https://vocabuo.com
App with dynamic/flexible spaced repetition flashcards for language learning.
Recently I've added dialog & definition cards, so I can learn German from short dialogs with images and audio.
Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)
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Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)
#242I am working on a critical thinking class based around the use of LLMs.
This involves exploring the ethics of using magic to accomplish tasks. The problem then boils down to a matter of epistemology— a testing problem. But testing is something you only do in the absence of trust. So critical thinking begins with the rejection of trust.
It’s been interesting to read about “Anomalistic Psychology” which is the study of magical thinking. Malinowsky commented that not a single canoe was built by Melanesian islanders without the use of magic, yet none of them would say that they could be built without craftsmanship.
Magic is the belief in the infallibility of hope, to paraphrase Malinowski. Which may explain why too many smart people are uncritical about LLMs.
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)
#243A cross between a text MUD and an early 2k browser based RPG. Hoping to incorporate many advanced MMO and LitRPG based features plus complex economic, npc, guild, quest, and crafting mechanics. It’s more of a passion project/hobby with no expectation of adoption. It has been very fun to build.
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)
#244https://negativestarinnovators.com
We been working on Thieves which monitors websites using AI agents. Users set natural language conditions for websites and get a email, Telegram, Discord, Webhook once their conditions has been met. We also have a REST API replicating the full functionality of Thieves.
Currently working on making it even more reliable, navigate pages and understand website images not just the text of the webpage. Also getting ready for a Product Hunt launch.
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)
#245https://tritium.legal Tritium is an IDE for corporate lawyers. Draft Word docs, review PDFs, redline all in a single application. It's written in Rust using a modified version of egui. Immediate mode has some interesting tradeoffs that I'd love to discuss on here. Also the web/desktop dichotomy presents a lot of interesting opportunities and challenges where data governance is concerned. I'd love your thoughts or to…
What experience do you have in law?
I was a special counsel at a funds practice. I began practicing corporate law in 2011. Check it out here: https://tritium.legal/about
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)
#246I'm currently beating around the bush on building a GitHub clone minus react, copilot, etc. There's no reason I should have my browser tabs crash when I view a pull request involving more than 100 files. The page should already have been generated on the server before I requested it. The information is available. All that remains are excuses and wasted CPU cycles.
Are you just building a web front end on the GitHub API or are you building an end-to-end social programming service?
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)
#247I'm working on a resume review service. Really simple, submit your resume and I'll record a video analysis of it. I created it because every so often I get asked to review someone's resume and they've found it very helpful, and it's my way to address the poor resumes I've received when hiring.
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)
#248https://veeto.ai
A tool that scans California legislation and flags bills that might affect your startup. You drop in a link to your website or a short description, and it returns plain-English summaries and impact analysis of relevant bills.
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)
#249Planning a hobby alpaca farm (3-4 alpacas), very early stage.
Everything from farm related stuff (water, food, shelter, etc.) to self-sufficiency (solar, etc.) to real time monitoring (which cameras, affecting power supply).
Who knows if it'll ever happen, but just planning everything in detail is a lot of fun. Especially with weird regulatory constraints where I'm living, there's a lot to watch out for.
Example: Solar panels at >3m height need building permits. Snow in winter means panels should be set up at a specific angle. So my initial plan of putting the panels on my 2.5m high carport doesn't work. Either lower carport, lower angle, different place or getting a building permit.
Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)
#250A video game!