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I built an AR notes app on iOS. You can take a picture of an object. Create a note which comprises of a name, description, and audio. You can then just point your phone at that object and it shows you the notes and plays the audio. It’s something I’ve always wanted for myself.
I made an LED simulator! I've been building an ESP32 LED framework for a couple of years, and thanks to some great advances in AVR emulation, we can now emulate an Arduino in the browser and preview the patterns. I also made it into a desktop app that can flash a new firmware to a real device over wifi. Super fun. https://editor.soulmatelights.com/
That is really cool! I haven't messed with it in a while, but I went through a phase of doing lots of LED projects for camping/festivals/burns/etc. when those were still a thing. As a noob coder also using this as a way to learn some stuff, a simulator was high on my list of things I wanted. Sure, I could tweak a program, upload to some little Trinket or Arduino, fire it up and see what happened, but it would make th…
Here is the Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHkgOonAQd5haT8HHJhpg6g/
So far I've talked about:
- Challenges in Hiring Programmers
- The Disproportionate Joy of Getting Paid Users
- Thinking about Competitors
You can see a brief video preview here: https://twitter.com/ussherpress/status/1272638649000030208
I'm still at least 2 months from releasing. :)
Having a monthly "Show HN-athon" would be nice (or is that already a thing and I always miss them?). - I did some woodworking at the start of lockdown. It was very therapeutic. Built a small table with a flip-top back where charging accessories can be stored: https://imgur.com/ea67ANO - And some more woodworking to build a shoe rack (never enough room for all our shoes): https://i.imgur.com/ihw12YT.jpg - A Raspberry…
Can't imagine there are too many civil engineers here specializing in water modelling, it's a pretty niche field!
Finished my open source Virtual Reality fitness game VRWorkout (done completely in Godot) The nice side effect is that developing a fitness game is a fitness exercise in and of itself, and a lot cheaper than the monthly $20 Supernatural plan https://vrworkout.at
Damn looks sick... I need to try it out
I also completed an electronic art project that I have been making as a gift for a friend. It is a PCB which looks like a linocut of an airport, but with LEDs on it that mimic an airport's lighting at night. Hoping to write the process that went into making it on my blog soon.
I rebuilt our deck. Would share a picture but not really sure the best way to do that. Thinking to redo our floors next. We pulled out our carpet on the main floor two years ago and painted the subfloor as a temporary solution. Current plan is to buy 1x8 pine boards and go for a sort of rustic wood floor look.
The problem I ran into was that I underbought decking boards and now the local Home Depot has been out for the past few weeks. I want to get the same boards so they match so I'm hesitant to shop elsewhere right now. Talked to some folks and it's apparently not any major supply shortage, but rather everyone and their brother having the same idea.
As someone on the Home Depot subreddit put it: "honey, I'll do it when I have time." "Ok, well...now ya got time!"
Made a pond.
Made a Japanese-style bridge for the pond.
Made a water wheel for the pond.
Made a garden gate.
Marked up my CV (resume) and weirdly that led to a new job.