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Show HN: Gatherly – E-signatures and doc collection for professional services

Hacker News - Fri, 02/20/2026 - 3:19am

I built this after hearing the same complaint from accountants, lawyers, and consultants: they spend more time chasing clients for documents than doing actual work.

The pattern repeats everywhere — send a PDF, follow up three times, client sends it unsigned, follow up again, client sends the wrong document. The billing clock stops but the frustration doesn't.

Gatherly lets firms send a Secure Link to a branded Client Portal where clients sign and upload everything in one place. No client account required. Automated reminders handle follow-up until completion.

A few design decisions worth noting:

- Signatures are eIDAS-qualified (the EU legal standard for electronic signatures), which matters for law firms and financial advisors who need agreements that hold up legally - We combine e-signature with document collection in one workflow — so a client signs an engagement letter and immediately uploads supporting files in the same session, rather than two separate tools - Zero friction for the client side — they get a link, sign, upload, done. No account creation, no app to install

The thing I'm still figuring out: pricing model. Currently flat per-month with a free trial. Curious whether usage-based (per document request sent) or seat-based makes more sense for this kind of workflow tool.

Happy to hear from anyone who's worked in or built for professional services firms.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47085201

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Show HN: MatsuriMap – Free interactive map for events and festivals in Japan

Hacker News - Fri, 02/20/2026 - 3:16am

I noticed that most local events and festivals are only advertised in Japanese on individual venue websites. Note: The site is largely AI-powered — data collection, translation, and categorization are all automated. While I do my best to keep things accurate, there may be occasional errors in dates, locations, or details. Each event links to its official source page, so please double-check there before making plans! Feedback welcome~

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47085174

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Ask HN: Can multi-agent systems collaborate?

Hacker News - Fri, 02/20/2026 - 3:10am

most multi-agent coding frameworks seem to prefer strict task isolation -- split the work, avoid interference, merge later. humans end up acting as the coordinator.

is this a deliberate architectural choice (isolation is simpler and safer), or are we hitting a real capability ceiling where agents can’t reliably coordinate on a shared, evolving codebase?

the ideal would be multiple agents working on the same system with awareness of each other’s intent and changes -- not just “one agent per file.” is anyone meaningfully solving that problem, or is divide-and-conquer simply good enough for now?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47085140

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Show HN: True and4500 FPS Edge Detection at 1K (CPU-only)

Hacker News - Fri, 02/20/2026 - 3:06am

We completely hacked how the CPU processes data using 1024-bit virtual registers. No GPU, no SIMD, just pure integer arithmetic. Paper and details: https://zenodo.org/records/18706964 Free for academic and personal use. Feel free to improve it if you want. Immediate applications: Instant first layer multi-recognition and real-world image analysis AI image pre-processing Paper version 1. Wait to see what comes later. Happy to answer questions.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47085115

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Chat with Llamma 8B at 16,000 TPS

Hacker News - Fri, 02/20/2026 - 2:24am

Article URL: https://chatjimmy.ai/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47084803

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Llamma 3.1 8B in hardware, 16,000 TPS

Hacker News - Fri, 02/20/2026 - 2:24am

Article URL: https://taalas.com/products/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47084797

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MD5 Algorithm Explainer

Hacker News - Fri, 02/20/2026 - 2:23am

Article URL: https://md5algorithm.vercel.app/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47084795

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