westcort

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by westcort 2y ago
I am excited to try it! Could you add a prebuilt release? Would it be possible to post a sample output so people can judge for themselves whether they would like the quality available?
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by westcort 2y ago
The bookmarklet just uses the web speech API. Voicegen does not need to be installed and can generate (on my system) wav files of about 1 hour in length with good speech quality using PicoTTS.
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by westcort 2y ago
I have found VoiceGen for Linux Mint to be very good ( https://linux.softpedia.com/get/Utilities/VoiceGen-104295.sh... ). It is available for download through the software manager. Also, this bookmarklet will speak
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The tipping points of climate change and where we stand [video](youtube.com)
2 points by westcort 2y ago|0 comments
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by westcort 2y ago
The time between study and testing (retention interval) is the most salient factor for students. Repeating material at intervals attenuates the forgetting curve somewhat, but not enough to generate passing scores. Cumulative exams only forc
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The 1977 Russian Flu(en.wikipedia.org)
4 points by westcort 2y ago|0 comments
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A previously unpublished poem by Albert Einstein revealed(bahcall.com)
1 points by westcort 2y ago|0 comments
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If temps do not stabilize by 8/2024, world in uncharted territory(nature.com)
19 points by westcort 2y ago|5 comments
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by westcort 2y ago
I was directed to this article by this interview with Dr. Stephanie Roe, World Wildlife Foundation global climate and energy lead scientist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkqRjB6sfxs The linked editorial was written by Dr
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by westcort 2y ago
One of the interesting things I learned from RegEx searching all books published prior to 1918 was that the earliest minted coins were minted in Lydia. Another interesting finding was the story of flexible glass. Though almost certainly a f
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by westcort 2y ago
I made a bookmarklet that makes reading articles easier so that no browser extensions or reader apps need to access the data. Here is the link: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40588645
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by westcort 2y ago
I did this too. I bought the 2021 version of World Book, specifically. When my kids ask questions, we use the encyclopedia to find the answer. My oldest taught me how to use the subject index. It fits in two milk crates. I find it comfortin
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by westcort 2y ago
Made this change
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by westcort 2y ago
Heretics are sometimes right, but not every time. Few know that Manabe’s 1972 paper proposed a solution of reducing insolation to offset a doubling in carbon dioxide levels. And that could still work, but like the solution of carbon sequest
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Show HN: A bookmarklet to more easily read and simultaneously listen to articles
3 points by westcort 2y ago|0 comments
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by westcort 2y ago
One of these predictions has already come to pass ( https://www.home.saxo/content/articles/outrageous-prediction... ). The bank of Japan abandoned yield curve controls in March ( https://www.cnbc.com/
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Outrageous predictions for 2024 by Danish bank Saxo (December 2023)(home.saxo)
4 points by westcort 2y ago|1 comments
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by westcort 2y ago
Not mentioned in the article is the fact that lorlatinib, original studied in the phase 3 CROWN trial, was used in frontline management of advanced ALK-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) [0]. Five-year data indicate a significant p
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by westcort 2y ago
Use Recoll on Linux or File Locator Lite on Windows to do RegEx searches. Design the RegEx searches with GPT or llama running locally (or write them yourself).
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by westcort 2y ago
Why doesn't AccuWeather report a wet bulb temperature? https://www.accuweather.com/en/pk/moenjodaro/261126/weather-...
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Solar storm monitoring mailing list(pss.swpc.noaa.gov)
3 points by westcort 2y ago|0 comments
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Geomagnetic storm watch for May 11, 2024 (G4; severe); Aurora visible in AL N.CA(swpc.noaa.gov)
8 points by westcort 2y ago|1 comments
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by westcort 2y ago
I found it interesting that the acid battery (PKCell Heavy Duty) had the best value, not alkaline batteries. Regardless of these results, however, I have transitioned from disposable to rechargeable batteries given the environmental impact
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by westcort 2y ago
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NngCHTImH1g
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Gigascale Atmospheric Hydrocarbon Synthesis(terraformindustries.com)
1 points by westcort 2y ago|1 comments
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by westcort 2y ago
Seven Hiroshima bombs per second of heat added to the ocean 24/7/365: https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/climate-...
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by westcort 3y ago
This is brilliant
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by westcort 3y ago
I think the eruption of mount Tambora, in 1816 and ensuring famine was the main impetus for the creation of the bicycle. Think from the perspective of the future: Q: "Why didn't they just use solar cells to power their cars instea
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by westcort 3y ago
After realizing the iPhone was good for some things (ie, paying bills, reducing paper mail with PaperKarma), but terrible at maintaining focus, I first switched to a Punkt phone. However, finding that was unreliable with AT&T and lacked
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by westcort 3y ago
For me, the credit card points more than outweigh the cost of Prime. However, as soon as I heard the writing was on the wall with streaming video, the diminishing willingness of companies to pay for advertisements, inflation, and the dopami

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