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We’re doing video to text transcribe on the phone then sending to LLM to turn to structured data happy to chat [email protected] if you need help
I appreciate your candid feedback. Kuky is actually built on evidence-based peer support principles. Key research supporting our approach: • Shalaby & Agyapong (2020), JMIR Mental Health – Peer support improves wellbeing and reduces stigma. https://mental.jmir.org/2020/6/e15572 • Cooper et al. (2024), BMC Medicine – Peer-led interventions boost empowerment, hope, and connection. https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s1291...
Thanks for the feedback, we thought about dating but it’s a saturated market & not really our passion. We care more about mental health if people meet & date because of Kuky, we’re okay with that as a byproduct

Show HN: Connecting People Through AI-Powered Video Sentiment Matching

https://www.loom.com/share/9b7618a67e7347d9a7a539e89327cc77?sid=26adde55-432c-4cec-a7dd-f2ffad134161

Hi HN,I’d like to share www.kuky.com, a peer support network that connects people through short, self-recorded videos and matches them using sentiment analysis powered by large language models (LLMs).We’re building Kuky to help users find others who genuinely understand their emotional journey—not through swiping or likes, but through shared human stories. In this short Loom demo (link above),...

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Re:US Government threatens Harvard with foreign student ban on Thursday April 17, 2025 @08:01AM (#43715537)
“A nation is not lost because of the actions of the wicked, but because of the silence of the just.” — Napoleon Bonaparte
I can say for myself that seeing the wars have had a detrimental impact on my life & faith in humanity. Hearing people try to justify a genocide makes me completely checkout. The algorithms also don't help when you keep seeing kids & families decimated constantly on your reddit, instagram & x feed with genocide drones. I'm convinced that we are living in one of the most regrettable times in our century.

Show HN: Using AI to Connect People on Shared Journeys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYRb67EvpiY

Hi HN! I’m the founder of Kuky, an app designed to connect people who are navigating similar life experiences. This video demo highlights how we’re using AI prompting to match users based on shared health and wellness journeys.Whether it’s two people experiencing their first trimester or someone looking for a supportive mental health network, Kuky leverages technology to foster meaningful...

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Re:Open Source Pledge on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @07:39PM (#41782963)
thanks for the recognition we'd love to help more companies support & fund their dependency tree :)
Absolutely, There’s hope in initiatives like https://osspledge.com/ & https://thanks.dev
Re:Tell HN: Burnout is bad to your brain, take care on Friday September 06, 2024 @02:31AM (#41463429)
I can't tell you how many developers feel this way, there is no reason for this to be the norm. Be sure to seek professional help but if you'd like someone to talk to someone who can relate feel free to book a time https://calendly.com/thanks_dev/30min
It says he used the money from redundancy to continue with his work. Pfizer would have a hard time winning that case because the discovery was made past their employment. Having field knowledge doesn't make it a crime. Coding is different because it's easier to copy paste functions & classes, it also doesn't help that everything has timestamps. Your best bet is to rewrite everything.
Re: on Wednesday July 31, 2024 @03:26AM (#41117072)
Hi HN Community,

Microsoft recently announced they have generated 2Billion in ARR from Github Copilot. As part of corporate social responsibility, do you think Microsoft should give back to the open source community given that Copilot is technically trained by OSS maintainers??

Re:Show HN: Psql with Copilot Features on Friday July 26, 2024 @04:47PM (#41082149)
Yes it’s a start & it helps optimize queries by suggesting alternatives

Show HN: Psql with Copilot Features

https://pxlapp.com/home

Hi HN,We’re building PXL (https://pxlapp.com/), a psql client with support for copilot like features (inline code complete, query optimisation & sql assistant).Here's the Github repo if anyone is interested https://github.com/pxlapp/postgres/tree/pxlPXL helps in the following manner: 1- It has context of your DB schema so it can produce inline completion suggestions 2- The sql assistant can...

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If you like using psql, you might want to try out https://pxlapp.com/home
Re:Open Source takes center stage at United Nations on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @11:13PM (#40982232)
It's great that this is getting coverage but I'd love to see more solid tangible actions. I think simple & solid commitment frameworks like https://osspledge.com/ will do more in terms of helping to recognise & reward the eco-system.
Thanks for sharing this, happy to answer any questions.
The team at frontend masters are doing that well https://frontendmasters.com/blog/how-were-supporting-open-so...
I got a DM from a maintainer asking to elaborate so here's my personal opinion "The Geomys model feels a lot like the Tidelift model but it doesn't really create an eco-system that's more inclusive & exciting to be a part of. We want to create a community where more maintainers are excited by contributing to open source instead of them saying ohh this is too hard lets pass it onto someone else with the resource. The other issue is that how do you determine if something is critical & if something isn't, it's really subjective."
I personally like Sentry's approach more, their program focused on supporting the breadth and depth of their dependency tree rather than just the critical components https://blog.sentry.io/we-just-gave-500-000-dollars-to-open-... Disclaimer: I work for thanks.dev
One of the biggest risks for companies is securing dormant code, it's perfectly fine for a project to be no longer sexy enough to maintain. Platforms like thanks.dev have already proven how reward & recognition can help promote development in an ecosystem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5FV-AnKPlo&t=1s
I've been working on thanks.dev for over two years now & reading this report is disappointing to say the least. Why not spend the time to explain the value XZ Utils created for all the commercial users & what companies can do to better supporting maintainers with hundreds of issues experiencing burnout from their unpaid work? OpenSSF should instead promote FOSS programs like https://frontendmasters.com/blog/how-were-supporting-open-so... & how they help their open source community stay active. Working in open source is a social contract & corporates need to be better citizens if they want to reduce their risk profile.
"Made in Japan" won't have the same issue because culturally Japanese people will always buy a Japanese products even if there's a cheaper alternative. Visit Tokyo & count how many people drive Hyundai. "Made in US" doesn't have the same local advocacy because it's driven by different market dynamics (Consumerism & Immigration). Japanese work culture still cares for craftsman ship but they have fallen behind in advance tech compared to other nations like Taiwan & Korea.
Re:The Repair Shops Where Subway Cars Go for a Makeover on Sunday March 03, 2024 @09:36PM (#39586548)
Here's what Chinese train factories look like for context https://www.alamy.com/180326-shijiazhuang-march-26-2018-xinh...
Would be great if people could share their app demo, host & model used/trained for better context.
Re:The Open Source Sustainability Crisis on Sunday January 21, 2024 @10:06PM (#39085705)
Open Source sustainability is when any smart, motivated person can produce widely adopted Open Source software and get paid fairly without jumping through hoops.
would have been smarter if they just partnered with Shopify. A lot of people are leaving amazon & setting up their own stores with Shopify.
Re:Sutra.js – Behavior Trees for JavaScript Game Development on Thursday January 11, 2024 @07:39PM (#38961869)
The demo looks awesome, I’ll definitely bug you once I’m ready to implement it for my project. How long have you been working on this?

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