jchoksi
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Comment · 3 months ago
An alternative to Docling is Xberg: https://github.com/xberg-io/xberg
"A polyglot document intelligence framework with a Rust core. Extract text, metadata, images, and structured information from PDFs, Office documents, images, and 97+ formats. Available for Rust, Python, Ruby, Java, Go, PHP, Elixir, C#, R, C, TypeScript (Node/Bun/Wasm/Deno)- or use via CLI, REST API, or MCP server."
Amongst other things, you can use it with Open Webui: https://docs.xberg.io/integrations/openwebui/#choosing-an-en...
fyi, they are releasing their v1.0.0 release shortly and until then you will need to a release candidate docker image tag: https://github.com/xberg-io/xberg/issues/1192
As a layman, I would say Xberg is better than Docling because its one engine for everything while the former feels like a bunch of scripts and glue logic.
Comment · 1 year ago
> So you'd have at least one user (most likely more) getting infected first, and once detected more users wouldn't be able to install it regardless.
This is where your and my intentions differ. I don't want the average Arch user to be infected when it can be prevented because the malware is known about.
Comment · 1 year ago
> malware is already being executed at that point
To ensure reproducible / clean builds, I thought makepkg would always be run in a sandbox/chroot environment. The damage done would be localised to that sandbox.
> this is a terrible idea in regards to privacy/infosec.
Ok. Devs could setup an option to pacman -U which allows it to bypass VT for privacy sensitive people. This just puts the onus on you to not ensure you aren't installing malware. The default Arch user should still be protected while allowing for your privacy needs.
> 99% of new malware won't be detected anyway, and once it is known it is way more effective to just remove the offending package from the AUR
Its too late then. People are already affected.
Comment · 1 year ago
AUR packages are user-produced content i.e. packages built on their own machines.
They have to be installed via "pacman -U package_file"
Arch developers can code "pacman -U" such that it performs a VirusTotal scan before installation for each package.
VirusTotal's API is free.
- https://docs.virustotal.com/docs/api-scripts-and-client-libr... - https://docs.virustotal.com/docs/please-give-me-an-api-key - https://docs.virustotal.com/docs/consumption-quotas-handled
Since it is end users who are doing the upload and virus scan check, there won't be a consumption quota issue with VirusToal.
Lastly, "pacman -U" should flag failed VirusTotal scans to Arch Security.
Arch's pacman and Flathub's flatpak package managers should be the last line of defence when installing untrusted packages by end users.
Comment · 1 year ago
The original author of gkrellm, Bill Wilson, also made PiKrellCam. <https://billw2.github.io/pikrellcam/pikrellcam.html>
Which was/is the best Raspberry Pi Audio/Video Recording, OSD Motion Detect Program. It was made to run perfectly on a RPI Zero with its limited CPU and memory.
I was very sad to learn that Bill passed away in Oct 2021. <https://github.com/billw2/pikrellcam/issues/78#issuecomment-...>
I'm glad gkrellm got a new maintainer and continues to exist.
Comment · 2 years ago
An alternative project I was looking to use with my Raspberry Pi Zero WH's was mediamtx.
https://github.com/bluenviron/mediamtx?tab=readme-ov-file#ra...
Comment · 2 years ago
I considered getting a ReMarkable a couple of years ago. My primary needs were note taking and PDF reading for studies. The ReMarkable's low powered hardware and limited app ecosystem put me off. Also, I didn't want multiple devices i.e. a tablet and a seperate note taking device.
So, I settled on getting a Samsung Tablet with a S-Pen and using the "Flexcil Notes & PDF Reader" app. The tablet was not cheaper than ReMarkable but I had access to all the apps in the Android ecosystem. The note taking app was not free and its premium features make it cost between £4.59 - £10.49 if billed through Google Play store. The app was well worth it and you can search for reviews of it on Youtube.
If you are planning on getting a ReMarkable for studying, I'd suggest to instead consider using an iPad or Android tablet with pen support instead.
- https://www.flexcil.com/ - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flexcil.fl... - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flexcil-note-good-pdf-reader/i... - https://www.youtube.com/@flexcil5010/videos
Comment · 2 years ago
I am looking forward to trying this. Currently use KDE(Wayland) and was looking to move to Wayfire as I really don't need all the things being offered in KDE and Wayfire satisfied all my needs from a WM/Compositor.
Comment · 2 years ago
The two active maintainers seem to be: Lasse Collin <[email protected]> and Jia Tan <[email protected]>
Searching DDG for "jiat0218" I came across a blog post which I found weird. Seems to be dated: 2006-05-03
Blog post: "Kuso拍賣．有靈氣的筷子 - 闕小豪" <https://char.tw/blog/post/24397301>
Internet Archive link: <https://web.archive.org/web/20240329182713/https://char.tw/b...>
The contents of the page when translated seems to be about jiat0218 auctioning a pair of spiritual chopsticks as a prank.
The blog entry is basically a QA between jiat0218 and various other people about these chopsticks.
If Jia Tan does turn out to be a compromised maintainer working for a state actor then some of the content on the blog page can be viewed in a more sinister way (i.e. spycraft / hacks for sale etc.).
Example question 38:
Question 38
accounta066 (3): Are these chopsticks really that good? I kind of want to buy
them! But I recently sent money for online shopping but didn’t receive anything.
It’s very risky; currently jiat0218 you don’t have any reviews, you can
interview me. Do you want to hand it over?! … A sincere buyer will keep it.
Reply to
jiat0218 (4): First of all, I would like to express my condolences to you for
your unfortunate experience! What can I say about this kind of thing...My little
sister has always been trustworthy. What’s more, this is a pair of spiritual
chopsticks, so I hope to have a good one. It’s the beginning! As you can see,
my little sister is very careful and takes her time when answering your
questions. Except for the two messages that were accidentally deleted by her,
she always answers your questions. If this still doesn’t reassure you, then I
can only say that I still have room to work hard. You are still welcome
to bid... ^_^
Comment · 3 years ago
A winning strategy against the AI that Ender Wiggin could have thought off and executed would be:
1. The human has to play perfectly. 2. The human has to play perfectly and quickly.
The premise being that an AI with less time to calculate its moves could result in an advantage to the human.
Comment · 3 years ago
I just finished reading the comment thread for the "Snowden leak: Cavium networking hardware may contain NSA backdoor" news item and so security and privacy issues were at the forefront of my mind.
So, when I read your comment about "That is one of the many reasons why (we) use ThinkPads." I think people need to be reminded about Lenovo's (POST IBM SALE) controversies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenovo#Security_and_privacy_in...
Comment · 3 years ago
> Trolling would be more like creating an account just to make personal attacks and defend RH.
user: QUrprUd1nCeicw created: 11 days ago karma: 76
Seems like he has a point. Are you afraid of losing internet karma points on your normal account?
Comment · 5 years ago
Its now well known that Giraffes pee on the shorter creatures after a video taped confession from one of them - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IHhAKnCtKc
The circular deals underpinning the AI boom is going to turn into a game of hot potato. When the music stops, we'll find out who is left holding the debt.
This whole situation smells like a huge Ponzi scheme being played by corps.
Zero sympathy for all the people who are going to loose a lot of money on the stock market.