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Show HN: ReverseCam – See yourself as others see you

reversecam.com
10 points·by ilamparithi·il y a 3 mois·1 comments

Show HN: GrokVocab – I Built a Vocabulary App Without Flashcards or Memorization

grokvocab.com
2 points·by ilamparithi·l’année dernière·0 comments

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ilamparithi
·le mois dernier·discuss
ReverseCam - A camera app to show the non-mirror preview while taking selfies.

https://www.reversecam.com/

The front camera apps always show the mirror preview. Most of us hate photos others take of us, but love our selfies. It's because we groom ourselves and find our perfect angles using the mirror preview. So it's jarring when we see the photos of us taken by others. I always wanted a camera app that showed the non-mirror preview. Surprisingly most camera apps don't have this option. So I created this app to scratch my own itch:)

Note: Photos and videos are only stored in the browser. No data is sent to any servers. You can also install this as an app from your browser since it's a progressive web app.
ilamparithi
·il y a 6 mois·discuss
For my use case (https://www.grokvocab.com/), I get proper JSON output without much effort. I am using Langchain4J (https://github.com/langchain4j/langchain4j) which automatically maps the output JSON to my POJO. I just prompt the model to return the output as JSON.
ilamparithi
·il y a 9 mois·discuss
I searched on Google to check if banks were open on a certain day. The AI response on top said they were closed because it was a second Saturday, but it was actually a Wednesday.
ilamparithi
·il y a 12 mois·discuss
I've been working on GrokVocab (https://www.grokvocab.com), an app to improve vocabulary without flashcards or memorization.

Everyone knows reading is the best way to build vocabulary, but many avoid it and turn to flashcards or spaced repetition because long texts can feel overwhelming, and they often have to refer to a dictionary.

This app gives users short, engaging passages focused on comprehension. While reading, users guess word meanings from context and find out whether they got it right by answering a few questions below. I believe this will be helpful for people who haven’t had much success with popular vocabulary learning methods.

I shared it on HN earlier (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44543063), but it didn’t get much attention. If you're interested in novel learning methods or vocabulary, I’d love your feedback.

P.S. Login is required since the app uses LLMs to generate interesting passages. You can register with any non-existent email if privacy is a concern.
ilamparithi
·il y a 3 ans·discuss
when it comes to full stack frameworks, Micronaut(https://micronaut.io/) is actually good and pleasant to work with.