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My personal projects (newest first)

DuckType
DuckType is an app for macOS and Windows (and soon mobile) that combines dictation and meeting transcription. It’s privacy-focused and not VC-backed, and 4x+ cheaper than alternatives like Wispr Flow, Willow and Granola, and designed to be genuinely user-friendly, not just a wrapper around a speech API. For people who want fast, accurate dictation without compromising on privacy.

I built it after developing RSI from typing too much. Less than two months later I had median nerve surgery, which made accurate fast typing harder, so the app became even more essential to me personally. I now use it daily, including to write prompts for Claude Code and to message people.

TL;DR Here’s a good read - please share it far and wide: https://alexkrainer.substack.com/p/we-are-trapped-in-cyclops-cave-but?r=1tewdd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

** The longer version: **

I recently set myself up some crypto currency after years of ‘almost’ doing it. I had delayed simply because it seemed a bit complicated and there are many risks, many of which I simply don’t understand or know about - i.e. it’s a bit of a gamble. I finally made the time after watching Mark Attwood’s video on BSV and a simple “how to” from Gary-Peter - I posted on this previously with some suggested user tweeks.

A key motivation for me to get started was not the pursuit of an investment opportunity (but that would be nice), it came from a desire to be sovereign, to be free, and outside the clutches of the parasites and the evil global financial system. This is similar to Neil Oliver’s interests and - I would imagine - a whole load more people. So we need to raise awareness of the current system’s vulnerabilities and suggest alternatives - one of which will be crypto (hopefully BSV).

Alex Krainer’s article is useful in this regard - please share it too - it will help.

Full disclosure: I have no vested interests in any of this other than to add my voice against a tyrannical system and better tomorrow.

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About

Ben Butterworth

Building software since 2014, driven by an obsession to solve real problems. From edge AI to developer tools - shipping things that matter.

I've been building software since 2014, always driven by an obsession to solve real problems and a curiosity to learn about new technology. I primarily work on web technologies because it's easy to reach people with just a URL. However, a lot of my projects have needed hardware integrations, so I've developed a temperament for solving fullstack problems -software, hardware, networking, and user needs. I learn best by building things, which has led me to apply technologies to real-world projects. I appreciate everyone who has helped me along the way. I'd love to catch up!