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1. fnordpiglet · 1790014340 · focus · HN ↗

   I ask this in every thread on muse / OpenClaw / whatever platform. I’ve never gotten a clear answer beyond “yeah me too”:

   Does anyone have any meaningful use cases that have actually improved your life in some measurable way?

   I’ve tried hard and beyond filling out some tedious forms in about the same time and energy as just doing it myself, I’ve not personally. I’ve tried hard. So I figure it’s probably my lack of creativity given the prevalence of fans. But every time I ask, I get no meaningful responses. So it makes me wonder if all the fans are just product managers on those products?

   1. zhivota · 1790033012 · focus · HN ↗

      I'm not using a platform but I set up a telegram bot that is backed by AI (DeepSeek flash tokens are almost too cheap to meter) that handles my strength training workouts. It reminds me of the days workout, takes my feedback on each exercise difficulty and adjusts it for the next round, handles injury rehab prescriptions, and so on.

      I'm now considering putting a coding harness inside it so I can actually ask it to improve itself on the fly, since I realized that having to switch to my laptop just to give a short feedback is a bit silly, why not right through the bot?

      It's working well so far and helps with my tendency to forget my workout program for days at a time since it pings me daily.

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