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Hi HN, I built Yak ( https://getyak.app ), a voice typing tool that converts speech into ready-to-use text. I didn't choose a traditional STT-then-edit pipeline, but a multimodal m…

Perhaps you could encode your email address using Base64; this would reduce the amount of spam you receive from a publicly accessible email address:)

Once you open it, place it next to your computer, and then you can ignore its existence. I don't know if it will work, but it's quite fun.

Two years ago, someone on HN shared an interesting ADHD hack: a tiny LED that blinks at 120 bpm and gradually slows to 60 bpm, supposedly helping your brain sync and calm down into…

I grew up in China, lived here for more than twenty years. I've never heard of such a thing: unemployment means a high probability of being homeless, and then losing one's life wit…

When I use Claude Code and Codex for development, I've had some similar experiences. Claude Code always completes tasks very quickly, but leaves behind a mess that makes me anxious…

> there isn't anything huge to gain outside of TSMC (that I know of) by way of an invasion. The reunification of Taiwan is a fundamental national policy, enshrined in the Constitut…

I self-hosted Penpot, and during use I also encountered crashes — but it was my browser that crashed. I’m not sure what caused it (because I was forced to close the page).

They seem to update very frequently; I don't know if it still crashes now — I'm planning to try it myself.

This may already be a bubble in social or financial terms, but at least for me personally, my capabilities have been greatly expanded (especially when it comes to coding and access…

I think this might be why, during the reasoning process of GPT and Gemini, even for purely English prompts the model may choose to think in Chinese. That may make it easier for the…

agree

My Mac mini M4 has been sitting idle because I can't install Linux on it, and I don't know how to operate it from a remote terminal in macOS. I'm only familiar with the Linux termi…

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44958621

I feel like this learning method has benefited me, but it doesn't seem to be widely supported: I'll work on a project for a while, then realize what knowledge I'm lacking, to the p…

When it comes to bypassing internet restrictions, the British have a lot to learn from the Chinese (

Yes, there's no doubt I envy these advantages of your country. By the way, I'm replying to your comment via a proxy server in Los Angeles, HN is also not directly accessible in Chi…

Yes, this goes back to that fundamental and long-debated question: How do we eliminate poverty? I've studied some sociological and economic theories, and I generally understand tha…

I often browse Hacker News and like it here. As a young Chinese entrepreneur, comments like these make me feel frustrated. China has a large wealth gap, and we have many people wit…