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141 views
Anyone familiar with the way Mastodon handles verifying URLs? At the Washington Post we're working on adding verified rel="me" and Mastodon links in our author profiles, but we're seeing mixed results on verification actually going through. It seems non-deterministic(?)
@dylan (me): works
@jeremybmerrill: does not work even though he's on the same server as me
@zubakskees : works
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I'm excited to announce Semantra: an open source multi-tool for semantic search 🎉 https://github.com/freedmand/semantra
- Launch a local search engine over text and PDF files
- Search by concepts/meaning
- Refine results via tagging and adding/subtracting queries
Try it out now 🚀📚🔍
#opensource #semanticsearch
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A new version of Textra is out! Textra is a command-line tool to extract text from images, PDFs — and now audio as well. It runs on Mac OS 13+ and uses Apple's APIs for fast, on-device text extraction.
New features:
- redesigned command-line interface with flexible options
- ability to extract where words occur on a page or in audio (i.e. positional text)
https://github.com/freedmand/textra #opens
13 views
Excited to unveil a new version of Textra in the coming days!
New features include:
* text-to-speech using Apple's speechkit API
* positional text extraction from all types of files (images, pdf, audio)
* new, powerful flexible command-line interface (with options to output to stdout)
https://github.com/freedmand/textra #opensource
📊 Post engagement
43
Avg engagement / post
9.8%
Engagement vs followers
Nov 2022
On Mastodon since
🔥 Top post: Anyone familiar with the way Mastodon handles verifying URLs? At · 141 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
0.17 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 4 text · 5 image · 3 video.
Follower / following
10×
Follows 43 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.
Recent posts
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🔥 Top post
Anyone familiar with the way Mastodon handles verifying URLs? At the Washington Post we're working on adding verified rel="me" and Mastodon links in our author profiles, but we're seeing mixed results on verification actually going through. It seems non-deterministic(?)
@dylan (…
Some news: today is my first day as a senior machine learning engineer at The New York Times!
I'll be working on the new AI Initiatives team in the newsroom to prototype tools, shape standards, and aid reporting. Can't wait to get started!…
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I'm excited to announce Semantra: an open source multi-tool for semantic search 🎉 https://github.com/freedmand/semantra
- Launch a local search engine over text and PDF files
- Search by concepts/meaning
- Refine results via tagging and ad…
Does anyone know of a simple tool to archive an entire website (including its sub-pages) and output the contents to a single PDF file?
Working on a new feature in Semantra (coming soon!): the ability to add and subtract semantic queries 🔥
It's fun to iterate with! Here's a section I found in the Mueller Report about caviar by searching for lavish bribery and positively/ne…
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Working on a feature to search PDF documents semantically
https://journa.host/@dylan/110169581466228584
I'm working on an open source semantic search command-line tool — coming soon! 🔎
It analyzes text files you specify and launches a local web server to search them semantically — based on meaning and not exact word matches. #ai #nlp #semant…
So I'm in the process of designing a new programming language and wondering:
Would it be sacrilege to name the string type "Text" and the boolean type "Logic"?
I want the language to be friendly to newcomers and not burdened by legacy jarg…
Is anyone working on a federated social network for exercise tracking (or does one already exist)? I'd love to use or help develop an open alternative to Strava #fitness #fediverse
A new version of Textra is out! Textra is a command-line tool to extract text from images, PDFs — and now audio as well. It runs on Mac OS 13+ and uses Apple's APIs for fast, on-device text extraction.
New features:
- redesigned command-li…
▶
Excited to unveil a new version of Textra in the coming days!
New features include:
* text-to-speech using Apple's speechkit API
* positional text extraction from all types of files (images, pdf, audio)
* new, powerful flexible command-lin…
Brainstorming a new command-line API for Textra that brings in additional functionality. Thoughts?
https://journa.host/@dylan/109457434812102329
cc @bxroberts @marcoshuerta@vmst.io
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I'm excited to announce Semantra: an open source multi-tool for semantic search 🎉 https://github.com/freedmand/semantra
- Launch a local search engine over text and PDF files
- Search by concepts/meaning
- Refine results via tagging and ad…
Does anyone know of a simple tool to archive an entire website (including its sub-pages) and output the contents to a single PDF file?
Working on a new feature in Semantra (coming soon!): the ability to add and subtract semantic queries 🔥
It's fun to iterate with! Here's a section I found in the Mueller Report about caviar by searching for lavish bribery and positively/ne…
▶
Working on a feature to search PDF documents semantically
https://journa.host/@dylan/110169581466228584
I'm working on an open source semantic search command-line tool — coming soon! 🔎
It analyzes text files you specify and launches a local web server to search them semantically — based on meaning and not exact word matches. #ai #nlp #semant…
So I'm in the process of designing a new programming language and wondering:
Would it be sacrilege to name the string type "Text" and the boolean type "Logic"?
I want the language to be friendly to newcomers and not burdened by legacy jarg…
Is anyone working on a federated social network for exercise tracking (or does one already exist)? I'd love to use or help develop an open alternative to Strava #fitness #fediverse
A new version of Textra is out! Textra is a command-line tool to extract text from images, PDFs — and now audio as well. It runs on Mac OS 13+ and uses Apple's APIs for fast, on-device text extraction.
New features:
- redesigned command-li…
▶
Excited to unveil a new version of Textra in the coming days!
New features include:
* text-to-speech using Apple's speechkit API
* positional text extraction from all types of files (images, pdf, audio)
* new, powerful flexible command-lin…
Brainstorming a new command-line API for Textra that brings in additional functionality. Thoughts?
https://journa.host/@dylan/109457434812102329
cc @bxroberts @marcoshuerta@vmst.io
🐘 Community & instance
Home server
journa.host
A journalists server — its members and audience skew toward that niche, so expect a community-aligned, engaged following.
✅ Link-verified
Verified link
Proved ownership of a website linked on their profile — Mastodon's green-check verification, a real identity signal rather than a paid badge.
On Mastodon since
Nov 2022
Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 43 views per post.
📤Posts about 0.2× per week.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated89/100
Excellent
Credibility score
99%
Real
Real audience
Low
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 99% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Strong engagement (~9.8% of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.
- Verified account.
- Established account (3+ years old).
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
About
Machine learning / AI Initiatives at The New York Times.
Coding new tools for journalists and the public.
Past at The Washington Post, DocumentCloud, Stanford Journalism, Google AI. 🏃🏻 🎹
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