporary profile that offers a few useful features like a list of anime/manga that you've missed and recommendations for other anime/manga.

The last one that I can remember, is a reliable gamepad mapper app for android devices that doesn't require root. I've tried multiple gamepad mapper apps but none of them worked properly and I'm pretty sure that some of them contained malware, especially given the fact that they've been removed from the Google Play Store.

GPS app that gave more control over routing. You can use waypoints, but the ETA is based on the waypoint instead of destination, and you have to manually continue navigation once you reach the waypoint.

This software probably already exits but I have been trying to make 3D panoramas. My current workflow is to take the 3D left-right images and separate them into left images and right images using a bash script. Then use Hugin to make two panoramas and combine them with gimp. It's kind of a pain. It would be nice hugin cloud just the 3D images and do it all for me.

An app that exports all the events (title, date, time, url link) from my newsletter email inbox. Bonus points for same but for Instagram. I vibe coded something but gave up... For now.

Drop-in cloud/API replacement for YouTube front-ends. It would keep track of watch history and return recommended videos from an algorithm that's user configurable

• Something to use in place of Microsoft Active Directory, but FOSS
• A program that automagically removes any DRM from an executable, whether it's a simple CD check or fucking denuvo
• Anything that makes playing fullscreen games in low resolutions NOT mess up your desktop - if you ever played something in like 1024x768 on a 1920x1080 default resolution, you should know what I'm talking about

I once thought it would be cool to have a program you could feed a photo of an evil boss's or slimy politician's face, from which it would then create a little cartoon character. That you could subject to various simulated tortures. Throw knives at it, lower it into boiling oil, draw and quarter, etc. Would probably be a hit in some offices.