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

Re:Ask HN: Most interesting tech you built for just yourself? by xenodium on Friday April 28, 2023 @02:29AM (#35738131)

- A ChatGPT shell that integrates well into my editor of choice https://xenodium.com/chatgpt-shell-available-on-melpa

- A scriptable screenshot/video capture utility https://xenodium.com/recordscreenshot-windows-the-lazy-way

- An iOS habit tracker that's neither cloud-based, nor needs an account, social, wants my attention, data, etc. https://flathabits.com

- An iOS scratch pad that removes further friction than typical note apps https://xenodium.com/scratch-a-minimal-scratch-area

- An iOS org mode app 'cause there are lots of Markdown ones but almost no org mode ones https://plainorg.com

- A way to easily record more complex commands (ie. ffmpeg) and make them reusable for the future https://xenodium.com/seamless-command-line-utils

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Re:Ask HN: Most interesting tech you built for just yourself? by Evan-Purkhiser on Friday April 28, 2023 @02:39AM (#35738190)

Hey wanted to say I love the styling on your blog!

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Re:Ask HN: Most interesting tech you built for just yourself? by xenodium on Friday April 28, 2023 @03:40AM (#35738594)

Thank you!

It started as a single org file for personal notes (and still is) exported to HTML. These days, it's a chunky org file, but hey if it works...

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xenodium/xenodium.github.i...

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Re:Ask HN: Most interesting tech you built for just yourself? by georgebcrawford on Friday April 28, 2023 @07:24AM (#35739935)

scratched an itch - instabuy from me. Thank you!

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Re:Ask HN: Most interesting tech you built for just yourself? by xenodium on Friday April 28, 2023 @07:40AM (#35740069)

Thank you!

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Re:Ask HN: Most interesting tech you built for just yourself? by tojikomorin on Friday April 28, 2023 @11:51AM (#35742863)

I love chatGPT shell. 良い！

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Re:Ask HN: Most interesting tech you built for just yourself? by xenodium on Friday April 28, 2023 @12:37PM (#35743697)

Hey that’s great to hear. Thank you!

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Re:Ask HN: Most interesting tech you built for just yourself? by rd11235 on Saturday April 29, 2023 @03:58AM (#35751004)

Flathabits looks great. I used to use a paid iOS app until they pushed enough UI changes and buggy updates to motivate me to create my own bare bones solution. Wish I had seen your app before that.

(Mine is just a personalized spreadsheet, https://pasteboard.co/PB1theDENEu7.jpg)

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Re:Ask HN: Most interesting tech you built for just yourself? by xenodium on Saturday April 29, 2023 @02:05PM (#35755443)

Thank you! Hey, looks like you found what works for ya, which enables you to stick to your habits. Well done! I was initially tracking in an org file, but relying on my laptop for tracking was too much friction. Mobile did the trick for me.

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