Can I teach AI to write MIDI?

Can I teach AI to write MIDI?
This one was one of the most detailed tinkers to date. TLDR; once I got deep enough to understand how to do it, I decided I didn't have enough time or depth to pursue it. I can share some interesting insights though. The Idea I got this idea in my head: The internet is full of MIDI. Could I download a bunch of MIDI and: Render the MIDI to audio with soft synthesizers Use Shazam…

Wildlife Pond defeated by Mole

Wildlife Pond defeated by Mole
One mole. One hole. Spent this morning rehoming the somehow all still living fish to an aquarium and stock tank. I walked out onto the deck this morning to see the pond nearly empty. I raced to Wal-Mart and got an aquarium, but it's not going to be big enough so I'm going to get a Rubbermaid stock tank and set it up in the garage to load balance a bit. I guess we are…

Can I use AI as my Frigate False Positive Checker?

Can I use AI as my Frigate False Positive Checker?
The good thing about Coral TPUs are they are really fast. The bad thing about Coral TPUs are the models they use are really small so they aren't very accurate. Luckily Frigate has a really advanced system for configuring object detection filters by size, ratio, etc. As well as a deep mechanic for zones to manage object and motion detection. That being said, I have 15 cameras and it's going to take some time to…

DIY Kitchen Shelves

DIY Kitchen Shelves
Kim asked for some shelves for her kitchen plants this morning. I surprised her with these after lunch.