The Daily Index — Thursday, January 25, 2024 · TLDR Index

Repositories, courses and useful tools

Resources & Tools

TLDR AI · GitHub repository

A NEW DATASET FOR MUSIC-AND-LANGUAGE MODEL EVALUATION

The Song Describer dataset features over a thousand human-written descriptions of music recordings. This new dataset aids in evaluating music-and-language models through tasks like music captioning and text-to-music generation.

github.com

TLDR AI · GitHub repository

IMPROVED DIALOG TRACKING WITH A NEW METHOD

This project presents a novel prompt pool method for dialog state tracking that adapts to new user requirements without needing task identities during testing.

github.com

TLDR AI · GitHub repository

AUDIO SYNTHESIS

DiffMoog is a new audio technology that combines the versatility of a modular synthesizer with the power of neural networks. It allows for automated sound matching and custom sound creation, making it a valuable tool for audio synthesis.

github.com

TLDR AI · GitHub repository

TENSORDICT

A great little utility that allows you to use dictionaries with tensors in PyTorch. It improves readability and usability of code while maintaining performance.

github.com

TLDR AI · GitHub repository

EFFICIENT LLM TRAINING

Researchers have explored asynchronous Local-SGD (a variant of federated averaging) for training language models.

github.com

TLDR Web Dev · GitHub repository

ZED

Zed is a high-performance multiplayer code editor from the creators of the code editor Atom.

github.com

TLDR Web Dev · Tool

RETRIEVER

Retriever lets you request secrets from anyone without any of the data going to a server.

retriever.corgea.io

TLDR Design · Tool

TYPOGRAPHY MANUAL

Boost your typography skills with these 11 simple and effective rules.

mikemai.net

TLDR Design · Tool

FREE PIXEL-PERFECT ICONS

Iconic is a collection of 200 free stunning icons with weekly additions.

iconic.app

TLDR Design · Tool

FIGBRUARY

Experiment and design things daily in February using Figma to push your creativity limits. The first challenge invites you to create a landscape illustration of a city, skyscraper, or whatever your imagination leads you to.

figbruary.com

TLDR Marketing · Tool

STARE

Stare contains an extensive, free collection of case studies and product teardowns from brands like Airbnb, Nike, Duolingo, and YouTube. The collection can be filtered by objectives like activation, engagement, gamification, acquisition, GTM, and growth.

thestare.in