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Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)

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I'm preparing to leave the corporate world after twenty years and go get a master's in software engineering this fall in Newfoundland. Pretty anxious about that, given how massive of a life change it is, and how much will be riding on me getting good grades.

That's awesome. I often dream of returning to a formal learning environment, I didn't appreciate how special dedicated (extended) time for learning was when I was in school.

Best of luck!

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)

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https://mysukari.com - A Diabetes management platform I got diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in Feb (technically LADA as it's late onset). I'm the first in my family with it so I had zero info on it. I tried getting some CGMs to use but most don't work in Kenya as they are geo-locked, and even apps for measuring carbs like CalorieKing are not available in my region. I was really frustrated with the tech ecosystem, and…

Is this just for Type 1 or would type 2 work well also? Seems like it would?

All types. The sugar dashboard allows import of data from different glucose apps, so its goal is to allow you visualize and analyze your data. I hope to integrate with cgms directly if I get some that allow it, and also source from Health connect. Sharing with specific people eg doctor is also a big ask that I'm working on. The other WIP tools will be fore general health, not just diabetes, like carb counting from a photo via AI

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)

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I made an electronic board game: https://github.com/seanboyce/Calculus-the-game It's compatible with Settlers of Catan. However, I plan to make my own rulesets, artwork, manuals, etc. It will not be a commercial product, of course you can make your own with the files I provide. Right now the boards, electronics, and firmware are in good working order. Although the routing is pretty YOLO. It feels like there's a lot o…

Very cool, i like it a lot!

Just needs some slick design for broader appeal.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)

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post #329

After a 30 years delay, perhaps I can finally build a game with AI. https://youtu.be/5_73DO9juBA?si=DCRH89vXapOI3nWG

Haha similiar story, with AI I got now the enhanced productivity to build things myself instead of wishing to split myself into multiple clones.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)

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I’m building ninja.ai — it looks like a one-click App Store for MCP Servers, but the real goal is much bigger: creating a “Universal Fabric of Context” that lets AI tools tap into structured information across the web easily. It started when I found it surprisingly hard for my partner to install and connect MCP Servers — even simple ones. I realised if we want AI agents to really interact with the web, it needs to be…

I've been thinking about the need for something like this. Another person told me the idea was like Neo in the Matrix saying "I know Kung Fu." I think the most powerful idea is to create unique bundles of context for specific use cases. Context A + Content B = best context for Situation C.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)

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Language learning app for intermediate learners who want to practice reading and listening:

- As you're reading, AI helps you with words it thinks you might not know

- Highlights etymologies & mnemonics

- Shows you words in their natural habitat, e.g. listen to example sentences

https://www.hellozenno.com/

I'm trying to read a kid's version of The Odyssey in Greek and to be able to understand my partner's mum, and these are the features that I wanted.

Also, I wanted to experiment with "what would an app like this look like if we could trust AI to be very cheap/fast/correct?".

- So, for example, it's a fully generative dictionary & search, e.g. the dictionary entries/metadata/example sentences don't exist until the first person searches for them!

- You can upload any kind of content (image, audio, text), and it'll automatically transcribe, translate, annotate, etc.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)

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PodSnacks (https://podsnacks.org) — Personalized AI summaries of top podcasts, delivered to your inbox.

I've been building PodSnacks because I found it overwhelming to keep up with podcasts across tech, business, and science. PodSnacks uses LLMs to summarize the most popular episodes from shows like Lex Fridman, Acquired, All-In, Invest Like the Best, and more.

You choose your favorite shows, and we email you short, high-signal summaries — no audio to skim through, no endless backlog guilt.

So far:

126K+ episode summaries generated 92K+ hours of podcasts processed 48–50% open rates 2,900+ early users

Still iterating and adding features like bundling by theme, language translations, and audio feeds.

If you're the kind of person who wants more inputs without more noise — would love for you to check it out.

Always open to feedback from HN!

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)

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A storytelling/creativity card game. I was struggling for a bit to figure out a mechanic that could make it more fun and I think I am finally making some good progress. If anyone has tabletop simulator and wants to help test, hit me up. Stephen at the domain below.

www.fableflops.com

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)

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I am working on making it easier to learn languages. We provide a platform for teachers and educators to create their own language courses. The platform offers features similar to software like Babel or Anki, along with some unique features for phonetics study and customizing the learning experience.

We're currently working with language influencers to build courses on Emurse. This year, we launched Japanese Phonetics course created by the YouTuber Dogen https://emurse.io/course/japanese-phonetics.

If you want to try out Emurse, we have a free Thai reading course available. You can view the first lesson without out creating an account: https://emurse.io/courses.

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