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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: 2.903s | 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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cptaj ◴[28 Apr 23 13:02 UTC] No.35740766[source]▶
This is exactly the type of shit I see benevolent AGI doing for us
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hammyhavoc ◴[28 Apr 23 13:10 UTC] No.35740864[source]▶
I'm not convinced the costs would make that a viable use of resources versus just making an appropriate product, or using something that already exists like Spotify playlists. Even an LLM is expensive to keep running.
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1. b33j0r ◴[28 Apr 23 14:13 UTC] No.35741485[source]▶
Hear me out. We can bootstrap these costs by mining crypto! We’ll use the waste heat from that to power the AI’s, with 110% carnot efficiency.

Unfortunately, the physics of this work out so that every playlist generated is composed of Nickelback and “Sweet Caroline” covers.

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2. birdyrooster ◴[28 Apr 23 14:52 UTC] No.35741985[source]▶
Nickleback is a fundamental concept of physics, you will always see echoes of it in any work you do. One way to be sure is to snap a picture, look at this photograph and every time it will make you laugh.
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3. b33j0r ◴[28 Apr 23 16:02 UTC] No.35743102[source]▶
I have often wondered if Chad is the actual source of dark matter:

1. Never made it as a poor man

2. Never made it as a blind man stealing

3. This is how I remind you, that I’m really MOND.

Sometimes the answer is just staring you in the face. A Canadian face, that should have been from San Antonio, TX.