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Sean-Der commented on FFmpeg 8.0   ffmpeg.org/index.html#pr8... · Posted by u/gyan
shmerl · 3 days ago
Nice! Looking forward to try WHIP/WebRTC based streaming to replace SRT.
Sean-Der · 3 days ago
What are you using WHIP against today?

I am curious about adoption and features that would make big difference to users :)

Sean-Der commented on Show HN: OpenAI/reflect – Physical AI Assistant that illuminates your life   github.com/openai/openai-... · Posted by u/Sean-Der
regularfry · 5 days ago
> Also, why make the ESP32 the the hotspot? Why not just connect to the same network? Then you're not really range limited.

Because then they don't have to include the ability to configure wifi, which (while not that hard) is one more thing to do and for a hackathon that's not really contributing to the end goal.

Sean-Der · 5 days ago
I couldn't get on WiFi at the office at all. Corporate WiFi had a bunch of hoops to jump through that made ESP32 hard.

Once I got it working it felt really cool though. As a user I don't want to configure WiFi on the microcontroller at all. I would be really cool if I could walk up to a 'smart device' and set my phone next to it and do zero configuration.

Sean-Der commented on Show HN: OpenAI/reflect – Physical AI Assistant that illuminates your life   github.com/openai/openai-... · Posted by u/Sean-Der
godelski · 5 days ago
Home Assistant integrates with WebRTC btw[0].

Also, why make the ESP32 the the hotspot? Why not just connect to the same network? Then you're not really range limited.

  > I also think I unfairly like ESP because it’s an excuse to write C :)
Is the comment about Home Assistant being python? Yeah, I can get that. Feels weird to be using slow scripting languages on lean hardware. Though of course you can write whatever routines in C and just patch it in to the interface.

The ESPs are cheaper (here's the non-dev kit which has WiFi[1]), but way less powerful. I don't think you could get away with doing things on device. Though I wouldn't call that dev kit cheaper and that price point was context of my comment.

FWIW, I don't think there's really anything wrong with the project other than just that it comes off as doing things that have already been done before but presenting as if something novel was done. I'm all for reinventing the wheel. For fun, education, or even to improve. Just if I'm being honest, it came off with some weird vibes because of that. I imagine that's how some people are responding as well.

[0] https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/homeassistant/

[1] https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5stamp-esp32s3-module

Sean-Der · 5 days ago
I thought about your comment a lot. I worry that most people just say nice things (but think the opposite) so I appreciate you being direct.

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I don't expect you to know anything about me. It made me feel like you have written me off/dismissed me when you mention HomeAssistant + WebRTC. HomeAssistant uses Go2RTC and the WebRTC library it uses is Pion[0]. I created that and maintain it. Getting WebRTC on tiny devices is something I have been working on for years and always doing it Open Source/making it best for users.

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> comes off as doing things that have already been done before but presenting as if something novel was done.

I don't think 'Hardware AI Assistant' is a novel idea. What I hoped was a novel idea was putting it in an easy to use package for others to build upon and use. WebRTC + Hardware is something I have been trying to make easier for a long time https://github.com/awslabs/amazon-kinesis-video-streams-webr... [1] I wrote this code, but things still felt too difficult.

When ESP32s got powerful enough to do WebRTC I wrote [2]. Reflect inherits from that. So I am proud of that. I have been on this journey to make RTC + cheap hardware possible so that others can build upon that.

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Again I really appreciate your comment, and sorry to be so defensive. Someone I really respected (and I thought they respected me) said the same thing about my work not being novel. They said people have been building security cameras for years that use WebRTC, you are over inflating what you are doing. That has stuck with me. So part of me does fear that I am wasting my time trying to solve these problems.

I don't think what I am doing is novel. I do think that I am solving it differently because I make it accessible/Open Source. Most people solving these problems/building it just keep their code at work and don't try to help others use it.

If you are up for it shoot me an email sean@pion.ly and https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-dubois/ I would love to have a friend that calls me out/is honest whats good work and what is just BS :)

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[0] https://github.com/pion/webrtc

[1] https://github.com/awslabs/amazon-kinesis-video-streams-webr...

[2] https://github.com/Sean-Der/embedded-sdk

Sean-Der commented on Show HN: OpenAI/reflect – Physical AI Assistant that illuminates your life   github.com/openai/openai-... · Posted by u/Sean-Der
countfeng · 5 days ago
It would be perfect if it could intelligently linkany device under authorization
Sean-Der · 5 days ago
Can you describe more? I would love to build/try it!
Sean-Der commented on Show HN: OpenAI/reflect – Physical AI Assistant that illuminates your life   github.com/openai/openai-... · Posted by u/Sean-Der
OJFord · 5 days ago
Why does this need hardware, other than the phone? Could just be an app on the phone couldn't it?
Sean-Der · 5 days ago
I was interested in the ‘hands-free’ idea.

If I put these devices through out my house it would allow me to switch AI personalities by proximity.

You can also use the device without your phone. These devices are also very cheap. I think you could do audio only for around ~5$

Sean-Der commented on Show HN: OpenAI/reflect – Physical AI Assistant that illuminates your life   github.com/openai/openai-... · Posted by u/Sean-Der
godelski · 5 days ago
Sean-Der · 5 days ago
This project isn’t tightly coupled with anything. Any service that supports WebRTC should work!

Also I was hoping to push people toward a RTOS. Better experience then a raspberry pi, I can cycle power and be back way quicker. Also cheaper/more power efficient.

I also think I unfairly like ESP because it’s an excuse to write C :)

Sean-Der commented on Show HN: OpenAI/reflect – Physical AI Assistant that illuminates your life   github.com/openai/openai-... · Posted by u/Sean-Der
su · 5 days ago
Are there any cool demos that use daily I can explore?
Sean-Der · 5 days ago
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/thorwebdev_esp32-webrtc-activ...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HbO18Elw9WY

Are two that I know of. Try it out, if you hit any roadblocks @ me on pipecat discord and would love to help

Sean-Der commented on Show HN: OpenAI/reflect – Physical AI Assistant that illuminates your life   github.com/openai/openai-... · Posted by u/Sean-Der
joshu · 5 days ago
what is Daily?
Sean-Der · 5 days ago
https://www.daily.co/

You can use it to build lots of different real-time communication projects. Conferencing, Send your audio/video to GPU servers for AI, broadcasting and lots more.

It’s a super fun space to be in

Sean-Der commented on Show HN: OpenAI/reflect – Physical AI Assistant that illuminates your life   github.com/openai/openai-... · Posted by u/Sean-Der
lagrange77 · 5 days ago
Is it my browser, or does the video in the readme not have sound?
Sean-Der · 5 days ago
No sound! YouTube video in README does.

I was tempted to put Erik Satie in the README video. Didn’t want to risk copyright issues

Sean-Der commented on Show HN: OpenAI/reflect – Physical AI Assistant that illuminates your life   github.com/openai/openai-... · Posted by u/Sean-Der
TZubiri · 5 days ago
I get that this is as-is, but I wonder if so many ultra-alpha products don't dilute the OpenAI brand and create redundancy in the product line. It feels like the opposite of Apple's well thought out planned product design and product line.

Let's see if it pays out.

Sean-Der · 5 days ago
This is just a hackathon project. Not a product in any way.

My primary work is on backend WebRTC servers. This was just an outlet/fun side thing to do client and embedded work. I love writing C and do microcontrollers. I just can’t seem to find a way to do it full time:(

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