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Re:GitHub reinstates Popcorn Time code on Monday May 25, 2020 @09:49AM (#23301077)
Anyone know where such websites get their data? I'm looking for an API for Netflix that would let me list all movies that have specific subtitles available. Netflix.com/browse/subtitles only shows a limited amount of movies.
Re:Ask HN: I need advice on my first B2B SaaS startup on Thursday January 16, 2020 @02:23PM (#22067892)
How does one approach companies for consulting when it's process improvement? I have a product for a specific industry I'm part of, it needs to be adopted company wide as it touches on all departments. Ideally, a company would let me spend a few days to understand their processes, and I'd tell them how they can improve.

I would do the discovery phase for free, but I'm not sure how to phrase it. I fear using the word free, as I feel that changes the dynamics. And would set expectation for a cheap product down the line.

Re:Tesseract.js: Pure JavaScript OCR for 100 Languages on Friday December 20, 2019 @03:17PM (#21847054)
That sounds like a valid approach, any idea what tools I could use to get the define the area and get the screenshot?
Re:Tesseract.js: Pure JavaScript OCR for 100 Languages on Friday December 20, 2019 @01:44PM (#21846438)
I prefer something I can install locally (doesn't need to be open source). I'm trying to extract text from a PDF at a certain position, the PDF is indeed text not an image so OCR isn't strictly needed.

The goal is to draw a box using GUI, then use those coordinates to extract text from several homogeneous pages.

I also have a different goal of trying to interpret structure of a PDF that has visual structure (headers, sections and subsections all numbered). But that seems to lend itself to some sort of text parsing.

Re:Tesseract.js: Pure JavaScript OCR for 100 Languages on Friday December 20, 2019 @11:36AM (#21845359)
Somewhat offtopic, do you know of a library that would allow me to select an area of a PDF through a GUI and only read the text in those coordinates?
Re:Ask HN: What do you self-host? on Sunday October 13, 2019 @12:27AM (#21238356)
Do you have a static IP at home? How does your cloudflare setup work?
Zapier looks like a app trigger. I'm looking for more of a task management system.
Does anyone have recommendation for a non-software dev environment? e.g. user task workflow management. I'm looking for a fully fledged product and/or an API backend.
Re:Amazon Dash Button on Tuesday March 31, 2015 @03:41PM (#9299321)
I would venture to say this is an April fools joke