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Re: Recall for Linux

#11

Post by jeroenhd »

RobotToaster wrote: post #9
phs318u wrote: 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).

Same. I have a terrible memory so a totally local ai that knows everything I do would actually be useful.

That's the biggest problem I have with Recall. Not that the idea or functionality is bad, but that the probability that the company behind it will abuse it is so large that it's not worth the risk.

If the system worked fully locally, didn't come from Apple/Microsoft/Google/Facebook/etc., and had decent data isolation, I would probably turn it on.

Unfortunately I find that getting basic OCR to work reliably on Linux is a challenge in itself compared to Windows' APIs and quality of OCR results, so I doubt an honest, well-intentioned implementation will make it to Linux.

Re: Recall for Linux

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Post by ValdikSS »

phs318u wrote: 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.

Re: Recall for Linux

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Post by Citizen_Lame »

phs318u wrote: 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).

That's what people crave.

Re: Recall for Linux

#16

Post by XorNot »

ValdikSS wrote: post #13
phs318u wrote: 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.

There's nothing wrong with the concept, but if it's not local with you in total control of the data then it's also just a no go.

Re: Recall for Linux

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Post by blensor »

guardian5x wrote: post #7

With all the emojis in the source code, one can instantly recognize it as AI slop. :)

I thought that at first too until I read the first bullet point

" Stores all you sensitive data "

That's a grammar error I don't expect an LLM to make?

Re: Recall for Linux

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Post by mnmalst »

phs318u wrote: 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 kinda IS a working solution tho. recall-for-linux.exe is just a bash script that does this in a loop. :)

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

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