Postneedle

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The needle library

Needles written by the people who use Postneedle, ranked by how many different people have used each one. Add any of them to your meters, or write your own.

Presets

Sets of needles people keep on for a purpose, ranked by how many different people have used each one. A preset shapes your own readings; it never changes anyone's public score.

  1. No-hype AI news

    For posts about AI launches and research: specific, new, sourced, no hype or bait.

    Vague · Nothing new · Hype · Bait or brag · No source
    0 people use itUse this preset
  2. Build in public, with numbers

    For founders sharing progress: first-hand, with the real figures, no bait.

    Vague · Secondhand · Bait or brag · No real numbers
    0 people use itUse this preset
  3. A tutorial that teaches

    For how-to posts: usable, showing the how, no thread bait.

    Vague · Nothing to use · No how · Thread bait
    0 people use itUse this preset

Needles

  1. Boss would wince

    Would the author's boss, a client or a future employer wince at this post?

    4 people have used it · by @Carbaj0
  2. No real numbers

    Does this post lack a real figure from the author's own work, such as revenue, users, time saved, cost or a measured result?

    0 people have used it
  3. No how

    Does this post skip how it was done: no code, exact steps, tool setting or prompt?

    0 people have used it
  4. No source

    Does this post make a claim about news, research or a number from elsewhere without naming or linking where it came from?

    0 people have used it
  5. Guru tone

    Does this post lecture the reader with generic advice in a guru voice?

    0 people have used it
  6. Thread bait

    Does this post announce a thread or a list and hold the value back?

    0 people have used it
  7. Customers wouldn't care

    Would a customer of the author's product find nothing useful or interesting in this post?

    0 people have used it

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Published

A needle can only ask about the post in front of it. Every new needle is reviewed automatically before it is listed, and one that insults people or asks for something else is refused. The most used needle of each day is named in that day's awards.