Sean Novak

Month: December 2022

  • Vosk on-device Speech-to-text

    Since I’ve started using GrapheneOS, a deGoogled Android build, I’ve missed several services you typically get from Apple or Google on my device, one of those core services is Speech-to-Text. It helps a lot to speed up note taking, writing text messages, etc.

    I’ve been using a very crude Vosk keyboard on Android to fill the gap. I’d love to try to improve upon this project, but for today I’m interested in getting this functionality in Gnome, my Desktop of choice on Ubuntu Linux. This is not meant to be a tutorial, but more of a journal entry.

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  • ChatGPT for Homeschool Planning.

    I’ve been absolutely blown away by ChatGPT. I’m still reeling by the implications of it’s abilities. I’m hoping it only improves from here, as I suspect it will be dumbed down as it starts to impact some high-level professional job positions.

    There are quite a few ways that we might use ChatGPT to plan for homeschool. It’s GREAT at generating lists. Now, our primary task is simply to ask good questions.

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