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Ask HN: What are some apps that feel like magic to you?

3 pointsby dinnisonover 2 years ago
For example, using Shazam to identify any song in an instant. What else feels like magic?

9 comments

loveparadeover 2 years ago
Google Maps. We&#x27;re all taking it for granted, but imagine all the edge cases, complex real-world infrastructure and data analysis that goes into mapping the streets and buildings so well that it actually works, even in small towns.<p>It&#x27;s much more impressive than Google Search. Given enough compute&#x2F;storage, I feel like I can build a search engine. With Google Maps, I would have no idea where to even start.
thensomeover 2 years ago
My smart light app that lets me pick any color. Being able to match the outside color temp or turn the lights red at night is awesome and it&#x27;s kinda crazy to me that we can just do it so easily now
speedgooseover 2 years ago
ChatGPT and MidJourney.
qupover 2 years ago
Everything we&#x27;re doing is magic, we just got used to it.<p>Email, spotify, wikipedia, all of it.
kickbuttowskiover 2 years ago
Emacs. Especially these two packages: org mode and magit
terminal_dover 2 years ago
SQLite. Were it a corporation, it&#x27;d be a FAANG.
atomicnatureover 2 years ago
i3 window manager customized to my liking. No other interface provides me such joy :)
McNuttyover 2 years ago
ImageMagick.<p>since you mentioned magic
hackrnusrover 2 years ago
Emacs.