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Looks great! Can I use this for my product's onboarding instead of https://www.appcues.com/ ?


It was intended to be an open-source alternative to appcues and the likes, yes.

Let me know how it goes =)


Hi, bachmitre. Thanks. I made this to consume articles while I go running outside. How was it? Why are you creating something like this?


I am interested in how OP tested idea before making this product. I had similar idea but many people disliked AI voice, so I didn't make it.


I have a master degree of physics. I studied particle physics. I couldn't understand well when I was a student. I still sometimes open a book and study it.


I just archive emails. I no longer use labels.


Sounds nice. I'm interested in making business based on TTS


Do you convert articles and listen to them?


I do, but I don’t like many text to speech voices at the moment because they don’t always enunciate in a way that makes sense. So I’ve been looking forward to the day when I can use custom human voices to read me news articles.


I'm in the same boat. I have tried GCP and AWS, and they sound too robotic. Do you convert articles you wrote or random articles? The reason I'm asking is because I'm thinking about new project that works like Descript and that is much easy to use.


yeah, it's really hard. I wanted to engage with 100 users to understand them better to prioritize features. So, I made a discord server, WhatsApp group, kanban page where a user can post. I sometimes post update information there and ask for feedback. They seldom show up. However, some of them keep using it and report a bug. They might want to keep the distance hahaha.


I want to bring my two cats from Tokyo to California. Only possible choose is American airlines where I can bring them beneath seats. I'm interested in another ways.


I suggest you go with that method. If you call AA shortly before the flight, it's possible to get allowance to get you and your pets put in an empty row on the plane. I have this done almost every time for me and my cats. Just have to try to get it done even when you are boarding. Any decent airline with a plane that isn't full, will accommodate the request.


Thank you for sharing your experiences. How was toilet and food for cats? Did they cry all the time?


No problem. I have brought a foldable litter box from Sturdi [1, 2] with litter in a ziploc. The cats didn't use it. Yes they cried but a carrier that lets you pet them is a way to help with this. I sometimes took them out of the carrier and got away with it most of the time, but one time got told they had to go back in. YMMV

In any case, them being on the seats (in carrier) rather than under them, helped a ton. The cats aren't as freaked out.

[1] https://sturdiproducts.com/products/folding-water-tight-boxe...

[2] https://sturdiproducts.com/products/folding-water-tight-boxe...


Thank you for sharing your experience. It is really appreciated. I'm glad to know that you can put a litter box under seats and get away with cats. Thank you so much.


No problem. Sturdi's carriers are also really good. I took them to the bathroom to use the litter box. I'm sure you could place it on the floor though if they give you a row to yourself.


Thanks. I checked Sturdi's carriers. It's a little bit over my budget, but looks nice for an in-cabin flight. I see you can bring cats to restroom with a litter box. Now I can imagine better how an in-cabin flight is like. My worries are faded. Thank you so much!


Ah yeah, they are expensive but they do last for years and are machine washable. I've had the same Sturdi XL for over 7 years.

Glad I could help with the info. Cheers.


That's nice. This will be the last question, how long is your flight? My flight will be 10 hours.


You can double check and confirm which flight your two cats can fly from on avvinue.com, which is our new pet travel startup. Otherwise there are options on charter as well - but many airlines allow two of the same species to travel in the same carrier, so if they get along :)


Hey. I checked your site. It suggests Alaska Airlines, Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airlines and Air Canada. Do they allow cats under seats, or should cats go to a cargo room? It is huge difference. Thanks!


You're doing really great jobs. Thank you so much. I'll check it!


Your introduction video is cool. Nice narration. Great editing. It looks like a documentary or a film.


Thanks for the nice feedback :) I can see that you're also in the text-to-speech business, it's great! Are you using open source?


Thanks for asking! I use an API by GCP and don't train(transfer) on my own. Do you train your own model?


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