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Ask HN: What are you working on? (October 2024)

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Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (October 2024)

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Post by not_a_dane »

quyse wrote: post #426

I've been working on a cloud gaming service (like Stadia). Wanted to see how far I can get it done using open source, without ready-to-use solutions like Parsec/Moonlight/Sunshine. It works by running a game in Linux (I use NixOS btw) under Wayland (sway), capturing the frames via Pipewire in form of DMAbufs and passing them to ffmpeg's VA-API encoder (so frames don't leave GPU memory and are encoded on GPU right awa…

I think you also need to exchange some metadata like screen resolution etc, right ?

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (October 2024)

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Post by inrodos »

sureglymop wrote: post #495
Timwi wrote: post #309

I invented a programming language where you use Unicode box-drawing characters to draw a structure of boxes and lines: ╓───╖ ║ ! ║ ╙─┬─╜ ┌───╖ ╔═══╗ ┌─────┴─────┤ > ╟──╢ 2 ║ │ ╘═╤═╝ ╚═══╝ ╔════╗ ┌───╖ │ │ ║ −1 ╟──┤ + ╟─┴─┐ │ ╚════╝ ╘═╤═╝ │ │ ┌─┴─╖ │ ╔═══╗ │ │ ! ║ │ ║ 1 ║ │ ╘═╤═╝ │ ╚═╤═╝ │ │ ┌─┴─╖ ┌─┴─╖ │ │ │ × ╟──┤ ? ╟──┘ │ ╘═╤═╝ ╘═╤═╝ └─────┘ │ The language is called Funciton (pronounced: /ˈfʌŋkɪtɒn/) and the above…

This is awesome! I think what it needs now is tooling/an ide to "draw" programs :) I've long wanted to look for a sort of "ascii drawing program" where one can just draw on a grid with monospace ascii characters and have tools for boxes, circles, etc. Maybe it already exists!

There is a tool called asciiflow which sounds exactly what you are looking for

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (October 2024)

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Post by rolandpeelen »

zoidb wrote: post #498
rolandpeelen wrote: post #493

I've been working on a note-taking tool / daily todo-app: https://crom.ai/ - Currently in closed beta. It uses basic markdown and some additional custom elements to annotate data. The idea is that you get a daily for every day, with the items ticked off on the last day removed. So a new daily every day. At the same time, there is some integration with AI to get feedback on things to break down. You can give it some i…

FYI on Firefox mobike the page content is cut off on the left side.

Checking! TY

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (October 2024)

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Post by slhomme »

Building https://videojam.co

Creating launch/hype videos for your product is hard. It's expensive if you go through an agency or a freelancer. You could DIY it with Adobe After Effects, but it takes a whole set of motion design and video editing skills!

That's why I built VideoJam, an easy-to-use video builder for startups, solo entrepreneurs, and hackers. Create your video in no time - no video editing skills required. You can create product videos from scratch, with ready-made scene templates, or using entire video templates.

I just launched this week, any feedback is very welcomed. Also, don't hesitate to reach out if you want to try at no cost during the beta.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (October 2024)

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Post by hyperbrainer »

082349872349872 wrote: post #400
dang wrote: post #3

This is an ongoing experiment that david927 has been helping with (thanks!). The two previous in the sequence were: Ask HN: What are you working on (September 2024)? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41690087 - Sept 2024 (1041 comments) Ask HN: What are you working on (August 2024)? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41342017 - Aug 2024 (1424 comments) One thing I'd like to hone in on is that these threads a…

Dan, instead of "What are you working on", could a better title for conveying the intent be "What are you hacking on"?

That's good, but hacking for me has a specific connotation in that you are modifying something for your purposes. Something new is "working".

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (October 2024)

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Post by hyperbrainer »

janosch_123 wrote: post #471

I built 3 electric cars from 2018 to 2023 and drove them 20k miles. My own firmware and controllers, with an https://openinverter.org motor controller Now I release my knowledge in bite-sized chunks on my new YouTube channel to help others: What's a battery management system? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QsMoCrSTYc What is the C-Rate? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDu1fRtKfsA What is battery balancing? https://…

You are the closest I have found to this, even though it is a digression:

Do you know of any communities with self-built airplanes? (especially novel-esque designs for propulsion or wings?) I realise these have far more regulations, but experimental GA is something that really excites me.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (October 2024)

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Post by not_a_dane »

martinrue wrote: post #297

I'm building a language learning app: https://yakk.app . Way to go, but made a good start and even a little bit of money so far. I quit my job and moved to Asia on savings to keep building. LMK if any of you guys are in Bangkok, let's hang out.

Dude, I did the same...Will be in bangkok in december. Let's hang out.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (October 2024)

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Post by tikimcfee »

nutanc wrote: post #418

Currently, other than my day job, I am obsessed with making sense of the "shape of stories". Mapping embeddings and see how they move through a sequence. Started of with [1] which showed that there might be some strength to the idea. Applied it for chunking [2] and web site analysis[3] and got pretty good results. Just started trying out experiments on video [4] and surprised that the structure seems to hold for imag…

I'm obsessed with visual space representations of word as well. My application has a test mode where I render an entire dictionary (like, Webster) and then "plays" a book word by word, highlighting the word, then it's definition, and those words definitions and so on and so on, and it creates a trippy and distinct visualization kinda like an audio visualizer.. but with words. We should chat if you're interested in this kinda thing! https://github.com/tikimcfee/LookAtThat

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (October 2024)

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Post by not_a_dane »

LilBytes wrote: post #301
martinrue wrote: post #297

I'm building a language learning app: https://yakk.app . Way to go, but made a good start and even a little bit of money so far. I quit my job and moved to Asia on savings to keep building. LMK if any of you guys are in Bangkok, let's hang out.

Great idea, are you in Bangkok on holiday or using this idea to get a business visa?

I've got DTV visa through my Wyoming company.
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