Demiguise

I recently discovered that my favourite open source bible app is now using AI. I ditched it and attempted to switch to the YouVersion bible app, but they require registration 😕

So I'm without a bible app at the moment. That is where my old Gideon's pocket bible comes in handy, I guess. I need to look up where I put it.

Apr 1 at 5:46pmWeb
Show threadCrispy Gnome Chomsky6d ago
@demiguise Wouldn't a PDF stand in?
Show threadPie-jacker8756d ago
@rose @demiguise yeah that seems like an odd thing to require an app for
Show threadCrispy Gnome Chomsky6d ago
@Piejacker875 @demiguise I can imagine that such an app could be very useful, particularly for search, but a PDF can be searched more easily than a hardcopy.
Show threadDemiguise6d ago
@rose @Piejacker875 Hm... might be an idea. I'll take a look.
Show threadDaniel Böhmer6d ago

@Piejacker875 @rose @demiguise A PDF has the huge disadvantage of a fixed font size and page size.

Also maybe the first feature of any bible reader app is finding texts by selecting book, chapter and verses. Passages in the bible are not referenced by page number.

Show threadCrispy Gnome Chomsky5d ago
@dboehmer @Piejacker875 @demiguise Of course. Had I thought about it for even a minute I'd have suggested an EPUB. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10
The King James Version of the Bible

Free eBook digitized and proofread by volunteers.

Project Gutenberg
Show threadDaniel Böhmer6d ago
@demiguise Is it no option for you to just not use the AI features?
Show threadDemiguise6d ago
@dboehmer I'm unsure, to be honest - I did not yet manage to figure out what exactly they are doing with AI. I saw a `CLAUDE.md` file in their repo.
Show threadFediVerseExplorer5d ago
@demiguise
Which was your favorite bible APP?
Show threadDemiguise5d ago
@fexplorer That was AndBible: https://github.com/AndBible/and-bible
Show threadFediVerseExplorer5d ago
@demiguise
#YouVersion is full of trackers. I’m quite stunned that something like this could be offered in a #christian context.
#bible
Show threadDemiguise5d ago
@fexplorer Sad to see... to be honest, I didn't even investigate the trackers 😔