Readit News logoReadit News
ata_aman commented on I tried every todo app and ended up with a .txt file   al3rez.com/todo-txt-journ... · Posted by u/al3rez
ata_aman · 24 days ago
Funny coincidence, I just published an offline infinity-scroll notes app[0] today to replace my long txt file. Desktop version probably in a couple of days. Last time I published an app for myself, my friends (and ~1k others!) loved it so trying doing it again.

I've used a .txt pretty much my whole life from my old Vaio running Ubuntu to my Mac books after, especially as a heavy terminal/nano enjoyer. I always saved it as do.txt in my base dir. Thousands of lines which was always nice to look at and more importantly easy to reference links I used during debugging or troubleshooting from months ago. It's a weird mix of a bookmarking list, daily to dos and quickly jotting down phone numbers or details while on the phone with someone (if I'm not on my personal laptop, I usually type the thing while I'm on the phone in the PC browser address bar then copy it over which is not ideal because auto-search).

Another strategy I've used is iMessaging myself with links or notes, which in my opinion is the best way since it auto syncs AND you can pin yourself in the iMessage app for quick access.

[0] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/infinote-single-page-notes/id6...

ata_aman commented on Show HN: GPT image editing, but for 3D models   adamcad.com/... · Posted by u/zachdive
zachdive · 3 months ago
i'm not convinced that speech is the best interface but neither is text. we will most likely converge towards a mix of text (ai) commands and gui (point-and-click)

could you give me an example?

ata_aman · 3 months ago
Yeah, here's one[0]. Obviously long ways out but using speech to run through scenarios of different simulations from pre-defined parameters would be great. You're basically applying formulas to already designed objects. If the model could run the scenario and spit out a report when it's done with summaries, it would be great since some of these simulations take hours. Then adjust the model for better sim results and iterate accordingly.

[0] https://doc.comsol.com/5.4/doc/com.comsol.help.heat/Introduc...

ata_aman commented on Show HN: GPT image editing, but for 3D models   adamcad.com/... · Posted by u/zachdive
ata_aman · 3 months ago
Somewhat related, but I'd love GPT enabled multi-physics simulations on objects. Designing in CAD, especially for intricate objects seems (currently) to be better when done by "hand", but I'd absolutely love to use speech-to-text to run different simulations on said objects.
ata_aman commented on Cloud Run GPUs, now GA, makes running AI workloads easier for everyone   cloud.google.com/blog/pro... · Posted by u/mariuz
ninetyninenine · 3 months ago
Im tired of using AI in cloud services. I want user friendly locally owned AI hardware.

Right now nothing is consumer friendly. I can’t get a packaged deal of some locally running ChatGPT quality UI or voice command system in an all in one package. Like what Macs did for PCs I want the same for AI.

ata_aman · 3 months ago
I made something[0] last year to have something very consumer friendly. Unbox->connect->run. First iteration is purely to test out the concept and is pretty low power, currently working on a GPU version for bigger models and launching Q4 this year.

[0] https://persys.ai

ata_aman commented on Ask HN: What do you spend your money on?    · Posted by u/blahaj
chasd00 · 3 months ago
I’m just getting started, along with my oldest son, I can definitely see it getting out of control expensive.

High power rocketry basically has no upper bound on expense. You can build a rocket to reach the karman line with commercially available components and launch it in Nevada with minimal oversight. The certifications required to purchase the propellant and launch with Tripoli insurance will take about 1.5 years to reach. The limiting factor is just $$ spent on propellant and testing. It’s a ridiculous hobby expense wise.

ata_aman · 3 months ago
I have similar goals, get enough land to do hobby rocketry and get back to long range shooting. Both require a lot of land haha. Bumming it out at publicly available land at the moment. Awesome to hear you're enjoying the hobby with your son!
ata_aman commented on Ask HN: What do you spend your money on?    · Posted by u/blahaj
chasd00 · 3 months ago
Most of my money is spent on mortgage, property tax, electricity and then food (including eating out). I’m married with two teenage boys so food is a decent chunk of change. Money left over is spent on family vacations in the summer, savings for college and retirement, and extracurricular things for the boys like piano, boxing lessons, and GPUs (heh my youngest has expensive taste in hardware). I have a couple hobbies, high power rocketry and competitive pistol shooting, that consume maybe $200/month on average.

I don’t really spend a lot of money on “things” per se. Mostly tools, materials, and other consumables for my hobbies.

ata_aman · 3 months ago
Good to see a balanced spend amount on the competitive shooting. I know it can get crazy spending wise.
ata_aman commented on Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)    · Posted by u/david927
ata_aman · 3 months ago
Dora: https://dorafiles.com

It's a file explorer where it embeds your local file structure so you can use natural language to search your file system.

Started off as a local inference/vector-db only project last year and now also using cloud inference/vector-dbs for faster processing.

You can also use "agent-mode" to organize your files/folders, create items, move, copy and save content to disk directly from chat.

ata_aman commented on Build an 8-bit computer from scratch (2016)   eater.net/8bit/... · Posted by u/jcartw
ata_aman · 5 months ago
Always love seeing Ben Eater’s “build [X] from scratch” His YouTube is one of the best channels to understand how stuff works from fundamental building blocks.

u/ata_aman

KarmaCake day121October 28, 2014View Original