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Re:Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (Nov 2025) on Monday November 10, 2025 @04:10AM (#45874042)
For my work I've developed a web-based Monte Carlo simulator with a visual, node-based editor for building supply chain models. Last week, I started making it available for everyone.

You can have a look at https://simcarlo.com. The tool allows you to see the full spectrum of potential outcomes instead of just a single guess.

Focus on what other's have to say. The rest will follow.

However, the thing that really helped me, is to actually focus on telling a story or anecdote. A story should have a single insight and it should be about you, something that changed the way you think, or something that has been funny or profound.

The best books on that is Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks.

Show HN: Local Transcription and Summarization of Voice Memos for iOS and Mac

https://github.com/Thimm/transcribe_apple_voice_memos

Hey everyone,I'm excited to share a small project I hacked together last night: a local tool to transcribe and summarize voice memos from the iOS and MacOS Voice Memos app.What does it do? It's a lifesaver for anyone who, like me, records loads of voice memos and needs an efficient way to integrate these recordings into their note-keeping system (like Obsidian).Why is this useful? - No Cloud...

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Looks very interesting. I'll have a look
Re:James Somers on a Whisper-driven Future on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @11:07AM (#34882694)
It is all written in Python and it uses the original python bindings. I'm using mkdocs to convert the transcripts into a website.
Re:James Somers on a Whisper-driven Future on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @03:15AM (#34878250)
I love whisper. It is so easy to use. I created a small pipeline that transcribes podcasts within the domain that I'm working in. It helps me and my colleagues to revisit and find podcasts episodes without having to listen to them again. You can check it out on podcasts.farmonapp.com

Show HN: Searchable Podcast Transcripts

https://podcasts.farmonapp.com/

"I remember I heard it somewhere, but where...?"Sounds familiar?For my work I need to do a lot of research that also includes finding information back from podcasts I've been listening to.I've created a simple workflow that uses WhisperAi and mkdocs to create nice looking transcripts of my favorite podcasts episodes.If there is interest I'd love to share the codes as well, as for now it is just...

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Show HN: A tool to view biodiversity and sustainability for every field in NL

https://demo.farmonapp.com

Hello HN,We want to accelerate the transition towards regenerative agriculture, by measuring the outcomes of sustainable practices. Knowing what works in which context is essential when working with nature.With the tool it is possible to quickly assess, on a parcel level, metrics relevant for sustainable agriculture.We are looking for people who are on a similar mission and who are interested...

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Re:I’m consuming 5500 hours of Joe Rogan with the help of AI on Thursday September 22, 2022 @01:02PM (#32941661)
Would love to have a service which allows me to search through all podcasts I’m consuming. There are so many times that I have some anchor knowledge but I cannot remember where I’ve heard it the last time and cannot find it back.