Hacker News: Layogtima

New comment by Layogtima in "Having Kids (2019)"

Layogtima — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:25:43 +0000

Sounds like you could use a soul

New comment by Layogtima in "Pope tells priests to use their brains, not AI, to write homilies"

Layogtima — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:11:18 +0000

Thus, oxymoron, no?

New comment by Layogtima in "Pope tells priests to use their brains, not AI, to write homilies"

Layogtima — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:18:00 +0000

Healthy capitalist market is one helluva oxymoron

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

Layogtima — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 07:28:15 +0000

Working on the Mecha Comet (https://mecha.so/comet), a modular handheld Linux computer.

Biggest challenges: - How to explain the different use-cases/possibilities in a clear way - DX for any hacker who comes across the device with/without hardware experience

New comment by Layogtima in "Mecha Comet – Open Modular Linux Handheld Computer"

Layogtima — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 07:39:03 +0000

Added a bunch to Overview and Use Cases;

https://mecha.so/comet#hardware

https://mecha.so/comet#use-cases

Bunch more are incoming as do more tests, will add them in soon

New comment by Layogtima in "Mecha Comet – Open Modular Linux Handheld Computer"

Layogtima — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 09:03:16 +0000

Same!

My goal is to use it to control this Quad-legged walker, possibly ROS.

New comment by Layogtima in "Mecha Comet – Open Modular Linux Handheld Computer"

Layogtima — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 08:57:39 +0000

You the best; getting it fixed

New comment by Layogtima in "Mecha Comet – Open Modular Linux Handheld Computer"

Layogtima — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 08:39:18 +0000

Fixed!

https://mecha.so/comet#software

New comment by Layogtima in "Mecha Comet – Open Modular Linux Handheld Computer"

Layogtima — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 07:41:43 +0000

Ah, sorry, that's on me; some of the links are still not active. (It's been a mad week!)

Could you tell me which section it was? I'll fix it

New comment by Layogtima in "Mecha Comet – Open Modular Linux Handheld Computer"

Layogtima — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 07:40:15 +0000

Added this y'day to make it easier to understand use-cases,

https://mecha.so/comet#use-cases

I'll add pictures/videos of the examples we've internally tested in a bit!

New comment by Layogtima in "Mecha Comet – Open Modular Linux Handheld Computer"

Layogtima — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 07:38:43 +0000

One of the people on discord came up with a dialer concept!

https://discord.com/channels/1163379146106359858/13975741030...

Show HN: Moonfall

Layogtima — Sat, 03 Jan 2026 14:40:28 +0000

Hallo HN, wrote a short sci-fi story called Moonfall.

It got stuck in my teeth and I couldn't shake it off, and here's where I've reached right now.

If you read it, would LOVE your take! I've not written for YEARS, and I wanted to get back to it.

Disclaimer on AI usage: Used Claude Sonnet for iterating through this

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46477197

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Show HN: Made a webcam-controlled Theremin called ÆTHERWAVES [video]

Layogtima — Sat, 12 Apr 2025 22:35:30 +0000

I've been a nerd about the Theremin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theremin) from when I found it as a wiki entry a LONG time ago. Over the years I've tried to make my version of it in various ways, and this one's my newest take on it.

It lets you create music by tracking your hand movements to control pitch, volume, and timbre.

Try it here: https://aether.layogtima.com/

How to use it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AtV0r8mlt4&feature=youtu.be

It's 100% open-source and under GPLv3 if you'd like to contribute/fork it: https://github.com/layogtima/aetherwaves

If you play with this, would love a video to see how you do it! Also, would really appreciate feedback and pull requests; I do not understand music theory natively, so all mistakes are ignorance on my part.

NOTE: Collaborated with Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Gemini 2.5 Pro for various parts of coding this (LLMs don't do spatial reasoning btw, found out the hard way!)

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43668448

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by Layogtima in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2025)"

Layogtima — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 20:02:42 +0000

Hallo! I'm Amit, and I'm a veteran frontend engineer.

I'm actively looking for helping build out interactive web experiences/interfaces that go beyond being websites/utility apps. E.g. We did an elaborate April 1st prank by launching a site for a hypothetical Space Elevator (https://ascencus.absurd.industries)

I went online when I was 9, and I'm full stack and I've worked on everything from Flutter to C# on .NET, and I ran a devshop for over a decade that focused on B2C websites and experiences.

  Location: Bengaluru, India 
  Remote: Yes! 
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: HTML, JS, CSS, Vuejs, Flutter, Node, Tauri, RoR, Deno
  Résumé/CV: https://layogtima.com
  Email: amit (at) absurd.industries

New comment by Layogtima in "Showcase: Working on a voice/text chat app in a cyberpunk style"

Layogtima — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 19:40:30 +0000

They likely would make you file Form HS--748128 to even ask if they do - I wouldn't want to up against a Vogon about the heuristics of clearance

New comment by Layogtima in "Showcase: Working on a voice/text chat app in a cyberpunk style"

Layogtima — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 18:54:31 +0000

I love this! Is this open-source? I'd love to use for simulating the interface for Vogon Constructor Fleet ship interface :D

New comment by Layogtima in "Show HN: We're building a space elevator with carbon nanotubes (first ride 2041)"

Layogtima — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 18:46:07 +0000

I absolutely LOVE the wildness of this idea - whiplash yourself to space!

New comment by Layogtima in "Lest We Forget the Horrors"

Layogtima — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 23:45:53 +0000

Holy smokes, that's.. comprehensive.

New comment by Layogtima in "Guys Hacked AirPods to Give Their Grandmas Hearing Aids"

Layogtima — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 21:40:38 +0000

Arnav and Lagrange Point are folks are 25 minutes away from my house, and I'm so proud of them for this :D

Here's their detailed breakdown on it: https://lagrangepoint.substack.com/p/airpods-hearing-aid-hac...