Unblah
Productivity
meeting feedback
SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
27 positive, 24 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 17 critical, out of 68 comments about the project. Thread score +0.19.
Idea: 13 for, 10 againstDesign: 5 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 2 againstDocs: 1 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple, private, fully on-device design
From 2 comments
Unfortunately I think I have the exact opposite problem (don't talk enough) but awesome work! And thank you for making and clarifying that it is private and 100% on device. More…
hamaluik on HNHey there, great app. By way of feedback: * The play icon with the strike through is not meaningful to me. I recommend a popover on hover to explain what this means. You probably…
bredren on HN
Useful for self-awareness and meeting balance
From 2 comments
Love it. Simple and effective UI. In the past I've had the opposite problem occasionally where I think I'm taking up much more time than I am (a consequence of nervousness maybe)…
themisto on HNI love the concept of this app. Since I’m a very social person and tend to be the opposite of a wallflower during meetings, I’m constantly asking myself “having I been talking…
thealienthing on HN
Objections
Hard to judge talk time without context of content
From 1 comment
I don't understand how it can know if you talk too much. 30 seconds can be too much if you don't have anything relevant to say but 30 minutes can be fine if you have a lot of…
dskloet on HN
Only works on macOS
From 3 comments
Yeah exactly! Thinking back, the time's I've felt this the most is during stressful interviews -- e.g. I'm asked a difficult question and part way through my answer my nerves say…
themisto on HNI really need this for Linux. Sometime I get carried away...
xfalcox on HNThis looks kind of great? I'd love to see a Windows version.
fire on HN
Requests
Linux or Windows version
From 2 comments
I really need this for Linux. Sometime I get carried away...
xfalcox on HNThis looks kind of great? I'd love to see a Windows version.
fire on HN
Teams or Zoom integration showing all participants
From 2 comments
Definitely gonna give this a try! Feature request can you make this into a teams integration so that we can all keep tabs on how long every other participant is hogging the…
ultrasounder on HNI really wish a feature was added to online screen sharing that showed a pie chart of the time each participant was talking. I think it would help a lot of people who talk to…
throwaway9870 on HN
Menu bar or top bar icon
From 2 comments
Love this idea. I also thing there is a great use case here for people in sales, customer support / onboarding. Listening as a skill is very important for roles like this, and…
blackdogie on HNThanks for sharing! Do you plan to add this to the menu bar in the future?
twald on HN
Questions
Will other participants see the app when screen sharing?
From 1 comment
That's pretty neat. I really like how simple and concise the website you shared is! If you're screen-sharing during a meeting and have Unblah running, will the other people see…
ComputerCat on HN
Is the source code open and what is the license?
From 2 comments
Source code? License/TOS?
0xbadcafebee on HNhave you considered open sourcing it?
higgins on HN
Alternatives named
Sesh meeting agenda app with talk time
From 1 comment
I especially appreciate seeing this kind of tool + level of self awareness, as a woman working in tech. For everyone here who's asking how to get their coworkers using something…
litttle_b on HN
Read.ai meeting analytics
From 1 comment
This type of analytics will make online meetings better in the long term, in the same way fitbit measured steps to quantify are you walking enough. A recent study (Q122) from…
eccobay on HN