rclip 3 is out. It improves search quality and makes search up to 6x faster. rclip is a command-line tool for searching local photos by text or by example image. If you’re new to it, start with the intro post here.

This week, I released version 2 of rclip. The main breaking change in the major update is that rclip dropped Python 3.9 support, which could affect you only if you are installing rclip using pip in a Python 3.9 environment. Even though no features are associated with the v2 release, I am thrilled about it because it provides a good opportunity to reflect on the changes made to rclip since the release of version 1.

Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. – William Faulkner This post is a follow-up to the previous Built to Last post. In this one, I am going to record and share some learnings from this fantastic book.

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function. – F. Scott Fitzgerald

If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the people to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.

I took this picture at the Al Quaa Milky Way spot in the UAE. The location is perfect for stargazing. The vastness of the desert contributes to the vastness of space and creates a unique atmosphere ideally suited for marveling at the night sky.

Hi everyone! I’m thrilled to share a long-overdue update about an exciting rclip feature. Now, you can preview search results directly in the terminal! If you’re new to rclip, it’s an AI-powered command-line photo search tool – think “rgrep” for images. Dive into my previous posts and give it a spin to learn more.

Hi! Today, I am introducing a fantastic new feature of rclip (an AI-powered command-line photo search tool I built): the ability to add and subtract different queries. It’s fun to play around with different concepts in this way. This feature is also handy when you want to find similar images. If it’s the first time you read about rclip, check out this and this blog posts.

If you have been following my work, you are probably already familiar with rclip, a command-line image search tool I built to solve a specific problem: navigating my personal collection of photos.

Meet Minerva, a GPT-powered Discord bot I built to help students in the study group I mentor learn software development and machine learning. Since 2021, I have been leading a pro-bono study group where I help students from my alma mater develop their skills and learn how to build and ship products. We have a Discord server with channels dedicated to different areas of study and student projects, and we meet face-to-face every week over a video chat. Anything related to any aspect of software development can be discussed there, though we mainly focus on machine learning and web development. In the group, I encourage people to study a lot, make bold mistakes, ask many questions and help each other. But I have noticed that sometimes, our club members hold back from asking “simple” questions, fearing they might needlessly disturb others. Despite understanding this feeling well, I prefer to avoid this frame of mind because even the simplest of questions can provoke an engaging discussion and deepen the knowledge and understanding of everyone involved. I wanted to empower everyone to seek answers without hesitation, so I built Minerva — an AI assistant based on OpenAI’s “gpt-3.5-turbo” model (the same one used in ChatGPT) — to allow members to ask any questions without worrying about disturbing anyone! The bot lives in our Discord server now. To chat with the bot, the members can send a message, as usual, and mention “@Minerva.” Check out this interaction to get a feeling of how it works: