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tonymelonyon The $15,000 AI Bill. Your $20 Subscription is a DELUSION [video]

This rumor is not demonstrably true. The subscription prices are competitive and for heavy users even cheap compared to API rates, but there is no evidence that they are structurally priced below cost.

tonymelonyon A single HTML file that organizes your PDF pages locally, mobile friendly

Most PDF tools upload your files to servers you know nothing about. I wanted a tool that is fully private by design, not as an afterthought.

How it works

PDF.js renders the page thumbnails, pdf-lib builds the final output. Everything runs client-side, no backend, no server calls. It's a single .html file you can download and use offline.

What it does

* Merge pages from multiple PDFs * Drag and drop to reorder * Rotate and delete individual pages * Download as a single PDF * Touch drag support for mobile

Tested a 345-page PDF on my MacBook without any issues. Curious whether others experience slowness on larger files or older devices.