eastendguy

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by eastendguy 2y ago
In the last weeks I experimented with Claude Computer Use to automate some daily tasks (via its Ui.Vision chat integration, see https://forum.ui.vision/t/v9-5-0-brings-computer-use-ai-chat... ) - and the results are mi
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by eastendguy 2y ago
100% this. I am using the open source Ui.vision to automate some business tasks. Works well, but only 10% of the work is for automating the main workflow, 90% of the work goes into error and edge case handling (e. g. Internet down, website
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by eastendguy 2y ago
"there’s not much left to innovate" ??? Totally disagree. Just one example: Tesla has only two global mass market models (3+Y). There is plenty of room to innovate on this topic alone. Model 2? Model whatever. Nothing new in years
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by eastendguy 2y ago
Wow, what a click-baity misleading headline. Key point is that this number is going down: "The big news is that more and more people are opting to trade their Teslas for an EV from a legacy automaker" This might be me in a few yea
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by eastendguy 2y ago
(1) AI: What you said is all correct, but there are some positive steps as well, for example ELLIS: https://ellis.eu/ ELLIS is a great way to compete with the top US universities. Much more is needed, especially access to c
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by eastendguy 2y ago
If browser extensions could access the local LLMs - Now THAT would be a very cool feature. Imagine what (test) automation extensions like Selenium IDE or Ui.vision could do then. Or translation extensions. Or.... so many cool options.
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by eastendguy 3y ago
> and debug if it errors or isn't what you wanted. That is a potential problem Because at this point the user will still need good HTML/Selenium/coding knowledge to debug. We ran into the same issue using chatgpt generate
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by eastendguy 3y ago
And your source for this statement is which Telegram group?
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by eastendguy 3y ago
What has a "German copyright cease and desist" to do with privacy, or the lack of privacy? And who is "them"? A few sources and details instead of just ranting would be useful.
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by eastendguy 4y ago
Ui.Vision dekstop automation is cross-platform works on Linux and macOS (and Windows). It is not exactly the same, though.
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by eastendguy 4y ago
Wow, Twitter is collapsing much faster than I expected. With PG and some other high-profile accounts gone, many will loose interest in their Twitter feed fast. Rinse and repeat.
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by eastendguy 4y ago
> I could charge at home, but don’t have a garage No problem (why should it?) > BEVs are improving quickly so what I buy might be superseded soon That WAS my concern, but EV resale value is amazingly stable, better than most ICE in m
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by eastendguy 4y ago
Why? FSD even in its current state will save lives. Think of it as driver-assist on steroids.
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by eastendguy 4y ago
I'd rather pay with Bitcoin/ETH/xx than using Mastercard. Currently 1-2 big US companies have ALL my payment data, they know everything about my life. Is this good? Privacy is the killer feature for crypto. Or is there anothe
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by eastendguy 4y ago
So, what other car (that I can buy now) gives me the same range?
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by eastendguy 4y ago
Yes! Recording xpath works fine in many cases, but once something on the website changes you are left with this auto-generated Xpath that you do not know how to change. Maintaining such a test is a nightmare and a waste of brain-cycles.
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by eastendguy 4y ago
I hate XPaths with a passion. They are powerful but a waste of time. The easiest solution is to use visual automation tools like UI Vision (web browser) or Sikuli (desktop). There you write something like "click: login" - and th
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by eastendguy 4y ago
> they're appointed by national governments. ...which are elected. So if you want e. g. a right-wing EU commissioner just vote for your local right-wing party. It is that easy.
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by eastendguy 4y ago
"Not being able to code" is not black and white. Many can follow basic steps, as long as it gets not too complex. Thus "Low code" tools like Powerautomate,selenium ide, ahk or UIvision are great for people to do test aut
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by eastendguy 4y ago
There is an easy alternative: Use Firefox
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by eastendguy 4y ago
Nazis only care about skin color. You could be from Mars - as long as you are white, all is ok.
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by eastendguy 4y ago
This is big problem. Without (more) PoC living in this area, nothing improves. But would I recommend a PoC friend to live in Dresden? Not really, I would rather advise him to look for a job in Berlin or Frankfurt.
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by eastendguy 4y ago
I use both! UI Vision is unique because it supports visual automation with image recognition and OCR. A bit like Sikuli but inside the browser. This avoids dealing with CSS selectors and XPaths.
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by eastendguy 4y ago
The Mac built-in tool does not work on Youtube videos, which is one of my use cases for the Copyfish OCR tool. This, and the integrated translation.
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by eastendguy 4y ago
Copyfish is a good alternative to Project Naptha and works in Firefox: https://ocr.space/copyfish
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by eastendguy 5y ago
> 1) OCR'ing of a PDF is difficult. The only good service is Google OCRspace is OK, too, and easier to use. You can just send the PDF. It is free for PDFs with 3 or less pages. > 2) People want searchable OCR'd PDFs where yo
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by eastendguy 5y ago
"positions in EU parliament are chosen and voted for by politicians only" 100% wrong. Elections to the European Parliament take place every five years by universal adult suffrage, and with more than 400 million people eligible to
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by eastendguy 5y ago
Yes, using CV/OCR for automation is the future.
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by eastendguy 5y ago
My key point was that there are newer alternatives (the OP asked for that). PyAutoGUI would be another newer alternative. So are Applitools and UIPath, but they are not open-source. The challenge with Tesseract is that its OCR quality is (t
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by eastendguy 5y ago
Newer: UI.Vision is newer and I find it easier to use. A key difference is that UI.Vision supports text reading (via OCR) out of the box: https://ui.vision/rpa/x/desktop-automation

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