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Ask HN: What are you working on this weekend?

19 points by lagniappe 3y ago

DamonHD 3y ago
Generative music from data.
- speedgoose 3y ago
  Using MusicGen/audiocraft?
  - DamonHD 3y ago
    Nope, all DIY, which is quite likely foolish! https://github.com/DamonHD/statsHouse https://github.com/DamonHD/statsHouse
deleted 3y ago
[deleted]
codevark 3y ago
[dead]
Ajunne 3y ago
Absolutely nothing, it's weekend.
rozenmd 3y ago
The usual: https://onlineornot.com https://onlineornot.com
asicsp 3y ago
Continue working on new version of my GNU sed ebook. I started this year with the goal of revising all my ebooks - this is the third one. I'm also adding TUI apps for interactive exercises, already done for this book.
- netule 3y ago
  Let me know if you want a beta reader with no exposure to sed. I’ve always wanted to learn the tool, but never got around to it.
  - asicsp 3y ago
    Thanks for the kind offer, but I'm about a week or two from finishing the revised version. That said, all my books are free to read online: https://github.com/learnbyexample/scripting_course#ebooks https://github.com/learnbyexample/scripting_course#ebooks. So, you could have a look now or wait till the new version and then send me the feedback.
    - netule 3y ago
      Thank you, I've starred the repo!
snowman647 3y ago
I'm transforming my career as an Engineering Manager into an indie game. I think I can convey several important concepts from big tech to broader audience to enhance the software development industry. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436030?utm_campaign=hn2 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436030?utm_campaign=hn2 Also, writing a blog about it in hope to gain a few more wishlisters https://mitrapunk.com/ https://mitrapunk.com/
somuchjob 3y ago
I got a bluetooth gizmo this week and tried to tie it into home assistant. Sensor values come in, but the battery level does not. The phone app shows battery level, so I know it's being sent. I'm looking forward to tinkering with wireshark some more and seeing if I can figure out how to get that battery level over BLE/GATT.
josefcub 3y ago
I'm going to buck trends and get my hands dirty -- The oil needs changed and the O2 sensor needs replaced on an old (1992) Ford Ranger pickup truck I recently acquired. Bought it for a song, and it's definitely not a looker but it's still going strong (especially after the small age-related repairs I'm doing).
- lagniappe 3y ago
  >Bought it for a song >it's definitely not a looker >but it's still going strong Unintentional hit! Rangers are solid. Is that one a 4 cyl?
  - josefcub 3y ago
    I'd listen to that on the radio! LOL 2.3L 4-cylinder. Good enough for the light truck tasks I usually end up having. It's the last year of the first generation Rangers. I had a 1988 model with a 4 cylinder when I was young, and -that- one trucked along through all the youthful abuse I threw at it. I'm really looking forward to enjoying this one too.
MrDresden 3y ago
I'm writing a funding proposal destined to apply to a national tech innovation fund for a SasS I am building. This is an interesting exercise for someone who has always been in engineering IC roles (but still had to 'sell' his ideas to teams and stakeholders). Thankfully my partner is an academic, and is used to writing funding proposals, so I get good tips from her.
milkytron 3y ago
Not working. Camping in a national park Friday night, spending the day there on Saturday and running a half marathon on Sunday, and chores/errands around the house on Monday to relax.
malux85 3y ago
ab initio catalyst discovery and launching the new simulator backend for my hobby project https://atomictessellator.com https://atomictessellator.com
bishopsmother 3y ago
Working on expanding SocialsDetox[0] functionality to overcome possible blocking limitations due to OS[1][2][3] behaviour. [0] https://socialsdetox.com/r/sdh https://socialsdetox.com/r/sdh [1] https://blog.disconnect.me/ios-vpn-leak-advisory/ https://blog.disconnect.me/ios-vpn-leak-advisory/ [2] https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/19/apple_ios_vpn/ https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/19/apple_ios_vpn/ [3] https://vpnoverview.com/news/apples-ios-16-1-allows-certain-apps-to-bypass-vpn/ https://vpnoverview.com/news/apples-ios-16-1-allows-certain-...
netule 3y ago
Working on some ideas for a visual novel and the companion technology to easily create branching narrative structures.
baremetal 3y ago
I will be restoring my newly purchased antique tractor. And framing an addition to the barn so I have somewhere to park it.
DAMunzy 3y ago
Studying towards cybersecurity certifications and hopefully moving into a cybersecurity analyst position sooner than later. Paid: Coursera: Google Foundations of Cybersecurity https://www.coursera.org/learn/foundations-of-cybersecurity https://www.coursera.org/learn/foundations-of-cybersecurity Free: (ISC)² Certified in Cybersecurity Certification https://www.isc2.org/certified-in-cybersecurity https://www.isc2.org/certified-in-cybersecurity Also, going with wife and youngest boy to Chinatown in Philadelphia for lunch Saturday. Looking forward to that.
TheBozzCL 3y ago
Figuring out why my GlusterFS mounts randomly fail with “transport endpoint not connected”. Easy to mitigate with a script to umount and then mount again, but I wish I didn’t have to do that at all. I’m also working on my guitar - got a new tremolo tailpiece for a Les Paul and I’m waiting for a roller bridge to go along with it.
HappySweeney 3y ago
The compiler for my reactive candygrammar. I have to work on the syntax a bit I think as there are way too many => all over the place.
MgB2 3y ago
I'm working on a small program that continually monitors a region of the screen and OCRs and translates the text on screen if there are changes. I want to use it improve my Italian skills by playing games with Italian subtitles and automatically having a translation on the second screen for reference.
s3arch 3y ago
Starting with Crafting interpreters. https://craftinginterpreters.com/ https://craftinginterpreters.com/
mikewarot 3y ago
BitGrid - it's an old idea, that has haunted me since the 1980s. This latest incarnation is in Lazarus/FPC, and up on github.[1] I was prodded into action when a friend showed me the BitGrid page on the Esolang Wiki[2] I was blown away that someone had figured out how to do the Game of Life in a bitgrid... more than I've done myself. I can simulate a 1024x1024 grid at 15 Hz clock rate, which should be plenty fast to do some interesting things. The emulation works, I have a tiny little test program that allows me to me reasonably sure of that (it's just shuffling bits around, nothing complex). I have ZERO support software for it... need to write some things, like a console, cycle counter, method for I/O, etc. It's like finding yourself with a new IMSAI in the 1970s, with no I/O, or anything... just RAM, CPU, Toggle Switches, and BlinkenLights. One day, I hope to have an Exaflop computer based on BitGrid chips. I wrote a big chunk of a DARPA grant proposal for it about a decade ago. [1] https://github.com/mikewarot/Bitgrid https://github.com/mikewarot/Bitgrid [2] https://esolangs.org/wiki/Bitgrid https://esolangs.org/wiki/Bitgrid
epirogov 3y ago
converting Roslyn obfuscator from msbuild workspace to file traverse, because in Linux i have no VS to parse project structure.
wonderingyogi 3y ago
For the last three weeks I have been studying. I am in my final week of studying. Then I will take a few weeks break to do nothing.

19 points by lagniappe 3y ago

DamonHD 3y ago

Generative music from data.

speedgoose 3y ago
Using MusicGen/audiocraft?
- DamonHD 3y ago
  Nope, all DIY, which is quite likely foolish! https://github.com/DamonHD/statsHouse https://github.com/DamonHD/statsHouse

deleted 3y ago

[deleted]

codevark 3y ago

[dead]

Ajunne 3y ago

Absolutely nothing, it's weekend.

rozenmd 3y ago

The usual: https://onlineornot.com https://onlineornot.com

asicsp 3y ago

Continue working on new version of my GNU sed ebook. I started this year with the goal of revising all my ebooks - this is the third one. I'm also adding TUI apps for interactive exercises, already done for this book.

netule 3y ago
Let me know if you want a beta reader with no exposure to sed. I’ve always wanted to learn the tool, but never got around to it.
- asicsp 3y ago
  Thanks for the kind offer, but I'm about a week or two from finishing the revised version. That said, all my books are free to read online: https://github.com/learnbyexample/scripting_course#ebooks https://github.com/learnbyexample/scripting_course#ebooks. So, you could have a look now or wait till the new version and then send me the feedback.
  - netule 3y ago
    Thank you, I've starred the repo!

snowman647 3y ago

I'm transforming my career as an Engineering Manager into an indie game. I think I can convey several important concepts from big tech to broader audience to enhance the software development industry. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436030?utm_campaign=hn2 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436030?utm_campaign=hn2 Also, writing a blog about it in hope to gain a few more wishlisters https://mitrapunk.com/ https://mitrapunk.com/

somuchjob 3y ago

I got a bluetooth gizmo this week and tried to tie it into home assistant. Sensor values come in, but the battery level does not. The phone app shows battery level, so I know it's being sent. I'm looking forward to tinkering with wireshark some more and seeing if I can figure out how to get that battery level over BLE/GATT.

josefcub 3y ago

I'm going to buck trends and get my hands dirty -- The oil needs changed and the O2 sensor needs replaced on an old (1992) Ford Ranger pickup truck I recently acquired. Bought it for a song, and it's definitely not a looker but it's still going strong (especially after the small age-related repairs I'm doing).

lagniappe 3y ago
>Bought it for a song >it's definitely not a looker >but it's still going strong Unintentional hit! Rangers are solid. Is that one a 4 cyl?
- josefcub 3y ago
  I'd listen to that on the radio! LOL 2.3L 4-cylinder. Good enough for the light truck tasks I usually end up having. It's the last year of the first generation Rangers. I had a 1988 model with a 4 cylinder when I was young, and -that- one trucked along through all the youthful abuse I threw at it. I'm really looking forward to enjoying this one too.

MrDresden 3y ago

I'm writing a funding proposal destined to apply to a national tech innovation fund for a SasS I am building. This is an interesting exercise for someone who has always been in engineering IC roles (but still had to 'sell' his ideas to teams and stakeholders). Thankfully my partner is an academic, and is used to writing funding proposals, so I get good tips from her.

milkytron 3y ago

Not working. Camping in a national park Friday night, spending the day there on Saturday and running a half marathon on Sunday, and chores/errands around the house on Monday to relax.

malux85 3y ago

ab initio catalyst discovery and launching the new simulator backend for my hobby project https://atomictessellator.com https://atomictessellator.com

bishopsmother 3y ago

Working on expanding SocialsDetox[0] functionality to overcome possible blocking limitations due to OS[1][2][3] behaviour. [0] https://socialsdetox.com/r/sdh https://socialsdetox.com/r/sdh [1] https://blog.disconnect.me/ios-vpn-leak-advisory/ https://blog.disconnect.me/ios-vpn-leak-advisory/ [2] https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/19/apple_ios_vpn/ https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/19/apple_ios_vpn/ [3] https://vpnoverview.com/news/apples-ios-16-1-allows-certain-apps-to-bypass-vpn/ https://vpnoverview.com/news/apples-ios-16-1-allows-certain-...

netule 3y ago

Working on some ideas for a visual novel and the companion technology to easily create branching narrative structures.

baremetal 3y ago

I will be restoring my newly purchased antique tractor. And framing an addition to the barn so I have somewhere to park it.

DAMunzy 3y ago

Studying towards cybersecurity certifications and hopefully moving into a cybersecurity analyst position sooner than later. Paid: Coursera: Google Foundations of Cybersecurity https://www.coursera.org/learn/foundations-of-cybersecurity https://www.coursera.org/learn/foundations-of-cybersecurity Free: (ISC)² Certified in Cybersecurity Certification https://www.isc2.org/certified-in-cybersecurity https://www.isc2.org/certified-in-cybersecurity Also, going with wife and youngest boy to Chinatown in Philadelphia for lunch Saturday. Looking forward to that.

TheBozzCL 3y ago

Figuring out why my GlusterFS mounts randomly fail with “transport endpoint not connected”. Easy to mitigate with a script to umount and then mount again, but I wish I didn’t have to do that at all. I’m also working on my guitar - got a new tremolo tailpiece for a Les Paul and I’m waiting for a roller bridge to go along with it.

HappySweeney 3y ago

The compiler for my reactive candygrammar. I have to work on the syntax a bit I think as there are way too many => all over the place.

MgB2 3y ago

I'm working on a small program that continually monitors a region of the screen and OCRs and translates the text on screen if there are changes. I want to use it improve my Italian skills by playing games with Italian subtitles and automatically having a translation on the second screen for reference.

s3arch 3y ago

Starting with Crafting interpreters. https://craftinginterpreters.com/ https://craftinginterpreters.com/

mikewarot 3y ago

BitGrid - it's an old idea, that has haunted me since the 1980s. This latest incarnation is in Lazarus/FPC, and up on github.[1] I was prodded into action when a friend showed me the BitGrid page on the Esolang Wiki[2] I was blown away that someone had figured out how to do the Game of Life in a bitgrid... more than I've done myself. I can simulate a 1024x1024 grid at 15 Hz clock rate, which should be plenty fast to do some interesting things. The emulation works, I have a tiny little test program that allows me to me reasonably sure of that (it's just shuffling bits around, nothing complex). I have ZERO support software for it... need to write some things, like a console, cycle counter, method for I/O, etc. It's like finding yourself with a new IMSAI in the 1970s, with no I/O, or anything... just RAM, CPU, Toggle Switches, and BlinkenLights. One day, I hope to have an Exaflop computer based on BitGrid chips. I wrote a big chunk of a DARPA grant proposal for it about a decade ago. [1] https://github.com/mikewarot/Bitgrid https://github.com/mikewarot/Bitgrid [2] https://esolangs.org/wiki/Bitgrid https://esolangs.org/wiki/Bitgrid

epirogov 3y ago

converting Roslyn obfuscator from msbuild workspace to file traverse, because in Linux i have no VS to parse project structure.

wonderingyogi 3y ago

For the last three weeks I have been studying. I am in my final week of studying. Then I will take a few weeks break to do nothing.