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

1901 points l2silver | 3 comments | 27 Apr 23 15:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | 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.
1. flir ◴[28 Apr 23 07:50 UTC] No.35738654[source]▶
Very simple one. I geofenced my workplace with IFTTT, and used a tiny bit of javascript glue to drop a line in a google sheet. Instant timesheets.
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2. yurishimo ◴[28 Apr 23 08:02 UTC] No.35738723[source]▶
How reliable/accurate do you find it? I've always had issues with IFTTT in the past when it came to background geolocation.
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3. flir ◴[28 Apr 23 08:41 UTC] No.35738947[source]▶
Reliable enough, for me. Big fence (it extended as far as the tube station), and I was there for 8 hours. I was on Android, for what it's worth.