Ask HN: What is your "I don't care if this succeeds" project?
Creates 3D-printable elevation maps of Earths surface. I originally made it because I couldnt find a tool to make a particular 3D model I wanted, and then decided to open source it. However, to use the code you need to download ~80 GB of elevation data, which I thought would be a stumbling block for a lot of other hobbyists, so I put together a little web interface and hosted it myself. It sometimes breaks even over a month from the occasional donation, and I think its gotten me at least one jo...
Source: ycombinator.com