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Void_

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About Void_

Productivity geek. Creator of Pomodoro One, Zonebox and Zone for Mac.

http://rinik.net/pomodoro http://rinik.net/zone http://rinik.net/zonebox

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    Comment #49045968

    Yeah, but I was reacting to idea of "frontend developer career coming to an end". I guess kinda - the job will change from "frontend developer" to "UI inventor"..

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    Comment #49044558

    I tried making a Things clone yesterday. Spent maybe 7 hours of promoting with Fable. I wanted to get drag and drop right, and I wanted good code architecture to start with. It’s u…

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    Comment #49034290

    I'm using an app called Focusmate (no affiliation) on a daily basis - scheduling 5-6 hour sessions per day. You talk to a stranger for a few seconds, say what you're working on, an…

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    Comment #47934310

    Our default is still OpenAI Whisper. Grok is just a choice for users who might prefer it.

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    Comment #47934072

    I the past month or so, I added 2 models to my app Whisper Memos ( https://whispermemos.com ): - Cohere Transcribe (self hosted) - Grok Speech To Text (they provide an API, only $0…

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    Comment #47591297

    Just today I shipped support for this in Whisper Memos: https://whispermemos.com/changelog/2026-04-cohere-transcribe Accurate and fast model, very happy with it so far!

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    Comment #47426276

    According to Polymarket, there's a 16% chance US will confirm aliens exist: https://polymarket.com/event/will-the-us-confirm-that-aliens...

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    Comment #47390657

    Are we gonna talk about that cookie banner? https://cleanshot.com/share/cDQ5RMkP

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    Comment #47390602

    This just makes me want to play tennis right now. Such an addictive sports.

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    Comment #47044314

    Not free, but Whisper Memos ( https://whispermemos.com/ ) is about half the price

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    Comment #46469696

    I just keep my iPhone locked up. You can go to Screen Time and disable Safari and App Store. You can protect it with a passcode, which is what I did. After a few weeks I just got u…

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    Comment #45924116

    I made WhisperType [1]. The price tag is $30/YEAR. The current MRR is about $700 and I'm paying $7/mo for Groq Whisper Turbo. These apps really don't have any reason to be so price…

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    Comment #45863142

    Half of USA voted for Trump. That should answer “who actually uses Grok”. I personally use the best tool for the job, which Grok sometimes is.

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    Comment #45757864

    Yes, the billionaire driving a Subaru Forester was my favorite part

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    Comment #45752491

    This gives me Devs vibe (2020 TV Series) - https://www.indiewire.com/awards/industry/devs-cinematograph...

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    Comment #45737693

    I would love for them to open up the API to this. I'd like to build an integration with Whisper Memos ( https://whispermemos.com/ ) Then I'd be able to dictate a note on my Apple W…

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    Comment #45597619

    use claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

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    Comment #45572395

    I've been running dumbified version of iOS for a few months now, and I'm very happy with it. I removed every 'fun' app except for a few exceptions: - ChatGPT, but mostly in voice m…

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    Comment #45237768

    And now of course we also run all life problems by ChatGPT.

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    Comment #45237648

    I have mixed thoughts about audio journaling. At first I was in love - I made an app around Whisper transcription model the weekend it came out. (Still working on it - https://whis…

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    Comment #44937772

    Lots of apps named after the Whisper model (including mine - https://whispermemos.com/ ) I wonder if I'll have to rename at some point.

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    Comment #44930017

    We use very similar solution in https://reflect.app Using the wa-sqlite library, and our own Mobx-based model layer similar to what Linear does. I gave a short talk about it a few …

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    Comment #44649089

    I love this font! It's very well worth the price.