Ask HN: What are you working on (August 2024)? • Hacker News Board

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

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Post by chairmansteve » Sun, Aug 25, 2024, 9:36 PM UTC

bambax wrote: post #730

I'm trying up standup comedy this summer -- open mics for now. I thought it would be absolutely terrifying to be in front of a bunch of strangers and try to make them laugh, but it turns out if you're prepared, it's not that hard. Open mic crowds are benevolent and don't expect you to be the next Richard Pryor or George Carlin anyway, and I don't "engage" the public at all; I just tell my jokes. I try to come up with…

This makes me think a non tech "What are you working on" would be nice.

Getting away from screens for a while would benefit some of us.

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

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Post by zelo » Sun, Aug 25, 2024, 9:39 PM UTC

I'm working on android app that exposes camera stack trough http/websocket API.

The idea is that phones have very nice cameras and lot of media processing power and such API could enable hackers to easily incorporate capable camera stack in to their projects without android development experience in any language they like.

There are millions of working phones in the drawers battery backed, with plenty of computing power, nice cameras, hardware acceleration, good connectivity (WiFi, ethernet over usb), that could get new purpose.

Previously I was working on automated photogrammetry rig and this is perfect use case for that.

If you see other use case for such API share your ideas.

If you think that's cool idea to develop and would like to help write me at hn@zelo.pl

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

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Post by lengfeld » Sun, Aug 25, 2024, 9:41 PM UTC

I'm working on a multi repository management tool that should suck less then repo or git-submodules. See https://subpatch.net :-)

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

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Post by dumbashco » Sun, Aug 25, 2024, 10:20 PM UTC

keeping ahead oF OIG resulting from bad coding. Once cleared, will share my dumb ass error here & at gh

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

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Post by hansoolo » Sun, Aug 25, 2024, 10:24 PM UTC

tunn3l wrote: post #510

I'm currently working on an Art Project stemming from the mixture of cellular automata and neural networks in Rust. The YouTuber Emergent garden has already implemented this idea but I wanted to go much deeper. With different coloring algorithms, neuron types, time travel values, arbitrarily connected networks, crazy activitation functions etc. I just uploaded a very short showcase of it here: https://m.youtube.com/w…

I just +1ed for the mix of automata + beat :)

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

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Post by elihu » Sun, Aug 25, 2024, 11:12 PM UTC

I've been working on an electronic music controller designed around seven-limit just intonation that I'm calling the Mosaichord. It's a 4-octave keyboard using a scale with 28 notes per octave. The keys are pressure-sensitive.

Recently I got a DIY strobe tuner I've been working on up and running, which pairs nicely with the Mosaichord.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lkz-fZN54OI

The Mosaichord works pretty well these days, and I've assembled a bunch of them. Just got a new batch of PCBs yesterday to make more. There's a basic website up, but I haven't yet set up a proper web store.

https://desideratasystems.com/

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

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Post by sydneyboo » Mon, Aug 26, 2024, 12:43 AM UTC

building CRM

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

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Post by storywatch » Mon, Aug 26, 2024, 2:11 AM UTC

We are fanfiction and web fiction lovers. We built a Goodreads-style service that alerts you when your favorite online novels get updated. You can also create lists and review your favorite works.

https://storywatch.org

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

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Post by zyklonix » Mon, Aug 26, 2024, 2:15 AM UTC

anon012012 wrote: post #622

I am working alone on https://tree-of-knowledge.org This is a hierarchical representation of any given piece of knowledge. It starts with a tree root node that you specify (let's say Kung fu), then it branches out into multiples subcategories (techniques, styles, philosophy, weaponry, ect...) and then you can click on these subcategories to branch out even more into the graphical tree. This is all generated on-the-fl…

Consider adding visuals on each node. Check out: https://explorer.globe.engineer/

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

#900

Post by mrcurious56 » Mon, Aug 26, 2024, 2:45 AM UTC

dewski wrote: post #806

I’ve been working on Don’t Double Book Me ( https://dontdoublebookme.com ) the past few weeks out of frustration with keeping my personal and work Google Calendars in sync. Previously used Reclaim but found $10 a month to keep 2 calendars in sync was excessive and the software was increasingly becoming more team oriented, no longer for individuals. Felt like I was paying for a product and also the product. I just nee…

For someone that has two personal emails and 1 work email, which means three calendars. I can definitely see the value in this.

Going to give it a try!