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Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (April 2026)

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Re: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (April 2026)

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Post by skor »

A programming language to hack music with

https://github.com/audion-lang/audion

The idea came after I finished a permanent piece for a museum using MaxMsp and python. I always had this thought in the back of my mind that "I could express this so much easier in a few lines of code.."

Check the docs folder for the full language spec.

I really liked how objects came out, I don't think it needs any more since I can do object composition.

There are some nice functions to generate rhythms and melodies with combinatorics, see src/sequences.rs and melodies.rs

Its a WIP but you can use it now to create music with whatever you want: hardware/daws/supercollider , download the nightly release.

supercollider is tightly integrated but not required. I havent had time to develop userland libraries yet but I'm working on it

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (April 2026)

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Post by yboris »

My 8-year-old video browser software Video Hub App - shows thumbnails from video as you hover with your mouse. Working on adding minor improvements before I finally get to the (optional) facial recognition "search by face similarity" feature.

https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App

https://videohubapp.com/

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (April 2026)

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Post by mtabini »

https://www.crowdsupply.com/t76-org/dr-pd

Dr. PD is an open-source USB-C Power Delivery analyzer and programmable sink. It can sit inline between a USB-PD source and sink to show you the communication between them, or connect directly to a source and emulate a sink so you can characterize chargers and power supplies.

The goal of the project is to make serious USB-PD analysis more accessible. The hardware, firmware, and host software are all open source. The control software runs locally in Chrome or Edge with no drivers or installation required, and the platform also provides Python, JavaScript, SCPI, and USBTMC interfaces for automation.

(Sorry that I don't have a link to the GH repo yet, but you can follow the project on https://hackaday.io/project/205495-dr-pd. Also, if you read this far, I'm looking for a few beta testers. Reach out if you're interested!)

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (April 2026)

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Post by mauvehaus »

Earlier today? My partner and I felled a couple of trees and bucked them into firewood to clear a spot on drier ground for our chicken coop, which had sunk halfway to China because we unknowingly landed it in a soup bowl three years ago when we moved in the winter when the ground was frozen. Also set and leveled four piers in the new spot for it to sit on.

Then slid it a few hundred feet across the lawn on composite deck boards we salvaged when we took a balcony down last year and landed it atop the new piers.

Then put the electric fence back up to keep the bears out.

Presently? A beer.

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