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Re: Ask HN: Most interesting tech you built for just yourself?

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Post by qnleigh »

I realized at some point that in learning languages, I was often limited by how much vocabulary I was picking up. The main advice I got was to read more, but progress was slow; I learned less from more basic texts, but constantly had to look up words when reading more advanced stuff.

So I wrote myself an e-reader (in Kivi) that is aware of my vocabulary and integrates with a flashcard system. For more obscure words it just shows the translation in-line so that I can focus on the most vocabulary. I pick up way more words and phrases, and can enjoyably read at a significantly higher level than without it.

Re: Ask HN: Most interesting tech you built for just yourself?

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Post by bilater »

I built this fun little tool that takes a Tweet and gets 10 different 'AI personalities' to reply to it. I thought this was a great way to get some feedback on how a tweet might be received. I also threw in a tab to se optimized versions of the tweet.

I want to take this further and play with the idea of an AI only Twitter. Where AIs interact with each other based on real news. Could be a fascinating game of life simulation haha.

https://www.tweetenhance.com/

Re: Ask HN: Most interesting tech you built for just yourself?

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Post by ywain »

bussyfumes wrote: post #313

When I was a student there was this power-of-two game on my friend's iPhone that I was literally addicted to. I didn't have an iPhone and eventually the game even disappeared from the AppStore. I missed it very much and my friends jokingly mentioned building a copy just for me. They never got around to it but at some point I thought "maybe I should give it a try?". So I gave it a try with no game dev knowledge and th…

Very cool game! Are all seeds solvable?

Re: Ask HN: Most interesting tech you built for just yourself?

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Post by throwawaylinux »

pigcat wrote: post #760

My grandmother has dementia. About twice a day, she calls my parents every 5 minutes, forgetting that she just hung up. The calls are always the same: "You live there now. Yes you have money. We came to visit you yesterday." This can go on for an hour or so. My parents are incredibly patient, but after a couple of these calls, they'll just leave the phone to ring. The soundtrack of the phone constantly ringing in the…

That'll do, pigcat. That'll do.

Re: Ask HN: Most interesting tech you built for just yourself?

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Post by goplayoutside »

patrickwiseman wrote: post #914

I built a proxy number for my sister who has to deal with her abusive ex-husband. She has court ordered visitations via phone for their kids. He would give her number to any multitude of people that would send harassing messages on his behalf. The proxy allows any calls or texts from her number to send out with the proxy number. Any calls or texts from his number connect to her phone. All other communications are giv…

What service do you use for SMS?

The new, government mandated registration requirements for programmatic SMS use in the US seem to have essentially done away with all hobbyist use.

Re: Ask HN: Most interesting tech you built for just yourself?

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Post by TheFattestNinja »

steve_adams_86 wrote: post #134

I built myself an automated hydroponic grow tent. It measures and corrects pH, electrical conductivity, oxidation reduction potential, temperature of the air and water, water level, and humidity. It also automates pumps, lights, and fans (I know people normally advise against this). None of it is particularly sophisticated, but I’m really proud of it. I initially used a deep water culture and later moved on to the nu…

Amazing idea. Saved for later.

Re: Ask HN: Most interesting tech you built for just yourself?

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Post by juggli »

pigcat wrote: post #760

My grandmother has dementia. About twice a day, she calls my parents every 5 minutes, forgetting that she just hung up. The calls are always the same: "You live there now. Yes you have money. We came to visit you yesterday." This can go on for an hour or so. My parents are incredibly patient, but after a couple of these calls, they'll just leave the phone to ring. The soundtrack of the phone constantly ringing in the…

nice work.

Re: Ask HN: Most interesting tech you built for just yourself?

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Post by dharisd »

I have a pretty clear view of the road infront of my place and an old android laying around, So i wanted to know more about the stats of vehicles passing by

ended up setting up Yolo with deepsort to track each vehicle pass, and making a cool dashboard to show stats, like speed of pass and graphs to show how busy the road is over time

https://dharisd.github.io/posts/vehicle-monitor/

https://dharisd.github.io/posts/vehicle-monitor-part-two/

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