The Daily Index — Tuesday, January 16, 2024 · TLDR Index

Repositories, courses and useful tools

Resources & Tools

TLDR · GitHub repository

SURYA

Surya is a multilingual document OCR toolkit that can provide accurate line-level text detection. Text recognition and table and chart detection are coming soon. Surya works on a range of documents and languages.

github.com

TLDR AI · GitHub repository

EFFICIENT BIOMEDICAL IMAGE SEGMENTATION

A new graph relation distillation technique improves instance segmentation. This method efficiently transfers knowledge from larger, complex networks to smaller, high-performing ones, focusing on three key areas: instance features, their relationships, and pixel-level boundaries.

github.com

TLDR AI · GitHub repository

AUDIO-VISUAL EMOTION RECOGNITION

HiCMAE is a novel self-supervised learning framework designed to enhance Audio-Visual Emotion Recognition (AVER). This approach overcomes data scarcity challenges by using large-scale pre-training on unlabeled audio-visual data.

github.com

TLDR AI · GitHub repository

ADVANCING LLM COMPRESSION WITH ADDITIVE QUANTIZATION

This project suggests a new compression technique for LLMs using Multi-Codebook Quantization (MCQ). The method, adapted from Additive Quantization, sets a new standard in LLM compression, achieving higher accuracy at lower bit counts.

github.com

TLDR AI · GitHub repository

POINT-BASED IMAGE EDITING

This project introduces RotationDrag, a new method that improves point-based image editing, especially when users want to rotate elements within the image.

github.com

TLDR Web Dev · GitHub repository

TANTIVY

Tantivy is a full-text search engine library built in Rust. It’s not an off-the-shelf search engine server, but instead a foundation on which a search engine can be built.

github.com

TLDR Web Dev · GitHub repository

ZIP.JS

Zip.js is a simple JavaScript library for zipping and unzipping files, with support for multiple formats, concurrency, and password-protected ZIPs.

github.com

TLDR Design · Tool

UI CHALLENGE

Daily UI challenges for designers to level up their portfolio and land better jobs.

uichallenges.design

TLDR Design · Tool

DECODE THE IDENTITY

This is a quiz game for designers to put their branding knowledge to the test and learn something new about the brand's identity.

identity.figr.design

TLDR Design · Tool

THE NINE PRINCIPLES OF BETTER STORIES

Using storytelling in design as a tool can help bridge the gap between designers and stakeholders by presenting engaging and coherent information so everyone involved understands the vision and goals. However, finding a compelling narrative can be challenging. These nine principles will help you evaluate how compelling your story is.

betterstories.org

TLDR Design · Tool

CRASH COURSE IN RESEARCH THROUGH DESIGN

This crash course in Research through Design, based on three seminal academic texts, shows how it can help you understand people, the world, and new technologies. Although the process may require outside expertise, such as anthropology, philosophy, or engineering, it is within a designer's reach. The pursuit is worthwhile, as it can help you deal with the complex reality of today and tomorrow.

designdisciplin.com

TLDR Design · Tool

SELECT THE DESIGN THAT IS THE MOST CORRECT

Improve your attention to detail with this simple game where you need to pick the design that looks the most correct.

cantunsee.space