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sensecall

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About sensecall

[ my public key: https://keybase.io/ds; my proof: https://keybase.io/ds/sigs/iKWwIEQSc1oDi-eDN9KHQscp3gQ9yOkMnCZwmo9t3UA ]

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    Comment #49253642

    Wouldn't it be cool to click and then see the quickest solution and it rotates in front of you, or a sequence of moves to solve.

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    Comment #48846961

    Someone replied with "survival mode" which is a great way to phrase it. Maybe a few different modes? How many can you get out of 18, how long can you last (unlimited), and just a c…

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    Comment #48846919

    I just want to chill... I have plenty of stress in my life already.

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    Comment #48845642

    Yep, instead of feeling like a fun puzzle the timer just adds unnecessary pressure and gets me really annoyed.

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    Comment #48823674

    I think a big part is the misperception that it’s “easier” and less effort to run stuff through LLM than to design an effective deterministic process. Would love to know how you’ve…

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    Comment #48457301

    Amongst lots of little tools, fed up of scribbling down my son’s football (soccer) scores in the Notes app, I cobbled together a little web app instead: https://football.sensecall.…

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    Comment #48025933

    I’m not surprised with fuel at like £1.80/L and electricity as low as 3.5p/kwh Makes EVs quite appealing. https://carcosttool.com/ev-vs-ice-breakeven

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    Show HN: I made a visual tool for EV vs. petrol/diesel running-cost breakeven

    I made a simple tool to visualise where EV running costs start beating petrol or diesel. Useful at a time when average UK petrol and diesel prices have been rising day after day.

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    Show HN: A tiny CLI tool for clearer Gov.uk-ish microcopy

    I sometimes work on projects without a content designer, so I made this for myself. I often need to tidy up microcopy so it follows best practice. This is a small CLI that rewrites…

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    Comment #47148756

    Wondered about doing the same. Don’t suppose you have a repo or anything?

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    Comment #47038056

    Yes, predictably…

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    Comment #47035715

    Interesting tweet on the topic here: https://xcancel.com/SamjLondon/status/2021084532187775244 > ... the agreement restricts the supply of court data to news agencies and journalis…

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    Comment #46996416

    I was hoping this might be a syntax or very very lightweight markup that could feed LLM generation of UI rather than just roll the dice to see what UI gets generated every time.

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    Comment #46943498

    A tiny web app for busy weeknight cooking. You tap in what ingredients you’ve got, add a time limit + a couple of preferences, and it gives you 3 genuinely doable dinner ideas with…

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    Comment #46882785

    https://spud.recipes A tiny web app for busy weeknight cooking. You tap in what ingredients you’ve got, add a time limit + a couple of preferences, and it gives you 3 genuinely doa…

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    Comment #46834988

    * what image gen

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    Comment #46834244

    Would love to know with insane service this uses in the background. Anyone know?

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    Show HN: Surprisingly good recipes from an AI potato

    I kept using AI for “what can I cook with this” and wanted something faster and more structured, so I built Spud (spud.recipes). It turns your ingredients into a shortlist of cooka…

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    Comment #46741769

    You articulated my frustrations much better than I did. Given more time, money and determination, I’d love have properly challenged the court system/law around this. Alas, I didn’t…

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    Comment #46735307

    Perhaps, though I’m fairly confident that given enough thought we could fairly quickly come up with a much better process; and without the risk of convicting individuals because of…

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    Comment #46733834

    Correct. Obligation is on the individual to prove receipt by the Police (in the event they claim you didn't respond).

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    Comment #46733667

    It's a ludicrous system – I've experienced it first hand. If for some reason the letter isn't delivered (or indeed sent), the original offence is scrapped and a new offence issued …

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    Comment #46578486

    I’m building https://tradeyhq.com/ It’s a super simple job management app for busy tradespeople to keep track of jobs. The main use case is time pressed tradespeople who do most of…

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    Show HN: EV vs. ICE Breakeven Tool

    This started as a quick script to sanity check EV running costs, and turned into a handy little comparison tool. I haven't been able to find anything which shows at which price poi…