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mobrienv

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    Comment #47434135

    All you need is a good spec and a hat-based ralph-orchestrator loop https://github.com/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator

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    Comment #47302708

    The issue is that you're conflating the process of transcription with the act of expression. If I feed an LLM my own raw research notes and technical observations and use it to hel…

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    Comment #47302358

    "Sharing the prompt" is a category error. It assumes the value of a piece is in the instructions given to the model, rather than the proprietary input or the iterative editing that…

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    Comment #47302304

    Treating the act of refining text as a confession of shame misses the point of how writing works. Whether a draft begins as a model output, a dictation, or a scribbled note, the fi…

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    Comment #47203474

    Doing something similar with https://github.com/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator It's much more than a simple Ralph loop.

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    Comment #47146542

    Another batteries included pi setup. Built a lightweight mobile webui to run it on termux and code on my phone. https://github.com/mikeyobrien/rho

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    Comment #47106019

    I built something similar that uses an event-delegation framework built around a pub/sub architecture where custom hats (personas) define specialized workflows through topic-based …

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    Comment #47105856

    Not necessarily - I've been having a lot of success with an event-delegation model. https://github.com/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator

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    Comment #47105809

    Yep, that's what I do with https://github.com/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator

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    Show HN: Yet another tool to wrap agents in a loop

    I was randomly browsing claude codes ralph wiggum plugin[1] and was surprised to see my toy project referenced. Since it appears people are getting some value out of it, thought I'…

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    Comment #46238517

    Interesting I recently added the ability to receive a daily email digest. Would just need a way to read it out. I'll look into what a conversational voice chat might look like.

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    Comment #46237618

    I recently built a webapp to summarize hn comment threads. Sharing a summary given there is a lot here: https://hn-insights.com/chat/gpt-52-8ecfpn .

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    Show HN: HN Insights – HN front page summaries

    Hi HN, Sharing HN Insights, a webapp I built that highlights trending themes and summarizes discussion threads from the front page. This started earlier this week as a toy project …

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