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Emacs Video Trimmer: video-trimmer-mode

2025-08-19

Inspired by Marcin Borkowski's blog post, the author created video-trimmer-mode, a lightweight Emacs plugin for video trimming. Leveraging ffmpeg, this ~300-line plugin offers a quick and easy way to cut video clips. The code is available in the author's Emacs config repo. Support this indie dev's work!

Procrastination Pays Off: A Space Invaders Game for Learning Japanese

2025-07-19

A beginner Japanese learner, needing Hiragana and Katakana practice, built a Space Invaders-style game, "Mochi Invaders," instead of using existing resources. While technically procrastinating, the project involved learning SpriteKit and extensive app testing, resulting in a surprisingly effective learning experience. The game is now available on the App Store.

Journelly: A New iOS App Blending Notes, Journaling, and Social

2025-05-05

Journelly, a newly released iOS app, combines the best aspects of note-taking, journaling, and social media apps. The developer, after previous failed attempts at creating a successful note-taking app, incorporated the ease of browsing and sharing found in social media, while prioritizing offline functionality and using Org/Markdown for data portability and user privacy. Journelly offers optional iCloud syncing and allows users to categorize entries with hashtags. While currently minimalist, future updates promise added features, all while maintaining a commitment to avoiding ads, tracking, and invasive permissions.