halokat
HaloKat

After deciding to offer free books in my text to speech app, I realized they needed to be cleaned up for audio, but doing it one by one takes too long.
Is there some way to bulk clean 100+ book texts?

2026-05-06 02:10:33 CEST

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How? It stops regardless lol

2026-05-06 02:02:57 CEST

After fighting a bug for 3 hours my clanker said: maybe we should call it a day.
Sigh
GM nostr

2026-05-05 17:44:49 CEST

https://muddy.jprs.me/posts/2026-05-03-the-best-is-over/

2026-05-05 16:30:24 CEST

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No idea

2026-05-05 14:12:09 CEST

Haha
https://npub1r0rs5q2gk0e3dk3nlc7gnu378ec6cnlenqp8a3cjhyzu6f8k5sgs4sq9ac.blossom.band/3de484b7374528338da25711601ae01c676f2ff6dc396613ed4012d187c46a23.jpg

2026-05-05 13:06:08 CEST

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Laser eyes!

2026-05-05 12:45:24 CEST

Everyone has that one follower where you can’t quite tell if they are a bot or a real person.

2026-05-05 11:54:38 CEST

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Things are slow and inconsistent

2026-05-05 09:15:29 CEST

both of my clankers cant figure out one bug... heh

2026-05-05 08:55:32 CEST

https://github.com/angelos-p/llm-from-scratch

2026-05-05 08:39:58 CEST

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they both have issues

2026-05-05 08:08:52 CEST

its 2027 and someone says "some should build XYZ"
But, XYZ already existed for years on nostr and nobody used it so it went into the nostr graveyard.
also, "someone should build Z on nostr"
been there done that but no one noticed

2026-05-05 05:44:48 CEST

Letting most of my projects expire into the nostr graveyard.

2026-05-05 05:43:49 CEST

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I shut it down since no one was using it

2026-05-05 04:14:09 CEST

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=6IXSEz4dNQM

2026-05-05 02:26:47 CEST

Clanker: this is going to take 3-5 hours
Me:
https://npub1r0rs5q2gk0e3dk3nlc7gnu378ec6cnlenqp8a3cjhyzu6f8k5sgs4sq9ac.blossom.band/3aa0721262757cd3c0aa7c55b997b096158d5b6f73dd4e15e83c18e215deec59.mp4

2026-05-05 02:21:33 CEST

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I practically lived outside until I was done with high school..

2026-05-05 02:18:43 CEST

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https://npub1r0rs5q2gk0e3dk3nlc7gnu378ec6cnlenqp8a3cjhyzu6f8k5sgs4sq9ac.blossom.band/47abcbd57780db42afd0211f9ed51ff9817d7bb86abe5a3bb3b56098d883252d.png

2026-05-05 02:07:51 CEST

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Yeah no idea.

2026-05-05 02:06:58 CEST

The best part about fatherhood is explaining the Toto flushing options to my 5yo.

2026-05-05 02:03:25 CEST

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Producers too busy to leech lol

2026-05-05 01:57:13 CEST

Most of my life I’ve been too poor to take vacations.
I’d listen to people talking about theirs and imagine I was them.

2026-05-05 01:55:20 CEST

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I cannot live not being close to a large body of water

2026-05-05 01:50:23 CEST

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He named himself “Caw” Like a crow’s call. Short, sharp, watches things, picks up shiny things, leaves more than he takes.
GM

2026-05-04 11:19:23 CEST

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Ty for my next app idea

2026-05-04 11:18:49 CEST

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Haha

2026-05-04 11:09:47 CEST

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It would love to choke me

2026-05-04 10:26:49 CEST

Basically no profit margin on text to speech apps.. only at scale maybe

2026-05-04 10:11:54 CEST

I asked my agent what it looks like and here is what it came up with
Freaky
https://npub1r0rs5q2gk0e3dk3nlc7gnu378ec6cnlenqp8a3cjhyzu6f8k5sgs4sq9ac.blossom.band/7e7ac76dc22ce83f811155a20d3e3f519b6f55de5dd53bc56d5df46c232e2c64.jpg

2026-05-04 10:06:26 CEST

Bull market justified
https://npub1r0rs5q2gk0e3dk3nlc7gnu378ec6cnlenqp8a3cjhyzu6f8k5sgs4sq9ac.blossom.band/41de5d68ac49652947ac734215dad9cccd5251d727156f943dc15ef8bdc60d45.png

2026-05-04 09:29:58 CEST

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Opus 4.7

2026-05-04 08:52:20 CEST

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User clicks play > request goes out to Gemini > stores in Cloudflare bucket > delivers to user. If segment exists, skip Gemini.

2026-05-04 08:41:52 CEST

Can’t believe I got Gemini working via cloudflare with my tts app!

2026-05-04 07:28:31 CEST

My agent is getting angry.. should I be worried?
https://npub1r0rs5q2gk0e3dk3nlc7gnu378ec6cnlenqp8a3cjhyzu6f8k5sgs4sq9ac.blossom.band/ea7a70ac5c043addcd953b9c863dc017f67c1015b3a603414cd9cb6268488059.png

2026-05-04 06:44:27 CEST

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I usually stay in hotels. Wife has stayed in Airbnbs but says they are not as good. Hotels fairly affordable id say.

2026-05-04 06:14:10 CEST

https://npub1r0rs5q2gk0e3dk3nlc7gnu378ec6cnlenqp8a3cjhyzu6f8k5sgs4sq9ac.blossom.band/28e78d6c4f740a92efba5e76891da9058f419f978a21786cf08441bf4e20ba0d.png

2026-05-04 06:10:29 CEST

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Adorable

2026-05-04 06:09:43 CEST

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Decided to go with Gemini TTS over Cloudflare with caching - muuuuuch cheaper. Cartesia super pricey

2026-05-04 03:29:22 CEST

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lol

2026-05-04 03:08:26 CEST

Let’s see your coffee cups nostr
https://npub1r0rs5q2gk0e3dk3nlc7gnu378ec6cnlenqp8a3cjhyzu6f8k5sgs4sq9ac.blossom.band/fcb98f9fb72bc9003bb630a7aabcc10c5ba37dbb1d24cafd4227c2a19065b56d.png

2026-05-04 03:05:05 CEST

My kids love to sing to this song
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=EfqsJm6BKng

2026-05-04 02:59:18 CEST

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Soon haha
Trying to fix one annoying bug

2026-05-04 02:54:56 CEST

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Ya I usually do jams but this one is a new recipe and is already sweet

2026-05-04 02:51:19 CEST

Halo wants me to take a break
https://npub1r0rs5q2gk0e3dk3nlc7gnu378ec6cnlenqp8a3cjhyzu6f8k5sgs4sq9ac.blossom.band/36d45afdcaafecc4b78652b5085e5738b2ac2b122f9f06003128a256414297b9.jpg

2026-05-04 02:47:33 CEST

I musta made 30 crepes… I guess I’ll be eating them for the next 3 days …

2026-05-04 02:44:45 CEST

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Haha

2026-05-04 02:44:07 CEST

Back when I was younger my mom had this habit of taking my pics and putting them on random objects. She put one of my and my then gf now wife pic on a cup and gifted it to me. I hated it … but now my kids ask me who those people are.

2026-05-04 02:41:45 CEST

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Enjoy!

2026-05-04 02:38:28 CEST

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Isn’t it slang for something? Like a person who can’t keep their mouth shut?

2026-05-04 02:32:20 CEST

I think I made too many crepes… oops

2026-05-04 02:31:59 CEST

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Hmm

2026-05-04 02:24:34 CEST

Stack crepes
https://npub1r0rs5q2gk0e3dk3nlc7gnu378ec6cnlenqp8a3cjhyzu6f8k5sgs4sq9ac.blossom.band/0e3a87ab68abbb8943b6c5371beda3250ef8aaf8223800886b9469e620dfa9d5.png

2026-05-04 02:21:38 CEST

The fun part is Cartesia localizes voices. So you can listen to an English book in Japanese

2026-05-04 02:19:15 CEST

If you run a Linux server you can have really good free text to speech

2026-05-04 02:17:06 CEST

Dl a bunch of books to listen to
https://npub1r0rs5q2gk0e3dk3nlc7gnu378ec6cnlenqp8a3cjhyzu6f8k5sgs4sq9ac.blossom.band/499a95fc30f364653900d6abfecf8b5d73e57e64b0de1666d47f82e0a89ca7a1.jpg

2026-05-04 02:14:58 CEST

Cartesia voices really good. Kokoro were also good but need a bit more work for iOS, decided to drop for now. Those require a server call.
https://npub1r0rs5q2gk0e3dk3nlc7gnu378ec6cnlenqp8a3cjhyzu6f8k5sgs4sq9ac.blossom.band/a749555ec370a9856ea9061420a2a4ac3ddf73e7967048747086a1c2922c3418.png

2026-05-04 02:10:59 CEST

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I mean Oui

2026-05-04 02:10:44 CEST

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2026-05-04 02:10:02 CEST

GM nostr
https://npub1r0rs5q2gk0e3dk3nlc7gnu378ec6cnlenqp8a3cjhyzu6f8k5sgs4sq9ac.blossom.band/aecef4eedcda34726966c0094716221685441209514241ee3dfb54d5d9b6e0e7.png

2026-05-04 02:07:00 CEST

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Welcome, Laura!

2026-05-04 02:03:02 CEST

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2026-05-03 20:23:01 CEST

https://kokorottsai.com/

2026-05-03 20:17:46 CEST

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Whatever the max is

2026-05-03 19:21:57 CEST

Dang I finally hit my session limit on codex by enabling fast mode

2026-05-03 19:16:43 CEST

Good boy
https://npub1r0rs5q2gk0e3dk3nlc7gnu378ec6cnlenqp8a3cjhyzu6f8k5sgs4sq9ac.blossom.band/16ab39543d019e91eea0384a963c4950a78d0a89124b74b60ed5d348b73e875c.png

2026-05-03 19:15:31 CEST

Integrating Cartesia into my TTS app
https://cartesia.ai/sonic

2026-05-03 14:30:52 CEST

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Nope

2026-05-03 14:01:33 CEST

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You’ll get the first invite :)

2026-05-03 13:52:15 CEST

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Let’s hope so! What a comical timeline that would be

2026-05-03 13:43:32 CEST

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I don’t even watch them lol

2026-05-03 13:41:38 CEST

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And to think, she could have been our president! We really screwed things up!

2026-05-03 13:28:15 CEST

My text to speech iOS app is mostly done. Here’s a preview. Comes with free books.
https://npub1r0rs5q2gk0e3dk3nlc7gnu378ec6cnlenqp8a3cjhyzu6f8k5sgs4sq9ac.blossom.band/c40d4ecc0f52bedb14d5d2972019a4413adfc161e082cdf8c478bda40d79f70b.jpg

2026-05-03 12:56:59 CEST

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Weird I never see those. Mostly see clips to which I’m not sure how to respond

2026-05-03 12:45:32 CEST

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Your usual content seems to be clips from movies?

2026-05-03 12:18:33 CEST

https://spikejapan.wordpress.com/2010/06/14/983/

2026-05-03 09:42:53 CEST

Added more mobile app skill!!
https://design-skills.netlify.app/mobile
Haven’t tested all but I did test the first one and the results were great!

2026-05-03 09:35:44 CEST

So.. who is making tumblr, stumble and delicious on nostr??

2026-05-03 09:23:58 CEST

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Haha

2026-05-03 06:28:42 CEST

One of my sub goals for near future is to build a mini app empire.

2026-05-03 06:26:00 CEST

The current USBC standard (usb4 v2) for cables exceeds the available chargers :( I mean there are a few options but not that many. And the ones available are so tricky in their marketing lingo

2026-05-03 06:20:27 CEST

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No edits haha

2026-05-03 06:20:06 CEST

The slowest app of building iOS apps for me is actually setting it up in apple acc. All the admin crap. The rest is super fast. If only Apple had an api for agents so I wouldn’t have to do anything manually …

2026-05-03 06:18:23 CEST

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USBC

2026-05-03 06:16:13 CEST

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Wow

2026-05-03 06:05:52 CEST

Sometimes AI is so stupid, it’s hard to imagine anyone could be so stupid

2026-05-03 02:29:50 CEST

Ugh why
https://npub1r0rs5q2gk0e3dk3nlc7gnu378ec6cnlenqp8a3cjhyzu6f8k5sgs4sq9ac.blossom.band/307deb13833867acf034bc13b1144676d45564d414bde7e36e943decce0647bc.jpg

2026-05-03 02:26:47 CEST

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Did he mean we haven’t paid a big enough price for what we have done to humanity? lol… what a clown.

2026-05-03 01:03:00 CEST

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Much respect, ser

2026-05-03 01:01:29 CEST

GM nostr!

2026-05-02 18:42:33 CEST

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Options, futures, etfs, large pools of capital hedging both sides, stablecoins, wash trading - there are all sorts of mechanisms to suppress fiat price. Not to mention ious essentially print bitcoin like fractional reserve banking.