library8848

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library8848··on The same nine streaming subscriptions cost $702/year more than in 2021

They will own nothing and be happy

Are you a netflix exec by any chance?

library8848··on Desert Ant Labs: local, fast models that run on device

Shiny layer of marketing and proprietary code on top of open models?

Voz is Parakeet 0.6B v3

Clear is DeepFilterNet 3

Ear is the language predictor from whisper-tiny

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library8848··on LibreOffice breaks download records after declaring it has no AI features

It's also used as a headless office document editor by openai models so... does that impact their metrics?

library8848··on Smartphone makers don't bother to comply with EU repairability requirements

Spare battery: remove empty battery, switch battery, you are back to 100% Powerbank: mess with cables, keep phone plugged until it's charged and wait

If there is a market for spare batteries, there might be a market for external battery chargers as well > swap battery in the morning instead of charging, place empty battery on charger, repeat the next day

library8848··on Smartphone makers don't bother to comply with EU repairability requirements

It's going to be cool to get user-replaceable batteries back in new phone releases. Depending how it goes I can see myself keeping a spare instead of a powerbank

library8848··on The turbulent AI era is here

"I believe we should tax AI tokens and robots."

AI is going to break capitalism or turn it into even more of a dystopia You are not going to stop the accumulation of capital with a tax...

library8848··on LinkedIn CringeBot 3000

Backend is an openai model: Can talk about Tiananmen Refuses to talk about genocide in Palestine