Speech to text - comparing Google Docs and Whisper AI

At the end, this felt surreal. I felt as though I was in George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, using the speakwrite.

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 09:48 UTC

Sending a RSS feed to X (Twitter) with Python

This Python script provides an efficient and automated way to keep your X account updated with the latest content from a RSS feed. It keeps track of the last run time to ensure that only new entries are posted.

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 10:37 UTC

Media and dot com companies with OpenAI Licensing Agreements

A list of organisations which have licensed their content to OpenAI.

Sun, 02 Jun 2024 19:05 UTC

Instagram and zero privacy

How is Instagram able to read my contacts without permission? Is it reverse look-up, where they only read contacts when explicitly allowed? I seriously doubt that.

Sat, 01 Jun 2024 12:58 UTC

Lego phone holder

Lego is so cool when you don't step on them.

Thu, 30 May 2024 17:51 UTC

Post to Twitter using Python

Every tutorial seems to point to Tweepy. Thanks, but I'll avoid Tweepy and use the requests library to send a tweet with Python.

Sun, 26 May 2024 08:19 UTC

Splitting archives in Linux in 7-zip

We have all been there. In the heat of the moment, what is that command again? And what options go along with it? Yes, there is even a XKCD comic about this very phenomenon!

Tue, 21 May 2024 12:24 UTC

Make a quick-and-dirty m3u playlist in Linux

Have fun, press play on this poor man's m3u playlist.

Sun, 19 May 2024 10:47 UTC

Linux bulk rename to random filenames

Bulk renaming with the mv command.

Sat, 18 May 2024 17:19 UTC

Create multiple file copies with Tee in Linux

Using Tee for creating multiple copies of the same file in Linux.

Wed, 15 May 2024 08:24 UTC

Using CURL with TOR

You know, for when you need to download files but mask your IP address.

Tue, 14 May 2024 09:33 UTC

Delete all cookies except those from certain sites with Firefox

How to configure your Firefox browser to automatically delete some but not all cookies and other browsing data whenever you close it.

Mon, 13 May 2024 10:16 UTC

Firefox clear cookies on exit

If you are exhausted of being followed around the Internet by your web browser, set it to delete your cookies and other browser data every time you close it.

Sun, 12 May 2024 20:28 UTC

Stack Overflow and LLMs

If you knowingly go into something fully aware of the Creative Commons 4.0 license, why complain?

Sat, 11 May 2024 10:04 UTC

So, what date is this?

Let's try writing the date in plain English, using words for the month — we can still use numerals for the day and year. That way, everyone will know exactly which date we mean.

Fri, 10 May 2024 13:44 UTC

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