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by asab 4y ago
https://simplespectrogram.app/
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by asab 4y ago
I think the quality will keep improving, because humans will keep curating the training data to compete for best results. The downside is that "quality" is conflated with "performs best for a particular audience and platform&
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by asab 4y ago
The name comes from Phenakistiscope, an early form of animation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenakistiscope
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by asab 4y ago
I see lots of “google is evil” narrative here… in reality they could add a feature to collect spam flags and still disregard user preferences. It’s just that the data will probably not help them, since adversaries are much more motivated to
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by asab 5y ago
persondothing.com is a guessing game version using only 36 words - fun to play with friends
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by asab 5y ago
Can you resize the window mid-game to misdirect the AI?
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by asab 5y ago
I was a Pivot - this article rings true. When I first joined people would often describe with joy how exhausted they were every single day for months when they first joined, as though it was evidence of learning and growth. That’s only true
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by asab 6y ago
Google can't say this directly; forcing people to use your upsell for preferential treatment is likely anti-competitive. Instead, Google ranks on page speed (among many many factors), and then offer a proprietary tool (AMP) that promis
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by asab 6y ago
I’ve used Inkscape for about 10 hours, and found it tough to use. Do you automate or script any of this process?
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by asab 6y ago
I want judges to be safe. I also want to understand the motivations of this attacker. Their actions weren't justified, but having a long-running court case that can decide the course of your life can cause many new problems. What level
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by asab 6y ago
demonstrating intent in court can often be quite difficult. focusing instead on outcomes for the judges may help
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by asab 6y ago
A known limitation - wish I could control browser behavior here. Add it to your home screen for a better experience :)
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Show HN: A Simple Piano PWA(simplepiano.app)
2 points by asab 6y ago|4 comments
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by asab 6y ago
Some time ago I looked for a piano app - something I can use on the go to harmonize with, try some chords, or just play. I wasn't happy with anything that I found, so I made my own: - It's a progressive web app. Add it to homescre
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by asab 6y ago
Here's a concrete example. Some of my spaced repetition is to translate between languages. When I do a translation, if it's different from the canonical answer, I write it in below. Over time I have a list of the different ways I
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by asab 6y ago
Anki was my introduction to spaced repetition and started me down a learning journey that I'm very happy to be taking. That said, Anki didn't end up sticking as the way I do spaced repetition - but it took me a long time to be abl
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by asab 6y ago
There's certainly truth in this notion - if you have a goal in mind, going directly after it is often the most effective and straightforward choice. What I'm advocating is that the most direct path isn't always obvious. Many
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by asab 6y ago
There is an effort under way, one of which is led by Tim Berners-Lee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_(web_decentralization_pr...
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by asab 6y ago
I made https://simplespectrogram.app/ which y’all may also enjoy. With the web audio API I was able to do it in less than 100 LoC - take a look at source
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by asab 6y ago
Similarly I appreciate the notion that wheat domesticated people :)
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by asab 6y ago
I watched the whole thing. 2 things stood out to me. - It really illustrated the point made in the article of how labor is really what makes it difficult to accomplish. Weeks of effort sourcing materials, constructing furnaces, bellows, and
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by asab 6y ago
I have also seen this example, where a man blinded by strokes still avoids obstacles and recognizes emotions, without any conscious awareness[1]. Is this the same phenomenon? [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/23&
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by asab 6y ago
"not hotdog" was satire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACmydtFDTGs was
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by asab 6y ago
Something fishy is going on here...
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by asab 6y ago
Firefox can screenshot the whole page - it's built in. I believe it can be done in headless as well. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-screenshots
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by asab 6y ago
A poignant portrait of a probable genius surviving in utter poverty.
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Ask HN: Best lectures about plant science?
2 points by asab 6y ago|1 comments
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by asab 7y ago
> Mr. Colvin is sitting on 17,700 bottles of the stuff > Mr. Colvin does not believe he was price gouging. While he charged $20 on Amazon for two bottles of Purell that retail for $1 each > “If I can make a slight profit, that’s fi
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by asab 7y ago
Ha, one of the entries is Hippeis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippeis
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Ask HN: What Is Your Favorite Online Whiteboard App?
1 points by asab 7y ago|0 comments

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