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Stirling PDF: Self-hosted, web-based PDF manipulation tool

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Re: Stirling PDF: Self-hosted, web-based PDF manipulation tool

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> Originally developed entirely by ChatGPT, this locally hosted web application has evolved to encompass a comprehensive set of features, addressing all your PDF requirements. Well that's that then.

I wonder what the point of that sentence is - to get picked up by HN? Kinda like how any product or service even tangentially related to data suddenly has 'by the way also AI and stuff' added somewhere on their landing page. You don't see 'Developed using intellisense' used in READMEs.

Re: Stirling PDF: Self-hosted, web-based PDF manipulation tool

#5

> Originally developed entirely by ChatGPT, this locally hosted web application has evolved to encompass a comprehensive set of features, addressing all your PDF requirements. Well that's that then.

That's amazing. What a time to be alive.

Re: Stirling PDF: Self-hosted, web-based PDF manipulation tool

#6

> Originally developed entirely by ChatGPT, this locally hosted web application has evolved to encompass a comprehensive set of features, addressing all your PDF requirements. Well that's that then.

so do we trust it?

The claim, or the software? If the software was developed by ChatGPT it probably sucks. If it wasn't developed by ChatGPT, its author is a liar. So either way, fuck it.

Re: Stirling PDF: Self-hosted, web-based PDF manipulation tool

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I feel like everytime I log onto this site I encounter a finished project that's very similar to something I'm working on. I'm too slow (or project hop too much).

Not that PDF related tools are uncommon but yeah I think people understand the sentiment.

I'm also very surprised that for profit companies in the Document-manipulating/signing/storing still exist outside of niche industries (healthcare, govt, law) that require audit-trails and other regulatory specifics. I guess SEO still rules.. If anyone wants to make some money call up all the biggest real estate firms in your area and ask them how much they spend on contract signing or related services (it's a lot) and then offer them to do this for half the amount ( I can sign 20-30k documents for <$100 a month, and could be cheaper probably) Your average real estate firm is paying .50c-$1 a signature if they are uninformed, there's a lot of the uninformed.

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