Ask HN: What apps have you created for your own use? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: What apps have you created for your own use?

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Post by mthoms » Wed, Dec 13, 2023, 9:03 PM UTC

calebpeterson wrote: post #401

Calcula - https://calcula.cubicle6.com/ - simple spreedsheet and JavaScript REPL mashup. FFuzion CAD - https://ffuzion-cad.cubicle6.com/ - small CSG (constructive solid geometry) CAD app that uses a Lisp variant for defining geometries. Can export to STL for 3D printing. StationKeeper - https://station-keeper.cubicle6.com/ - a space station construction toy inspired by Townscaper. Send - https://send.cubicle6.com/ -…

Calcula looks really cool. I'll be taking a look at it more closely.

Re: Ask HN: What apps have you created for your own use?

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Post by brianzelip » Wed, Dec 13, 2023, 9:05 PM UTC

CLI for Baltimore Y lap swim times today, https://github.com/brianzelip/lapswim.

Re: Ask HN: What apps have you created for your own use?

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Dec 13, 2023, 9:20 PM UTC

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Post by DanielDe » Wed, Dec 13, 2023, 9:20 PM UTC

I created Godspeed for myself, which is a fast, 100% keyboard driven todo app.

I'm pretty serious about keeping my hands on my keyboard, and I wanted an app that wouldn't let me down by leaving out a hotkey for some tiny thing or another.

It's also got the best date picker I've ever used, which has become my favorite feature.

https://godspeedapp.com/

Re: Ask HN: What apps have you created for your own use?

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Post by runjake » Wed, Dec 13, 2023, 9:21 PM UTC

rahimnathwani wrote: post #617

xmodem wrote: post #262

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The current implementation searches only within a single episode. Searching across multiple episodes could be done but would introduce false positives if a show re-uses intro music or other assets, and personally I’d prefer to keep that stuff, so I’d need to figure out heuristics to differentiate it from ads.

Some interview podcasts start with a 3-4 second clip from the interview. Does this cause false positives for you?

The OP said elsewhere they are using this[1] library, which allows you to specify minimum seconds to match, so you'd presumably set it to match 20 seconds or whatever minimum length podcast commercials usually are.

Most other audio fingerprinting libraries I've seen allow you to specify min/max time, as well.

HTH.

1. https://github.com/AddictedCS/soundfingerprinting

Re: Ask HN: What apps have you created for your own use?

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Dec 13, 2023, 9:25 PM UTC

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Post by infinityio » Wed, Dec 13, 2023, 9:30 PM UTC

About a year ago I made a little wear os app to track the upcoming departures at the station near me - it was suprisingly useful (especially at big stations - sometimes you can make incredibly quick connections!), so I decided to genericise it to the point it'd work for other people (in the uk) as well! So far people seem to really appreciate it [0], which I'm glad about

Alternatively, for something slightly less polished, I made an app that connects to the spotify API, fetches synced lyrics for the track currently playing, and displays them on an electromechanical (flip-dot) bus sign from the 80s that's sat in my kitchen!

[0] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.nthn.androi... (paid, but feel free to reach out if you want a free copy)

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Post by dmvjs » Wed, Dec 13, 2023, 9:43 PM UTC

I made an automated DJ at https://cappinkirk.com because I like listening to hip-hop instrumental music in this style with on key mashups but I can't do it as perfectly as software can, also it has way more variety of combinations than I would be capable of.

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Post by chris1993 » Wed, Dec 13, 2023, 9:45 PM UTC

I wrote my own version of the quickbooks pro timer app since the old one doesn't work on modern windows but I need it to track time to bill clients and I didn't want to use one of the subscription-based timers. Wrote it in Avalon so it works on PC and MacOS.

I wrote https://gardenate.com for my own use so I could get reminders for when to plant vegetables - it's expanded a bit since then.

Re: Ask HN: What apps have you created for your own use?

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Post by calebpeterson » Wed, Dec 13, 2023, 9:50 PM UTC

mthoms wrote: post #651

calebpeterson wrote: post #401

Calcula - https://calcula.cubicle6.com/ - simple spreedsheet and JavaScript REPL mashup. FFuzion CAD - https://ffuzion-cad.cubicle6.com/ - small CSG (constructive solid geometry) CAD app that uses a Lisp variant for defining geometries. Can export to STL for 3D printing. StationKeeper - https://station-keeper.cubicle6.com/ - a space station construction toy inspired by Townscaper. Send - https://send.cubicle6.com/ -…

Calcula looks really cool. I'll be taking a look at it more closely.

Thanks!

My attempt at monetization is incomplete at this point since it only includes macOS and .deb builds (I’m rarely on a Windows machine anymore). I also haven’t bothered with binary signing yet either. Didn’t seem worth the effort with such a limited audience…

Please do share any feedback!