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ripcord lemmy.world ripcord@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-10
#52 · Quote Reply

A proper Enterprise lab tracking/management system

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micgerne lemmy.dbzer0.com micgerne@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2026-08-14
#53 · Quote Reply

I wonder if an AI can do that? It's obsoleted LeafSnap.

just tried with the free version of claude. It works a lot better than anything else I've tried but it's not perfect, averaging ~2 mistakes per 10 bars for a relatively simple score.

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Cherry piefed.social Cherry@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-06-05
#54 · Quote Reply

An ad blocker, but it doesn't just block the ad, it engages with it based on your defined parameters. You get a blacklist/whitelist setup, so you can list businesses and topics you want to support and businesses you don't. Now every aldi ad that I don't actually see gets a bot version of my engagement to convince advertisers that I'm into that, but every Nestlé ad gets reported for abuse with l...

Or even better. An ad block that would cost them money and make me some.

Kinda like having an 0800 number that when someone spams me I make the difference.

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deadbeef79000 lemmy.nz deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz
Joined: 2023-06-17
#55 · Quote Reply

An immortal worm that drains wealth from billionaires, launders it, and redistributes it as some kind of deus ex machina bonus to everyone else or to charities.

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Cherry piefed.social Cherry@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-06-05
#56 · Quote Reply

Fuck yes! I love jellyfin but I'd kill for a live broadcast to break the stream nonsense.

I love stremio and jellyfin but browsability is dire

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Cherry piefed.social Cherry@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-06-05
#57 · (edited) Quote Reply

Okay so you know how Ad Naseum is a thing? It's like uBlock but it clicks on ads to fuck with advertisers? I wish we had something like that for youtuber sponsors built on top of SponsorBlock. Like imagine it finds the affiliate link, signs up for this shit using a burner email, and then the bot doing this deletes itself. It makes the youtuber look bad, it makes the brand look bad, and you feel...

Just replied to a comment above but yeh I’d love something like this. Something that punishes or profits (in my favour) from pushy advertising.

This should not be fraud. It’s simple resistance.

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finallymadeanaccount lemmy.world finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-12-31
#58 · Quote Reply

Something that would remove clickbait articles, AI slop, propaganda, commercials and probably more that are poisoning our lives.

There goes 90% of the internet ...

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TwoTiredMice feddit.dk TwoTiredMice@feddit.dk
Joined: 2025-12-25
#59 · Quote Reply

There goes 90% of the internet ...

Sounds wonderful!

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NeatNit discuss.tchncs.de NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2024-01-05
#60 · Quote Reply

Commandline shell which isn't in a terminal emulator. A nice GUI, and easy discoverability of useful features. It can do everything your traditional commandline shell can do, but it doesn't live in the 70's.

I started developing a prototype of this a few years back, but I just don't have the self discipline to stick with it long enough.

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chunes lemmy.world chunes@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-04-08
#61 · Quote Reply

As someone who's worked with data from the backend of these systems I feel your pain. Why does someone need 10 different DoB's over the course of 3 visits and why did those 3 day visits occur on 8 different days?

As a frequent patient I understand why everyone is always asking me my DOB excessively, to make sure they've got the right person and that I'm 'with it' enough to call the shots about my health, I assume? I guess that translates to paperwork too.

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mycodesucks lemmy.world mycodesucks@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-03-08
#62 · Quote Reply

Zombo.com

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LumpyPancakes piefed.social BagOfHeavyStones@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-03-20
#63 · Quote Reply

just tried with the free version of claude. It works a lot better than anything else I've tried but it's not perfect, averaging ~2 mistakes per 10 bars for a relatively simple score.

Seems strange that it's so hard to get right. I guess it's a bit like reading handwriting - subtle tiny differences?

Does it give you a midi file from a scanned musical piece?

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Ephera lemmy.ml Ephera@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2020-05-31
#64 · Quote Reply

An ad blocker, but it doesn't just block the ad, it engages with it based on your defined parameters. You get a blacklist/whitelist setup, so you can list businesses and topics you want to support and businesses you don't. Now every aldi ad that I don't actually see gets a bot version of my engagement to convince advertisers that I'm into that, but every Nestlé ad gets reported for abuse with l...

Something similar exists, which just clicks all blocked ads: https://adnauseam.io/

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ace_garp lemmy.world ace_garp@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-09
#65 · (edited) Quote Reply

A robust, comprehensive, granular, libre-content search-engine.

Search on keyword lists with standard shortcuts. eg. Search: "dnb"

Can set licence to only show: PD, CC-by, CC-by-nc-sa, AGPL, GPL3, etc. or multiples of these.

Can select filetype categories for results: text, images, audio, video, software, etc.

Has all the major repos of libre-content indexed, and can pick up licencing detail from other web/ftp files.

Can export the found URL lists to a text-file, eg. for making audio or video playlists, to feed into VLC etc.

Returns zero full-copyright content ever.

Extra bonus quality:
Inbuilt player and jukebox mode.

* If something similar already exists, let me know.

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quediuspayu lemmy.dbzer0.com quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-02-06
#66 · Quote Reply

I want a MMORPG where there are 100,000 unique NPCs all run by AI with a custom backstory that keep track of the world events and respond accordingly. I want them to have player/party specific memories and information. I want the merchants to remember the player and treat them according to how they were treated.

That already exists, it is called social media bot farm.

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printf("%s", name); piefed.blahaj.zone akunohana@piefed.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2026-03-30
#67 · Quote Reply

rm -rf ultrarich, *corporation That's probably incorrectly formatted, but you get the gist.

May I fork your repo? If yes, then:

# fork of @maeve@kbin.earth 's groundbreaking code. Give them a like!
# / is equal to KNOWNUNIVERSE
find / -iname "ultrarich" -and -iname "*corporation" -exec rm {} \;
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susieq0044 sh.itjust.works susieq0044@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2026-09-13
#68 · Quote Reply

Scenario: I am sitting on the sofa and I type, I want to go to the dentist / cinema / vacation; and fully automatically the entire exercise (ticket, appointment, billing, payment, seatreservations, return trip etc etc) is planned, all I need to do is wait for the calendar reminder. And all of that is naturally fully protected by sound data privacy.

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quediuspayu lemmy.dbzer0.com quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-02-06
#69 · Quote Reply

A multimedia centre like Kodi or Jellyfin with the ability to schedule shows like it was a regular TV channel. With shows playing on their time slots, a random movie starting every day at ten.

There are times that I just want to turn on the TV and watch whatever is on without having to scroll through the entire library for something I could be in the mood for.

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ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠 slrpnk.net Nemo@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2023-07-01
#70 · Quote Reply

A task / to do organizer that:

  • intelligently populates a "do today" list while handling dependancies and scheduling

  • is editable and viewable by multiple people, has individual tasks for each user, and also pulls from a list of shared tasks

  • keeps a record of when and by who previous tasks were completed

  • is capable of but does not require integration with calendar, fitness tracker, and messaging

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Ephera lemmy.ml Ephera@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2020-05-31
#71 · Quote Reply

Seems strange that it's so hard to get right. I guess it's a bit like reading handwriting - subtle tiny differences? Does it give you a midi file from a scanned musical piece?

Wikipedia has a section on how it works and at least to some degree also why it's hard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_music_recognition#Approaches_to_OMR

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FatVegan leminal.space FatVegan@leminal.space
Joined: 2025-11-05
#72 · Quote Reply

A multimedia centre like Kodi or Jellyfin with the ability to schedule shows like it was a regular TV channel. With shows playing on their time slots, a random movie starting every day at ten. There are times that I just want to turn on the TV and watch whatever is on without having to scroll through the entire library for something I could be in the mood for.

I use kodi on a pretty basic level for about 15 years now. I'm almost sure that somethi g like this should exist, no?

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Aerosol3215 piefed.ca Aerosol3215@piefed.ca
Joined: 2026-01-12
#73 · Quote Reply

Accurate search engine that strips ai generated articles from search results. Accurate product search engine, that finds what I am looking for instead of ads, and includes searching by what the product is made of, it's shape etc. Last time I was trying to find no glue no glass non-welded no plastic tea infuser it took me far too long.

I've used https://kagi.com/ for the past year or so. It's much improved search compared to current Google.

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micgerne lemmy.dbzer0.com micgerne@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2026-08-14
#74 · Quote Reply

Seems strange that it's so hard to get right. I guess it's a bit like reading handwriting - subtle tiny differences? Does it give you a midi file from a scanned musical piece?

It outputs ABC notation, not midi. MIDI isn't really the right format for sheet music.

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micgerne lemmy.dbzer0.com micgerne@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2026-08-14
#75 · Quote Reply

A multimedia centre like Kodi or Jellyfin with the ability to schedule shows like it was a regular TV channel. With shows playing on their time slots, a random movie starting every day at ten. There are times that I just want to turn on the TV and watch whatever is on without having to scroll through the entire library for something I could be in the mood for.

have you looked at ersatztv?

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Voroxpete sh.itjust.works Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-07
#76 · Quote Reply

Yes, that is something that modern AI could have some value in a game. Not AI-generated assets (graphics and music), not even AI filling in for lazy writters, but AI providing emergent story and gameplay. Like Dwarf Fortress, but LLMs instead of some "simple" hardcoded rules. This should be a genre of its own, not something pushed to every game, though.

It's a great idea in theory, but the reality is that LLMs just aren't actually very good at that kind of thing.

Depending on the temperature of the model their writing is either painfully bland and repetitive, or it's the kind of "creative" that's driven by randomness, so you'll get completely out of pocket replies that just don't fit the situation at all.

The answer to what this person is looking for is simple; find a good group to play tabletop RPGs with. Software is never going to give you that experience.

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Voroxpete sh.itjust.works Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-07
#77 · Quote Reply

There goes 90% of the internet ...

Sturgeon's law. Ninety percent of anything is crap.

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Voroxpete sh.itjust.works Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-07
#78 · Quote Reply

have you looked at ersatztv?

Seconding this. ErsatzTV is what you want.

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andrewta lemmy.world andrewta@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-02
#79 · Quote Reply

Bookkeeping software. You scan your receipts. You scan any other important documents it compiles everything needed so you can do your taxes. And get the best tax write offs.

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MonkderVierte lemmy.zip MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-05-30
#80 · Quote Reply

Why bother. The whole stack is fucked, from the hardware up.

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historicaldocuments lemmy.world historicaldocuments@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-04-04
#81 · Quote Reply

Nurse here. The software we chart with (that I've used at least - plenty out there I haven't touched) ranges from meh to absolute shit. Some of the features on my wishlist would be elimination of redundant charting (like, if put the date down in one section, don't fuckin ask in 3 others!), a way to save templates without patient-specific data, so when I do the same procedure on 5 different peop...

most of the issues with our charting software boils down to dumb shit like that - proprietary systems that are incapable of communicating, or just good ol’ fashioned garbage design

This is everywhere. I deleted a more thought out response when I realized that someone probably handed over ALL of the backend databases of patient data to an LLM (it's HIPAA compliant so don't worry *wink*) so that it can spew out MORE bullshit that doesn't work, but a lot of money was paid for it so we're going to use it.

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historicaldocuments lemmy.world historicaldocuments@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-04-04
#82 · Quote Reply

A proper Enterprise lab tracking/management system

What kind of lab, and what kind of pieces of equipment would need to be tracked?

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chmod755 feddit.org chmod755@feddit.org
Joined: 2025-03-03
#83 · (edited) Quote Reply

Something similar exists, which just clicks all blocked ads: https://adnauseam.io/

Thanks for this. Do you know Fauxx for Android?

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alternategait lemmy.world alternategait@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-09-20
#84 · Quote Reply

Nurse here. The software we chart with (that I've used at least - plenty out there I haven't touched) ranges from meh to absolute shit. Some of the features on my wishlist would be elimination of redundant charting (like, if put the date down in one section, don't fuckin ask in 3 others!), a way to save templates without patient-specific data, so when I do the same procedure on 5 different peop...

As a physical therapist, one thing that bugs me (and I know it’s not a software limitation but spending choices) is having to wedge my notes into a format designed for a physician or something else.

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chewypoops lemmy.world chewypoops@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-02-05
#85 · Quote Reply

Masturbator/Dildo software that integrates with an EEG to scan your brain, know when you're about to cum, and then edge you over and over again.

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Maeve kbin.earth Maeve@kbin.earth
Joined: 2024-06-16
#86 · Quote Reply

May I fork your repo? If yes, then: # fork of @maeve@kbin.earth 's groundbreaking code. Give them a like! # / is equal to KNOWNUNIVERSE find / -iname "ultrarich" -and -iname "*corporation" -exec rm {} \;

👏👏👏👏😄

Delightful! Thank you!

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pruwyben discuss.tchncs.de pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2023-06-12
#87 · Quote Reply

Nice try, open source developers who want to make the world a better place.

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TheRealKuni piefed.social TheRealKuni@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-07-29
#88 · Quote Reply

Optical character recognition/digitisation thingy but for sheet music.

This is essentially what I was about to say. I want to be able to scan my sheet music and end up with a perfectly clean, crisp, beautiful copy of it on my tablet.

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iuseasahibtw ani.social iuseasahibtw@ani.social
Joined: 2026-05-11
#89 · Quote Reply

Masturbator/Dildo software that integrates with an EEG to scan your brain, know when you're about to cum, and then edge you over and over again.

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Burninator05 lemmy.world Burninator05@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-30
#90 · Quote Reply

Nice try, open source developers who want to make the world a better place.

I was thinking more along the lines of someone who wants to be an open source developer but doesn't know how to do it so will just use AI to vibe code litterally the entire thing.

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roofuskit lemmy.world roofuskit@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-11-03
#91 · Quote Reply

A multimedia centre like Kodi or Jellyfin with the ability to schedule shows like it was a regular TV channel. With shows playing on their time slots, a random movie starting every day at ten. There are times that I just want to turn on the TV and watch whatever is on without having to scroll through the entire library for something I could be in the mood for.

Multiple things exist to do this.

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DudeImMacGyver kbin.earth DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth
Joined: 2025-01-11
#92 · (edited) Quote Reply

Good open source multiplatform 360 video editing software that supports all the formats (insta360, DJI, GoPro, etc.)

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BiscuityCat lemmy.world BiscuityCat@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-02-15
#93 · Quote Reply

I seriously need editable TODO tasks and calendar running on the desktop wtih CalDAV support and reminders (Linux, wayland).

Maybe something like that exists, but I haven't found it yet. I will probably have to make it myself when I find the time.

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snooggums piefed.world snooggums@piefed.world
Joined: 2025-07-08
#94 · Quote Reply

An immortal worm that drains wealth from billionaires, launders it, and redistributes it as some kind of deus ex machina bonus to everyone else or to charities.

A software version of taxes!

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ThunderComplex lemmy.today ThunderComplex@lemmy.today
Joined: 2023-10-08
#95 · Quote Reply

Masturbator/Dildo software that integrates with an EEG to scan your brain, know when you're about to cum, and then edge you over and over again.

Too difficult. Just gonna build a machine that gently zaps your brain's cum center continuously.

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quediuspayu lemmy.dbzer0.com quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-02-06
#96 · Quote Reply

have you looked at ersatztv?

No, I guess I will spend the next few hours looking into it.

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CanadaPlus lemmy.sdf.org CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
Joined: 2023-06-12
#97 · (edited) Quote Reply

Why bother. The whole stack is fucked, from the hardware up.

In what way?

Linux might be a bit hacked together and monolithic, but I don't know about fucked. Some hardware is shitty and locked down, but probably still not the majority.

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CanadaPlus lemmy.sdf.org CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
Joined: 2023-06-12
#98 · Quote Reply

An immortal worm that drains wealth from billionaires, launders it, and redistributes it as some kind of deus ex machina bonus to everyone else or to charities.

Public service announcement that, once split up, this would be a significant but not life-changing amount of money. At least in the West.

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CanadaPlus lemmy.sdf.org CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
Joined: 2023-06-12
#99 · Quote Reply

Something that would remove clickbait articles, AI slop, propaganda, commercials and probably more that are poisoning our lives.

Honestly, existing alternatives and frontends get surprisingly close.

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wholookshere lemmy.blahaj.zone wholookshere@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2024-06-13
#100 · Quote Reply

As a frequent patient I understand why everyone is always asking me my DOB excessively, to make sure they've got the right person and that I'm 'with it' enough to call the shots about my health, I assume? I guess that translates to paperwork too.

Thats why they ask you yes.

They them have to fill out forms on the visit and are asked there multiple times.

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Hossenfeffer feddit.uk Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk
Joined: 2023-06-14
#101 · (edited) Quote Reply

And if you need a quest, go and find my frying pan!

I need ten frying pan handles, so you must keep hunting frying pans down in the Skillet Sepulchre until you've got ten handles. Frying pans only have a 10% chance of dropping handles as loot. Frying pans have a five minute respawn timer. There will be a dozen other players trying to complete this quest.

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