diff --git a/images/posts/2021-01-handwriting-sample.jpg b/images/posts/2021-01-handwriting-sample.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a58609f Binary files /dev/null and b/images/posts/2021-01-handwriting-sample.jpg differ diff --git a/posts/2021-01-blogging-by-hand.md b/posts/2021-01-blogging-by-hand.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0ec8422 --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/2021-01-blogging-by-hand.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +title: "Blogging by hand" +description: | + In which I start thinking about a workflow for blogging with pen and paper. +slug: blogging-by-hand +date: 2021-01-22T16:16:00+00:00 +type: post +tags: +- Meta +- Machine learning +- Writing +--- + +I wrote the following text on my tablet with a stylus, which was an +interesting experience: + +> So, thinking about ways to make writing fun again, what if I were to +> write some of them by hand? I mean I have a tablet with a pretty nice +> stylus, so maybe handwriting recognition could work. One major +> problem, of course, is that my handwriting is AWFUL! I guess I'll just +> have to see whether the OCR is good enough to copeā€¦ +> +> It's something I've been thinking about recently anyway: I enjoy +> writing with a proper fountain pen, so is there a way that I can have +> a smooth workflow to digitise handwritten text without just typing it +> back in by hand? That would probably be preferable to this, which +> actually seems to work quite well but does lead to my hand tensing up +> to properly control the stylus on the almost-frictionless glass +> screen. + +I'm surprised how well it worked! Here's a sample of the original text: + +![](/images/posts/2021-01-handwriting-sample.jpg) + +And here's the result of converting that to text with the built-in +handwriting recognition in Samsung Notes: + + +> Writing blog posts by hand +> So, thinking about ways to make writing fun again, what if I were to write some of chum by hand? I mean, I have a toldest winds a pretty nice stylus, so maybe handwriting recognition could work. +> One major problems, ofcourse, is that my , is AWFUL! Iguess +> I'll just have to see whattime the Ocu is good enough to cope... +> It's something I've hun tthinking about recently anyway: I enjoy wilting with a proper fountain pion, soischeme a way that I can have a smooch workflow to digitise handwritten text without just typing it back in by hand? +> That wouldprobally be preferableto this, which actually scams to work quito wall but doers load to my hand tensing up to properly couldthe stylus once almost-frictionlessg lass scream. + + +It's pretty good! It did require a fair bit of editing though, and I +reckon we can do better with a model that's properly trained on a large +enough sample of my own handwriting.