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Re: Ask HN: What are you working on?

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Post by ncantelmo »

kermittd wrote: post #469
ncantelmo wrote: post #29

Problem: The process of getting thoughts from your head into an organized, written draft form isn't as fast or accessible as it could be. Project: I'm building a conversational UI / bot ( https://writing.ai ) that helps people write faster. The basic idea is that it asks you a series of questions about a topic, asks follow-up questions for more detail as needed, and when it's done outputs a completed draft. You're st…

I just signed up and am awaiting launch!️️dkermitt@gmail.com

Thank you! I'll keep working to get it launched ASAP. The response from HN today has been extremely encouraging.

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Post by medwezys »

wnm wrote: post #204
medwezys wrote: post #199

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have you investigated linkedin profile import feasibility yet? Their API is really restrictive and they're blocking most of the hosting provider IP ranges. Ridiculous that they restrict access to user profiles even if with the explicit user permission (via OAuth). Let me know if you find a solution :)

Yes, their API is useless, imo. At least at getting stuff out. They want their users locked in. I'm building a tool thats parsing .html files (your public profile), and extracting relevant information. Build on nokogiri, and open source. More info here: https://programmercv.com/resume-exporter

Nice, cashing out on the fact your audience is technical :)

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Post by lappet »

yjlim5 wrote: post #440

I’m working on an open source verb conjugator for different languages, currently in Korean and Hindi. The conjugator will take in a verb and a grammar form and output the conjugated word. For example, the future form of ‘하다’(to do) should return ‘할꺼야’(will do). This API will come handy for people who are learning a new language or, if you’re like me, building a language learning app. It gives us the flexibility to cr…

Hi, this looks very interesting. I signed up at https://llip.io/, but how do I choose Hindi? I am not able to switch from Korean

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Post by simonbarker87 »

Working on an iMessage App and new features for my Q&A site: http://www.oneqstn.com

And version 2 of my inhouse factory production and stock management app stockcontrollerapp.com, adding some features that I would have found useful during this last season at work (we are winter based) and also overhauling the data model and adding a cloud based backend and web app.

Also fixing a herniated lumbar disc

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Post by 0b01 »

I'm an undergraduate at UMD working remotely. As a side project, I am working with a friend on https://txtpen.com

txtpen provides highlights and context comments for websites. It is like medium for non-medium sites. Most importantly it follows the W3C Annotation Standard.

It is so close to finish. If you have a tech blog and would like to be test it please email me at ricky@txtpen.com

Any feedback is welcome. Thanks in advance

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Post by tpush »

paxcoder wrote: post #478
tpush wrote: post #449

I'm working on a programming language. Just as a hobby, not commercially. :-) Design-wise it's really just how my ideal language would work: functional, compiled, statically typed(higher-ranked, impredicative, but type-level functions are first-order, and no effects system), mutable refs that are _not_ GCed, first class delimited continuations, equi-recursive _and_ iso-recursive types, implemented in C so the compile…

What do you mean you didn't read up on type theory? I'm guessing ypu've studied it at a university?

No, I really didn't know much about type theory. (And I don't think I can study that at my university actually).

I had an intuition of how parametric polymorphism worked because of my experience with Haskell, but I didn't know a type inference algorithm works, how that integrates with checking against an assumed type (and the whole unification shebang that comes with it); how universal quantification plays into that, the amount of pit falls that come with certain design decisions(impredicativity etc.).

I personally gain the most insight into something when I'm trying to think about it from first principles, so I avoided extensive research about type theory beforehand so that I wasn't "tainted" by preconceived ideas :-).

Of course I got stuck quite a few times. I would then look how Haskell does something and trying to understand why and how etc.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on?

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Post by andai »

jessriedel wrote: post #190

I have a project idea that might be useful for someone to learn about audio processing (and maybe neural networks?). I like to listen to audio and watch video of podcasts (and lectures and other human speech) at faster speeds. Sometime, especially if I'm trying to "skim" to see if the media is worth listening to carefully, I'd like to listen at 3x or faster. Very often, the limiting factor is the intelligibility of t…

Another solution to getting through long audio segments quickly is learning to read spectrograms (time/frequency intensity graphs of speech).

Then you translate the problem into speed reading.

I'm (slowly) investigating this, expect a HN post in a few years :)

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Post by RealityVoid »

a1exyz wrote: post #397
joshuaheard wrote: post #308

Scuba diving computers have become a necessary part of diving. Current models have indecipherable interfaces that hang from dongles or are worn as bulky wristwatches. I have developed a scuba diving computer HUD with a simple graphical interface placed in the diver's mask and is easy to learn and use. Also, scuba divers must maintain neutral buoyancy during the dive. The current method is manual, making it a difficul…

I believe buoyant wetsuits are a safety feature - if you run into issues, you can release your weight and float to the surface.

But the buoyancy variation with depth is pretty dangerous, I think. I do not know if that variation is truly the fault of the suit or the fleshy diver.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on?

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Post by mglauser »

I'm working to build a coding school that makes up for the weaknesses of other coding schools. You can read about what it does better here: https://medium.com/@michelleglauser/this-is-the-coding-schoo...

Basically, it's a nonprofit called Techtonica.org that works with tech companies to provide free tech training, living stipends, and job placement to low-income women and non-binary adults locals. We're in the San Francisco Bay Area for now—did you know there are areas in the Bay Area with income disparity worse than Rwanda's? You can read more about my reasons here: https://blog.techinclusion.co/techtonica-how-to-diversify-te...

We've picked our first full-time students and they are seriously amazing—I can't wait to help them succeed! Just working out the sponsors and space now. See more info at https://techtonica.org.

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