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What's even more insane is at the command line when you Tab to autocomplete the thing makes network requests and hangs! It's the only CLI app I know what requires the internet to autocomplete!

I'm pretty sure that it's a bash-completion feature / "fault".

No command is really executed while your are typing in a terminal until you press "enter".

I find gstreamer (using gst-launch)[1] a more pleasant experience than ffmpeg.

You can't use some expresions on the command line like `x=(w-text_w)/2:y=(h-text_h)` but it can be workaround with some scripting using python bindings for example.

Some (simple) text overlay can be acomplished with:

  gst-launch filesrc location=sample.mp4 \
    ! decodebin \
    ! videoconvert \
    ! textoverlay text="Hello" font-desc="Sans Bold 150px" y-absolute=0.5 \
    ! autovideosink

1. http://manpages.org/gst-launch

It seems like a fallacy to claim that since diagnosis required complicated equipment in the past, that it will be necessary going forward. Machine learning is going to make tons of current diagnostic equipment look archaic in comparison.

As someone sais below "ML is not going to replace raw input from sensors."

Medical doctors are rarely up to date on the latest technology. I wouldn't be surprised if my doctor has never heard the term machine learning before in his life.

Current dignose equipament is big, invasive and unconfortable; often they require you to stay one night at the hospital.

There are tests programs about using those devices to replace current tech (obvious reasons: less costs, less invasive tests, subject owns the hardware…)

This kind of procedures are not used because "doctors are old and non-tech people", it's because it's not working.

Sure, apps and smart devices could replace some day those devices but they need more and accurate sensors. Extrapolation of data from a good-enough pulse rate sensor it's not a replacement.

As someone with diagnosed apnea I have so many doubts about this.

Machines to diagnose apnea have lots of sensors including electrodes, "chest-band" pulsometers, and "saturationmeters". I have asked doctors about capabilities of smart devices for apnea control or detection, all I got was laughs.

Sorry but I think this is not true. Go and see your doctor.