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   by schappim 5y ago

   I made macOCR[1], it is an app that I used for years to make office work easier. It is a command line app that enables you to turn any text on your screen into text on your clipboard. When you envoke the ocr command, a "screen capture&
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   by schappim 5y ago

   Looks like the same tech we used at https://usdz.app . It will be very interesting to see what new APIs Apple brings out this WWDC. Hopefully the photogrammetry API makes its way from macOS to iOS. In the mean time, if someone w
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   by schappim 5y ago

   But did you release the hypno drones? Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Paperclips https://www.decisionproblem.com/paperclips/index2.html
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   by schappim 5y ago

   In spite of all the negativity, I admire Stephen because he has done what many of us want to achieve, namely: Billion dollar SW company that is privately owned, that now enables him to pursue his intellectual interests.
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   by schappim 5y ago

   https://usdz.app
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   by schappim 5y ago

   I predict this will encourage other market places (eg as Fiverr.com) to continue to go up market.
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   by schappim 5y ago

   What is the go-to these days?
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   by schappim 5y ago

   Australia /has/had/ a similar design system: https://designsystem.gov.au/
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   by schappim 5y ago

   Oh this is great. I’m gonna do the same w/ honey and get cards made up that say “Thank you for bee-ing awesome!”.
10. 700.▲
    by schappim 5y ago

    Yeah, as a webmaster you can opt out of cache.
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    by schappim 5y ago

    Is it "just Apple's", not also Eagle Pictures' or Sun Distribution's?[1] Interestingly Apple was sold the "worldwide" rights to Coda after rights were already partially sold to other territories all over t
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    AI suggested 40k new possible chemical weapons in just six hours(theverge.com)

    4 points by schappim 5y ago|1 comments
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    by schappim 5y ago

    xn--577c.com which evaluates to 𐊿.com (a letter of the Carian alphabet that looks like a squared off capital M). Motivation: Who doesn't want a 1 letter domain?
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    by schappim 5y ago

    Remember folks, for greater context around the psychology/perspective of a user, you can view their profile and comment history: https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=etotolkoya
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    by schappim 5y ago

    The ones with miniUSB cables are good, the USB-C, not so much.
16. 706.▲
    by schappim 5y ago

    For Digikey bags (we make eletronics) we use SwipeTrack app + JS.
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    by schappim 5y ago

    Chrome is likely using ML Kit on Android under the hood on Android. [1] Well if you try the demo I just made [2] you can find out. Works pretty well in Chrome Version 99.0.4844.51 (Official Build) (arm64) and on my Pixel 2. Naturally won&#x
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    by schappim 5y ago

    Here is an example of using the Barcode Detection API w/ WebRTC on Android / Chrome: https://files.littlebird.com.au/barcode20.html
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    by schappim 5y ago

    Here is how you can do it on Android: https://files.littlebird.com.au/barcode9.html
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    by schappim 5y ago

    What device are you using to scan? If you can use Android, Chrome supports pdf417.
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    by schappim 5y ago

    We use the Linea Pro too w/ the SwipeTrack browser making them available in our web app. We've previously used both the Infinite Peripherals SDK w/ an iOS app, but SwipeTrack have a pretty good JS API [1]. Funnily enough, the
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    by schappim 5y ago

    > Wagner mercenaries in Kyiv have sustained losses during their attempts and are said to have been alarmed by how accurately the Ukrainians had anticipated their moves. A source close to the group said it was “eerie” how well briefed Zel
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    by schappim 5y ago

    > Got a link Got a car today. Bought it with #bitcoin as all ATM's are almost cleared out and the credit card terminals are down. Hopefully, it will allow us to report a little from #Donbass while also keeping us safe and grant
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    by schappim 5y ago

    All very US centric apps (with the exception of Paypal), but PayPal would gouge them on fees. I guess what I want to get across is I’m not evangelising crypto, I just don’t necessarily want the space to die. I want them to keep iterating on
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    by schappim 5y ago

    It’d be real interesting to do an analysis of the last mile power usage of the credit card networks / banking system. I wonder if the giant volume and ubiquity of credit card terminals tips the scales.
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    by schappim 5y ago

    You’re probably not wrong.
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    by schappim 5y ago

    > I highly doubt they wouldn't have found another way to purchase a car, though There was no cash. ATMs we’re dry. > boon cryptocurrencies have been to criminals and con artists It is probably overstated. Orders of magnitude more
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    by schappim 5y ago

    Why? I saw a good use for this week when journalists used it to purchase a car in war torn Ukraine.
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    by schappim 5y ago

    Would seem to be a rather misinformed comment even to a crypto-layperson. I’m surprised we don’t have a chorus of cyptofiles informing you that crypto emits less greenhouse gases than the traditional banking system, and there are coins&#x2F
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    by schappim 5y ago

    If you're in Australia, the ACCC is asking that you share your experience with either the Apple or Google market places via email[1]: digitalmonitoring@accc.gov.au This is part of the ACCC's 5-year ongoing inquiry in Digital Platf