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by westcort 5y ago
I just wanted to clarify that these are the main points extracted from the PowerPoint linked. I actually do write for a living, but most of what I write is proprietary for closed distribution.
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Why Russia may think it can win a war against the US. A thread by KimDotcom(twitter.com)
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Is anyone interested in a plain text zip file with a connected local search engine? I have the text of 30K+ out of copyright books in a folder. I backed them up in my website here: https://www.locserendipity.com/LocalData.ht
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by westcort 5y ago
Although it is completely your decision, I wanted to refer you to a contact at MSKCC who is developing mesothelin-targeted CAR-T therapy. It is worth calling or emailing to see if you could be considered: Roisin O'Cearbhail, MD 646-608
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This yodeling station is an acquired taste: https://www.locserendipity.com/PushPlay.html?q=Yodel
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This version does something like that. You can save your playlist in a text file and even the HTML file will still work if you save it. It doesn’t matter where on the net you link. Any MP3 will play. https://www.locserendipity.co
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Cool! Consider m3u playlists. Here is the m3u for this site: https://locserendipity.com/78RPM.m3u
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The url has a keyword at the end, like “Jazz” and then only music with that keyword plays, so you can make your own: Example: Locserendipity.com/PushPlay.html?q=Country
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I made a thing that does something similar, only with out of copyright music. It has stations too, like this: https://www.locserendipity.com/PushPlay.html?q=gillespie https://www.locserendipity.com/PushPlay.
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by westcort 5y ago
I agree with this, which is why I made a search engine that is also one binary: https://www.locserendipity.com/TitleSearch.html?q=Binary The entire index loads every time, and you can download it. It might be the only truly
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https://www.locserendipity.com You can serendipitously discover and search for old books and resources, listen to old out of copyright music and radio, and talk to a robotherapist, too: https://www.locserendipity.com&
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by westcort 5y ago
I have used Markov chains for a few fun projects, like this Markov chain headline generator ( https://locserendipity.com/Markov_Headlines.html ), and a Markov generator based on a certain someone's Twitter feed ( https:&
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Record Broken: Hubble Spots Farthest Star Ever Seen(svs.gsfc.nasa.gov)
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I didn't know that Raspberry Pi had phonemes built in. I actually recorded the phonemes from my own voice. Is there somewhere I can download smaller phonemes? One of my long-term goals is to create a text to speech system that can conc
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by westcort 5y ago
I minimize these costs using microwave cooking. I cook my food with a MicroPro Grill. It takes very little time to make foods like chicken, eggs, roasts, cakes, casseroles, etc, and the surface is nonstick so you can clean up easily.
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Eunice Foote, Climate Change, and the Matilda Effect(paleonerdish.wordpress.com)
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That is a valid criticism, but this is still a functional resource. I did attempt to create a TTS system that was fully local to the website and you can try it here: https://locserendipity.com/sim/voice.html
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You might enjoy this as an alternative: https://www.locserendipity.com/NYPL.html You could also download the books using the list on my website and extract all of the images with these instructions: https://commo
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Show HN: A simple text to speech synthesizer(locserendipity.com)
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U.S. Makes Contingency Plans in Case Russia Uses Its Most Powerful Weapons(nytimes.com)
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How about Strida? I had a folding bike and always found that the chain grease in my pants was a limiting factor. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strida
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Show HN: Infinite radio dramas and audio plays(locserendipity.com)
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My key takeaways: In recent years, Putin has surrounded himself only with a small number of like-minded security officials, a habit that intensified during the pandemic, when he isolated himself to an extreme degree compared with other worl
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Here are my key takeaways: 1. Say no a lot, up front 2. As early as you hear anybody else’s plans that involve your team doing something new, interject with a clear No 3. Everything your team already owns (that actually matters to your cust
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Show HN: Random Books via Wikipedia Summaries(locserendipity.com)
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Show HN: Random Selections from Project Gutenberg(locserendipity.com)
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Show HN: Search EDU Domains on DMOZ(locserendipity.com)
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Fourteen Wild Ideas, Five of Which Are True(mason.gmu.edu)
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Fictionalized BBC Special Report of NATO-Russia Conflict(youtube.com)
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The Frog of War(blogs.harvard.edu)
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