mickel

- https://www.partly.ai - AI profile picture/art generator. - https://tayl.app - convert all text to audio and listen as a podcast. - https://www.podopi.com - similar to the one above, but marketed towards website owners.

Partly allows users to submit 10-15 photos of themselves or someone they know, which are then pre-processed and used to train a custom AI model with Dreambooth.

The model is then used to render 10 artworks each in 22 different styles (220 images in total), and the resulting images are post-processed, upscaled, and converted to webp format before being delivered to the user via email.

Despite the recent popularity of similar services, I believe the unique styles offered by Partly set it apart. Either way, it was a fun project and I'm happy with how it turned out.

I share the projects I'm working and blog about my journey as an Indie Hacker.

The app is written in Elixir and I work solo on dev/design, but have a co-founder that focuses on marketing and growth. Get in touch if you'd like to hear more!

Podopi was built in Elixir, a functional programming language I've never used before. Elixir is widely different from JavaScript/NodeJS and the tools I'm used to. It made the learning curve quite steep, but somewhere halfway down the path it all started to "click" for me. Elixir is a beautiful language that comes with many benefits from running on the BEAM (Erlang virtual machine). Phoenix/Elixir comes packed with many great features that makes it possible to ship products and features quickly, with confidence.

Feedback appreciated!

This release brings not only support for more languages and voices (now totalling 180+ voices in 30+ languages), but also marks TAYL's entry on the smartphone market. With native apps for iOS and Android you can bring your Tales with you at all times, and create new Tales easily right from your phone's share sheet

Now it's easier than ever to integrate TAYL with thousands of other apps and workflows without writing a single line of code. Send tweets straight to your podcast for listening, subscribe to a blog and listen to each new post or send your Tale's audio version to your own website for publishing. The possibilities are endless, and I can't wait to hear about the creative use-cases you come up with!

All of the above is nice, but my primary goal of version 2.0 is to make TAYL accessible to more people worldwide. I try to do this with the introduction of a new plan, called Standard. It's an affordable plan that gives you 5-7 hours of audio per month, using the standard voices, for the low price of a single coffee ️

I'll be answering any questions about the v2 launch here or on Product Hunt https://www.producthunt.com/posts/tayl-2-0

I've been fasting for about 2 years now. I've done a couple of 5-days water fasts, and a few 7-days water fasts. The past 250 days I've been consistently following 16:8 and adding in a few 23:1's in there for good measure. I was healthy before I started, but have since then felt even better. My stomach feels calm, I sleep better, I feel stronger (even though I exercise less) and my overall focus has improved. This results in a better mental state, somehow calming my mind. I've been a practitioner of meditation before, but have not felt the need for it the past year. My body is calm and well-rested => my mind is mindful.

But the number 1 benefit of fasting (and all other non-conventional habits, such as cold showers in the morning), is mental resilience. Every time you realize that you perform well, if not even better, without food, you get a confidence boost. This effect compounds with time. I've found out that this in turn makes it easier to take on other habits as well, because your habit muscles are stronger now than before. Eating 5 meals a day is easy... eating 1 is hard => you grow a little if you manage to do it.

Computers, software and humans have come a long way since 1984. By standing on the shoulders of giants I managed to build a little something that comes bundled with several different personalities…

  It lets you select from 50+ voices in 17 languages.
  It detects the language of text automatically.
  It SOUNDS FANTASTIC - in fact, up to 54% more human than existing solutions.
  It makes web pages readable (a.k.a. un-suck) by removing slow & ugly junk.
  It is super fast, ultra reliable, and works 24/7!