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The problem with many STT models is that they seem to mostly be trained on perfectly-accented speech and struggle a lot with foreign accents so I’m curious to try this one as a Frenchman with a rather French English accent.

So far, the best I have found while testing models for my language learning app (Copycat Cafe) is Soniox. All others performed badly for non native accents. The worst were whisper-based models because they hallucinate when they misunderstand and tend to come up with random phrases that have nothing to do with the topic.

As a indie hacker/SaaS founder, I have found it surprisingly useful. Allowed me to connect with likeminded people, gain customers, discuss interesting topics. With the right circle, LinkedIn can actually be nice.

I don’t necessarily agree with his political opinions. And that’s a huge understatement.

But DHH has, and continues, to do a lot to share his obvious passion and endless curiosity for tech. I’m not going to stop following him and enjoying his work just because he is not as woke as I am. Politics is not everything.

That sounds unnecessarily harsh. Dark theme is far from necessary (although nice) and English-only still means most Proton users can use it.

Better to start somewhere and improve based on feedback than wait endlessly.

I would love to see a source for this.

What's wrong with real-world performance? It's not perfect but it's pretty amazing with proper guidance.

I’m building https://lorelight.ai/, a way for brands to monitor AI chatbots and see how they talk about their brands, watch for disinformation etc.

Still early stage but building it has been fun.

Ironically, that’s exactly how I feel going to a pub. I don’t really care for beer so anything works for me but I’m often expected to choose from many.

Maybe I’m just not your target customer but I honestly have no idea why I would want to replace DocuSign or how your tool is different. You may want to clarify your positioning.

Getting customers is the main goal but I’m lucky enough to have an existing SaaS that pays the bills on autopilot so I can afford to learn and not get results nearly as fast.

Right now, an AI tool that generates mockups for branding agencies. But I’m still validating the idea so who knows. Ideally, I would like a stack that would work for most SaaS I may think of building. Tempted to give Elixir Phoenix a try. I briefly tried it a few years back and it just felt right.

That’s a good point about the integration. I mostly need to make API calls and have an app that’s easy enough to maintain as a solo founder so it’s mostly a matter of finding the stack that feels right.

Thanks! The thing is, I like ROR but I don’t love it. As in, I like it a lot better than full stack JS but it doesn’t feel quite right. That’s why I’m tempted to give Elixir Phoenix a try.

Lukewarm. I’m not sure what causes it but it tends to shrink them quite badly.

That’s what I was told when I bought a Miele tumble dryer. And while it’s convenient, I now only use it for socks and bed sheets because it shrinks my clothes a lot. I don’t know if it’s better than older dryers but it’s not great.

Agreed. I see really no good reason not to enable this by default.

You seem to fundamentally misunderstand stoicism. The idea is not to be passive but to understand the difference between what is and isn’t in our control.

One of Marcus Aurelius’ most famous quotes actually encourages action:

“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.” - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

Thanks! It was a pretty big change but I’m glad I did it. Knowing how to code opened so many doors!

Thanks! Yeah, mobile development felt a lot more complicated which is one of the reasons I decided to start with a web app. I wanted to start simple with my first « big » coding project. Now that I feel more confident, I’m ready to give mobile development a try.

That would be true if indie founders and HNers were the audience of my app but they are not for the most part. Doing interviews like this is really not doing much for me marketing wise. Just to give you an idea, this interview generated 5 trial signups which is less than what I get on an average day from Google alone.

The main thing I gain from this is making connections and meeting fellow indie founders. I’m not sure you will believe me but it’s true. Not everything is a calculated marketing move.

And sure, I could have shared anonymously but this would make the content way less interesting than knowing what the app is etc.

I’m the app creator. Honestly I have nothing to sell (other than the French course) so there is no funnel or anything. I’m just sharing my experience.

I agree with your general point though.

Honestly, it mostly has to do with the amount of traffic I get. The blog gets 200k monthly visitors and has for years. I know Hacker News hates pop ups but adding one is what worked best for me.

I have and I may do it but it’s not planned from now. I haven’t tried it but this app is pretty similar:

https://italianaturally.com/

I’m the app creator. It’s definitely not simple but it’s also easier than what most people think. Pretty much anyone on Hacker News could do the same given enough time and motivation. The problem is that it takes a long time to see success. You can easily spend years earning close to nothing. I love doing it but there are definitely pros and cons.

Honestly my idea was not particularly amazing. I was just frustrated with courses that were too focused on grammar and decided to create a solution to this problem. You don’t need an amazing idea, you just need to offer a solution enough people will be happy to pay for :).

I built an audience a long time ago so visitors mostly find the blog via SEO and then sign up for the app. In term of time, these days it’s probably 30% coding, 60% marketing, 10% admin/customer support.

The marketing time is mostly testing new sales page versions, running A/B tests etc.

But I also sometimes have periods when I spend much more time coding. The next few months will probably be 80% coding while I create a mobile app.

It’s a Ruby on Rails app built with Jumpstart Rails as a base SaaS template. Then the front end is mostly Turbo + Stimulus JS. I tried to keep things simple :).

I’m the app creator. I’m working on a mobile app but I wanted to start with a web app since I’m new to coding. I can’t promise anything but I’m hoping to release a mobile app within the next few months.

Hey! I’m the app creator. I’m really glad you are enjoying it.

I plan on adding more advanced lessons and an constantly improving it so there could be an advanced track within the next few months.

In any case, feel free to shout me an email if you have any feedback/feature request.

What makes you think that?

I don’t know about Monzo but you can access your Starling account on the web.