Bert. https://berchman.com Artist, Designer & Mental Wellness Advocate Mon, 02 Feb 2026 23:17:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://berchman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cropped-Berchman-icon-2026-32x32.png Bert. https://berchman.com 32 32 Building a Local AI Voice System (When the Hard Part Isn’t AI) https://berchman.com/building-a-local-ai-voice-system-thats-private Mon, 02 Feb 2026 23:15:17 +0000 https://berchman.com/?p=3544 Building a Local AI Voice System (When the Hard Part Isn’t AI) Yesterday was one of those days where progress didn’t look like progress. On paper, the goal was simple: refine a local voice-cloning pipeline so I can turn finished text into audio using my own voice, entirely on my laptop, without cloud services, subscriptions, […]

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]]> Sunday Reflection: Good Work on Building Barely, But Here https://berchman.com/sunday-snow-weekend-update-04 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 06:59:00 +0000 https://berchman.com/?p=3520 Sunday night check-in after 20+ inches of snow: therapy wins, masking, building Barely, But Here, plus progress on a Chrome extension and voice cloning.

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]]> I’ve nearly completed a transcription publishing pipeline I’ve wanted since 2005 https://berchman.com/a-transcription-publishing-pipeline Mon, 19 Jan 2026 01:17:53 +0000 https://berchman.com/?p=3503 I’ve always wanted a transcription machine because for years, typing has been a bottleneck. Not thinking.Not clarity.Not ideas. Typing. Back when the first iPhones came out, I had a simple wish: let me talk, and let my words appear in my blog. At the time, that was fantasy. Speech recognition existed, but only in research […]

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]]> My Substack is back online with purpose. https://berchman.com/my-substack-is-back-online-with-purpose Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:34:02 +0000 https://berchman.com/?p=3430 I revitalize my Substack to share personal experiences with invisible depression and life's challenges after a significant loss. The platform serves as a candid space for exploration of mental health, identity, and resilience through relatable essays and reflections.

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]]> Audio Transcribed into WordPress Draft; Completely Private https://berchman.com/privacy-was-not-a-feature Sat, 27 Dec 2025 01:30:15 +0000 https://berchman.com/?p=3359 The project originated from a desire for effortless audio-to-text conversion, prioritizing privacy and local processing. It aims to empower creative thinking without commercial restrictions while preserving intellectual property.

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]]> My local transcription pipeline. https://berchman.com/my-local-transcription-pipeline https://berchman.com/my-local-transcription-pipeline#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2025 21:20:55 +0000 https://berchman.com/?p=3268 Let me explain what I've been up to. So I got it in my head that if I'm going to share content, that the best way for me to do it was audio file recordings and transcribe them. So I'm not typing.

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]]> https://berchman.com/my-local-transcription-pipeline/feed 1 AI helped me develop a free solution to a real problem: using AI in 2025 https://berchman.com/ai-helped-develop-a-solution-local-audio-transctiption Mon, 15 Dec 2025 18:07:54 +0000 https://berchman.com/?p=3174 Sometimes progress doesn’t feel like progress. It feels like friction, wrong turns, and the quiet realization that the thing you’re trying to force is never going to cooperate.

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