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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: 0.208s | 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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bbarnett ◴[28 Apr 23 15:35 UTC] No.35742546[source]▶
Even an LLM is expensive to keep running.

In a decade, it'll cost pennies a year.

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1. DougMerritt ◴[28 Apr 23 15:46 UTC] No.35742777[source]▶
I definitely agree, specifically because of software improvements (not because Moore's Law will make it that cheap).

Conversely, it wouldn't make a lot of sense to predict that it will always be as expensive as it is today.

Well, I guess "pennies" is a radical prediction. Cheap, anyway.