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Ask HN: Are there any AI-enhanced solutions for converting PDFs to ePub?
7 points by 2big2fail_47 3y ago|5 comments
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by 2big2fail_47 3y ago
Very interesting, thank you! Do have more resources on that topic (not just the genx aesthetic but more in general)?
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by 2big2fail_47 3y ago
i think it’s a super cool concept. my favourite aesthetic must be the Gen X Soft Club
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by 2big2fail_47 3y ago
does anyone know a good way to convert pdf's to epub. I tried calibre but the inconsistent formatting of pdf's make this really buggy. Is there any OCD / machine learning solution out there? :)
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by 2big2fail_47 3y ago
But that's exactly the point. Contemporary art is not about taste, it's about reflecting on the world we are living in. Economy, politics, technology... Just look at artists like Simon Denny or Hito Steyerl
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by 2big2fail_47 3y ago
because contemporary art has emancipated itself from painting. I would argue that the globalized, highly technological world needs new formats to deal with these new realities. The eternal lamentation that art has lost its craft is simply n
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by 2big2fail_47 3y ago
I’m a bit skeptical that startup leaders and angel investors go well with non-profit / social organisations.
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by 2big2fail_47 3y ago
Capital Is Dead: Is This Something Worse? — Mckenzie Wark »McKenzie Wark argues that the all-pervasive presence of data in our networked society has given rise to a new mode of production, one not ruled over by capitalists and their factori
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by 2big2fail_47 3y ago
I think this debate shouldn't be about modern vs. classic. But rather about ugly vs. beautiful/interesting. There's so much great modern architecture if you look at Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusie, Mies van der Rohe, SANAA, T
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by 2big2fail_47 3y ago
the categorizing shows how different newspaper signal a certain world view. They can also signal wealth, class and a political view. so i think they are very much status symbols