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rriley
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- rrileyhttps://unrav.io . Lets users reshape any article, paper, or video into the form that actually helps them think, mind-maps, summaries, podcasts, or interactive Q&A. Launched as part of the Bolt.new hackathon in August and growing steadily. Going from a 100% vibe coded web app to a full production system has been quite a ride!
- Just released the browser extension for https://unrav.io . It transforms any article, paper, or YouTube video into your perfect view (infographic, TL;DR, mind map, podcast, etc) with one click.
It’s for people who feel smart but overwhelmed, drowning in tabs, skimming everything, remembering nothing.
You don’t need more information. You need clarity.
- Great! Now I desperately need this Stirling engine for my morning coffee: https://a.co/d/6Ja2LeF
Video of how it works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5QEBqjkNjo
- Everyone’s excited about Nano Banana Pro’s infographic skills, so here's what I've been building: turn any link into a crisp, auto-generated infographic instantly.
Curious what the HN crowd thinks and what you'd want next.
You can also install the extension/bookmarklet and transform any online content instantly to an infographic, a mindmap, a conceptual art piece, or any other format that you prefer. One click away!
- Nice work. I am bookmarking this. Looks really good!
- I’m building https://unrav.io : A tool to fight information overload.
It lets you turn any article, YouTube video, or PDF into summaries, mindmaps, podcasts, chat conversations or infographics that match how you learn with just one click.
We just launched this week the Chrome extension so you can do all this in one click on any page, no login needed (with generous freemium usage).
https://unrav.io https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/unravio/mbnapibcjcf...
Would love feedback from fellow builders.
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- Good point :-)
- The study introduces the "LLM Brain Rot Hypothesis," asserting that large language models (LLMs) experience cognitive decline when continuously exposed to low-quality, engaging content, such as sensationalized social media posts. This decline, evident in diminished reasoning, long-context understanding, and ethical norms, highlights the critical need for careful data curation and quality control in LLM training. The findings suggest that standard mitigation strategies are insufficient, urging stakeholders to implement routine cognitive health assessments to maintain LLM effectiveness over time.
TL;DR from https://unrav.io/#view/8f20da5f8205c54b5802c2b623702569
- I am mostly concerned with the irreversibility part. More developed brains probably would not be affected as much.
- This paper makes me wonder the long lasting effects of the current media consumption patterns by the alpha-gen kids.
- Everyone’s drowning in long articles, dense PDFs, and hour-long videos. I’m working on https://unrav.io , it lets you flip any article, paper, or YouTube link into the format you actually want (summary, mindmap, podcast, infographic, etc.) in one click.
Right now I’m experimenting with a simple bookmarklet trigger instead of a browser extension. Curious: how do HN folks feel about bookmarklets in 2025, still viable, or do you prefer extensions?
- I’ve been exploring the theme of simplification, how people throughout history have managed to strip complexity down to its essence. Along the way, I collected 111 quotes, principles, and patterns on the art of simplification.
As an experiment, I also built interactive "digital twins" of some of history’s greatest simplifiers. You can chat with them to see how their thinking might apply to your own problems.
It’s a free project, just something I’ve been tinkering with, and I thought folks here might appreciate it. Curious what you think, and whether there are other "simplifiers" worth adding.
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- Thanks! It's a tribute to Rick Rubin's reference to this new era "punk rock development" \m/
- Love that you were inspired by "The Elements of Style". I scanned through the pages of the PDF and looks very promising. Concise and full of great advice. Thanks for sharing this with the world!