UPDATE 3/26/2017: Saltbot now has its own subreddit, /r/saltbot.
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Introduction to Voice Programming, Part Two: Open Source Speech Tools
Last time, I talked about why Dragon NaturallySpeaking (version 12.5) is currently the best choice of speech engine for voice programming, and how Natlink ties Dragon to Python. Natlink is a great tool by itself, but it also enables lots of other great voice software packages, some of which are explicitly...
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Introduction to Voice Programming, Part One: DNS + Natlink
Between 2008 and 2013, I began to suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome. During that same time, I realized how much I love programming. When I saw Tavis Rudd’s Pycon talk, I thought to myself, “That’s awesome,” then, “I wonder if I can make that work.” I have, and I’ve learned a...
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Ergonomic Alternatives Review 2014
In 2013, my carpal tunnel was beginning to become unbearable. Every day, I would come home with wrists burning and fingertips tingling. In an effort to alleviate my symptoms, I started to try alternate input hardware. In this article, I will describe my experiences with some of these alternate setups.
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Story of a Betting Bot
This article recounts the story of how I became one of the wealthiest 100 players on a virtual betting site with over 10,000 active users. I was looking to sharpen up my JavaScript skills when I came across a mention on Hacker News of what turned out to be the...
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