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  1. Comment on Verbalize - text editor with writing assistance for Brazilian Portuguese in ~tech

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    Tanks a lot :) I have no idea how to integrate with Emacs =P In fact, come people ask for Obsidian integration, but for Emacs it's the first time.

    Tanks a lot :)

    I have no idea how to integrate with Emacs =P
    In fact, come people ask for Obsidian integration, but for Emacs it's the first time.

  2. Comment on Verbalize - text editor with writing assistance for Brazilian Portuguese in ~tech

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    Yes, indeed. But I think the target audience is those who write professionally and need an editor to help identify unusual writing errors. Grammar, collocations, and spelling are things that have...

    Yes, indeed.

    But I think the target audience is those who write professionally and need an editor to help identify unusual writing errors. Grammar, collocations, and spelling are things that have many solutions that are absurdly better and more mature.

    That's why my idea is to go with a Hemingway approach, which is very different from Grammarly.

    But thanks for the feedback :D

    1 vote

  3. Comment on Verbalize - text editor with writing assistance for Brazilian Portuguese in ~tech

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    My bad. Many people are giving me this feedback. In fact, it's not wrong, but this editor ir more focused on hints on readbility. Like Hemingway Editor. It will highlight complex phrases, jargons,...

    My bad.
    Many people are giving me this feedback. In fact, it's not wrong, but this editor ir more focused on hints on readbility. Like Hemingway Editor. It will highlight complex phrases, jargons, adverbs in excess, etc. The grammar it's a not a issue for this editor. But maybe, with all the feedback about it, I have to implement a basic grammar corrector (it's not that hard, I guess).

    Thanks for using and testing :)

    5 votes

  4. Verbalize - text editor with writing assistance for Brazilian Portuguese

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    I believe this is a interesting issue to post it here because it's very difficult to get writing tools outside the English language. That's exactly why I ended up starting this project. If it's...

    I believe this is a interesting issue to post it here because it's very difficult to get writing tools outside the English language. That's exactly why I ended up starting this project. If it's not allowed, I apologise in advance.

    I'm a linguist and technical writer (tech writer, dev writer, documenter, technical editor, etc.) and I've always used Hemingway for my English writing. The problem was that I'd never found a text editor capable of suggesting possible improvements to a text in Brazilian Portuguese.

    Years passed, and this week I had time to create a fork of Techscriptor with some interface improvements and adapt it to Brazilian Portuguese. That's how version 0.1 of Verbalize was born.

    What does it do?

    In a basic and summarised way, you can upload a file from your computer (in md or txt, for now) and the editor, besides allowing you to actually edit, will give you hints on how to improve the text (long sentences, complex words, jargon, adjectives and other things we should avoid in texts, especially technical ones).

    Once edited, you can download the file in md format.

    Access

    The application can be installed (Electron), accessed through the web, or you can download the code from GitHub and run it locally in your browser.

    Improvements

    I have a few 'next steps' in mind:

    • Google Drive/Onedrive integration.
    • Possibility to upload a custom rules file.
    • Allow it to be used offline as well.
    • Improve the GUI.
    9 votes

  5. Comment on Rabbit R1 it's a scam in ~tech

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    I posted this on Hacker News (an I got flagged) to see how the discussion goes. The majority of people there agree that the rr1 is a SCAM, or at least, a misleading product. The whole point around...

    I posted this on Hacker News (an I got flagged) to see how the discussion goes. The majority of people there agree that the rr1 is a SCAM, or at least, a misleading product. The whole point around the rr1 is the LAM, a AI model that it's suposed to deliver an automation for your everyday tasks.

    But, the thing is: there is no LAM in rabbit r1. Or, you can say that an automation is a LAM (it's not).

    Bringing up the definition of the Silvio Savarese’s article, the first one to mention the LAM model:

    To be clear, an LAMs job isn’t just turning a request into a series of steps, but understanding the logic that connects and surrounds them. That means understanding why one step must occur before or after another, and knowing when it’s time to change the plan to accommodate changes in circumstances. It’s a capability we demonstrate all the time in everyday life. For instance, when we don’t have enough eggs to make an omelet, we know the first step has nothing to do with cooking, but with heading to the nearest grocery store. It’s time we built technology that can do the same.

    The definition provided by Silvio Savarese highlights the ability of a LAM to not only transform a request into a series of steps but also to understand the underlying logic that connects and surrounds these steps. This includes the ability to adjust the plan as circumstances change.

    Based on this definition, claiming that rabbit r1 is a LAM-oriented assistant seems to be inaccurate. If it does not demonstrate the ability to understand and adapt to contextual changes in a logical and effective manner, it cannot be classified as a genuine LAM.

    For a true LAM, it is crucial that the technology not only follows a predefined sequence of steps but also understands the logic and purpose behind each step, adjusting as necessary to achieve the desired goal. If rabbit r1 does not meet these criteria, its classification as a LAM indeed needs to be reviewed.

    And, with that in mind I can assure you that rabbit r1 it's not a LAM oriented assistant as they claim.

    4 votes