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Own Your Means of Production(mcottondesign.com)
5 points by mcotton 10d ago|1 comments
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by mcotton 17d ago
I will write about it at some point but can't get to it today. You can grab the code here: https://github.com/mcotton/listing I run it in Docker on my laptop or Synology NAS. It uses the OpenAI/Ollama URL s
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by mcotton 17d ago
It is the base M2 with 24GB RAM
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by mcotton 17d ago
A simple example. I have an older M2 Mac mini that does the OCR and visual description of all my screenshots. Screenshots are stored on my NAS. I like to screenshot things as a quick way to remember. They are things that I would not be comf
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by mcotton 5mo ago
Yup and in my opinion it is a great use case for it. Faster to generate my own extension than to trust something already in the store. Not critical enough to matter if it failed and very low threat surface.
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by mcotton 5mo ago
I had to write a Chrome extensions to hide Shorts. it has been working great for me. https://github.com/mcotton/remove_yt_shorts
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by mcotton 5y ago
This could potentially have very interesting consequences for ML models. It will depend if their training data is considered part of the source code. If there was a loss prevention specific video analytic that flagged a person’s behavior as
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by mcotton 5y ago
Backblaze is great for cloud backups. They do not backup network connected drives but will backup drives connected locally. I'm not pretending a network drive is local, but actually mirror the important data from my NAS to a locally c
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Detecting an Open Garage Door with Machine Learn and Computer Vision(mcottondesign.com)
3 points by mcotton 7y ago|0 comments
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by mcotton 10y ago
The best thing I did was get a hobby that got me out of the house. For me it is drone racing, but it could be jogging, swimming, or even go fly a kite. Once I get back into the house, I've burned off some energy and can focus on my si
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by mcotton 10y ago
HUVRData | Austin, TX | Full-Time | REMOTE | Software Engineer HUVRdata is looking for an experienced python/full stack developer to join our team. HUVR is expanding its data and analytics platform for drone based inspections. Our cust
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by mcotton 10y ago
Insomnia seems to be stuck in an "Install update" loop. Each time it opens I get prompted to update and restart. I update and restart and then get updated again. The cycle continues. I'm uninstalling and re-downloading it
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by mcotton 10y ago
Congratulations on making something great.
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by mcotton 10y ago
As an Austin resident I think the real lesson to learn is how poor of a job Uber did of gaining supporters. I went from being a vocal supporter to an almost hostile opponent based on their behavior. They spent a reported $8 million in ver
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by mcotton 10y ago
Thanks
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by mcotton 11y ago
I didn't see a link to the code, do you mind sharing?
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by mcotton 12y ago
I'd be happy to go through some of your options even if you don't use us. We're a startup that does cloud based security video hosting. https://eagleeyenetworks.com Let me know if you want to talk. mcotton &lt
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by mcotton 14y ago
I've never heard of that and unless you are happy with the worst-case base salary I would renegotiate. Having been a part of many bonus systems, I never plan on the bonus money to actually hit my bank account.
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by mcotton 14y ago
I know a startup who spent 18 months and all their investment capital on outsourced development. When the code wasn't up to standards they used expensive consultants to fix the code. They ultimately decided to hire development staff but c
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by mcotton 14y ago
I have done similar projects in the past. I would recommend you look at phidgets.com for easy sensors that connect via USB. If you want wireless I would checkout synapse-wireless.com for their python powered wireless SoC. I also used net
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by mcotton 14y ago
If you really wanted to, you could spin up a windows machine and use VMWare's P2V software to create a VM of the running machine. Then downloaded it and run it on your laptop (VMWare workstation/fusion) or home server (VMWare ESXi)
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by mcotton 14y ago
I just want to see that they can write code and that it isn't awful. When looking at their code you can get a feeling if you would want that person mucking around on your project. If the person is passionate about programming they will ha
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by mcotton 15y ago
I was in a similar situation and gave a month notice. It was awkward to stay that long. I would give them two weeks of your normal work along with one week of training for your replacement.
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by mcotton 15y ago
Python has a great community and Github makes it super easy to contribute. Step 1: Create a github account Step 2: Look at other projects you find interesting, clone them and try them out. If you have a hard time installing it or using it,
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by mcotton 15y ago
Leave as fast as you can. I just got out of a similar situation and it was killing me. Leaving will suck, and you'll feel like a jerk, but its your life to live and you have to do what is right for you. Seriously, leave now.
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by mcotton 15y ago
I just got finished up with the last day of my four weeks notice. It was horrible to give that much time. My pervious boss didn't respect the extra time I gave them and my new boss is annoyed that he had to wait longer than normal. Like a
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by mcotton 15y ago
You have done a great job of stating your case and responding to comments from the employee side. I have no doubt that your next programmer will benefit from this. Thank you for starting this discussion.
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by mcotton 15y ago
I'm in a very strange situation with my boss. Things have been rough for some time now and he is not going to change. He has put incredible pressure on me to give him 6-12 months notice. Not 6-12 weeks, but he wants a full year. That is se
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by mcotton 15y ago
I have a side project doing exactly this. My wife and I use it as our home phone, I've also replaced the phone system at my day job with it. Contact me through my HN profile if you want to try it
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by mcotton 15y ago
Thank you, this looks great.

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