neighborlynook

Just wrapped up the latest build of Bedtime Hero - an application (React-Native, ios, android) for parents to build/generate bed time stories with their little one. Allows the parent to use pre-sets or set their own and then generate a story (complete with images).

This was a satisfying project mostly because I dog-food it every night with my little one.

I'm actually building this exact thing right now. Using Gemini TTS with its multi-speaker capabilities. Soundtrack comes from a Suno Playlist which the tool will download the entire playlist at the start.

Plays 3-5 songs prior to a "break", where the logic will call out channel donators vs pick a random topic to discuss, then use an LLM to generate the script before sending to gemini.

In the end; its really just a wrapper around FFMPEG broadcasting to an SRT or RTMP stream. I can upload the latest branch when I get home to share

This smells similiar to the XZ thing -- demoralize / beret the maintainer and get them to step down

So their 3d avatars seem really cool. Its kinda like an Apple approved DeepFake of yourself.

VTubers are already a thing. For those who don't know, it's a streamer who leverages a virtual avatar to hide their appearance. Nothing stopping someone with resources introducing a vtuber presence leveraging a voice ai. Could be a hybrid channel where peak hours is a real person, and they leverage the "AI" version for additional channel coverage.

Its definitely a different experience, but using Immersed was the best. You can set portals to your keyboard and have extra portals as well (like that spot on the table you put your drink).

To help with ergonomics, I would recommend a Halo style strap and a fan facial interface to help with longer sessions. If you were glasses, or computer glasses normally I generally recommend getting the Occulus prescription lens.

I would recommend at least trying it, as mentioned it won't be for everyone, but it is definitely a cool experience. With a bit more innovation at the ergonomics, I can definitely see this being a thing in the future.

I am convinced Power Users are not the target market for Windows 11 (or maybe even windows). I mistakenly updated to it and have regretted it. Did you know they turned off animations when using Virtual Desktops [1]? A power-user feature on all the other OS' that took Microsoft till 2019 to adopt was crippled in little over 2 years after release.

[1] https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/report-an-issue/windo...

Author here -- if you have any input/criticisms on the pattern let me know!