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Hacker News - Sun, 03/08/2026 - 7:51am

Article URL: https://cartalk-amp.exe.xyz/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47296597

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Ask HN: How are you guys handling AI compliance nowadays in EU region?

Hacker News - Sun, 03/08/2026 - 7:43am

Any tools or manual compliance checks?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47296562

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Show HN: Utter, a local-first dictation app for Mac and iPhone

Hacker News - Sun, 03/08/2026 - 7:42am

I use dictation a lot for writing, notes, and prompting agents. After trying a bunch of dictation tools, I kept running into the same issues: recurring cost, unclear privacy/data handling, and not much control over how the final text was cleaned up.

So I built Utter.

The main idea is simple: it should work as both a fast dictation tool and a longer-form voice note / meeting capture tool, while still giving the user control over where processing happens and what the output looks like.

A few things it does today:

- global dictation with customizable shortcuts - saved modes for different workflows, with different prompts/models - remembers the last mode used per app - meeting recording with speaker-labeled transcripts, summaries, and action items - file transcription for audio/video - saved audio/transcripts with export options - prompt-based post-processing for turning raw speech into notes, messages, summaries, etc. - built-in note editor - iPhone app with dictation keyboard A big motivation was being able to use it locally. It supports local transcription, optional local post-processing, BYOK, or cloud providers depending on the workflow. I also wanted phone-to-desktop capture to feel simple, so it syncs through iCloud and doesn’t require an account.

Curious to hear from people who use dictation heavily, especially on:

- where current dictation tools still fall short - whether the “modes” idea makes sense in practice - what would make you trust a tool like this for daily use

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47296554

Points: 3

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Ask HN: How to Be Alone?

Hacker News - Sun, 03/08/2026 - 7:41am

For the first time in my life, at 38, I'm alone. When I was 18 I basically moved out of my parents' straight in with my highschool sweetheart, and we were together ever since. That chapter of my life is over now, and I'm finding the adjustment very difficult.

There are a few parts to the difficulty. One is that when I have something to say about my day, there's nowhere to say it; no one on HN cares whether I fixed up the blinds or cooked pork steaks. I hang out in an IRC chatroom for that, but sometimes nobody's around for hours.

Another is that weekends are hard. I used to be in a house filled with life each weekend, and now it's me and my dog (and my cat, when he decides to grace me with his presence). Having animals helps somewhat, but it's still hard simply being alone with myself for ~60 hours.

I'm also finding it difficult to think of things to do. My default action is to play games, but it feels empty, both because I used to be able to play games alongside someone else and because I have no one to share the cool moments with.

I understand that many of you find alone-ness to be natural, and even required. All I can say is that I haven't ever lived that way. I sometimes panic when it's been too long since I've seen another person.

There are the usual suggestions: go to the dog park more often, pick something and build it, read books, hop on dating sites, find a hobby, and so on. But I'm finding it hard to actually do any of that. I would blame depression, but I have a great psychiatrist who has me on antidepressants, anti-anxiety meds, and mood stabilizers.

I work remote, and that's currently my main way to gratify social cravings. But it's not a consistent way, since the time zone difference is quite large (I'm -7 hours vs them).

Everything feels hollow now. That's the main thing that's hard to adjust to. I was hoping for some psychological tricks to deal with that, or just to hear stories from other people who have had to undergo similar situations. In many ways it feels like being imprisoned, except at least in prison there are other inmates to socialize with. "Solitary confinement with internet" is probably a better analogy.

I was hoping to hear from anyone in the community who's transitioned from a family dynamic to being on your own, and to learn from any lessons you've picked up along the way. Or just to hear some stories in general about your experiences. Thanks.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47296547

Points: 3

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Mem9: Persistant Memory for OpenClaw

Hacker News - Sun, 03/08/2026 - 7:32am

Article URL: https://mem9.ai/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47296505

Points: 1

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Show HN: Vigil – see which apps use your Mac's camera or microphone

Hacker News - Sun, 03/08/2026 - 7:28am

Hi HN,

I built Vigil, a small macOS menu bar utility that shows which apps are using your camera or microphone.

macOS already shows the green/orange privacy indicator dots, but it doesn't show which application triggered them. If you have multiple apps open (Zoom, browsers, Slack, etc.), it can be difficult to know which one is actually accessing the device.

Vigil runs in the menu bar and monitors camera and microphone access in real time. When a device becomes active it attempts to attribute usage to the responsible application and displays the app name and icon.

Some technical details:

- real-time monitoring with ~2 second polling - multiple detection signals (hardware access via IOKit, CoreMediaIO state, and permission correlations) - per-app attribution when possible - notifications when devices become active - activity history with configurable retention

The app works on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.

Everything runs locally — there is no telemetry and no network communication.

I built it because I wanted more visibility into camera/mic access than the system indicators provide.

Happy to answer questions or hear feedback.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47296483

Points: 1

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Why Your Roadmap Is a Lie

Hacker News - Sun, 03/08/2026 - 6:55am
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AI Tool for Smarter Workflows

Hacker News - Sun, 03/08/2026 - 6:55am

Article URL: https://www.getvoila.ai/ai-tools

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47296306

Points: 1

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