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

1901 points l2silver | 1 comments | 27 Apr 23 15:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.321s | source

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.
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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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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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1. 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...