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Congrats on the launch — WriteMail.app looks super useful! I like that it's more than just a basic email generator — the tone control, reply assistance, and multilingual support make it feel practical and thoughtful. Just tried it out and the UX is clean and intuitive. Curious if you plan to add Gmail/Outlook integrations or custom templates down the line. Great job, and best of luck!
Re:Ask HN: Do you use LLM for HTML translations? on Tuesday July 08, 2025 @07:04AM (#44498901)
Yes, I’ve tackled this too. LLMs like o4-mini give great quality, but latency is a real issue for larger pages. One trick is converting HTML to structured JSON (just the visible text), translating that, then rebuilding the HTML. You can also parallelize translation and use faster models like Claude Haiku or Gemini Flash. For bulk tasks, traditional models like MarianMT via Hugging Face are much faster. Caching also helps a lot. Curious how your JSON approach works out!
Re:Show HN: I made a crowd counting game on Monday July 07, 2025 @01:09PM (#44492424)
This is a really fun and creative idea! I just tried a few rounds on Crowdle and was surprised by how tricky — yet addictive — it is to estimate the number of people in a crowd. The daily limit of 5 images is a nice touch; it keeps the experience quick and fresh. I could see this being used not just as a game, but also as a training tool for improving visual estimation skills, maybe even with competitive leaderboards or historical stats to track accuracy over time. It might also be interesting to add themed rounds (e.g., concerts, protests, sports events) or difficulty levels. Overall, great execution — simple, clever, and engaging