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fforflo commented on Llama-Scan: Convert PDFs to Text W Local LLMs github.com/ngafar/llama-s... · Posted by u/nawazgafar

fforflo · 4 months ago

If you're interested in this sort of thing with an SQL flavor, you may find the pgpdf PostgreSQL extension useful https://github.com/Florents-Tselai/pgpdf .

It's basically an SQL wrapper around poppler.

fforflo commented on Open Source Projects Receive Funding to Reclaim the Public Internet nlnet.nl/news/2025/202504... · Posted by u/edent

mixcocam · 8 months ago

There is also a lot of indirect funding in the form of the governments purchasing habits: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/04/04/german-s...

In the EU the size of the state is often bigger than 50% of GDP. What the government buys is very important and means a lot of $$ for projects, consultants and the rest of the open source ecosystem.

fforflo · 8 months ago

Except for the fact that big consultancies who receive most of the government contracts, have zero contribution to the open source ecosystem.

fforflo commented on Pope Francis has died reuters.com/world/pope-fr... · Posted by u/phillipharris

Aidevah · 8 months ago

Isn't Mytilene a city while the island itself is called Lesvos?

fforflo · 8 months ago

Technically yes, but they're used interchangeably nowdays. Plus, the official transcript mentions "Mytilene" so I wanted to follow that. Although I use Lesvos myself.