When I'm Sad My Computer Sends Me Cats
Read OriginalThe article details a personal project where the author created a program using JavaScript face recognition libraries (like vladmandic/human) to detect negative emotions via webcam. When prolonged sadness is detected, the system uses the Pushover API to send a cat picture notification to their phone. It covers the technical implementation, including emotion scoring, averaging logic, and local server setup, with code available on GitHub.
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