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Re: Recall for Linux

#21
post #4

I thought this was a serious take for a second (until I looked at microsoft_recall_linux.exe - lol). Having said that, I would actually be keen for something similar that is both open-source and totally local so that I could use the output as AI fodder (for a local inference model of course).

It's a joke yes but it does work, in a really crude way. The exe is actually a short bash script, it takes a screenshot every 5 seconds, feeds it to tesseract (OCR) and dumps the result in ~/.recall.

Re: Recall for Linux

#22
post #4

I thought this was a serious take for a second (until I looked at microsoft_recall_linux.exe - lol). Having said that, I would actually be keen for something similar that is both open-source and totally local so that I could use the output as AI fodder (for a local inference model of course).

> I would actually be keen for something similar that is both open-source and totally local

Did you actually look at it? Or just look at it? Because it is actually open-source and totally local.

    # ... nonsense
    while true; do
      grim - | tee ~/.recall/$(date "+%Y-%m-%dT%H-%M-%S").png | tesseract stdin stdout 2>/dev/null >~/.recall/$(date "+%Y-%m-%dT%H-%M-%S").log
      # ... other nonsense
    done
I think all the nonsense/emojis are supposed to be funny, but that actually does the thing. Replace "tesseract" with whatever local AI you want; replace grim with some other screenshotting tool if you like.

I've done something like this for over a decade (although I have a diff that deletes duplicate frames) and I like to partition by date (do that "T" becomes a "/") because that makes other things easier, but my script isn't much more complicated than that.

Re: Recall for Linux

#24
post #4

I thought this was a serious take for a second (until I looked at microsoft_recall_linux.exe - lol). Having said that, I would actually be keen for something similar that is both open-source and totally local so that I could use the output as AI fodder (for a local inference model of course).

When I was working in audits, I used to record everything happening on my screen with 3 fps and then rewatching it with 10x speed, just not to forget anything. When Recall was announced, I was in minority who thought it was super cool technology.

> I was in minority who thought it was super cool technology.

The technology can be cool while still be a horrific idea because of the implementation and privacy implications.

Re: Recall for Linux

#26

I know this is satire, but there is actually one and one you actually control. May be useful to remember who said what and where. It can be useful. Just not the way a megacorp implements it. Here it is [unaffiliated, untested by me, unvetted]: https://github.com/openrecall/openrecall

For all that it is satire, it is a lot more functional than you might realize at first glance.

https://github.com/rolflobker/recall-for-linux/blob/e16382f0...

Re: Recall for Linux

#27
For the first time since the 1980's I'm not going to be running a PC with a Microsoft OS on anywhere (I dual boot my main desktop since I use it for work and gaming) but the Windows 11 install is getting binned.

Tired of having to read release notes carefully and make sure I've done just the right things to stop it doing things I never asked it to do.

Good job MS, you lost a customer who's never likely to come back.

Been running windows/linux alongside each other since the late 90's and outside of gaming my computing life is linux (even my TV is connected to a fedora box) so not a hard switch.

Re: Recall for Linux

#28
post #4

I thought this was a serious take for a second (until I looked at microsoft_recall_linux.exe - lol). Having said that, I would actually be keen for something similar that is both open-source and totally local so that I could use the output as AI fodder (for a local inference model of course).

When I was working in audits, I used to record everything happening on my screen with 3 fps and then rewatching it with 10x speed, just not to forget anything. When Recall was announced, I was in minority who thought it was super cool technology.

I think there is a difference between "I can audit the code, it's encrypted, I want to run this and want to use this" and "Microsoft installs it, it's not encrypted and wants to turn it on by default, potentially sharing data to them soon(tm)"

Re: Recall for Linux

#29
Wonderfull satire. Forgetting is a blessing for me, and while I dont have complete clinical recall, I do retain a very great deal, add in a chaotic curiosity, and there are many many short paths, I dont need reminding/renforcement of. Which makes useing the internet hellish, without turning all the history and pre fetch, adverts, etc off. Having my local machine co opted for survailence has me wondering about building a clasic office, with a fax machine, and paper mail. Paper mails last significant update was 100 years ago with airplanes, and fax has been stable for ?50 years? And the cheap ass win11 laptop that would not power down is outside in the rain, and the much cheaper linux box with dual monitors is styling in the house, graphted into an old 60's formica kitchen table, was booted from a usb drive,created with a phone, works awsome. Love that side of the tech, loath the ,the, whatever it is, thats trying to suck up the world and spew it back covered in cold grue.

Re: Recall for Linux

#30
post #4

I thought this was a serious take for a second (until I looked at microsoft_recall_linux.exe - lol). Having said that, I would actually be keen for something similar that is both open-source and totally local so that I could use the output as AI fodder (for a local inference model of course).

When I was working in audits, I used to record everything happening on my screen with 3 fps and then rewatching it with 10x speed, just not to forget anything. When Recall was announced, I was in minority who thought it was super cool technology.

The technology is cool. It's microsoft that's not. Tools like this already existed on Mac.
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