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Ask HN: Most interesting tech you built for just yourself?

1901 points l2silver | 9 comments | 27 Apr 23 15:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.632s | source | bottom

Maybe you've created your own AR program for wearables that shows the definition of a word when you highlight it IRL, or you've built a personal calendar app for your family to display on a monitor in the kitchen. Whatever it is, I'd love to hear it.
1. xenodium ◴[28 Apr 23 06:29 UTC] No.35738131[source]▶
- A ChatGPT shell that integrates well into my editor of choice https://xenodium.com/chatgpt-shell-available-on-melpa

- A scriptable screenshot/video capture utility https://xenodium.com/recordscreenshot-windows-the-lazy-way

- An iOS habit tracker that's neither cloud-based, nor needs an account, social, wants my attention, data, etc. https://flathabits.com

- An iOS scratch pad that removes further friction than typical note apps https://xenodium.com/scratch-a-minimal-scratch-area

- An iOS org mode app 'cause there are lots of Markdown ones but almost no org mode ones https://plainorg.com

- A way to easily record more complex commands (ie. ffmpeg) and make them reusable for the future https://xenodium.com/seamless-command-line-utils

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2. Evan-Purkhiser ◴[28 Apr 23 06:39 UTC] No.35738190[source]▶
Hey wanted to say I love the styling on your blog!
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3. xenodium ◴[28 Apr 23 07:40 UTC] No.35738594[source]▶
Thank you!

It started as a single org file for personal notes (and still is) exported to HTML. These days, it's a chunky org file, but hey if it works...

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xenodium/xenodium.github.i...

4. georgebcrawford ◴[28 Apr 23 11:24 UTC] No.35739935[source]▶
scratched an itch - instabuy from me. Thank you!
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5. xenodium ◴[28 Apr 23 11:40 UTC] No.35740069[source]▶
Thank you!
6. tojikomorin ◴[28 Apr 23 15:51 UTC] No.35742863[source]▶
I love chatGPT shell. 良い！
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7. xenodium ◴[28 Apr 23 16:37 UTC] No.35743697[source]▶
Hey that’s great to hear. Thank you!
8. rd11235 ◴[29 Apr 23 07:58 UTC] No.35751004[source]▶
Flathabits looks great. I used to use a paid iOS app until they pushed enough UI changes and buggy updates to motivate me to create my own bare bones solution. Wish I had seen your app before that.

(Mine is just a personalized spreadsheet, https://pasteboard.co/PB1theDENEu7.jpg)

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9. xenodium ◴[29 Apr 23 18:05 UTC] No.35755443[source]▶
Thank you! Hey, looks like you found what works for ya, which enables you to stick to your habits. Well done! I was initially tracking in an org file, but relying on my laptop for tracking was too much friction. Mobile did the trick for me.