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Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025) on Monday May 26, 2025 @09:42AM (#44097358)
Hobby: I'm trying to write a simulator for Brandon Sanderson's cosmere magic system using a vector database to represent the in-universe spiritual realm and all it's connections, and small AI models to represent intents.
Re:Spotify's Push into Audiobooks Sparks Concern Among Authors on Thursday December 21, 2023 @09:19AM (#38720663)
Not all authors are against this either. Some big names are all in supporting Spotify (and other new audiobook platforms) because they are sick of Amazon/Audible monopoly.

Personally though, Spotify's audiobook user experience is paltry compared to a dedicated app.

No comparison for self hosted at all.
Re:The Last Survivors of Meridian 59 (2014) on Monday May 08, 2017 @05:17PM (#14295694)
Hi!

I've been heavily involved in this project in the past. It's still going strong!

openmeridian.org and meridiannext.com are the most active open source servers.

Re:Erlang Basics on Wednesday August 26, 2015 @12:01PM (#10123826)
Nice! I've been seeing a lot about Erlang lately and have wanted to give it a go. This is perfect. Thanks for posting.
Re:Scroll down to see how time flies on Wednesday August 19, 2015 @02:44PM (#10087570)
Excellent presentation.
Re:Why Are People Still Playing Ultima Online? on Wednesday July 01, 2015 @11:56AM (#9812767)
No mention of Meridian 59 in this comment thread? Derp! Come see/play merdian at the Open Meridian Project (http://openmeridian.org)