Why would I want to add tokio as a dependency if I don't use it?
Yes you're right. I'd assumed that tokio was used internally in the UI but from a cursory read it doesn't seem to be the case.
Readit News+1 for #1. In general, I would recommend providing non-async alternative APIs, with the async runtime as an option rather than assumed default. Not all of us drink the kool-aid there. And no, I don't mean just providing a "sync" API that uses "block_on" behind the scenes but still uses tokio...
Also, for async don't mandate tokio, use the "agnostic" crate to abstract it so people can use alternative runtimes.
And yes, don't use anyhow in a library like this. Anyhow is for your internal code, not public libraries/crates. Define a set of error enums, or use thiserror for it if you have to.
Could you elaborate on why using block_on wouldn't be an acceptable solution for users that want a blocking API?
dhon_ commented on I helped fix sleep-wake hangs on Linux with AMD GPUs nyanpasu64.gitlab.io/blog... · Posted by u/fanf2
My colleague showed me his windows machine recently. The rubber on the back around the fans has melted from the times he forgot to shut it down and sleep didn't trigger when he packed it away in his backpack.
Linus tech tips on YouTube did a video about a windows bug where sleeping while charging would allow the laptop to wake up to check for updates etc but often caused this issue of turning on in a bag
VLMs seem to render traditional OCR systems obsolete. I'm hearing lately that Gemini does a really good job on tasks involving OCR. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42952605
Of course there are new models coming out every month. It's feeling like the 90s when you could just wait a year and your computer got twice as fast. Now you can wait a year and whatever problem you have will be better solved by a generally capable AI.
I've seen Gemini Flash 2 mention "in the OCR text" when responding to VQA tasks which makes me question of they have a traditional OCR process mixed in the pipeline.
dhon_ commented on Nix – Death by a Thousand Cuts dgt.is/blog/2025-01-10-ni... · Posted by u/jonotime
Author here. Your TLDR is spot on. Yes, my intent was to be on desktop use since most things I read dont consider that specifically.
I did talk about how I would keep this running on some simple home servers since I think that's where Nix shines. But some of my servers are raspberry pis, which I mentioned I am worried to run Nix on due to resource limitations. I should probably just try it.
I wish remote build/deploy for Raspberry Pi was in a better state - it seems like a perfect fit for NixOS.
I've got x86 servers running NixOS that are deployed using Colmena, but it seems to fall apart when I add cross compilation into the mix.
dhon_ commented on Congress fights to keep AM radio in cars niemanlab.org/2024/10/con... · Posted by u/giuliomagnifico
While that’s all true, why is being in a car a special case? If I’m at home without power, I can’t access online information sources any more than I could if I were driving somewhere without cell data coverage. Should building codes require my house to have a radio installed? No one is legislating that tents have built in radios, but if I’m camping I’m in even more need of emergency information than if I’m already in a car and driving. Someone might rightfully tell me that it’s my responsibility to take a radio with me while I’m camping. Why does Toyota have to provide me with a radio while driving?
I ham a ham extra license. I like radio and see its value. I think it would be more appropriate to tell people to pack an AM radio in the disaster bag we’re all suppose to keep in the trunk.
Cars radios are battery powered so will continue to work during power outages, and large enough that adding an AM radio + antenna is not really an issue - unlike a mobile phone. Seems like a good way to ensure most of the population has access to emergency broadcasts.
Edit clarified car radios are battery powered
> sensors that detect when the baby is crying and simulates the sounds of the womb to help keep babies
I realize this may come off as a bit insensitive but isn't this taking away a chance to bond with your child? Children not being physically held enough at young age has lifelong implications
Humans are complex. It depends greatly on the situation.
dhon_ commented on SAM 2: Segment Anything in Images and Videos github.com/facebookresear... · Posted by u/xenova
The web demo is actually pretty neat: https://sam2.metademolab.com/demo
I selected each shoe as individual objects and the model was able to segment them even as they overlapped.
Try tracking the table tennis bat
dhon_ commented on When ChatGPT summarises, it does nothing of the kind ea.rna.nl/2024/05/27/when... · Posted by u/josephcsible
There's a fundamental problem with all these "summary" tasks, and it's obvious from the disclaimer that's on all these AI products: "AI can be wrong, you must verify this".
A summary for which you must always read the un-summarized text is useless as a summary, this should be obvious to literally everyone, yet AI developers stick their heads in the sand about it because RAG lets them pretend AI is more useful than it actually is.
RAG is useless, just fucking let it go and have AI stay in it's lane.
What would be an acceptable error rate for your use case?
There are situations where AI is good enough, other cases where you need more accuracy, and others still where you should be reading the reference directly.
AI is improving quickly though, and context windows will allow for summaries to be tailored to each end user.
Essentially, match the size of the resonance chamber in your mouth to the note you're trying to bend to. This is different for every note you bend. You can find the right size by making "hissing" noises while breathing in (without harmonica) and matching the pitch.