I mapped 954K addresses because AI hallucinated my trash day

Name: I mapped 954K addresses because AI hallucinated my trash day
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Author: hudtaylor

by hudtaylor·Mar 5, 2026·1 point·1 comment

AI Analysis

●●SolidSolve My ProblemDark Horse

Maps 954K addresses to solve a real trash day problem, but scope is intentionally hyperlocal.

Strengths

•Genuine community-powered data: 954K addresses verified by neighbors, not scraped. Holiday-adjusted schedules reduce false positives vs. static rules.
•Born from real pain: AI hallucinated the author's trash day, so they built truth. Honest origin story, useful for identical problem.
•Interactive map feature (color-coded by pickup day) makes verification and discovery frictionless vs. text lookup.

Weaknesses

•Deliberately limited to 2 cities (San Diego, Austin); scaling to all US municipalities would require 1000× more data collection, unclear if model is replicable.
•Reminder email + sensor integration are vaporware ('coming soon'); current product is lookup + reporting, which is functional but not differentiated from a municipal app or sticky note.