dr-j

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   by dr-j 11mo ago

   FYI: The new dlog.pro website is now live: https://dlog.pro/ Responding to concerns regarding "long and rambling". J.
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   by dr-j 11mo ago

   FYI: The new dlog.pro website is now live: https://dlog.pro/ Responding to concerns regarding "long and rambling". J.
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   by dr-j 11mo ago

   New update shipped responding to requests from Show HN; restart Dlog or select "Check for Updates" in bottom toggle to get it free. - New ANONYMIZER in Coach; toggle on to anonymize names in entries sent to coach AI API. - Fixed B
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   by dr-j 11mo ago

   Noted. Actually mods wrote me about this, apologies, I won’t use AI in comments here. Dlog is a private journaling app with optional goals and project lists. it’s not a team PM tool. The coach is optional and journals stay on the Mac by def
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   by dr-j 11mo ago

   Short answer: Dlog’s SEM is built for single-user, explainable, actionable inference. It estimates stable latent factors from many indicators, re-fits regularly to track changing effects, and ties coefficients back to your journal quotes so
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   by dr-j 11mo ago

   Fair point, AI coaches aren’t for everyone. The Coach in Dlog is optional; nothing is scored or sent unless you explicitly choose to.
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   by dr-j 11mo ago

   Thanks for this; that parable lands. Dlog’s goal is the opposite: surface your personal patterns so you can deliberately stop, rest, and protect downtime.
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   by dr-j 11mo ago

   Thanks for sharing that story, great cautionary tale about apps that drift from “helpful” into prescriptive/social enforcement. Dlog takes the opposite approach: • Agency first: The Coach proposes; you decide. No phone trees, no task a
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   by dr-j 11mo ago

   The responses here so far have been amazing; working hard on your suggestions. I wanted to also share that Dlog received its first sales and founding supporters from Show HN in the last 24 hours; I can't thank you enough for the encour
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    by dr-j 11mo ago

    Awesome, I'll check that out! Thanks!!
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    by dr-j 11mo ago

    Appreciate the detailed look. A few clarifications and immediate fixes: • Concepts pie: noted. It’s a minor visualizer and not a current priority; there are dozens of other charts in the Dlog Lab tab. I’ll queue a fix, but I’m focusing els
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    by dr-j 11mo ago

    Fair point—my last reply was too long. Here’s the concise version: • What it is: Personal journaling + goals; not a team PM tool (no sharing yet). • Habit & wellbeing: Baseline + weekly model → small, specific nudges. Projects are opt
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    by dr-j 11mo ago

    Awesome. Yes, please do; or email me at johan@dlog.pro
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    by dr-j 11mo ago

    Thanks so much for your detailed feedback and for watching my rather unvarnished intro video with too many ums and ahs! - Calendar is central, but I use a Google calendar which is important to me. Connect it? Dlog will use the default apple
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    by dr-j 11mo ago

    Fair enough. But, you may not have noticed this edit that was added to the original post which explains I am giving a perpetual license and 1 million tokens to all Show HN readers; i.e,. so no subscription. For general users it's free
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    by dr-j 11mo ago

    Thanks for the feedback. I love Obsidian. All your data is stored on device i.e., in calendar entries (a Dlog is saved in your default calendar, that's why you don't need to sign in to use Dlog; the title and text of a calendar ev
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    by dr-j 11mo ago

    Thanks for the positive feedback! The LLM aspect is using enterprise API from openAI, their policy is to not train on user data; I've used it extensively for the last year with my own personal diary Dlog data; pretty dry stuff to be su
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    by dr-j 11mo ago

    Will do. If you do update your OS and try out Dlog do send me a dm and I'll give you a perpetual license and 1 million tokens to test out Dlog.
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    by dr-j 11mo ago

    Thanks so much for the feedback! Below are my responses. - Is it a project management tool? If so, how do I share everything with my team? Project management tools are defined by their collaboration and workflow features. Dlog is not meant
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    by dr-j 11mo ago

    Also, I added the pricing to the home page; hopefully this reduces those warning bells! Thanks so much, I hadn't considered that that would be a barrier.
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    by dr-j 11mo ago

    OMG that's ridiculous. I will definitely look closely at integrating BYOK. Do you have an app that uses BYOK?
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    by dr-j 11mo ago

    Hey kstrauser, thanks for the first comment! Can you let me know what would reduce the warning bells regarding the itsatrap.gif? Like, what gave you that impression? Really need to get this right. For general users it's free for 14 day
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    Show HN: Dlog – Journaling and AI coach that learns what drives wellbeing (Mac)(dlog.pro)

    47 points by dr-j 11mo ago|39 comments