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Project N.O.M.A.D, is a self-contained, offline survival computer packed with critical tools and knowledge (github.com)

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[–] ClathrateG@hexbear.net 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Project N.O.M.A.D. is a self-contained, offline-first knowledge and education server packed with critical tools, knowledge, and AI to keep you informed and empowered—anytime, anywhere.

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P cool project. the offline wikipedia, maps, khan academy, 'medical references, survival guides, ebooks' are the bulk of it, getting that stuff on media(USB sticks, external SSDs) and putting them in a bug out bag is what I'd recommend rather than or in addition to this. They're less likely to break, OS independent, easier to transfer than having it stored on a working machine

[–] MasterBlaster@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I feel like a locally run AI model dedicated to accessing your own pirated content is the one use case where AI doesn't earn an eyeroll

[–] ClathrateG@hexbear.net 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

that's a fair position, I'd be a bigger fan if it included a regular search function in addition to it

But I'd still be wary using an LLM to summarise safety critical information and not miss out important stuff/possible hulicatnations

[–] gil2455526@lemmy.eco.br 0 points 3 days ago

I detest GenAI and the consequences of its development, but I have to admit I have vibe coded a couple automation scripts and a webpage. I took the AI output as a first draft and I've polished them. I only see AI as a intern in terms of competence. Good enough for simple tasks but you always need to coach it.

[–] Bronstein_Tardigrade@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 4 days ago

Need a version to install on old cell phones. Something portable, since it is called Project NOMAD.

[–] big_spoon@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

sounds pretty interesting, i have to admit, but for the moment i don't have a beef pc to run the AI or enough disk space, i'll try to download it to get the basics if it's possible

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 3 days ago

the AI bit is basically a nice to have addon

[–] KrasnaiaZvezda@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 3 days ago

Doesn't look like it has enough pirated books, and I don't want ollama on my pc.

But yeah, having a way for the AI to use local data is really good, but if you need a good offline database for "survival" it would be good to have some very big llms too, because even if takes days to get an answer/plan from them they could serve as a valuable "knowledgeable person" in such cases too.

Perhaps it would be a good idea to use AI to get a list of important books for "survival" and download it automatically...