mycowerk

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by mycowerk 4y ago
Cultivation of caloric crops are one of the largest contributors to agricultural land use. Disruption here would have a huge environmental impact. Once carbon dioxide has been fixed you can use carbohydrates as an energy feedstock for many
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by mycowerk 4y ago
Yeh this was my initial concern with optical silhouette classification. The altitude and targets are quite small (and rapidly moving). I've thought about using optical flow analysis to track wingbeat frequency etc as I feel this might
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by mycowerk 4y ago
Very cool, thanks for the resources. Awesome rabbit hole to go down!
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by mycowerk 4y ago
Very cool! I wonder how unique the signatures are and whether this can scale to smaller flocks.
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by mycowerk 4y ago
BirdNET and Pl@ntNet have to be my favorite uses of AI to date. A true use of technology for the greater good. I've actually been thinking about automated bird recognition for a while now, I live underneath a flight corridor for migrat
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by mycowerk 5y ago
I think bright room lighting is a very promising avenue for SAD and circadian rhythm issues. Last year, for my house plants, I suspended a pair of 100w full spectrum grow lights in my living room. Throughout the winter I've been using
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by mycowerk 5y ago
I'd argue the optimum strategy requires you be at least a little optimistic. Humans are biased to outweigh the importance of losses vs gains when considering expected value. At a minimum a some optimism is required to offset this bias.
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by mycowerk 5y ago
Over the years I've had a lot of inconsistent experiences with commercial lactase enzyme supplements for dairy intolerance. I've decided to embark on a hobby project (OpenLactase) to produce my own digestive enzyme supplements fro