Project Nomad – Knowledge That Never Goes Offline

Posted by jensgk 8 hours ago

Project Nomad – Knowledge That Never Goes Offline(www.projectnomad.us)

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iandanforth 4 hours ago|

I like this idea! I don't need the LLM bits, and want it to run on an old Android tablet I have lying around. Can anyone recommend similar software where I can get wikipedia / street maps / useful tutorial videos nicely packaged for offline use?

entropie 3 hours ago|

A friend made this years ago. I never used it but the idea is awesome.

https://github.com/ligi/SurvivalManual

WillAdams 7 hours ago||

Missing a chance to note (or configure for?) installation on a Raspberry Pi --- that'd make an affordable option to leave powered down, but ready to go in an EMI-shield/Faraday Cage.

pdpi 4 hours ago|

They specifically state that they’re aiming for a “fatter” model that expects higher-end hardware, and other projects like Internet in a box already target rpi-style devices.

moffers 6 hours ago||

Really clever targeting of a niche. I’d be interested to hear if they find success!

myself248 7 hours ago||

See also:

https://internet-in-a-box.org/

https://wrolpi.org/

kgeist 5 hours ago||

Also https://kiwix.org/en/about/

I used it on a long train trip. There was no internet due to drone attacks, and with Kiwix I could browse pre-downloaded Wikis

cousinbryce 5 hours ago||

I’m convinced that the multitude of off-line Internet tools is a ploy to keep any one of them from gaining traction

lucasluitjes 5 hours ago||

The ones mentioned in this thread all use Kiwix for off-line wikipedia, OSM for maps, Khan for educational videos. It looks like internet-in-a-box is aimed at working well on low-powered devices, whereas nomad expects beefy hardware and includes local AI. Not sure how WROLPi differs from internet-in-a-box.

Maybe it's like linux distros: all based on the same software, but optimized for different use-cases or preferences.

rtibbles 4 hours ago||

I mean, technically they use Kolibri for educational videos and exercises. A lot of them do come from Khan Academy, but we do a lot of work to make an offline first education platform, and also bring in a huge swathe of other open educational resources.

leowoo91 3 hours ago||

It could use some own wisdom not to use nodejs..

balkanist 2 hours ago||

This is really cool. Having offline Wikipedia + local LLMs in a single bundle is a great combo for emergency preparedness. Do you have any benchmarks on how it performs on lower-end hardware? Curious about minimum specs.

ZeroCool2u 4 hours ago||

See I really want this in a simpler format. Like a single file embedded database on my filesystem that I can point a single/or few tools at for my model to use when it needs.

itintheory 3 hours ago||

Why does it have to have AI? Ugh.

Flere-Imsaho 1 hour ago||

Because if you're stuck in your underground bunker, who else can you talk to?

layer8 3 hours ago|||

You can use Kiwix, OpenStreetMap and Kolibri as an AI-free equivalent. Adding AI to those is exactly the differentiator of this project.

pstuart 3 hours ago||

I get the hate on AI for many reasons (hype, resource greediness, threat to civilization, etc), but having a local LLM that could help guide and reason about the data within seems like a win, especially if it's optional.

bpavuk 5 hours ago||

turns out I have the same setup (sans local LLMs - they are pretty useless on 2018 cards) but in Obsidian :)

whatever I think might be useful later, I capture through the web clipper extension. [0]

[0]: https://obsidian.md/clipper

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