ReverseCam - A camera app to show the non-mirror preview while taking selfies.

https://www.reversecam.com/

The front camera apps always show the mirror preview. Most of us hate photos others take of us, but love our selfies. It's because we groom ourselves and find our perfect angles using the mirror preview. So it's jarring when we see the photos of us taken by others. I always wanted a camera app that showed the non-mirror preview. Surprisingly most camera apps don't have this option. So I created this app to scratch my own itch:)

Note: Photos and videos are only stored in the browser. No data is sent to any servers. You can also install this as an app from your browser since it's a progressive web app.

For my use case (https://www.grokvocab.com/), I get proper JSON output without much effort. I am using Langchain4J (https://github.com/langchain4j/langchain4j) which automatically maps the output JSON to my POJO. I just prompt the model to return the output as JSON.

I searched on Google to check if banks were open on a certain day. The AI response on top said they were closed because it was a second Saturday, but it was actually a Wednesday.

I've been working on GrokVocab (https://www.grokvocab.com), an app to improve vocabulary without flashcards or memorization.

Everyone knows reading is the best way to build vocabulary, but many avoid it and turn to flashcards or spaced repetition because long texts can feel overwhelming, and they often have to refer to a dictionary.

This app gives users short, engaging passages focused on comprehension. While reading, users guess word meanings from context and find out whether they got it right by answering a few questions below. I believe this will be helpful for people who haven’t had much success with popular vocabulary learning methods.

I shared it on HN earlier (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44543063), but it didn’t get much attention. If you're interested in novel learning methods or vocabulary, I’d love your feedback.

P.S. Login is required since the app uses LLMs to generate interesting passages. You can register with any non-existent email if privacy is a concern.

Had the same thought sometime back about AI discovering theory of relativity with only the data before 1905. It would give a definite answer about whether any reasoning involved in the LLM output.

It gets funnier if you consider the meme that Elon Musk is an alien who is building rockets just to go back to his home planet. :)

Didn't work for me as well. Mainly pacing and writing style. Didn't finish the book.

I used Apex Charts recently with VueJS. Happy with the exhaustive configuration options available for each charts. It worked well for my use case.

Micronaut + VueJS + Bulma is my go to stack now. I like the minimalistic approach of Bulma. Was able to create a responsive single page app with minimal effort. Themes feature is a welcome addition.

I'm glad that you go with Micronaut (not Spring Boot).

Sounds great. How do you handle the licenses for the desktop app? Custom solution or is there a library for it?

It’s a custom solution, zero regrets building it. Gives me total control over how it’s done and didn’t take me that long to implement