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Show HN: Looped Whisper (FOSS) – Voice transcription menubar app for macOShttps://github.com/loopedautomation/whisperI built a free, open-source (MIT) macOS menu-bar app that runs Whisper models locally to assist with dictation. There is also the option to use an LLM (BYOK).You hold a global hotkey, speak, and the text gets pasted at your cursor similar to other similar/popular apps.Some details: - Transcription runs locally via WhisperKit (CoreML), so it works offline once the model is downloaded. BYO model — tiny through large-v3, auto-downloaded and cached. The base model has been working surprisingly well for me with gpt-5.4-mini as the transformation model. - Push-to-talk (hold) and start/stop toggle hotkeys, both configurable. - fn/Globe key supported. - Realtime mode for live captions as you speak. - Optional LLM cleanup to fix typos/punctuation — point it at Anthropic or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint, key stored in the macOS Keychain. - A vocabulary feature to bias recognition toward your names, jargon, and identifiers (handy for dictating code). - This works as a menu-bar agent, no Dock icoJun 28, 2026 9:28 PM
gotaper.app
Show HN: Gotaper – A minimalist, journal-inspired race planner for athleteshttps://gotaper.app/Lately I've been planning on running my first 100 miler and been struggling with organizing everything around the race. Been back and forth between google docs, notes, spreadsheets and AI agents. So in the middle of that, and a long run, though about creating a kind of journaling app for taking notes about the race and everything about it and it got interesting. So here is the first kind of working version. I would love some brutally honest feedback: - What do you think? - What is the clunkiest part of your current race-week planning workflow? - Does the journal-style layout give you more data control than just a spreadsheet? - What feature would make you actually drop your current setup for this?Jun 28, 2026 8:18 PM
epub.mirror.forum
Show HN: I built an opinionated minimalist ePub/pdf online readerhttps://epub.mirror.forumHey so I am making my own book reader and wanted to share it with y'all on hackernews and I saw a submission talking about DRM free books[0] so I decided to submit this submission on Hackernews to show what I am upto :-DI prefer minimalism so I have created three different flavors of it depending upon the particular use-cases and I have linked the most minimalist one as the submission.If someone is interested in a Epub/pdf reader, I have recently made one: https://epub.mirror.forum/After making that, I was also feeling the need of having standard book downloads and seeing this project as well. I have added it first using cors.sh: https://guten.mirror.forumI have also added a cf worker native solution which focuses on the search aspect only as well: https://gutencf.mirror.forumFeel free to ask me or give me any feedback or which one you might like more within this somewhat A/B testing experiment of mine and I just hope that it might be useful to anybody.Cheers and take care![0]: https:/Jun 28, 2026 7:21 PM
spaceflightnow.com
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 7.5-ton SiriusXM satellite as part of constellation refreshhttps://spaceflightnow.com/2026/06/28/live-coverage-spacex-to-launch-7-5-ton-siriusxm-satellite-as-part-of-constellation-refresh/The SXM-11 satellite was built by Intuitive Machines and is more than 230-feet-tall. Liftoff on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled during a window that opens at 10:25 p.m. EDT (0225 UTC).Jun 28, 2026 6:37 PM
bing.com
7 Best Sites to Buy Instagram Followers in 2026 - Testedhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d3ec5568f45fda601c7446f4b9d6a&url=https%3A%2F%2Fonrec.com%2Fbuy-real-instagram-followers&c=16236302822694269916&mkt=en-usMost sites that sell Instagram followers deliver ghost accounts, zero retention, and no refund. This list exists because that pattern showed up repeatedly across dozens of services reviewed before ...Jun 28, 2026 5:00 PM
smaran-vallabhaneni.com
Show HN: ClassicTunes – a from-scratch remake of iTunes 7-10 for Apple Siliconhttps://smaran-vallabhaneni.com/ClassicTunes/Hello everyone!This is a project I started working on in last October as I preferred to have the classic iTunes for my music stuff, but found out that the older versions are becoming increasingly difficult to run, and the regular Apple Music simply did not have that feel to it. Hence why I made this project. Currently it has:- Working Cover Flow - MiniPlayer - Playlists (with smart m3u support) - iTunes Store integration - Lyrics support (with lrclib or metadata) - iPod Syncing (1st-2nd gen Shuffles) - Discord Rich Presence (with MusicPresence) - Classic iTunes 7–10 aestheticsI plan to continue developing it until it reaches a level of functionality similar to iTunes 8 (this includes full iPod syncing). If you have any feedback, I would really appreciate it.GitHub: https://github.com/happysmaran/ClassicTunes(Also, this is my first HackerNews post. If I messed up something, please do let me know!)Jun 28, 2026 3:19 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Are there any features modern Anime AI lackshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48707732Many chat AIs on characters.ai and other bigshot platforms have gotten very well traffic and fans all over the world utilizes them, ignoring small websites.We are creating an Anime AI assistant for Anime fans and we wanna add every possible feature a modernized AI can have, we have added very much of those features to our otaku AI but still it feels off.We know this is not the platform to ask this kind of questions but having an advice from experienced devs and founders is something very important.Questions:What are some features we need to add?How do we impliment these features to our AI?Jun 28, 2026 2:41 PM
github.com
Show HN: role-model, a router for hybrid local/cloud AIhttps://github.com/try-works/role-modelHey everyone, I'm launching role-model today: a routing protocol, a reference router runtime, and an extension for Pi that allows for better informed routing decisions.role-model is mostly deterministic, with fallback to a controller model, that routes requests based on a chosen routing strategy. the protocol is structured around assigning domains and roles to models, where requests sent by consumer applications like Pi have task types to enrich routing metadata and thereby accuracy. you can to run the built-in benchmark to compare performance of models across speed, quality and cost, as well as observed performance on real tasks. I have a diagram on how routing works in [0].The runtime supports local models, either directly to your local endpoint (LM Studio, llama.cpp etc), or routing between multiple local models via vendored llama-swap.Since there was another model router post yesterday where people discussed the basics of routing, I will focus on discussing some of the interesting Jun 28, 2026 10:46 AM
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Show HN: uvx qrdrop – instant LAN file sharing from your terminalhttps://github.com/itsloopyo/qrdropI’m working on some projects that involve moving files between macOS, Linux, Windows, Android, and iOS, and wanted a no-fuss, cross-platform way to do it over the LAN. I already have uv installed everywhere, so built qrdrop to run with uvx.From any directory you want to share, run:`uvx qrdrop`It starts a temporary HTTP server on your local network and gives you a URL, a generated three-word password, and a QR code. Scan the code on your phone and you can be browsing, uploading, downloading, renaming, and deleting files through the web UI in seconds.(note: full upload/download/modify was what I originally needed and remains the default, but I added --upload and --readonly modes if you'd like a more restrictive experience)Jun 28, 2026 10:41 AM
bing.com
Ranking the top 50 players at the 2026 World Cup: Who were the winners and losers from the group stage?http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d48a00ce145ff8c57af2bb48484ef&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Fathletic%2F7403570%2F2026%2F06%2F28%2Franking-the-top-50-players-at-the-2026-world-cup-who-were-the-winners-and-losers-from-the-group-stage%2F&c=15983209475511211752&mkt=en-usFrance's Ousmane Dembele scored a hat-trick against Norway Mauro Pimentel/Getty Images The group stage is over, and the World Cup has finally been whittled down from 48 to 32 teams. But there will be ...Jun 28, 2026 9:10 AM
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Ask HN: Which Induction Cooktops Have the Best User Experience (UI/UX)?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48705202I've been researching into induction cooktops for a while now and while there is lots on the top down layout of the device, very little seems to be written on the actual UI/UX of the devices.Given that physical nobs are rare on these devices; which cooktops have the best user experience?For me I'd be rating on:- Ease of use of the touch controls - The 'buzzy' noise the devices makes - Other usability enhancementsInterested in any experiences, thoughts, reviews and reflections on this.Jun 28, 2026 7:30 AM
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GitHub's new "search bar" suckshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48704899About a day ago, Github rolled out a very frustrating change to the search bar. You can find discussions detailing the change here:https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/200255#discussioncomment-17458427The search bar has become a very frustrating exercise of retyping queries that originally were just a quick edit. I'm at the point where I need to create all of my queries in a text document beforehand.Jun 28, 2026 6:20 AM
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Martial Arts Anyonehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48704786Does anyone here like martial artsJun 28, 2026 5:54 AM
engye.fuzzyworld.net
Show HN: Engye – transfer files between any two devices by scanning a QR codehttps://engye.fuzzyworld.net/Early in April I needed to print some tax forms at the library, first time in forever, and I began to wonder: what's the easiest way to get a file onto a public computer?There are many ways, but most of them involve creating an account somewhere or plugging in a thumb-drive. I use a password manager, so my passwords are long and complicated, not easily typed. I don't want to plug anything into a public computer, nor do I fancy uploading my taxes to some random website.I thought about what a helpful product would looks like, and in about an hour I spun up the first version, https://gitlab.com/PavelSafronov/engye/-/tree/09f6ca401246b2...: a static Vite TS site, hosted on GitLab Pages, which uses a QR code to connect two instances of the website using WebRTC.Now all I had to do was navigate to a URL on the library computer, scan the generated QR code, choose the tax file on my phone, and the library computer instantly downloaded it.After the library trip, I looked further into this space,Jun 28, 2026 12:36 AM
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Fast feedback loops is the wayhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48702829I've been thinking about the futsal effect - which is how Brazilian footballers developed superior skills through a constrained small-sided game with 5 on each side, then moving onto a full football game with 11 on each side. My understanding is the constraints are designed such that the most important and difficult skills are trained in a fast, immediate feedback loop.When I apply it to building stuff I've realised a lot of the time there's a tendency to put too much weight on things like performance and aesthetics. Most people don't reach the point of needing to worry about those things. They're not the bottleneck. You can just use bootstrap for aesthetics and worry about being original later. I could be stupid but Python + Quart + Sqlite(with aiosqlite) + HTML/CSS/HTMX/ and whatever necessary javascript you need seems enough (at least for SaaS).Jun 27, 2026 11:30 PM
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Show HN: Adrafinil – keep a lid-closed Mac awake only while agents workhttps://github.com/kageroumado/adrafinilA month ago there was a wave of posts and tweets about engineers walking around cafes and parks with their MacBooks propped half-open, as fully closing the lid forces sleep that stops their AI agents. Some people made snarky comments about using tmux or Amphetamine, and some defended their choice with “but I only need it sometimes, and forgetting to disable Amphetamine and finding my laptop discharged in my bag is worse.”This is a solution to this problem. Unlike caffeinate, it will prevent your MacBook from sleeping even with the lid closed, with no external power or display, using pmset disablesleep 1. Unlike other sleep-preventing apps, Adrafinil only activates when there’s an agent actively doing something. It detects agent activity through hooks it installs into Claude Code, Codex, and others. To reassure you it’s working, the app shows the active status in the menu bar, and it plays a chime when you close the lid.Once the agent is done, Adrafinil detects it and lets the laptop goJun 27, 2026 8:34 PM
askchannel.ai
Show HN: Discover content in any YouTube channel with RAGhttps://askchannel.aiAsk Channel AI (http://askchannel.ai) allows you to quickly find relevant videos, quotes, and timestamps from any YouTube channel.Channels that are not yet indexed or imported can be done so by signing up, and imports are typically pretty fast for small to medium sized channels (~1 minute). Channels are the first-class citizen instead of individual videos, since summarization of individual videos is already a thing in YouTube.---I spend a lot of time watching and listening to long-form content on YouTube (livestreams, podcasts), which often contain nuggets of information or wisdom, but would have trouble finding where it was mentioned after closing the tab.Was also bored with my full stack engineering day job, and wanted to scratch the itch of building something with AI, to hopefully make myself more industry-relevant.---What sets this apart from other tools is that I haven't really found anything similar, or they are very paywalled, or the experience is mostly a Chrome extension. TherJun 27, 2026 3:06 PM
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Ask HN: Is there a quiet market for 'no enforced AI' dev jobs?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48697527It seems to me that the dissenting voices from software engineers burned out after having the AI hype shoved down their throats have been growing louder lately. Just this week I read several posts both here (e.g. [1], [2]) and on Reddit (e.g. [3], [4]) with hundreds of comments from devs who have long moved past skepticism and ambivalence into one or more of the five stages of grief.That's not to say they're the majority by any means: the "I am 100x more productive with AI," "I haven't hand-coded in months and love it," "adapt or become irrelevant" posts by True Believers haven't slowed down and still make up the lion's share, especially on places like LinkedIn, where voicing dissent can have real-world consequences for your job and future employability (I may have learned this the hard way after being laid off for nebulous "misalignment" reasons). But still, the non-believers, from mild skeptics to full-on haters, do seem more vocal than, say, six months or a year ago.Questions:1. HavJun 27, 2026 12:05 PM
bing.com
USC football opposing player scouting report - Zion Elee, Marylandhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d30f6a1ee4930a729f7a00379f6ef&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsports.yahoo.com%2Farticles%2Fusc-football-opposing-player-scouting-132320677.html&c=13911156780875532390&mkt=en-usFor the USC Trojans to reach the College Football Playoffs for their first time, USC will need an improved defense. Here's a breakdown of the areas of the USC Trojans football roster that should ...Jun 27, 2026 6:23 AM
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Blue print to let machines think like humanshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48695373As far as I know we think in a pattern and I may sound childish in the rest of the conversation but it is my first writing of my thoughts. I believe that thinking like humans can be achieved with machines with current tech. We already have the latest LLM models which can generate images and can figure out what those images are about.I had this thought last night as we as humans have knowledge of various fields such as psychology, current affairs, technological advancements and growing need of new advancement for better living. We can combine ideas across multiple domains and that happens by just random thoughts. I think to achieve that in a machine we just need 2 solid machinism. One which can produce random images or videos totally random across multi domain and second one who just figures out what it is.It can be sound simple and it is but the two mechanisms can be any number of LLMs like there can be number of LLMs for image and videos generation, one more thing they must be able toJun 27, 2026 5:19 AM
