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dev.to > kkuj > offline-translation-in-alfred-no-api-keys-no-network-no-account-2hol

Offline Translation in Alfred: No API Keys, No Network, No Account

6+ hour, 28+ min ago   (151+ words) macOS 26 ships translation models on the device. The Translate app uses them, Safari uses them, and... Tagged with alfred, macos, translation, offline....


dev.to > lihbdev > search-google-from-java-in-15-lines-no-sdk-no-pain-a-serpapi-quickstart-14e4

Search Google from Java in 15 Lines (No SDK, No Pain) — A SerpApi Quickstart

8+ hour, 24+ min ago   (98+ words) A SerpApi Java quickstart I built while exploring how cleanly structured search data drops into a Java app. If you write Java and ever needed Google results as JSON, this is for you. You can scrape Google yourself, but then…...


dev.to > idlecultivation > how-a-fully-translated-game-still-shows-english-in-fifty-places-32o6

How a fully translated game still shows English in fifty places

9+ hour, 6+ min ago   (716+ words) Development covered 27 Jul 2026 to 2 Aug 2026 (commit dates). The game has eleven languages and every string in them was translated on purpose. Then I played it in Japanese for an hour and wrote down every English word I saw. The list…...


dev.to > bin_zeng_24e2a56bb9ed4a91 > how-image-translation-actually-works-from-pixels-to-translated-text-5dnh

How Image Translation Actually Works: From Pixels to Translated Text

11+ hour, 28+ min ago   (566+ words) Translating text on a web page is easy. The browser already knows where the text is, what each sentence says, and how it should be displayed. A screenshot, restaurant menu, product label, poster, or scanned document is just a collection…...


dev.to > hexisteme > a-substring-is-not-a-speech-act-my-ai-agent-executed-questions-and-quotes-27n5

A Substring Is Not a Speech Act: My AI Agent Executed Questions and Quotes

14+ hour, 50+ min ago   (665+ words) Originally published on hexisteme notes. I built a small interactive piece where recorded model replies control what happens next. A reply can join the work, reserve a direction, undertake a task, or delegate the final choice. The mapping is intentionally…...


dev.to > xanpavle > amd-local-llm-setup-on-windowslinux-rocm-overrides-vulkan-vs-hip-benchmarking-15p2

AMD Local LLM Setup on Windows/Linux: ROCm Overrides & Vulkan vs. HIP Benchmarking

17+ hour, 2+ min ago   (117+ words) The Problem with Local AI on AMD Hardware Running models locally with tools like Ollama or LM Studio on AMD GPUs often leads to two roadblocks: Uncertainty over whether to run Vulkan backends or ROCm/HIP backends for maximum tokens…...


medium.com > @prateekyadav9918 > want-to-access-ebooks-from-project-gutenberg-internet-archive-stanford-ebooks-and-open-library-df177d32dba2

Want to access ebooks from Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, Stanford eBooks and Open Library…

19+ hour, 56+ min ago   (33+ words) Want to access ebooks from Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, Stanford eBooks and Open Library all in one place, with 400+ voice accents, a quick dictionary and the ability to save your books for …...


medium.com > @smshahbaj > rifa-a-family-of-small-open-source-bilingual-language-models-built-for-real-hardware-e7dcf5c5cd05

RIFA: A Family of Small, Open-Source Bilingual Language Models Built for Real Hardware

23+ hour, 1+ min ago   (27+ words) Large language models have gotten incredibly capable — and incredibly heavy. Most require serious GPU …...


medium.com > @CiciSee > web-app-vs-desktop-app-for-video-transcription-d155023cc02b

I Didn’t Think I Needed a Desktop App Until I Started Working with Large Videos

1+ day, 5+ min ago   (1251+ words) Discover when a desktop app is a better choice than a web app for transcribing video to text, handling large video files, and building a smoother transcription workflow....