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How to Sync Lyrics to Music Accurately: A Practical Guide

Bad lyric timing is easy to spot. Words show up late, vanish too early, or drift out of sync after the second chorus. Viewers may not know exactly what is wrong, but they feel that something is off…

  • Manual syncing offers complete control but is time-consuming
  • Automatic syncing uses speech recognition and tools like LyricVideoMaker
  • Final review and testing on small screens ensure flawless syncing

Remove image backgrounds in the browser with ONNX Runtime Web (no server)

Disclosure: I built this project with a lot of help from an AI assistant (Claude). I tested the result myself on real photos, and the notes below are what I actually ran into.

  • ONNX Runtime Web enables background removal in browser without server
  • IS-Net segmentation model quantized to int8 format reduces file size
  • picfitter.online tool processes images locally, preserving user privacy

HeshBot: a small, self-hosted website chatbot (and three ways to power one)

The chat bubble on trevorheshka.com is HeshBot, a chatbot I wrote to replace the Typebot widget I had before. I wanted something small that I fully own: no build step, no framework, no third-party…

  • HeshBot is a self-hosted website chatbot created by Trevor Heshka
  • Three main components: widget, endpoint, and knowledge source
  • Three powering options: public API, local LLM, quick local decision model

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