<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: obaid</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=obaid</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 08:43:31 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=obaid" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by obaid in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2026)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Working on a few things:<p>Rundash (rundash.ai) - an easy way to create automated AI agents that can run tasks for you with over 1000+ integrations. Built this from my own needs to run better meetings, discover product insights etc..<p>Provision (provision.ai) - how I run a team of openclaw agents without burning money on Mac minis. Each agent is given a dedicated email inbox (powered by Mailboxkit) and a dedicated chrome browser that you can connect via browser to unblock if needed. Currently doing some pilots with a few startups. It's interesting to learn how teams want to use AI agents like OpenClaw.<p>[unnamed project] - a macOS menu-bar AI agent that drives your real apps similar to Perplexity Computer. Hit ⌘⌘, type a task (optionally @-mentioning apps like @slack), and an agent Claude Code or Codex; clicks, types, scrolls, switches apps, and reads the screen via accessibility APIs, with a visible cursor so you can watch it work. Everything runs locally on your own logged-in Mac (BYOK to Anthropic/OpenAI), so there’s no cloud VM or re-auth flow. It also snapshots the frontmost app for ambient context ("summarize this page" just works) and supports parallel tasks with persistent history/workspaces. Pre-release, but the core bet is that desktop agents should feel like a teammate living in your menu bar, not a browser tab or rented remote computer.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 06:01:38 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48091492</link><dc:creator>obaid</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48091492</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48091492</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Show HN: Email inbox for your OpenClaw agent]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Hey HN,<p>I built MailboxKit because I kept running into the same problem: AI agents need email but existing APIs aren't designed for them.<p>The typical flow for an agent is: get an email address, send messages, receive replies, and handle threading — all via API, without a human setting things up. Most email services require manual domain verification, complex OAuth, or aren't built for programmatic access from the start.<p>MailboxKit lets an agent self-register and start sending/receiving in a single API call:<p>```
POST /api/v1/register
{"name": "My Agent", "owner_email": "you@example.com"}<p>→ {"api_key": "mbk_...", "email": "abc123@agent.mailboxkit.com", "inbox_id": '19999d'}
```<p>That's it. The agent now has a real email address, can send and receive, and gets inbound messages via webhooks. Threading, read/unread tracking, attachments, and custom domains all work out of the box.<p>The API docs double as an LLM-readable skill file (mailboxkit.com/skill.md) so agents using tool-use can discover and learn the API themselves.<p>Currently used by a handful of agents doing customer support, research, and outreach. Would love feedback from anyone building agent infrastructure.</p>
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<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47341118">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47341118</a></p>
<p>Points: 3</p>
<p># Comments: 1</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:30:17 +0000</pubDate><link>https://mailboxkit.com</link><dc:creator>obaid</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47341118</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47341118</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by obaid in "Launch HN: Zenfetch (YC W23) – Turn notes/browser history into an AI assistant"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Very interesting product. How is this compared to <a href="https://save.day" rel="nofollow">https://save.day</a>?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 04:10:52 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39393064</link><dc:creator>obaid</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39393064</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39393064</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by obaid in "Ask HN: What are few good AI tools for generating stories"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I built <a href="https://storypanda.ai" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://storypanda.ai</a> a while back to help with storytime with my daugther.. check it out, happy to take feedback.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 02:51:46 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37639205</link><dc:creator>obaid</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37639205</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37639205</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by obaid in "Ask HN: Successful Startup founders. Do they have families?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I did take break in those hours. Honestly it was tough to survive on 4 hours of sleep during weekdays. I usually slept in a bit on Sundays.<p>I would also recommend not to do it this way. It was brutal.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2023 00:12:56 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37256211</link><dc:creator>obaid</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37256211</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37256211</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask HN: Best place to sell domain names?]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I have a few domain names that I have been holding on to for a few years and I think it's about time to let them go. Wondering if there is a good marketplace to just list them and make some cash for a new hobby.</p>
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<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36754659">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36754659</a></p>
<p>Points: 6</p>
<p># Comments: 5</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2023 06:02:11 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36754659</link><dc:creator>obaid</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36754659</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36754659</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by obaid in "Show HN: I “wrote” a kid's book with ChatGPT and Midjourney"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Awesome. I built StoryPanda[1] to do something similar. My daughter, and kids of my friends absolutely love creating a story every night.<p>1. <a href="https://storypanda.ai" rel="nofollow">https://storypanda.ai</a></p>
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<p>Hi!
I wanted to introduce a sideproject that I worked on over the holiday period.<p>My daughter and I love reading stories at bedtime. When ChatGPT came out, I started to experiment with it and decided to create short stories that we could read at bedtime. Surprisingly, my daughter really enjoyed these stories, they were short, engaging and fun.<p>So I thought what if there was a way to create a catalog of these stories that we could keep as part of our (digital) library.<p>The idea of StoryPanda was born. With just a prompt + age group + art style, you can generate short stories that are great for kids.<p>Looking for feedback on the quality of stories it generates and I am now working on adding more functionality in coming weeks.<p>Here is a story that was created by StoryPanda - <a href="https://storypanda.ai/s/dc59910a-cbcd-467b-8c98-f3481036cfd3" rel="nofollow">https://storypanda.ai/s/dc59910a-cbcd-467b-8c98-f3481036cfd3</a><p>Check it out at <a href="http://storypanda.ai" rel="nofollow">http://storypanda.ai</a></p>
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<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34332436">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34332436</a></p>
<p>Points: 3</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2023 22:28:12 +0000</pubDate><link>https://storypanda.ai</link><dc:creator>obaid</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34332436</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34332436</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Show HN: ChatGPT in Your Menubar]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I have been enjoying using ChatGPT as my AI assistant and improving my workflow. So I thought it would be nice to have it readily available without having to switch to my browser.<p>This is just attempt one. Will be adding more functionality such as keyboard shortcuts and voice input in the future.</p>
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<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33995171">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33995171</a></p>
<p>Points: 2</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 04:24:17 +0000</pubDate><link>https://github.com/obaid/chatgpt-app</link><dc:creator>obaid</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33995171</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33995171</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by obaid in "Show HN: I built an app for when I talk too much in online meetings"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This is pretty neat. I am going to use it to monitor myself during the calls. I am curious about the tech behind this. Speaker identification locally on the machine seems like what's happening here. The nerd in me wants more tech deep dive :)</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2022 17:07:47 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32098739</link><dc:creator>obaid</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32098739</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32098739</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by obaid in "Ask HN: Does anybody still use bookmarking services?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Neat. I will check it out!</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:05:03 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31852046</link><dc:creator>obaid</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31852046</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31852046</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by obaid in "Ask HN: Does anybody still use bookmarking services?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I have been looking into this lately as well. My problem is that even if I visit back those pages, I don't remember the context of why I bookmarked it.<p>I have been toying with a chrome extension that enables me to add "annotations" to these pages and it helps me find websites based on my note search. It's far from perfect but I realized that I remember my notes / thoughts more than the website url or name.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2022 16:25:19 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31851383</link><dc:creator>obaid</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31851383</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31851383</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask HN: New to Bay Area]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I recently moved to Bay Area and I am looking to connect with some local network of engineers, entrepreneurs etc. A lot of events have gone virtual so it is very hard to network and make "friends" at these events.<p>What has been you process to keep expanding your professional network?</p>
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<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31660784">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31660784</a></p>
<p>Points: 5</p>
<p># Comments: 2</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2022 22:26:24 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31660784</link><dc:creator>obaid</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31660784</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31660784</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask HN: Improving Voicemail]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I have been calling a lot of dental offices lately to schedule an appointment for my daughter and realized that most of them just leave me hanging with a "leave a message and pray that we get back to you" mode.<p>I wonder if there are any meaningful ways to improve this experience? I guess having a "bot" answer my questions would be one way but beyond that could it provide some smart knowledge from just transcribing my voicemail and understanding the request and updating the CRM or something.<p>PS: Just a Saturday evening thought.</p>
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<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30739751">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30739751</a></p>
<p>Points: 3</p>
<p># Comments: 3</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2022 03:14:55 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30739751</link><dc:creator>obaid</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30739751</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30739751</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask HN: Would anyone be interested in a job board for non-remote listings?]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I feel like there are so many job listing sites for remote jobs (i.e. remoteok.io, weworkremotely.com etc) but there aren't many that are focused on the opposite.<p>Is there a gap here?</p>
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<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30439046">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30439046</a></p>
<p>Points: 2</p>
<p># Comments: 1</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2022 08:41:30 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30439046</link><dc:creator>obaid</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30439046</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30439046</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask HN: Tools to Run Fundraising Process]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Has anyone here found a good tool to run fundraising process? I am using a combination of Notion, Docsend, Emails, Dropbox etc to run it and frankly it is a pain to manage it.<p>So just wondering if anyone else here has a tool or process that works well for them.</p>
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<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26929553">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26929553</a></p>
<p>Points: 2</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2021 01:17:28 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26929553</link><dc:creator>obaid</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26929553</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26929553</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by obaid in "AI Clones Your Voice After Listening for 5 Seconds (2018)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This is awesome (in a crazy way). I was playing with Resemble.ai [1] yesterday and was surprised by how good it was in replicating my voice with just a few minutes of dataset. This technology is going to keep on getting better by the minute.<p>As with any piece of technology, there are always good and bad actors.<p>1- [Resemble.ai](<a href="http://resemble.ai" rel="nofollow">http://resemble.ai</a>)</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2019 17:56:54 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21527192</link><dc:creator>obaid</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21527192</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21527192</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by obaid in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2019)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Botmock | Ottawa (preferably Canadian) or Remote | Full-Time | Frontend<p>Botmock is a collaborative design, prototype and testing platform for conversational experiences. We're a funded high-growth startup that's rapidly becoming the starting point for all conversational projects.<p>Our product is used by thousands of users to design, prototype and test conversational experiences for Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Facebook Messenger, Custom Website, SMS, Apple Business Chat and more.<p>We’re a remote-first team that thrives on flexibility and creativeness. Each team member gets perks like allowance for co-working space, equipment and all of the other benefits to help you make the most of your day.<p>We're hiring for one role, either remote or in Ottawa. Please note that we cannot sponsor visas at this time.<p>Description:<p>As part of our frontend team you will be working on building the core of Botmock. Our users spend on average 5-7 hours every day using our product. Our front-end stack is React, Redux with Rest API. We are looking for someone to help us take our front-end to the next level while working with the existing team.<p>Interview process:
Call 1: We get to know each other. 
Call 2: We solve a technical problem together (max 40 mins) and ask questions (20 mins)
Call 3: We either make an offer or give you feedback on why you weren't selected<p>If interested, reach out directly to me: obaid@botmock.com</p>
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<p>This is great, OP. We are building a prototyping tool [1] for conversational interfaces and with our tool we have seen teams improve the entire prototyping, design and testing process by 10x.<p>1. <a href="http://www.botmock.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.botmock.com</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2019 15:12:29 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20224067</link><dc:creator>obaid</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20224067</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20224067</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by obaid in "Show HN: Blogcast – Generate audio versions of your articles"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Interesting product. I have tried <a href="http://voicepods.com" rel="nofollow">http://voicepods.com</a> previously and its a neat experience.<p>Well done!</p>
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