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This project was started as an R&D to see if I can run a language model on a device to make it simple and easier to capture my messy thoughts, voices, tasks, scans, reminders and organize (because I'm a lazy a$$, can't even want to ad", "context": "", "use_case": "note-taking", "switched_from": "", "story": "I ran an LLM on iOS to build another privacy focused notes app"}, {"id": 739813890, "item_id": 46238368, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46238368", "by": "mrazomor", "date": "2025-12-11", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "Then gradually moved to Google Keep (simple, can accept text & lists, and can be shared).", "excerpt": "My daily driver! Considering how much time I spend with these tools, it's surprising that I had relatively few iterations over the years. I have two major use cases: 1) a TODO list 2) longer texts (project plans, travel plans, shopping lists for things to buy sometimes in the next 6 months (e.g. books to read), etc.). The TODO list is my daily driver. 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