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Re: Ask HN: What are you working on?

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Post by srvlsct »

jessriedel wrote: post #190

I have a project idea that might be useful for someone to learn about audio processing (and maybe neural networks?). I like to listen to audio and watch video of podcasts (and lectures and other human speech) at faster speeds. Sometime, especially if I'm trying to "skim" to see if the media is worth listening to carefully, I'd like to listen at 3x or faster. Very often, the limiting factor is the intelligibility of t…

Interesting idea. I used to watch Berkeley webcast videos at 1.5x to shave off ~30 minutes from a 90 minute lecture. Any faster wouldn't be intelligible.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on?

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Post by jesalg »

wnm wrote: post #96

I'm working on https://programmercv.com , a résumé builder with superpowers : - import from linkedin, xing or stackoverflow - multiple résumé versions - track your job applications - export to any format you need (doc, pdf, html, xml, json) - publish on Github Pages - No lock in: build on open source tools (most features are still work in progress)

Upvoted for Mr.Robot's sample resume :D

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on?

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Post by nl »

xchaotic wrote: post #105
jacquesm wrote: post #97

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That sounds very interesting. Tea?

That sounds very generic too. How do you even define fake? How do you know it's not fake?

How do you even define fake?

That's a very good question, which is why I included it. I like one definition I saw circulating which revolved around "news items intended to deceive". I agree that is too hard to pin down to be useful.

How do you know it's not fake?

There's two way I could read this. The first is distinguishing newly emerging news stories for which the facts don't exist and the second is how to automatically check.

Both are valid questions. For the first, I don't know. For the second there is an entire field of computational fact checking, as well as a range of other features.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on?

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Post by wnm »

medwezys wrote: post #199
wnm wrote: post #96

I'm working on https://programmercv.com , a résumé builder with superpowers : - import from linkedin, xing or stackoverflow - multiple résumé versions - track your job applications - export to any format you need (doc, pdf, html, xml, json) - publish on Github Pages - No lock in: build on open source tools (most features are still work in progress)

Have you investigated linkedin profile import feasibility yet? Their API is really restrictive and they're blocking most of the hosting provider IP ranges. Ridiculous that they restrict access to user profiles even if with the explicit user permission (via OAuth). Let me know if you find a solution :)

Yes, their API is useless, imo. At least at getting stuff out. They want their users locked in.

I'm building a tool thats parsing .html files (your public profile), and extracting relevant information. Build on nokogiri, and open source. More info here: https://programmercv.com/resume-exporter

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on?

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Post by forzo »

Currently working on LeadMine https://www.leadmine.net - Find new prospects and their email address.

LeadMine is lead generation software for any type of business. With their powerful and flexible tools users can now find qualified leads along with their respective email addresses in seconds.

Using the capture feature, you can add and track all your prospects with a simple interface - will eliminate the use of spreadsheets. Once list is generated, users can then begin to contact leads and convert sales!

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on?

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Post by stingrae »

enobrev wrote: post #133
scottbez1 wrote: post #126

As a hardware side project I've been designing and building an open source split-flap display - the kind of electro-mechanical displays you used to see in train stations and airports that loudly flip through letters and numbers as they update. https://scottbez1.github.io/splitflap/ Have a few working prototypes ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bslkflVv-Hw ), but I'm currently redesigning the electronics/PCB to make…

That looks great! I was about to comment that you can still see a large one in use, but apparently NY Penn Station took theirs down earlier this year. https://nyti.ms/2kqiicj

They have one at the San Francisco Ferry building, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1gKvyghHsk . They put it up in 2013. Apparently it weights 700 lbs.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on?

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Post by atentaten »

SnacksOnAPlane wrote: post #109

Problem: I don't know when the optimal times to go to Krispy Kreme for hot donuts are. Solution: http://hotdonuts.info/ And yes, this is the most important problem in the world.

I just found an official Krispy Kreme App that does the same: http://krispykreme.com/hotlightapp

But I'd rather not download an app.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on?

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Post by vbsteven »

I'm working on two projects in parallel (nothing public yet):

- a blog centered around making programmers more effective at their job with topics like editors, tools, automation, source control, learning new technologies, writing documentation and more.

- a self-hosted (possibly saas in the future) software licensing platform for companies selling desktop software.

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