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Re:I Made a Non-Wi-Fi Mitsubishi AC Smart with an ESP32 on Sunday September 13, 2026 @01:27PM (#49686339)
I've been using mitsubishi2MQTT with Home Assistant. It's been working great for several years. https://github.com/gysmo38/mitsubishi2MQTT
Re:FFmpeg 8.0 adds Whisper support on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @09:01AM (#44887911)
somerville.votolab.com
Re:FFmpeg 8.0 adds Whisper support on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @08:47AM (#44887801)
I've been using FFmpeg and Whisper to record and transcribe live police scanner audio for my city, and update it in real-time to a live website. It works great, with the expected transcription errors and hallucinations.
Re:For God's Sake, Follow the Lean Startup Method on Thursday March 14, 2024 @07:28AM (#39702508)
"I believe some folks in tech love to make simple things sound complex, maybe to seem more impressive."

Seems to apply here

Re:Killing TurboTax on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @05:22PM (#26335590)
I've been using excel1040.com for the last few years. It's an excel spreadsheet calculator, in the same format as all the tax forms.

You still have to know "how to do your taxes", but it takes away a lot of the busy work, and will flag certain things you may otherwise miss.

Re:Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Fired? on Thursday October 03, 2019 @09:55AM (#21146948)
For at-will employment, employers can legally fire employees for unreasonable reasons, including unrealistic expectations of work performance.