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Post by Xcelerate »

yoo1I wrote: post #295
Xcelerate wrote: post #125

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Speech recognition and search API I've been wanting to make something like this for a while. Really nice product you have! I think this kind of service will really take off in the future. Imagine having an app that constantly records everything and allows you to search it later. Questions like "What did James tell me last November about traveling to Europe?". It would also eliminate hearsay, since you would no long…

That technology has been commercially available at least since 2003 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj8jQy4nqLA

That video is hilarious! Yet it also captures the essence of something that I really want to exist...

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Post by nostalgiac »

drwl wrote: post #401
screensquid wrote: post #139

ScreenSquid: http://screensquid.com/ Record the screen of every visitor to your website. Helps you see exactly what users are doing and understand where they're having trouble. Works on every website including Angular, React, AJAX, and private user pages.

Do services like this exist already? And if so, why did are you working on it. (asking as curious)

Yes they exist. HotJar is an example.

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Post by BHSPitMonkey »

d0m wrote: post #313
BHSPitMonkey wrote: post #134

Prelude - https://www.getprelude.net/ A progressive web app for improving music sight reading skills. (Also perfect pitch identification ability.) I wasn't happy with my sight reading speed, so I've been building this to help myself practice. Some distinguishing features: - Web MIDI, to connect to a MIDI keyboard you can use to "answer" the practice questions (works in Chrome for Android or Desktop) - Web App Manifes…

I know it's for mobile, but you might want to center the page for desktop users, i.e. with a max-width.

Better layout for larger displays is something I want to work on, but you're right - it's an afterthought for my personal use case. Until then, scaling the page via your web browser does a pretty decent job.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on and why is it awesome? Please include URL

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Post by AlphonseJr »

vdnkh wrote: post #54
AlphonseJr wrote: post #48

Toolwatch ! https://toolwatch.io It helps watch freaks measure the accuracy of their timepieces. Accuracy has always been the holy grail of watchmaking. Throughout the ages, watchmakers have been competing for building the most accurate and precise watch movement but the consumers do not have the tools to appreciate that effort. With Toolwatch you can measure your watches for free and see how they compete versus othe…

Can you please show a demo/screenshots without me having to sign up? I'm interested but I have no idea how it works (do I need a microphone? iphone? etc), and I won't sign up until I know I can actually use it.

Hi, you are right, we should be able to see a demo before sign up. Let me explain the process, it's pretty simple: you do not need any microphone or device, just your watch! You will be asked to press a button when your watch reached a certain time, this will synch your watch with our accuracy system. 24hours later, an automatic mail is sent to you asking you to come back and synch again. After this second synch, we are able to determine the accuracy of your watch. Let me know if you have any other questions.

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Post by BHSPitMonkey »

bobwaycott wrote: post #469
BHSPitMonkey wrote: post #134

Prelude - https://www.getprelude.net/ A progressive web app for improving music sight reading skills. (Also perfect pitch identification ability.) I wasn't happy with my sight reading speed, so I've been building this to help myself practice. Some distinguishing features: - Web MIDI, to connect to a MIDI keyboard you can use to "answer" the practice questions (works in Chrome for Android or Desktop) - Web App Manifes…

That's pretty well done. I really need to practice my sight-reading more.

Thanks! If you decide to start practicing, let me know what works / what doesn't work.

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Post by adrow »

bazillion wrote: post #220

I created a completely new branch of advertising, which basically superimposes advertisements directly over images in a way that actually benefits consumers: http://pleenq.com/ . Here's a demo video (fairly old, have to still update with the latest look): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GfKBvs53Ss Say you have a picture on a blog post showing a car engine, explaining how to fix something inside of it. You could high…

This seems quite similar to what companies like GumGum are doing as well (in image adverts).

https://gumgum.com

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Post by manu29d »

pcmaffey wrote: post #200

https://www.bicycl.com Bicycl is a calendar for your life's work. Record what you learn and accomplish each day (or week, month, etc). Organize these micronotes into stories of progress over time. See lots of cool data come to life. Screenshots coming. I'm testing things out right now in beta, but if you want to give it a twirl, I can send out a few invitations to first comers. A couple notes: As someone who's strugg…

As someone who's struggling to not fall into depression, I think this will do wonders for me. I've come to believe that the trigger-activity-rewards cycle[1] is the best for productivity and improving my focus.

This product might come in handy in the "rewards" phase of that cycle. PS: Requested and invite through your website. [1]: http://www.ted.com/talks/judson_brewer_a_simple_way_to_break...

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Post by ahmedbaracat »

pcmaffey wrote: post #200

https://www.bicycl.com Bicycl is a calendar for your life's work. Record what you learn and accomplish each day (or week, month, etc). Organize these micronotes into stories of progress over time. See lots of cool data come to life. Screenshots coming. I'm testing things out right now in beta, but if you want to give it a twirl, I can send out a few invitations to first comers. A couple notes: As someone who's strugg…

I would love an invite...I already asked for this a few days ago on HN and Reddit, post it there :)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11166892

https://www.reddit.com/r/productivity/comments/47ct2k/how_do...

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Post by xando »

__tmg wrote: post #533
xando wrote: post #232

https://whoishiring.io It started as HN's "Who is hiring" thread but on the map and with better search. Mainly to solve the mess with suff like: SOMA, SF, valley, San Francisco, there is way too many ways to describe this one location ;) Also there not much of a difference when you are looking from Europe if it's Palo Alto or San Francisco. Although right now it is more than that, I've wrote parsers for 8 major IT re…

Would you consider implementing a site that works without JavaScript?

What is your usecase?

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Post by xando »

desdiv wrote: post #531
xando wrote: post #232

https://whoishiring.io It started as HN's "Who is hiring" thread but on the map and with better search. Mainly to solve the mess with suff like: SOMA, SF, valley, San Francisco, there is way too many ways to describe this one location ;) Also there not much of a difference when you are looking from Europe if it's Palo Alto or San Francisco. Although right now it is more than that, I've wrote parsers for 8 major IT re…

Melbourne, Florida shows 299 jobs, beating out Seattle's 214 jobs. Probably caused by a bug that's confusing Melbourne, Australia with Melbourne, Florida.

I will call it a bug. On it.
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