Tried using Polly with Lambda and here’s the code: import json import boto3 def lambda_handler(event, context): # TODO implement polly_client = boto3.Session(region_name=’us-east-1′).client(‘polly’) # aws_access_key_id=, # aws_secret_access_key=, # region_name=’us-west-2′).client(‘polly’) response = polly_client.synthesize_speech(VoiceId=’Joanna’, OutputFormat=’mp3′, Text = ‘This is a sample text to be synthesized.’) file = open(‘/tmp/speech.mp3’, ‘wb’) file.write(response[‘AudioStream’].read()) file.close() s3 = boto3.client(‘s3’) with open(“/tmp/speech.mp3”, “rb”) as […]

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Time to start posting again – it’s 2018! Been reading up on a few things so here’s a list: How Lightning Network works Demystifying Hashgraphs (it’s permissioned btw) Fundamental Challeges to Public Blockchains by Preethi Kasireddy Hugo Nguyen on Charlie Lee divesting his LTC Naval Ravikant on how the blockchain will replace existing networks with […]

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View this post on Instagram Register Now at http://bilangpilipinohackathon.eventbrite.com #BilangPilipino #HACKSYON #CodeMore #HackMore #LiveMore A post shared by Paul "The Pageman" Pajo (@paulpajo) on Apr 11, 2016 at 2:34am PDT It’s the season of many hackathons again and last month I was a judge at the IoT (Internet of Things) hackathon. This weekend there will […]

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Answer by Ashton Kutcher: I spent about 3 months preparing the character. I started by consuming content about Steve Jobs. The script was a fantastic resource but after reading it I was left with as many questions as answers as to why he was the way he was and why he made some of the […]

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#Startups Answer by Paul Amerigo Pajo: Ten Other Ideas 1. Teach in a tech school – some of our students were actually doing their second degree. 2. Get outside of you national capital's CBD – if you're seeing the same people, it might be that you're attending the same scene. I didn't nearly see the […]

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