#tinkering — Public Fediverse posts

I’m currently tinkering with an idea:
An offline dictation app for Linux that transcribes spoken language using Whisper and optionally refines it using a locally running model (“Enhance” step: smooth out grammar, remove filler words). 😁

As is my usual practice, I’m building it ~99% with LLM support.

Since I’m not a programmer, but rather a proof-of-concept tinker. 😉

For the first prototype:
Hotkey → Record → Transcription → Text lands in one of 9 fixed output fields on the desktop. Cursor-precise insertion and a meetings mode will come later (if at all).

Question for the group:
Who on Linux would even be interested in something like this, or is there already something similar out there that I’ve overlooked? 🤔

#Linux #Dictation #Speech_to_Text #Indie_Web #Idea #LLM #AI #App #Vibe_Coding #Transcription #Programming #Tinkering

I’m currently tinkering with an idea:
An offline dictation app for Linux that transcribes spoken language using Whisper and optionally refines it using a locally running model (“Enhance” step: smooth out grammar, remove filler words). 😁

As is my usual practice, I’m building it ~99% with LLM support.

Since I’m not a programmer, but rather a proof-of-concept tinker. 😉

For the first prototype:
Hotkey → Record → Transcription → Text lands in one of 9 fixed output fields on the desktop. Cursor-precise insertion and a meetings mode will come later (if at all).

Question for the group:
Who on Linux would even be interested in something like this, or is there already something similar out there that I’ve overlooked? 🤔

#Linux #Dictation #Speech_to_Text #Indie_Web #Idea #LLM #AI #App #Vibe_Coding #Transcription #Programming #Tinkering

I’m currently tinkering with an idea:
An offline dictation app for Linux that transcribes spoken language using Whisper and optionally refines it using a locally running model (“Enhance” step: smooth out grammar, remove filler words). 😁

As is my usual practice, I’m building it ~99% with LLM support.

Since I’m not a programmer, but rather a proof-of-concept tinker. 😉

For the first prototype:
Hotkey → Record → Transcription → Text lands in one of 9 fixed output fields on the desktop. Cursor-precise insertion and a meetings mode will come later (if at all).

Question for the group:
Who on Linux would even be interested in something like this, or is there already something similar out there that I’ve overlooked? 🤔

#Linux #Dictation #Speech_to_Text #Indie_Web #Idea #LLM #AI #App #Vibe_Coding #Transcription #Programming #Tinkering

I’m currently tinkering with an idea:
An offline dictation app for Linux that transcribes spoken language using Whisper and optionally refines it using a locally running model (“Enhance” step: smooth out grammar, remove filler words). 😁

As is my usual practice, I’m building it ~99% with LLM support.

Since I’m not a programmer, but rather a proof-of-concept tinker. 😉

For the first prototype:
Hotkey → Record → Transcription → Text lands in one of 9 fixed output fields on the desktop. Cursor-precise insertion and a meetings mode will come later (if at all).

Question for the group:
Who on Linux would even be interested in something like this, or is there already something similar out there that I’ve overlooked? 🤔

#Linux #Dictation #Speech_to_Text #Indie_Web #Idea #LLM #AI #App #Vibe_Coding #Transcription #Programming #Tinkering

I’m currently tinkering with an idea:
An offline dictation app for Linux that transcribes spoken language using Whisper and optionally refines it using a locally running model (“Enhance” step: smooth out grammar, remove filler words). 😁

As is my usual practice, I’m building it ~99% with LLM support.

Since I’m not a programmer, but rather a proof-of-concept tinker. 😉

For the first prototype:
Hotkey → Record → Transcription → Text lands in one of 9 fixed output fields on the desktop. Cursor-precise insertion and a meetings mode will come later (if at all).

Question for the group:
Who on Linux would even be interested in something like this, or is there already something similar out there that I’ve overlooked? 🤔

#Linux #Dictation #Speech_to_Text #Indie_Web #Idea #LLM #AI #App #Vibe_Coding #Transcription #Programming #Tinkering

🥳🎉 Congratulations, startup founders! Now you can spend hours #tinkering with an overcomplicated sales compensation #simulator 🤯 that promises to make you rethink your life choices. Because who doesn't love the thrill of adjusting endless sliders and settings just to pretend they understand how sales work? 💼📈
https://www.exec.com/sales-comp #startupfounders #salescompensation #lifechoices #salesstrategy #HackerNews #ngated

I've been tinkering with photochromic pigment experiments this week! They remind me of playing with sunprint paper, or the process of preparing photo emulsions for screenprinting. Folks on the other site were asking about what materials I use so I decided to throw up a quick blog post. More here: https://www.celestemoreno.design/post/photochromic-pigment-experiments

#Tinkering #ArtExperiment

Experimenting with photochromic pigment embedded in other materials like bioplastics or in this case, glue. Using a UV pen you can make ephemeral paintings. Photo one is the paper before painting and photo two is the paper after. The painting only lasts for a couple of minutes! I love how the strokes of the brush I used to paint the glue + pigment mix on this piece of paper become visible when the pigment changes colors. #tinkering #artexperiment #making