Ross Richardson

@bofenghuang1 Congrats on the release! In testing I've found distil models mostly ignore initial_prompt or prompt_ids, seems similar with 3.5, wondering if these were trained with/without an initial_prompt?

🤗 Distil-Whisper just got upgraded! Trained on 4x more data with a longer schedule and aggressive data augmentation, it's now better at both short and long-form transcription, making it a perfect drop-in replacement for its predecessor.

@tyson_whelan annoys me unnecessarily so!

Is it too parochial to take issue with this nickname because the quintessentially Queensland landmark is so disconnected from Bendigo and country Victoria? Is the Bendigo Bandit too niche? Just asking questions.

@bikemelbourne Curious was there any detail on how it runs over the Upfield train line crossing and Moonee Ponds Creek bridge? Seems like that would be a hard problem to solve

News from last night's Council meeting: Macaulay Rd protected bike lanes due to start construction January 2025, with permanent protection (i.e. not quick-build ORCA curbing), additional greening (trees for shade) State DoTP has approved the design 2/...

@BikeWestVic Also of note the bit under Dynon Rd was flooded on Monday after the rain, but saw a worker clearing the pump on Tuesday. Bit difficult to get around that one as the pedestrian crossing over Dynon is currently switched off.

@BikeWestVic No alternative but to turn around, go back down Footscray Rd now unfortunately, sad you can't go thru the yard, hopefully that returns

Warning: Moonee Ponds Creek Trail may flood over the next few days. We understand that flooding of the MPC trail south of Arden is largely tidally driven & that BOM have issued an abnormally high tide warning. bom.gov.au/products/IDV21…

how is nebaaru-kun not dominating the b.league?

Ice cream might actually be good for you. Seriously. Nutritionists can't really explain why. But, despite trying their hardest, they can't make the health effects that show up in study after study disappear. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

Frozen custard and burger chain Culver’s is switching from Pepsi products to Coca-Cola – and Pepsi fans are not happy cnn.it/3WvtlCP

@karlkwin @dmiletic1 @theage What about the dude who rides around the west with a water bottle on his head, I feel like it's a level up

I just love this story from my colleague @dmiletic1 If it doesn’t make you smile … well, go back to bed for an hour or so and start again. @theage theage.com.au/national/victo…

@ScarbirAudio ...only double tap/triple tap, and only able to set same control for both ears! Wish more used the physical button style of Onyx Free's but can't have everything.

@ScarbirAudio just circling back, I tried both! Tranya T20 was much too big, sound was good but had that uncomfortable air vacuum effect on the ear. 1more ComfoBuds Mini however are excellent - even smaller than the Onyx Free's, good sound. Only drawback is the insane finicky controls.

@ScarbirAudio hate to be that guy but you've tried them all - I'm trying to replace some Tronsmart Onyx Free's but can't find anything of a similar shape/tiny size/weight, at any price. Any recs? thanks

@wing_kuang The editing has been great on the pod btw, esp the food ep, never feels like the conversation drags on - and I'm usually quick to bail.

@spamcummins I for one look forward to buying my mp3s in the metaverse

can’t we have one nice thing that doesn’t involve an acquisition by something called “epic”??

"here are some things companies can do to earn an ESG rating upgrade: 1. Conduct an annual employee satisfaction survey" bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

"MSCI, the largest ESG rating company, doesn’t even try to measure the impact of a corporation on the world. It’s all about whether the world might mess with the bottom line." These are the indexes your super uses for their 'green' option. bloomberg.com/graphics/2021-…

Peta Credlin has made an incredibly detailed and lengthy apology to the South Sudanese community. It's the biggest backdowns I've ever seen. skynews.com.au/opinion/peta-c…

@semisetadrift omg daiso is still open? it is essential

We gotta get people back in the CBD. There are mice in Daiso QV that my fellow deal getters and I can report are getting increasingly bold.

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