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New comment by JoshuaGilmer in "Mirfield man's tears of joy after lost voicemail of wife retrieved (2015)"

JoshuaGilmer — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:30:29 +0000

It's stuff like this that makes me glad I've set up my Legacy Contact for my spouse. Hopefully my digital life won't be used in a way that extends grief or makes it harder to let go. I dislike the idea of creating AI clones of loved ones. But I am actively building a backlog of content for my loved ones.

New comment by JoshuaGilmer in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)"

JoshuaGilmer — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:02:17 +0000

Yes. Exactly for founders, but maybe helpful to others. I have an Action button shortcut that opens to a countdown immediately to start capturing. Biggest difference is that I'm capturing video, not just audio.

New comment by JoshuaGilmer in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)"

JoshuaGilmer — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:49:47 +0000

I’m building Historic, a private AI video journal for founders.

You record short morning, evening, or ad hoc sessions, and it transcribes and indexes them into a searchable archive of your thinking. It uses simple Apple Fitness–style rings to encourage consistency, plus monthly insight reports and suggested “build in public” posts.

I built it because notes apps weren’t capturing my thinking in full fidelity. Using Reflect I averaged ~65k words per year. With Historic I logged ~85k words in one month.

Your thoughts are already your most valuable asset. Historic just makes them accessible.

https://historic.app