[Dev Note] Gemini 3's PDF Black Magic: From Token Explosion to Painless All-You-Can-Eat

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:20:00 +0800

Preface: PDF Black Magic in the Gemini 3 Era

As a developer who loves integrating AI into side projects, my relationship with Google Gemini over the past six months has been like a roller coaster: from a honeymoon phase to a disappointing breakup (turning to hand-coded wheels), and finally to today—where I’ve fallen in love with it all over again.

Today, I want to talk about a “silent but massive” change in Gemini 3’s PDF Document Processing. If you, like me, used to get headaches from token explosions caused by converting PDFs to images for Gemini’s file API, and had to look for other solutions (to markdown, OCR, vision models), then I have to say, “Go home, everybody!”

[Tutorial] Getting Hands-On with Cloudflare Auto RAG

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 10:35:27 +0800

Preface: AI + LLM = A Second Brain?

A few days ago, I came across a post in a Facebook group discussing how AI + LLM can act as a second brain.

As I recall, the author’s example involved integrating Obsidian (a note-taking app) with an LLM plugin. This allows your past notes to truly become a brain, where you can explore your own content by conversing with the LLM.

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[Dev Note] Gemini 3's PDF Black Magic: From Token Explosion to Painless All-You-Can-Eat

Preface: PDF Black Magic in the Gemini 3 Era

[Tutorial] Getting Hands-On with Cloudflare Auto RAG

Preface: AI + LLM = A Second Brain?