Grumbles.js
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How HN took it
3 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 6 critical, out of 23 comments about the project. Thread score -0.13.
Execution: 0 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 3 againstIdea: 2 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clever use of the API's built-in asterisk censoring
From 2 comments
I think the most interesting part of this for me is the fact it relies on the the SpeechRecognition api to return swear words redacted with asterisks. See for example George…
templaedhel on HNAgreed, it's neat to see an anti-feature being subverted such that it becomes a feature. (The anti-feature being the enforcement of American prudity onto what should be an…
besselheim on HN
Funny and fun idea
From 2 comments
Ha ha, funny idea! After examining my own behaviour the other day I realised that if I ever owned a store that faced the street, I would totally put a microphone in the window to…
mrspeaker on HNAlthough the demo takes some time this is awesome! Thanks for sharing
diegorbaquero on HN
Objections
Privacy concerns about always-on microphone listening
From 4 comments
Wow, because I really want to have my computer listening in on everything I say and snitching (with context) to an unknown listener if I say a bad word. Cool tech. Uncool use.
taneq on HNbecause that's not creepy.
Dwolk on HNI don't like the idea of streaming every visitor's audio to Google servers as they're viewing the site.
gcr on HNDoes this mean that Chrome is always listening on my computer's internal microphone?
nerdponx on HN
Browser support is limited; no mobile support
From 2 comments
"Your browser does not support the SpeechRecognition API. :(" HURRAY! And, it never shall.
EdSharkey on HNIt works but Chrome's Web Speech api seems slow. Test at https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/demos/speech.html. The Web Speech api doesn't work on mobile browsers, would be a…
jamshid on HN
Detection is unreliable; single words only and misses phrases
From 3 comments
FYI, only single words worked: fu## and sh##. Didn't print out entire phrases, even when I simplified the swear words (stemmed them).
jjallen on HNNifty idea - but I couldn't trigger it. Must be because it detected my sweet choir boy nature, and knew that my attempts at profanity was 'cute' rather than grumpy!
cyberferret on HNNeat idea but the piece of shit ;) couldn't detect me calling it one.
vorotato on HN
Censorship is culturally biased and can break some use cases
From 1 comment
I get that this is a free service and all, but I find that ridiculous. They are basically crippling the functionality of a service that is global and it is not aimed at a…
harperlee on HN
Requests
Open source or Linux-compatible speech recognition
From 1 comment
Is it open sourced? Can it be used on Linux? Any links are appreciated
atesti on HN
Questions
Does Chrome listen constantly on the microphone?
From 1 comment
Does this mean that Chrome is always listening on my computer's internal microphone?
nerdponx on HN
What are good use cases for this library?
From 1 comment
Ignoring the unlikelihood of someone actually authorizing microphone permissions (because it's no fun if we take that into consideration), what are some good use cases for this…
justinlardinois on HN
Alternatives named
IBM Watson Tone Analyzer
From 1 comment
IBM's Watson doesn't detect sarcasm, but it does detect anger in your post. https://tone-analyzer-demo.mybluemix.net/
trothamel on HN