Tales from the pandemic — It was a cool spring morning. Birds were chirping and the sun was shining. It was April 1st and all was good. The time had come. I opened the script and took a deep breath. 3… 2… 1… I hit enter. Phones started ringing all around the world. The glorious…

Listen to your favorite podcast — forever — There have been many generative experiments with GPT-2, ranging from lifelike chatbots to replicating Twitter profiles. From the OpenAI blog, GPT-2 is a large transformer-based language model with 1.5 billion parameters, trained on a dataset of 8 million web pages. With podcasts being all the rage, what if we could…

Enhance your browsing experience with these experimental features — Wouldn’t it be cool if you could magically upgrade your browser with features not known to the average Chrome user? Below are ten Chrome flags that help you to do just that. Chrome Flags are experimental features that aren’t yet enabled by default. To enable these, see chrome://flags. The flags…

Imagine what you can do with this new medium of interaction — With a fundamental shift to the web, we are able to do really cool things right from our browser. In this tutorial, we will be utilising the Generic Sensor API to turn your smartphone into a pointer with real-time tracking. Here’s what we will be making: Prerequisites As of writing…

A project exploring line-of-sight interaction with the digital world. — I wanted to create a wireless touch sensitive headband, which allowed for line-of-sight interaction with smart home devices i.e. you could look at a light switch and tap your headband to turn it on. …

Remotely start up your favorite development setup, with a click of a button — In this guide, I will be walking through VS Code-Server setup with DigitalOcean, as well as tweaks I have used to create a clean, simple workflow. Code Server runs Visual Studio Code on a remote server, which is accessible through the browser. Why Do I Need This? Consistent environment: With such a setup, you can…

A simple idea to solve a global problem. — As we all know, congestion is a global problem, affecting our environment, economy and health. Here are some facts: Drivers in Mumbai can expect an additional 65% extra travel time, stuck in gridlock, according to a study in 2018. Congestion cost U.S. drivers nearly $305 billion in 2017, an average…

Learning curves should be straight lines. — You need to know when your AirTaxi pickup time is. You think for a moment and the answer pops into your mind in less than a few milliseconds. You suddenly remember to catch up with your friend over in Shanghai and you reach out to him. A flood of joy…

Over the last two years, during my school holidays, I have been working on a robot assistant using the Raspberry Pi and personally, it has been a great learning experience as well as having an immense sense of satisfaction as I saw my idea come to life. When the…