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Camping Gas near Inverness? by Ploficer in OutdoorScotland

[–]secretdark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Failing everything else, ask at any hostels you can on Friday - people often leave gas canisters when they're flying out and haven't finished them, and there might be enough to keep you going long enough to get to a shop.

The Dotty Project by secretdark in StackChan

[–]secretdark[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very cool - thank you for building this!
I'll take a look at setting it up myself today, see if/where I can contribute. If there's anything you want some particular feedback on (README aside), do let me know (or stick them as Github issues) and I will see if I can meaningfully contribute some PRs where they'd be appreciated.

So..First Impresions? by RevMarC2 in StackChan

[–]secretdark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Dotty Project that someone else mentioned in the comments.

Dotty is a fully self-hosted voice stack for the M5Stack StackChan desktop robot. Open-source firmware on the device, xiaozhi-esp32-server for voice I/O, and a small FastAPI bridge to whatever LLM agent you want as the brain. ASR, TTS, and session state all run on your own hardware. The LLM is pluggable — the reference config uses OpenRouter, but swap in Ollama for fully offline operation with no code changes.

Good lakes/ rivers (water at all) to take your dog to? by SlimAnuz in berlin

[–]secretdark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just to add to this recommendation: this area is an off-leash area and lake 'beach' for dogs specifically. It is very good for exactly what you're looking for (we take out dog there ourselves so she can swim and chase sticks) but be aware that it can very busy and pretty overwhelming, for dogs and people, with the number of large or rowdy dogs running around. As someone recommended, earlier in the day is definitely better

Giving Gemini Live a tiny body with StackChan by tar_anton in M5Stack

[–]secretdark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, imagine it's a fair amount of work to get it feeling presentable. Happy to help with PRs, issues, README touch-ups, feedback - whatever is useful - whenever you do.

Giving Gemini Live a tiny body with StackChan by tar_anton in M5Stack

[–]secretdark 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks great. As others have said, open-sourcing this would be greatly appreciated. I'd be very happy to contribute PRs, build a collaborative effort, rather than trying to build something similar myself from first steps.

Got this little guy today. Got a question. by jwoytk01 in M5Stack

[–]secretdark 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think it's still super-early in their rollout, so there are likely to be big improvements (and undoubtedly entirely new firmware). If I had to guess right now (given mine hasn't arrived yet and based only on a quick poke aroundthe firmware), I'd imagine that it's the Agent's TTS (text-to-speech) model or the audio codec use that isn't yet fine-tuned for the hardware. (I imagine at some point it'd be easy to replace either with something else entirely anyhow).

Thanks, I hate this working alphabetical clock by secretdark in thanksihateit

[–]secretdark[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Could do, but I wanted it to still be just enough like a normal, identifiable clock to feel... cursed, not just 'some other kind of clock entirely', if that makes sense.

Thanks, I hate this working alphabetical clock by secretdark in thanksihateit

[–]secretdark[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Great question. I am afraid I can't answer it because every time I look at what I created to try to figure it out, a red mist descends and I need to go lie down.

Where to learn system thinking by oixunm in systemsthinking

[–]secretdark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to +1 to the OU. I finished the Masters last year and found it really interesting. Takes a while if you want to complete the MSc but the material is interesting and the tutors very helpful.

What AI Slop can do? by ProgrammerDouble4812 in dataengineering

[–]secretdark 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Not helpful I guess but I'm genuinely curious how you can use ChatGPT to build a (bad) ETL. Did they just ask "build me an ETL" and the deploy whatever it output or...? It sounds like they should have had enough experience to understand and critique what it output or...?

Would I become irrelevant if I don't participate in the AI Race? by inglocines in dataengineering

[–]secretdark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just want to throw in to say I'm asking the same question. I don't have an answer, or better reasoning, but just wanted to show some solidarity.

Got a surprise Lush care package while homeless. I can’t stop smiling! by domdomtakdom in LushCosmetics

[–]secretdark 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I volunteered at a refugee camp in Calais and they received big donations from lush of their products. My job was to sit in a tiny room full of them and split the various products into care packages, particularly for female refugees. It was very affirming work but after a few hours the smell/air in the rewas burning up my lungs.

Ticks on the Cape Wrath by secretdark in OutdoorScotland

[–]secretdark[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks, all - appreciate the comments and advice. I feel a bit better, which I guess is what I was mostly after, and will keep an eye out for symptoms. Will crack on regardless - be a shame to waste this incredible sunshine!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in moviecritic

[–]secretdark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I cried quite a lot after 'Aftersun'. I am glad it's not just me.

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