For example, using Shazam to identify any song in an instant. What else feels like magic?
Ask HN: What are some apps that feel like magic to you?
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#2ImageMagick.
since you mentioned magic
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#3SQLite. Were it a corporation, it'd be a FAANG.
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#4i3 window manager customized to my liking. No other interface provides me such joy :)
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#5Google Maps. We're all taking it for granted, but imagine all the edge cases, complex real-world infrastructure and data analysis that goes into mapping the streets and buildings so well that it actually works, even in small towns.
It's much more impressive than Google Search. Given enough compute/storage, I feel like I can build a search engine. With Google Maps, I would have no idea where to even start.
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#6Emacs. Especially these two packages: org mode and magit
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#7ChatGPT and MidJourney.
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#8My smart light app that lets me pick any color. Being able to match the outside color temp or turn the lights red at night is awesome and it's kinda crazy to me that we can just do it so easily now
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#9Everything we're doing is magic, we just got used to it.
Email, spotify, wikipedia, all of it.
Re: Ask HN: What are some apps that feel like magic to you?
#10Emacs.