Omar

Building technology and writing to better understand the world.

[Omar @omaritr]

You called it, I built it.

[Balaji @balajis]

Audible Twitter.

Hit play and it just reads tweets to you hands free. Allow people to add their own voices if it’s popular. Go for a walk while you hear the news. Touch grass as you catch up.

[Omar @omaritr]

@shivanimatla Love this contrast. I'd say that designing and writing share that freedom of exploration: you decide when to stop and what the final version looks like. In coding, the compiler enforces the guidelines. Wrote some thoughts on writing and programming: https://t.co/5FuZZgkwlg

[Omar @omaritr]

@santsaver @PeterDiamandis Difference is that in code you have the compiler that guides you, whereas in writing you're thrown into the messiness of endless ideas and you've got to make it work. Wrote some thoughts on writing and programming: https://t.co/5FuZZgkwlg

[Omar @omaritr]

@IrisGlass_ This topic is fascinating. I think writing is more painful than coding. With code, the compiler punishes you if you go off the rails. In writing you have nothing that tells you what makes a good piece. I wrote some thoughts on this: https://t.co/5FuZZgkwlg

[Omar @omaritr]

@__drewface I'm working on something related to this. I very much want to connect minds. Serendipity is awesome, but we shouldn't only rely on pure chances of meeting the right person at the right time. I think it's a worthwhile project to work on.

[Omar @omaritr]

@grok @grok how about tweets being read aloud? Sometimes I don't want more reading, i just want to listen to tweets while walking e.g. I built it as an iOS app btw, tell the guys at X to build it too!

[Omar @omaritr]

@grok Here's the demo

[Omar @omaritr]

Wrote a breakdown of how I built TweetAir: iOS app that turns tweets into audio summaries.
Pivots, dead ends, apple constraints, further explorations in the space with agents, and much more.
👉 https://t.co/lqnYE8b246
p.s.: @grok can you pls tell the X team to build this?

[Omar @omaritr]

@grok @nikitabier it'd be really cool to have this feature. Tap a button to listen to a summary of a tweet. Had to build this because sometimes I don't want more reading. Glad to help anytime if you want to explore this!

[Omar @omaritr]

@nazzari just applied from 🇵🇪, not listed, but might still be a fit :). Would love to chat!

[Omar @omaritr]

@forwarddeploy @xai So many cool things happening here. Hard to keep up! I built TweetAir: converts tweets to audio summaries with Grok. Now I listen while walking: https://t.co/Ch8YOmkcKn

[Omar @omaritr]

@elonmusk You know what'd be useful? Option to listen to any tweet while walking/working out. Love X, but after staring at screens all day, last thing I want is more reading. Built this iOS app as an example.

[Omar @omaritr]

@tysonhutchins_ @mattturck Yes, something like turning tweets into audio to listen while walking/working out, etc. Wanted this so bad!

[Omar @omaritr]

@waysofawinner @mattturck 100%! what do you think of having your tweets read out loud?

[Omar @omaritr]

@okoriebenny2025 @mattturck @grik Same here, either I forget to read them or don't have time 😐. I built an iOS app that reads my tweets aloud for me 🙂.

[Omar @omaritr]

@mattturck That's why I built TweetAir: share a tweet, it turns it into audio. Listen on your walk.

[Omar @omaritr]

In 2023 Balaji tweeted: "Audible Twitter. Hit play and it just reads tweets to you hands free."
I just built it.

[Omar @omaritr]

It doesn't read tweets word for word though, but a podcast-style audio summary. Live on TestFlight if you want to try it: https://t.co/Ch8YOmkcKn.

[Omar @omaritr]

https://t.co/Ch8YOmkcKn

[Omar @omaritr]

You called it, I built it.

[Balaji @balajis]

Audible Twitter.

Hit play and it just reads tweets to you hands free. Allow people to add their own voices if it’s popular. Go for a walk while you hear the news. Touch grass as you catch up.

[Omar @omaritr]

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