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Work - AI, code, business

• A Whisper GPU Acceleration on M2 Mac - GitHub discussion and solutions for enabling GPU/Metal acceleration for Whisper speech-to-text on Apple Silicon. · #speech-recognition #m2-mac
• A Whisper Polish - Speech Recognition Model - Fine-tuned Whisper model optimized for high-accuracy Polish language transcription and speech recognition · #speech-recognition #nlp #polish
• A Repomirror: AI-Driven Code Porting - Framework for automating code porting and migration using Claude Code in loops with prompts. · #code-porting #ai-dev-tools
• B Ask HN: Tricks of the Trade Learned Too Late - Discussion thread on software development lessons: documentation, delegation, avoiding overconfidence, agile practices · #career #lessons #development
• B Selling When User Isn't the Buyer - Strategies for navigating enterprise sales when engineers use the product but others control buying decisions · #sales #b2b #strategy
• B Ask HN: Former Devs Unable to Find Work - Discussion on career transitions for developers: side projects, avoiding agile overhead, efficient solutions · #career #indie #lessons
• B Scrum's Product Owner Problem - Critique of Scrum's PO role, advocating for engineering-driven product decisions over product-led management · #agile #product #management
• B AI Code Prep & Cline Workflow for Budget Coding - Guide to cost-free AI coding workflow using free tools like Gemini, Poe, and budget-friendly alternatives · #ai-coding #productivity #budget
• B Whisper.cpp: Efficient C++ Speech Recognition - C++ implementation of Whisper supporting GGML format for optimized inference and real-time transcription. · #speech-recognition #inference-optimization
• B Hyperclay - Single-File HTML Apps - Platform for building, hosting, and sharing self-updating HTML apps that persist changes without backend · #web-dev #html #productivity · M
• B 15 Lessons From 15 Years of Indie App Dev - Indie iOS dev shares hard-won lessons: enjoy process, provide value, balance work-life, learn failures · #indie #career #lessons · M
• B Fabric Pattern - Dunning-Kruger Analysis - LLM prompt pattern for analyzing Dunning-Kruger overconfidence and competence gaps in decision-making · #prompt-eng #ai-analysis #reasoning
• B MarkItDown - File to Markdown Converter - Python tool converting PDFs, Word docs, Excel, images, audio to Markdown with OCR and transcription · #markdown #document-processing #python
• B Parse - Web Scraping API Generator - Generate REST APIs from any website by describing data needs in plain English without browser setup · #web-scraping #api #automation
• B Whisper Medium Polish v2: Polish Speech Recognition - Fine-tuned Whisper model for accurate Polish speech-to-text transcription and language processing. · #speech-recognition #polish-nlp
• B QLMarkdown: Markdown Quick Look for macOS - macOS Quick Look extension for markdown files with syntax highlighting, math, themes, and images. · #markdown #macos-tools
• B Fabric - Open-Source AI Framework - Open-source framework with crowdsourced AI prompts for task automation and workflow augmentation · #prompt-eng #ai-automation #frameworks
• B llama-scan - PDF Transcription with Local LLMs - Tool for extracting text and transcribing PDFs using local Ollama models and multimodal vision · #pdf-processing #llm #local-models
• B Transformers.js - Hugging Face Browser Models - Run Hugging Face ML models in-browser using ONNX for NLP, vision, audio tasks serverlessly · #ml-models #browser-js #nlp
• B AICodePrep GUI - Fast Context Generator - Tool that generates curated code context from project files for pasting into any AI chat · #ai-coding #productivity #tools
• B KittenTTS - Lightweight Text-to-Speech Model - State-of-the-art TTS model under 25MB, CPU-optimized for multiple voices on any device · #tts #audio #ml-models · M
• B Open Lovable - Website to React Clone Tool - AI-powered tool that clones and recreates any website as a modern React app instantly · #web-dev #react #automation · M
• C Markdown UI: Interactive Markdown Editor - Live markdown editor with interactive widgets enabling tables, lists, and real-time preview rendering. · #markdown-editor #web-tools
• C Gettier Cases in Software Engineering - Blog on Gettier philosophical cases applied to software: justified beliefs true for wrong reasons · #philosophy #debugging #reasoning
• C WhisperX M1 GPU Support Issue - GitHub issue tracking M1 Mac GPU acceleration for WhisperX audio transcription feature request · #speech-recognition #macos #gpu
• D BIND Open Innovation Acceleration Program - (unverified - page not reachable) · #innovation #corporate #accelerator · dead

Music - synths, MIDI, audio

• A WebMIDIAPIShimForiOS - MIDI Polyfill - Polyfill enabling Web MIDI API support on iOS devices so web apps can access MIDI hardware · #midi #web-audio #ios · M
• B Pattern Change Between Elektron Gear - Fix - Forum solution for synchronizing pattern changes across Elektron hardware synthesizers and sequencers · #elektron #midi #hardware · M
• C React Native MIDI - Web MIDI for React Native - Work-in-progress Web MIDI implementation for React Native mobile apps using Expo Modules · #midi #react-native #audio · M

Life - health, learning, admin

• B How to Do the Jhanas - Meditation Guide - Practical guide to inducing and progressing through eight jhana meditative states for altered consciousness · #meditation #consciousness #practice
• B 2,178 Occult Books Digitized by Ritman Library - Large digital library of esoteric and occult texts made available online with Dan Brown support · #esoteric #library #history
• B Abogen - Audiobook Generator with Captions - Converts EPUB and PDF documents to audiobooks with TTS and synchronized captions · #tts #audiobooks #accessibility
• C Separating Mouse and Trackpad Settings on Mac - Solution for customizing scroll direction independently for mouse and trackpad on macOS · #macos #settings #troubleshooting
• D The Quiet Art of Attention - (unverified - page not reachable) · #attention #mindfulness #practice · archived

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