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Re:Geist Serif on Friday October 30, 2026 @11:57AM (#50305779)
I use Geist Sans and Mono for almost all of my projects. I'm looking forward to Fontsource/Google Fonts adding Serif to the repository.
I currently use https://github.com/firecrawl/anydoc in my PDF pipelines. In most cases it performs well. I'll test your lib to compare.
Re:Jev: New frontier model 40-400x cheaper and 20-200x faster on Tuesday September 15, 2026 @04:34PM (#49718544)
If you zoom in (especially on the large title), you'll see that the text is a semi-transparent gray with a black internal outline. It seems like all the typography is SVG-rendered. Actually insane. I've never seen this before. Not even the most vibeslopped websites have that.
Re:Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking on Tuesday September 15, 2026 @03:49PM (#49717929)
3.6 Flash and 3.1 Pro are included in the basic Workspace subscription. The Workspace admin has to upgrade your seat for the access to newer models ($17/mo now, $24/mo starting Jan 2027).
Re:Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking on Tuesday September 15, 2026 @03:38PM (#49717771)
It's also the only model that generates accurate translation and localization. No other frontier model comes close. Although Gemini's coding capabilities are subpar, its natural language processing is top-tier.
If you have their IP addresses in your dashboard, go to Google Ads > Admin > Account Settings > IP Exclusions. Then, add the entire network/data center range there (i.e. 123.4.5.*). In 99% of cases, these bot networks are not run from residential providers. You can confirm IPs at https://ipgeolocation.io/

After running Google Ads for a couple of years, our current exclusion list has over 4000 networks just in the US.

Re:Mistral raises €3B on Tuesday September 08, 2026 @11:09AM (#49611480)
That's your fantasy. Reality is https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49607443
I tested many open-source and hosted OCR models and Datalab Chandra was the most accurate. It can parse complex layouts, tables, handwriting, and formulas at a fraction of the cost of Claude/Gemini.

Local: https://github.com/datalab-to/chandra Hosted: https://www.datalab.to

Another decent option is GLM OCR. It's slightly less accurate but faster and cheaper.

Local: https://github.com/zai-org/GLM-OCR Hosted: https://docs.z.ai/guides/vlm/glm-ocr

Other models such as PaddleOCR, dots.ocr and DeepSeek OCR performed significantly worse.