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by vekker 23d ago
Can confirm this is a really excellent piece of OSS for local STT, I use it in both English and Dutch. The only thing it has trouble with are brand/product/tooling/person names. You can add custom vocabulary, but then it tend
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by vekker 1mo ago
Hm, the main headache I have with .env files is simply that I lose them (switching between machines etc...), or the trouble of sharing secrets with team mates, etc... The headache of keeping them up to date and synced across environments &a
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by vekker 2mo ago
I feel like these days it's more like managing a team of seniors who are technically very competent, but may not always have the full domain context of the problem they're solving. And/or they forget parts, if that context is
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by vekker 2mo ago
What does "scanning" mean though? Does this mean every parent has to now make sure not to take pictures of their children playing in bath for instance, in order not to trip these scans for false positives?
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by vekker 3mo ago
For ages I've been looking for a way to easily share & sync a simple knowledgebase (HTML/MD and other files in folders) with my team (= including non-technical people), using Git as the sync/versioning layer, without it b
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by vekker 6mo ago
I literally wrote how I measure this in the post you are replying to: #commits which is admittedly a worthless proxy for productivity, so, more importantly, number of finished production-ready features delivered. That number is at least ten
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by vekker 6mo ago
> Seriously, what value are tokens providing other than justifying layoffs Like the OP said, it's incredible how polarizing this debate is. When I read comments like yours, I feel like a significant part of the global workforce in I
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by vekker 6mo ago
Isn't this just an artifact of their chain-of-thought reasoning? If they are verbose in their output, it's more likely the next word predicted is actually correct. Also, I see this more as a feature than a bug. In many projects I
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by vekker 7mo ago
You could also use plain markdown files, any free Markdown editor/IDE, and git, and sync with a remote Git repo using gcrypt for encryption (git-remote-gcrypt). It's just a bit of a pain to set up, and also, not mobile-friendly.
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Ask HN: Successful one-person online businesses in 2026?
4 points by vekker 9mo ago|1 comments
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by vekker 10mo ago
The 2% of cases when you need the commit log (or more importantly: someone else who inherits your code...) justifies writing good messages imho. If you make a change to your codebase, normally you know what you want to achieve and why (othe
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by vekker 1y ago
Cool, but I wonder... is this really a feasible workflow? The way I use LLMs is, I enter a very specific query, and then I check the output, meticulously reviewing both the visual output and the code before I proceed. Component by component
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by vekker 1y ago
It definitely makes me lose interest and trust in software that is openly described as being "vibe-coded". I'm with the vibe of wanting to move on to the point where LLMs are just yet another tool in the process of software e
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by vekker 1y ago
I'm sure that would work out fine. Just like the GDPR regulation made the web so much better & more private, and the promise of the AI act is boosting innovation in Europe...
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by vekker 1y ago
Exactly. So many local first libs don't cover this that it makes me wonder if the applications I am typically working on are so fundamentally different from what the local-first devs are normally building? Most apps have user data that
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by vekker 1y ago
I'd highly recommend to add an "LLM Cheatsheet" page to your docs. Example: https://goatdb.dev/llm-cheatsheet/ No doubt this would help increase adoption these days, and make implementation a lot easier.
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by vekker 2y ago
Radar-based device for measuring athlete sprint & agility tests. A lot of professional sports clubs, S&C coaches, etc.. use timing gates for measuring sprints, but those are a pain to set up, only capture split times, and are expens
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by vekker 2y ago
There's this on the Bitcoin blockchain: https://opentimestamps.org
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by vekker 2y ago
Meh, pretty basic. Most SaaS businesses have something like this in place already. Closing inbound leads is relatively easy, since they've already shown active interest... The challenge I'm struggling with is (cold) lead generatio
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by vekker 2y ago
Probably yes, but his internal state doesn't matter, as long as the outcome is line with their original mission of open sourcing again :)
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by vekker 2y ago
Why not? Someone changing their mind, showing repentance for past mistakes, and making corrective action ought to be a good thing.
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by vekker 2y ago
Awesome! The name is just a bit funny if your native tongue is Dutch.
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by vekker 2y ago
Honestly, it just highlights how little traction Bluesky has. We tried it within our company's niche, but it's like a desert. Feeds that rarely get updated. 0 engagement. What's the point? Whatever you may think of the manage
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by vekker 2y ago
I'd happily pay a fixed fee for a self-hostable desktop app version of this, that just uses Ollama/ChatGPT/Claude for the LLM part. Ideally open source too. But yet another subscription? ... no thanks
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by vekker 2y ago
You say you don't say anything about what we as a society should do about it, but it's definitely implied... or can be seen as such. Especially because it's quite a colored opinion - do you need a list of hoaxes and lies diss
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by vekker 2y ago
I like monorepos as a developer, but as a founder, monorepos have one massive downside: if you want to hire outside help, you have to share everything . While in some cases, the complete context is helpful for the job, in other cases, and
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by vekker 2y ago
Problem is, the legacy media is confidently wrong about all kinds of matters too, all the time. Why would they have the right to broadcast misinformation, and popular podcasters not? The answer to this isn't censorship. It's in ed
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by vekker 2y ago
This is terrible. I was so happy CoffeeScript died a quiet death. Now someone thinks of this. Keep it simple. Code should be easy to read. Also, ain't nobody got time to learn yet another obscure abstraction that will add only a margin
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by vekker 2y ago
Working mostly on https://www.ledsreact.com/ these days We built a radar-based device for (gamified & fun) agility testing and training with accurate measurements, for top athletes. Works without wearables or expensive
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by vekker 2y ago
I get frustrated when I join a project that doesn't allow running the full stack locally, but forces sharing parts, which always comes with limitations (not being able to work offline for starters). It already is quite easy to spin up

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