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Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026) on Sunday August 09, 2026 @03:29PM (#49234831)
A workflow orchestration engine built for agent harnesses e.g. Hermes:

https://github.com/blairjordan/pygmyhippo

Re:Processing Piano Tutorial Videos in the Browser on Saturday September 06, 2025 @05:55PM (#45153233)
I really like the idea of being able to import tutorial videos into a tab-like format. I have a tool which puts tabs into browser storage and displays them (https://pianoboi.site/) - It would be really cool to provide an import feature from your app.
Re:Manjaro Linux: Making Arch Linux More Accessible on Saturday March 29, 2025 @07:26AM (#43514613)
Been using Manjaro as my main OS for quite a number of years, very stable.

Wasn't pleased to learn of the plans for opt-out telemetry however ...

Re:AI Accent Conversion for call centers on Saturday March 29, 2025 @07:22AM (#43514582)
"preserving the speaker’s voice for authenticity" - I knew we'd get to this point, but masking your accent seems like the most inauthentic practice - and, dare I say, downright deceitful.

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https://pianoboi.site

I made a software library for displaying piano music 7 years back, and recently ported it to the web (which is now easier than even ever).It displays sheet music as you play, and let's you take snapshots of specific chords, then keeps a running list of chords as keyboard visuals (instead of just displaying sheet music).Just a simple tool for songwriting/ figuring out songs by ear, or just...

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Re:I made a virtual office for devs on Monday January 27, 2025 @10:33AM (#42842173)
I made this virtual office using phaser/ reactjs and nodejs/ postgres. It's a place where devs can represent their side projects - Even when they're offline (by configuring an offline agent).

I even made a companion VS Code/ Cursor plugin which allows you to auto-update your player's status with your coding activity (open filename, current line number, etc.): https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Pegleg.h...

There's a bunch of other features, but I consider it a prototype of many things atm. I'd eventually like to expend the world and customisations if the idea takes off.

Check it out and let me know any thoughts/ suggestions!

Show HN: I built a modern 90s-style webring

https://tinycircle.xyz/

- 90s webrings typically used iframes, which is problematic with modern web security. - Instead of embedding sites in iframes, app takes a screenshot of the site and generates a description, along with a link. - Includes a rudimentary voting/ ranking system. - Trying out Cursor, and was able to generate most of the site in 45 mins - Feel free to add your own link

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Show HN: An MMO virtual office for remote devs

https://joinhive.devmode.digital

For the past few months, I’ve been hacking together Hive: a retro-style virtual workspace for devs who love building in public. It’s a bit rough but already has some cool features:- AI-powered presence to represent you when you’re offline. - Live video streaming to showcase your work in real time. - VS Code integration to broadcast your status live. - GraphQL API for full customization and...

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Re:Ask HN: Show me your half baked project on Friday October 13, 2023 @07:55AM (#37869585)
I wrote a multiplayer browser-based 3D boating game. Backend is entirely Postgres/ Postgraphile.

https://github.com/blairjordan/canals

I have fun making it but not many people are interested in it

Re:VS Code Pet on Friday October 28, 2022 @04:05PM (#33377083)
Codachi is a virtual pet inside VS Code.

I've recently made the project open source.

Check it out and show the project some love