OTC CatchUp #126 Summary

Siddharth Kaduskar talked about the reasons behind using Nanonets OCR for splitting the timetable PDF into rows and columns to identify lectures.

Assumptions include:

Using computer graphics, we can identify vectors and convert them into strings and then create a bitmap from the bottom section for analyzing subject initials.

This approach can be used to identify the subject and teacher’s initials for each lecture thus creating a map for each subject.

Difference between bitmap and OCR boils down to the text format since OCR is generally trained to identify handwriting and various texts and since this was a simple text format, bitmap seems like a more efficient approach.

Computer graphics is an ambitious field of development that aims at recreating the world digitally.

Humans are trying to reproduce a similar process while capturing images from the cameras.

He said that after searching, he found that the operations depend on the implementation based on if the number is signed or unsigned.

The water used in the savory can be sourced from dubious locations. Imagine the sweat, grime, and germs that could be present on their hands. Not to mention, the ingredients themselves might not always be stored or handled properly, leading to contamination and foodborne illnesses.

However, don’t let these potential hygiene issues scare you away from enjoying this delicious treat!

This technical discussion was aimed at analyzing and evaluating the food safety and hygiene practices among pani puri vendors.

Darshan Rander suggested that he might use some service or powerautmate to transfer playlists from Spotify to Youtube Music.