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kitty
If you live in the terminal, kitty is made for you! Cross-platform, fast, feature-rich, GPU based.
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minGPT
A minimal PyTorch re-implementation of the OpenAI GPT (Generative Pretrained Transformer) training
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questionary
Python library to build pretty command line user prompts ✨Easy to use multi-select lists, confirmations, free text prompts ...
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TerminalImageViewer
Small C++ program to display images in a (modern) terminal using RGBÂ ANSI codes and unicode block graphics characters
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Tactility: An ESP32 OS
> I wouldn't mind an extremely under-resourced device. RSS feeds and text content could be sent (and wouldn't require specialized rendering), vector maps and points of interest or transit info could be super minimal in terms of bandwidth/rendering requirements, etc.
A compromise might be to send the traffic via a proxy that pre-resizes images, renders content and chops it up into a manageable format for a resource constrained device.
> I think that I want a 5G tty qwerty terminal..? :-)
> aka https://github.com/rastapasta/mapscii for maps, etc.
For resource constrained devices, it's probably easier to render the vector graphics. There's a few open end points out there that could make it feasible for basic navigation.
> Sorry, what do you mean by that? In the sense of 4G not being that supported vs 3G? As in the chips aren't available? Or 4G service is hard to find..?
You can get them, but they are harder to interface with than the existing 2G/3G chips. Whoever takes on the challenge might have to do some work reverse engineering how to correctly speak to the modem, for example.
- MapSCII – World Map in Terminal
- Telnet Mapscii.me
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Show HN: FixBrowser – a lightweight web browser created from scratch
while I was joking, the code behind that can be run locally: https://github.com/rastapasta/mapscii
... it supports pointing at any public or private vector tile server, and does support supplying a starting coordinate and zoom. There is even a bug report explaining how to hack it for different font aspect ratios.
https://github.com/rastapasta/mapscii/issues/26
Realistically, it's not practical, but then, is a map? When I want to know where something is, the map lets you calculate "how far away is it and how do I get there? what's nearby?" at a glance, but you can query those things directly in OSM data (there's a cli for that too). For actual maps, I have several GPS devices and...a map. It folds up.
- ASCII 3D Renderer for JavaScript
- FLaNK AI Weekly for 29 April 2024
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Show HN: MapSCII – The Whole World in Your Console
Based on https://github.com/rastapasta/mapscii, jI ust found this today. Maybe today I am one of the lucky ten thousand(https://xkcd.com/1053/).
- MapSCII – ASCII world map renderer for your console – enter => telnet mapscii.me
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I made an ascii art weather radar. Would love some collaborators.
Have you seen the mapscii project? Might be helpful to reach out: https://github.com/rastapasta/mapscii
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Earth Map in a MUD
FWIW - https://github.com/rastapasta/mapscii
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rastapasta/mapscii is an open source project licensed under MIT License which is an OSI approved license.
The primary programming language of mapscii is JavaScript.
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