Hacker News: lpeancovschi

New comment by lpeancovschi in "GitHub Stacked PRs"

lpeancovschi — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:40:09 +0000

this was released about 7 years ago, no?

New comment by lpeancovschi in "A16z partner says that the theory that we’ll vibe code everything is wrong"

lpeancovschi — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 14:25:39 +0000

One who thinks that complex software can be "vibe coded", hasn't worked on complex codebases.

New comment by lpeancovschi in "AI made coding more enjoyable"

lpeancovschi — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:08:57 +0000

Yes, more enjoyable and more human-replaceable!

Show HN: Transcriptum – fast video transcription with speaker labels and summary

lpeancovschi — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:54:26 +0000

Transcriptum is an audio and video transcription service powered by WhisperX: speaker diarization, word-level timestamps, 50+ languages, and optional AI analysis (summaries, Q&A, topics, sentiment, action items, fact-checking) via multiple LLM providers (OpenAI, Gemini, DeepSeek).

You can upload files or paste a YouTube URL; we download and transcribe. Export as TXT, SRT, VTT, DOCX. Built with NestJS, Next.js, Prisma/PostgreSQL; subscriptions are handled with Polar.

I built this to have accurate, private transcription without locking into a single vendor, and to combine transcription with analysis in one place. Would love feedback from anyone who transcribes meetings, podcasts, or long-form content.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47050562

Points: 1

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New comment by lpeancovschi in "Fix the iOS keyboard before the timer hits zero or I'm switching back to Android"

lpeancovschi — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:48:57 +0000

Just use SwiftKey

New comment by lpeancovschi in "American importers and consumers bear the cost of 2025 tariffs: analysis"

lpeancovschi — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 17:36:25 +0000

You don't need any reports to understand this. Right after the initial tariffs were introduced I compared the prices on Amazon for some items I was buying from EU - the prices increased by 20%.

New comment by lpeancovschi in "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (Nov 2025)"

lpeancovschi — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 08:56:52 +0000

I'm working on an app for hiking, check it out: https://apps.apple.com/app/lost-trail-hike-with-friends/id64...

New comment by lpeancovschi in "Programming vehicles in games"

lpeancovschi — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 22:38:59 +0000

Thank you! It might take a few tries before you get used to it. But yes, might have to build what you suggest as well!

New comment by lpeancovschi in "Programming vehicles in games"

lpeancovschi — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:28:13 +0000

By the way, for anyone thinking of increasing organic discoverability some pro tips: 1. Try to decrease crash rates to 0. Ideally 99.9% crash free sessions. 2. Try to increase user retention - the more often user re-open your app, the more likely apple algorithms with rank your app higher. 3. Similar to 2. but the metric is time spent in the app. Try to increase it too.

New comment by lpeancovschi in "Programming vehicles in games"

lpeancovschi — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:25:17 +0000

Thank you! I like the game too, but today it doesn't really make sense to publish games. I believe there are over a million of them on the App Store and the usage is declining anyway - people spend more time watching TikTok these days. Regarding how I managed to get 22 ratings - it's just organic discovery, I think I get around 1-3 downloads per day. On every other session I would ask users to leave a review. I also cross-promote this game through my other games, but that doesn't help a lot.

New comment by lpeancovschi in "Programming vehicles in games"

lpeancovschi — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:10:47 +0000

A while ago I made a game for iOS that simulates vehicles and drifting. It was built in SpriteKit but very easy to do in any 2d game engine. The idea is: you put two wheels in front, connect them to the rectangle car shape with pin joints and then you apply force to the wheels. The angle of the force is very easy to calculate: x = force * cos(bodyRotation + wheelRotation) y = force * sin(bodyRotation + wheelRotation)

That's it! I also added skid particles. The drifting was achieved by playing around with the wheels and body damping. The game is here: https://apps.apple.com/app/drift-mania-infinite-car-racer/id...

New comment by lpeancovschi in "Yt-transcriber – Give a YouTube URL and get a transcription"

lpeancovschi — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 20:03:21 +0000

Might be, but I think google would still be able to chase them down.

New comment by lpeancovschi in "Yt-transcriber – Give a YouTube URL and get a transcription"

lpeancovschi — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 20:02:58 +0000

I'm not a lawyer but I think even if you offset the legal responsibilities to the user by alerting them with copyrights prompt it's still illegal to download youtube videos.

New comment by lpeancovschi in "Yt-transcriber – Give a YouTube URL and get a transcription"

lpeancovschi — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 18:01:49 +0000

Youtube's T&C don't allow downloading youtube audio/video. How do other services get away with it?

Show HN: Clean Plate – Cooking Recipes

lpeancovschi — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 20:46:28 +0000

Cooking Recipes app for iOS

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43259641

Points: 1

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New comment by lpeancovschi in "SpaceX Lander Game"

lpeancovschi — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 05:53:40 +0000

iOS game that simulates landing a Falcon 9 rocket

SpaceX Lander Game

lpeancovschi — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 05:53:40 +0000

Article URL: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/falcon-lander-spacex-edition/id1041594750

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42746202

Points: 1

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New comment by lpeancovschi in "Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2024 – Show and tell"

lpeancovschi — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 22:54:06 +0000

I made a Resume Builder app for iOS and macOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/professional-resume-builder/id135...

New comment by lpeancovschi in "Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2024 – Show and tell"

lpeancovschi — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 22:53:23 +0000

I made an invoice maker app. Available for iOS and macOS. It's a document-based app with custom file format for invoices: https://apps.apple.com/app/invoice-maker-quote-builder/id153...

New comment by lpeancovschi in "Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2024 – Show and tell"

lpeancovschi — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 22:14:58 +0000

I made a plant care app for iOS and macOS. Making few hundreds $$$ on it - https://apps.apple.com/app/plant-care-identify-flowers/id161...