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The truth about Adam Seligman

Thu, 05/01/2025 - 9:52pm

Article URL: https://adamseligman.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43865368

Points: 1

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Show HN: I built an eBook reader that helps you remember what you read

Thu, 05/01/2025 - 9:50pm

Hey guys, I'm a CS student who loves reading technical books and papers but I realized I was reading really passively. I'd fly through dense material, feel like I understood it, and forget it all within a few pages.

I finished OSTEP less than a week ago and already struggle to recall how locks are implemented. That's why I built Readspace to stop passively reading and finally make the knowledge stick.

It’s an ebook reader with built-in active recall that prompts me every couple pages to explain what I just read. I can respond using the Feynman technique or engage in Socratic-style questioning, and the AI grades my answer and helps you refine it step by step. I wanted an SRS system that actually felt good to use—so I built one directly into the reading flow. The flashcards are AI-generated from what I find important, and they’re scheduled using FSRS.

Readspace has honestly made my reading 10x more meaningful. I’ve stopped cramming for classes because I finally have a systematic setup to learn efficiently.

Would love some feedback or advice—this is the first serious project I’ve shipped!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43865357

Points: 1

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Show HN: Interview-Guru – Real-Time Voice AI Mock Interviews

Thu, 05/01/2025 - 9:45pm

Hey all,

I built Interview-Guru, an AI-powered mock interview tool that helps you practice crafting a story, organizing your thoughts, and improving with feedback and examples — all through real-time voice conversations.

Having always struggling with the behavioral portion of the interview, I have found that most new AI tools were either push-to-talk or purely text-based, which adds too much friction to realistic practice. I wanted something that feels like you're talking to a real interviewer — natural, responsive, and pressure-tested.

Interview-Guru covers a wide range of behavioral and situational questions across different industries and roles. It listens, analyzes, and gives actionable suggestions on how to strengthen your responses.

So I have been working on this side-project for awhile, but only felt possible recently with how far stt, tts, and LLMs have come.

You can try it out at interview-guru.io/playground. Working on new features/bug fixes and would love any suggestions or feedback in the comments.

Thanks!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43865338

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

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Manifest Android Interview

Thu, 05/01/2025 - 9:22pm

Article URL: https://www.android.skydoves.me/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43865218

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

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Looks like Venmo let their TLS certificate lapse?

Thu, 05/01/2025 - 9:19pm

App and website are both down

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43865208

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

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Apple sent an email with updated app guidelines

Thu, 05/01/2025 - 9:18pm

Article URL: https://justpaste.it/asjzy

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43865201

Points: 3

# Comments: 2

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Mastodon: Evolving the Team

Thu, 05/01/2025 - 9:04pm
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Third Party Cookies Must Be Removed

Thu, 05/01/2025 - 9:03pm
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Ask HN: I'm a rookie building an app and need advice. Can you help?

Thu, 05/01/2025 - 9:01pm

I’m an absolute rookie, and know nothing about coding, but I’m using AI to assist me and I’m building an app, and currently using my actual iPhone that I use for personal/work purposes as my simulation device as well.

Should I actually use a completely blank iPhone for this instead?

Also, should I use a more updated version of the iPhone? I have old iPhones from years gone by floating around my house that are currently blank but some of them are so old they could probably go in a museum.

Alternatively? Should I just run a simulator on my actual computer (the challenge being that I’m actually using a laptop and I already have a limited amount of space on my screen.)

I’m not trying to develop a polished product at this stage. What I’m trying to develop is a reasonably well functioning prototype so I can pitch my idea to possible investors, and the secure the money I need to pay an actual developer to do it properly - but I still want my MVP to be pretty good because I want my actual pitch and presentation to be flawless. I’m doing it on my own because I don’t want to share my idea with others because I don’t trust people.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43865122

Points: 1

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