Notices by Kotaro (kotaro@kotaro.me)

Firefox has a built-in library called PDF.js that converts PDFs to PNG images, but Chrome doesn't have this feature.

Good morning, everyone on Fedi.
Cursor doesn't help reduce workload at all—it's just a time thief.
As expected, it struggles with API specifications and bug fixes.

Lately, installing npm packages takes forever. Maybe my environment is messy.
Well, it's just like how my room is never tidy.

I figured it out myself. It was an issue with the SSL certificate.

@steter My Iceshrimp client automatically converts your YouTube links into an Iframe video player. I had a lot of trouble implementing this in Vue.js.

@steter It would be great if YouTube embeds in posts would work with Summary Proxy.

@steter Bravo!

Hi all you fedi's out there.
I am Kotaro, with ADHD.
I am leaving today for a 5 day/4 night trip.

It's a holiday!

Google Translate is not as good as DeepL.
That is a lack of understanding of English grammar.
But spending $15/month on a fedi translation is a waste, to say the least.

McDonald's hamburger patties are Australian beef, so this tariff has nothing to do with it. But the reality is that our country imports much of its wheat from the US. The price of bread may go up.

That's it for today's work!
Yikes. Trump's self-proclaimed reciprocal tariffs are making the yen stronger all at once.
Why is the U.S. dollar weakening when it is Japan that will be hit economically?

Good evening, everyone at fedi.
The Trump administration is really trying to destroy the global economy.

Open AI GPT-4o has already been deployed via Microsoft Azure by some of the biggest names in the world.
What does it mean, then, that economies around the world are so heavily dependent on language models created with such pirated datasets?

We are faced with two choices: either the AI bubble will burst at once, or the concept of copyright will be eradicated.Researchers suggest OpenAI trained AI models on paywalled O’Reilly bookstechcrunch.com/2025/04/01/researchers-suggest-openai-trained-ai-models-on-paywalled-oreilly-books/

@dansup Something wrong with you?

In short, AI hinders the transfer of professional skills among people.

There is no doubt that AI will reduce people's working hours.
But they have no clear policy when it comes to making AI work more efficiently; the mechanisms by which AI operates are shrouded in a black box.

My father is against the use of AI.
I am the flag bearer for promoting the use of AI at my workplace, and I know what he means.

@FlashMobOfOne Do you like to be physically active or use your brain on your days off?

Anyway, you can't say you are free without your autonomy.
Do you really love your freedom?

I'm not sure I am. I even stay up late and post here.