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by laurieg 6y ago
Here's an article detailing an experiment with voice gender changers in online interviews: https://blog.interviewing.io/we-built-voice-modulation-to-ma...
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You can write a book on an iPad. You can make a movie on an iPad. You can draw, sketch and make art on an iPad. I think it's a bit narrow to call label them content-consuming devices. Of course, they have limitations for activities
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If you have big problems with productivity and procrastination then it's really worth seeing a specialist. You can't diagnose yourself over the internet. Also, all the coping mechanisms you've built up over the years can eas
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A different word order, any different word order, changes language learning from "learn a bunch of substitutions for my native language" to "learn a completely new system". There's a huge mental overhead for the la
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Before I say this, I have to say: I am not making fun of you or insulting you at all. However, your question is like asking "How do I make a horse that is actually a car?" The two things are just completely different. Static webs
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Getting a degree if at all possible will generally be a great help with immigration around the world. I would try to get a degree if at all possible. Where I live in Japan, a degree and a job offer will get you in the door very easily. No
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Is it generally agreed practice to always use reply all?
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So called "big bore" kits are common for 50cc scooters. You replace part of the engine block and sometimes the cylinder head. 50cc is pretty small when you thing about it so you don't need a massive change to get a performanc
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Often I show people how to write simple HTML and CSS sites. They are usually just making simple single page sites but they are extremely satisfied by being able to do it themselves. What is the simplest way to get these single file HTML si
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I have played around with similar projects. A good starting point is google's NLP sentence parsing API. Be warned: the accuracy may not be good enough for your application.
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It's almost a rite of passage for expats in Japan to be denied some service over name issues. The length of names is a common cause. In Japan, a normal full name is usually 4 or 5 characters long, with some exceptional cases being sli
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In some ways it does: People are a lot more conscious of putting pictures of people's faces online. Many people avoid putting any pictures of faces on social media accounts. People censor other's faces in pictures, or even their
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Towards 3D Pose Construction Using Wifi (PDF)(youtube.com)
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I worry that putting "I am not your father" in the thank you message might cause even more trouble.
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I came in here to say the same thing. I've been riding my brompton for a year and a half. I don't even own a bicycle lock. It is either in my apartment, under my desk at work or being carried by me.
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Other posters have given good advice on technical aspects. I'd like to add my experience from moderating a large subreddit. Focus on making it not fun to troll. Never acknowledge the disruption. Make all your countermeasures as silent
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I'd love to see a command line option to adjust the framerate of the resulting video!
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Oh, I didn't make things clear. The email was completely written in English. I think there has to be a little cross-cultural understanding both ways in these situations.
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Most style guides suggest using the "GivenName FamilyName" order for foreigner names even when speaking in Japanese. You can see this reflected in most forms of writing. I don't think Japanese people are in any state of conf
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Here is a nice example with a gameshow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL6OBjMWYYI Basically the director is giving instructions to camera people and then switching feeds on the fly. (though the actual feed switching is do
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In Japanese, people use the "FamilyName GivenName" order. Up until recently people generally used the "GivenName FamilyName" order when speaking English. Apparently this practice was adopted more than 100 years ago to
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In my use case I basically never do picture in picture. I just want to produce content "as live". If you go on YouTube you can find a bunch of behind the scenes videos of people editing together live events on the fly. This shou
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I want to edit "as live". So, I throw in 3 or 4 camera shots covering the same period, then I play them all simultaneously, cutting between them with the number keys as if it's a live show. Of course, after I might make some
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People sometimes give the advice "Never write in an email what you wouldn't want to see on the front page of a newspaper". I guess the hacker news frontpage is close enough.
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I find it a little bit strange that there is an unspoked assumption in almost all natural language processing: That speech and text are perfectly equivalent. All of the examples in the article work on English text, not spoken English. I wo
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This site is gives extremely detailed information on many aspects of naturalisation in Japan. https://www.turning-japanese.info/
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Good write up with plenty of detail, thanks for sharing. The gap between highly skilled professional and regular worker seems to be a huge chasm. You can get PR in 1 year with enough points but you must wait 10 if you are a regular worker.
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If you don't have the intention to live in Japan permanently then you're supposed to give up PR. When you apply for a longer re-entry permit they ask about reasons for being abroad. I think the immigration officer would take a fil
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PR is not a pre-requisite for citizenship. In fact, in some ways citizenship is easiest to apply for (you only need 5 years of residence vs PR's 10), though the application process is longer and more involved. Of course, you must give
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I recommend reading Olympus CEO Michael Woodford's book ”Exposure". Here's my brief summary: Woodford works his way up through the company ranks. He's hear of Olympus Europe when he gets made CEO of the whole company. He

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