Nelson Silva

Nelson Silva

Building Auramenta. A journal, by hand.

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iOS developer in Portugal, building a journaling app with a text engine of hand-written phrase rules in eight languages. Three years of nights and weekends.

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Maker History

  • Auramenta
    AuramentaThe journal that reads between the lines
    Aug 2026
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    Joined Product HuntJuly 2nd, 2026

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8d ago

What do you think about AI tools leaving their own watermarks on AI generated content?

  • I know many countries (especially in the European Union) are moving toward requiring AI-generated content to be distinguishable from human-generated content. Gemini already does this with images, and now Claude does it with text.

  • Social platforms are also creating their own identifiers that can detect and label AI-generated content, such as AI labels on X and LinkedIn.

I understand all sides of this:

Governments want to prevent misinformation.
AI companies can use it as a way to promote their tools.
Companies and SoMe platforms can distinguish AI-generated content from human-created content.
And AI tools can essentially create their own trademark on the content they generate.

13d ago

How often do you (re)launch on Product Hunt? + Taking care of your Product Hunt product page

After being on Product Hunt for almost 4 years, I ve realised one thing.

The vast majority of people launch their product once, and that s it.

It gives me a slight feeling that the product might stop existing a few months later.

On the other hand, makers who repeatedly launch major updates give me the impression that they re serious about their product s direction.
I d probably feel much more comfortable paying for a lifetime deal from them because the product is likely to still be around months from now.

Three years solo: a journal that reads what you write. Launching Aug 18

Hi everyone. I'm Nelson, a solo developer in Portugal, and next Tuesday I launch the thing I have been building on nights and weekends for three years.

Auramenta is a private journal for iOS. You write, and an engine on your phone reads your entries back: the phrases that keep returning, the patterns that build over weeks. Tendencies, never verdicts.

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