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My post on X has a video demo for iPhone https://x.com/rickytakkar/status/1985418084333527068 Thanks for checking it out!

I built Russet, a chat app that uses Apple's foundation model (the same one powering Apple Intelligence) to run completely on-device. Everything is private and offline. No internet…

I built WWYD - What Would You Do, a community-driven app where users respond to daily hypothetical and real-world scenarios, then see how their choices compare to others. Each scen…

Enthusiasts, for one? What a dull world it would be if writers decided to publish based solely on the size of target audience(s).

WordDefiner is a little more than an open-source online English dictionary and thesaurus app. It returns the phonetic transcription, pronunciation audio, and meanings based on part…

Sort of related, but I switched from an iPhone to a Unihertz Titan with the goal of reducing smartphone screen time. Ultimately switched back to iPhone because I found that remaini…

And if that doesn’t work, we can send a malloc?

I switched from using an iPhone to something far less “smart” for about 3 months. Here's my experience. tldr: I found that not using a smartphone is a lot more pain than gain. It's…

Over the past month, I've been uploading one-page reports on seminal papers in this field. The one-page reports are formatted in the following order: 3-5 lines summary, 1-3 major s…

I tried doing that too, but to no effect. Ultimately, I feel that I lack your level of self-discipline when it comes to owning a smartphone. Therefore, in order to deal with perhap…

I transitioned to a feature phone from an iPhone to improve my overall well-being. The pros and cons list laid out above may be food for thought for those on the fence. Others may …