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[BizyDad]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 105350" data-quote="Two Dog" data-source="post: 1139180" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1139180" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1139180">Two Dog said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Can someone explain what &quot;following&quot; actually does? Or how to make it work as expected?<br /> <br /> I wanted notifications when someone posts, but there&#039;s been plenty of stuff from them without any alerts. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> There is a feed, and it is easier to find with this new interface. If you look in the menu, you can see a feed of posts of people you follow....</div>

 

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[loop101]

<div class="bbWrapper">I got a note saying I had been given Speed points by LinkedIN and Twitter. Does that mean my forum account is somehow linked to my LinkedIN and Twitter accounts? Will my posts here start showing up on LinkedIN?</div>

 

[Fox]

<div class="bbWrapper">Forum dark mode settings are the at the bottom left if anyone is looking for them...<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/screenshot-2024-09-15-at-07-10-17-webp.58579/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/55/55195-747c7ab2bd1f086ff65707d174976793.jpg?hash=geHFrmFkgh" class="bbImage " style="" alt="Screenshot 2024-09-15 at 07.10.17.webp" title="Screenshot 2024-09-15 at 07.10.17.webp" width="388" height="144" loading="lazy" /></a><br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/screenshot-2024-09-15-at-07-10-11-webp.58580/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/55/55196-85a96bdf396807ed80f2c220670c6c6d.jpg?hash=YyYvn2Z_2f" class="bbImage " style="" alt="Screenshot 2024-09-15 at 07.10.11.webp" title="Screenshot 2024-09-15 at 07.10.11.webp" width="400" height="174" loading="lazy" /></a><br /> <br /> The new style looks good <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/1/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="1" data-username="@MJ DeMarco">@MJ DeMarco</a></div>

 

[Andy Black]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 14562" data-quote="loop101" data-source="post: 1139211" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1139211" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1139211">loop101 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I got a note saying I had been given Speed points by LinkedIN and Twitter. Does that mean my forum account is somehow linked to my LinkedIN and Twitter accounts? Will my posts here start showing up on LinkedIN? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>No. It just means you added those handles to your forum profile.</div>

 

[Andy Black]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 105350" data-quote="Two Dog" data-source="post: 1139180" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1139180" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1139180">Two Dog said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Can someone explain what &quot;following&quot; actually does? Or how to make it work as expected?<br /> <br /> I wanted notifications when someone posts, but there&#039;s been plenty of stuff from them without any alerts. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> <blockquote data-attributes="member: 72777" data-quote="BizyDad" data-source="post: 1139187" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1139187" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1139187">BizyDad said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> There is a feed, and it is easier to find with this new interface. If you look in the menu, you can see a feed of posts of people you follow.... </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/screenshot_20240915_075902-webp.58582/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/55/55198-bd9af2e6b204af0c23aa47a46cad6fc1.jpg?hash=K5fLGtD6Af" class="bbImage " style="" alt="Screenshot_20240915_075902.webp" title="Screenshot_20240915_075902.webp" width="200" height="264" loading="lazy" /></a></div>

 

[c4n]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 14562" data-quote="loop101" data-source="post: 1139211" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1139211" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1139211">loop101 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I got a note saying I had been given Speed points by LinkedIN and Twitter. Does that mean my forum account is somehow linked to my LinkedIN and Twitter accounts? Will my posts here start showing up on LinkedIN? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> It must have been a glitch; I received the same message, but I don&#039;t even have a Twitter or LinkedIn account.</div>

 

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[Andy Black]

<div class="bbWrapper">Anyone know what tool he&#039;s using to create his wireframe / whiteboard presentation?<br /> <br /> <div class="bbMediaWrapper" data-media-site-id="youtube" data-media-key="GDMdY-7IXww"> <div class="bbMediaWrapper-inner"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GDMdY-7IXww?wmode=opaque" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> </div> </div><i><span style="font-size: 10px"><a href="https://youtu.be/GDMdY-7IXww?si=vKRNITW4NnCyMIlb" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener">View: https://youtu.be/GDMdY-7IXww?si=vKRNITW4NnCyMIlb</a></span></i><br /></div>

 

[Yeti]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 23590" data-quote="Andy Black" data-source="post: 1139231" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1139231" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1139231">Andy Black said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Anyone know what tool he&#039;s using to create his wireframe / whiteboard presentation?<br /> <br /> <div class="bbMediaWrapper" data-media-site-id="youtube" data-media-key="GDMdY-7IXww"> <div class="bbMediaWrapper-inner"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GDMdY-7IXww?wmode=opaque" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> </div> </div><i><span style="font-size: 10px"><a href="https://youtu.be/GDMdY-7IXww?si=vKRNITW4NnCyMIlb" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">View: https://youtu.be/GDMdY-7IXww?si=vKRNITW4NnCyMIlb</a></span></i> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I went to comment section on on his other videos, and someone commented he used Figma. But after some Googling, it turns out to be excalidraw.com. <br /> <br /> I am interested to see how you use it.<br /> <br /> I am gonna give it a try too. <br /> <br /> Hope this helps Andy.</div>

 

[Andy Black]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 132776" data-quote="Yeti" data-source="post: 1139235" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1139235" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1139235">Yeti said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I went to comment section on on his other videos, and someone commented he used Figma. But after some Googling, it turns out to be excalidraw.com. <br /> <br /> I am interested to see how you use it.<br /> <br /> I am gonna give it a try too. <br /> <br /> Hope this helps Andy. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Thanks <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/132776/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="132776" data-username="@Yeti">@Yeti</a>! I was watching on TV and never thought to check the comment section. Good spot.<br /> <br /> EDIT: $7/mth for the Plus plan? I insta signed up for the 14 day free trial.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/1/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="1" data-username="@MJ DeMarco">@MJ DeMarco</a> ... it looks like a great tool.</div>

 

[Yeti]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 23590" data-quote="Andy Black" data-source="post: 1139236" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1139236" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1139236">Andy Black said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Thanks <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/132776/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="132776" data-username="@Yeti">@Yeti</a>! I was watching on TV and never thought to check the comment section. Good spot.<br /> <br /> EDIT: $7/mth for the Plus plan? I insta signed up for the 14 day free trial.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/1/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="1" data-username="@MJ DeMarco">@MJ DeMarco</a> ... it looks like a great tool. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Welcome Andy!<br /> <br /> Now my cut should be in my bank account somewhere <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-nahnah.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":playful:" title="Playful :playful:" data-shortname=":playful:" /></div>

 

[Gypsy Soul]

<div class="bbWrapper">Online is a nice feature.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/1726409348434-webp.58584/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/55/55200-3e8db96e900050270211cc7e771b522b.jpg?hash=ibVXtA8DxF" class="bbImage " style="" alt="1726409348434.webp" title="1726409348434.webp" width="200" height="342" loading="lazy" /></a></div>

 

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[Two Dog]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 16059" data-quote="amp0193" data-source="post: 1139063" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1139063" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1139063">amp0193 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Bundles of rotten corn stalks. $24.99 each. Incredible. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I think you meant to say: <br /> <br /> Unlike traditional Halloween decorations made from non-recyclable plastics, these all natural corn stalks are 100% organic and can be used as mulch or recycled without any harm to the environment. Add spooky appeal to any home or festival for only <s>$49.99, $39.99, $29,99</s> - <span style="color: rgb(251, 160, 38)"><span style="font-size: 18px"><b>on sale now for only $24.99!!</b></span></span><br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/pumpkin_685842-webp.58585/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/55/55201-808f9202de8161157adbab2ffa32489a.jpg?hash=A5SWJ4gBka" class="bbImage " style="" alt="pumpkin_685842.webp" title="pumpkin_685842.webp" width="200" height="200" loading="lazy" /></a></div>

 

[BizyDad]

<div class="bbWrapper">I just noticed something very strange. After a couple of weeks of consuming AI and App Dev content religiously, Google seems to have stopped or severely reduced these kinds of videos in my stream. <br /> <br /> Suddenly overnight it is back to showing me history videos, strategy videos, and medically related videos that I used to watch religiously over 2 months ago. <br /> <br /> Strange. I checked my subscriptions and they don&#039;t include these channels anymore. And I asked Google to delete my history after 30 days. <br /> <br /> So I take this as:<br /> <br /> 1. A confirmation. Google never truly deletes anything. (Which we know, I just haven&#039;t seen confirmation like this personally.)<br /> 2. A sign. The last two videos were a soup to nuts dev of an app. I think I&#039;m ready to stop learning and try to build something of my own. Wish me luck... <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-rofl.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="ROFL :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /></div>

 

[Laaz17]

<div class="bbWrapper">For a week now, in France, an influencer&#039;s video has been the talk of the town.<br /> In 1h10 of video, he demonstrates why global warming is a global scam for the benefit of big business.<br /> <br /> Environmental activists and media have filed a complaint with the European Union against him, some want to censor him, others want to imprison him (yes yes)!<br /> <br /> Today he has just released the video translated into English as well as all the sources, I invite you to watch it because I think that this subject will greatly influence global business...<br /> <br /> <div class="bbOembed bbMediaJustifier" data-media-site-id="twitter" data-media-key="1835365307655032873" data-xf-init="oembed" data-provider="twitter" data-id="1835365307655032873"> <a href="https://twitter.com/x/status/1835365307655032873" rel="external" target="_blank"><i class="fa--xf fab fa-twitter fa-twitter-square "><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" role="img" aria-hidden="true" ><use href="/community/data/local/icons/brands.svg?v=1751816858#twitter"></use></svg></i> https://twitter.com/x/status/1835365307655032873</a> </div><i><span style="font-size: 10px"><a href="https://x.com/RaptorVsWild/status/1835365307655032873" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener">View: https://x.com/RaptorVsWild/status/1835365307655032873</a></span></i><br /></div>

 

[Robdavis]

<div class="bbWrapper">There has been some heavy rain and now flooding in central Europe. I&#039;m trying to think of forum members that may be in the affected areas...<br /> <br /> I think that <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/33771/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="33771" data-username="@Fox">@Fox</a> is in Krakow that I think has been affected, I&#039;m not sure where in Poland <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/5905/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="5905" data-username="@MTF">@MTF</a> is from.<br /> <br /> I think that the German guys I can think of are from the west of Germany and so are probably o.k.<br /> <br /> If anyone has been affected, I hope (and I&#039;m sure everyone else does too) that you get sorted out soon.<br /> <br /> Can anyone else think of anyone?</div>

 

[CDG]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 121513" data-quote="Laaz17" data-source="post: 1139275" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1139275" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1139275">Laaz17 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> For a week now, in France, an influencer&#039;s video has been the talk of the town.<br /> In 1h10 of video, he demonstrates why global warming is a global scam for the benefit of big business.<br /> <br /> Environmental activists and media have filed a complaint with the European Union against him, some want to censor him, others want to imprison him (yes yes)!<br /> <br /> Today he has just released the video translated into English as well as all the sources, I invite you to watch it because I think that this subject will greatly influence global business...<br /> <br /> <div class="bbOembed bbMediaJustifier" data-media-site-id="twitter" data-media-key="1835365307655032873" data-xf-init="oembed" data-provider="twitter" data-id="1835365307655032873"> <a href="https://twitter.com/x/status/1835365307655032873" rel="external" target="_blank"><i class="fa--xf fab fa-twitter fa-twitter-square "><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" role="img" aria-hidden="true" ><use href="/community/data/local/icons/brands.svg?v=1751816858#twitter"></use></svg></i> https://twitter.com/x/status/1835365307655032873</a> </div><i><span style="font-size: 10px"><a href="https://x.com/RaptorVsWild/status/1835365307655032873" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">View: https://x.com/RaptorVsWild/status/1835365307655032873</a></span></i> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Thanks for sharing, I hadn&#039;t see his video. Anything governments (and the mainstream media) want to censor is often something interesting. Climate change (formerly global warming) fear mongering is the perfect thing to get the masses to demand more of their freedoms be taken away, because it&#039;s very hard for people to verify. It&#039;s a &quot;trust the experts&quot; thing.</div>

 

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[CDG]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 105350" data-quote="Two Dog" data-source="post: 1139176" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1139176" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1139176">Two Dog said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> That is INSANE. $100 billion dollars invested and anyone can download an open source package?!? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>What takes a massive amount of compute power is training the AI models, not running the AI models. You can run a powerful model with a $1000 graphics card for a few users.</div>

 

[BizyDad]

<div class="bbWrapper">So... Cursor plus Claude, coding for OpenAI/python to do &quot;stuff&quot;. That&#039;s where I am at today. And I have an observation to share. <br /> <br /> Having AI build things and asking AI to make recommendations or fix errors is like sitting next to a coder and learning on the job. Way better than YouTube videos, but without the videos I wouldn&#039;t know what I am looking at or what AI is even talking about. <br /> <br /> The moral of today&#039;s story... Everyone starts somewhere. We all have 24 hrs. If you can learn, you can act. If you can act, you can learn faster. <br /> <br /> Keep going, keep growing Fam.</div>

 

[loop101]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 72777" data-quote="BizyDad" data-source="post: 1139260" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1139260" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1139260">BizyDad said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I just noticed something very strange. After a couple of weeks of consuming AI and App Dev content religiously, Google seems to have stopped or severely reduced these kinds of videos in my stream.<br /> <br /> Suddenly overnight it is back to showing me history videos, strategy videos, and medically related videos that I used to watch religiously over 2 months ago.<br /> <br /> Strange. I checked my subscriptions and they don&#039;t include these channels anymore. And I asked Google to delete my history after 30 days.<br /> <br /> So I take this as:<br /> <br /> 1. A confirmation. Google never truly deletes anything. (Which we know, I just haven&#039;t seen confirmation like this personally.)<br /> 2. A sign. The last two videos were a soup to nuts dev of an app. I think I&#039;m ready to stop learning and try to build something of my own. Wish me luck... <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-rofl.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="ROFL :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Did you slow down your watching of videos? If they detected a decline in engagement, they would probably switch what they showed you, rather than just watch you stop watching videos.</div>

 

[loop101]

<div class="bbWrapper">TIL they have Jigsaw puzzles with irregular edges and pieces. This makes them significantly harder. Most are made by a company called &quot;Bits and Pieces&quot;. <br /> Most puzzles have a rectangular layout and pieces, with each piece having 4 &quot;tabs&quot; or &quot;pockets&quot;. These puzzles have no edge, and the pieces often do not have 4 sides.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/1726447618984-webp.58587/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/55/55203-8032fe5f2881ccf7bfb9c8cc541fce48.jpg?hash=rj_ShJFH5v" class="bbImage " style="" alt="1726447618984.png" title="1726447618984.png" width="262" height="200" loading="lazy" /></a> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/1726450752068-webp.58588/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/55/55204-dadf24cd6c8f927fbbb67ec97a6515e2.jpg?hash=svLDvu-Bdn" class="bbImage " style="" alt="1726450752068.webp" title="1726450752068.webp" width="301" height="146" loading="lazy" /></a></div>

 

[amp0193]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 72777" data-quote="BizyDad" data-source="post: 1139300" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1139300" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1139300">BizyDad said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> The moral of today&#039;s story... Everyone starts somewhere. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Speaking of starting, sounds like you should just make a progress thread already that we can sub to and follow along.</div>

 

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[Bearcorp]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 14562" data-quote="loop101" data-source="post: 1139305" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1139305" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1139305">loop101 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> TIL they have Jigsaw puzzles with irregular edges and pieces. This makes them significantly harder. Most are made by a company called &quot;Bits and Pieces&quot;.<br /> Most puzzles have a rectangular layout and pieces, with each piece having 4 &quot;tabs&quot; or &quot;pockets&quot;. These puzzles have no edge, and the pieces often do not have 4 sides.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/58587/" target="_blank">View attachment 58587</a> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/58588/" target="_blank">View attachment 58588</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Can&#039;t figure out if I hate this or love this. I really enjoy jigsaws especially with the kids, but this, I dunno.. <br /> <br /> I&#039;m scared of the challenge I think!</div>

 

[MTF]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 116350" data-quote="Robdavis" data-source="post: 1139287" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1139287" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1139287">Robdavis said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> There has been some heavy rain and now flooding in central Europe. I&#039;m trying to think of forum members that may be in the affected areas...<br /> <br /> I think that <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/33771/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="33771" data-username="@Fox">@Fox</a> is in Krakow that I think has been affected, I&#039;m not sure where in Poland <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/5905/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="5905" data-username="@MTF">@MTF</a> is from.<br /> <br /> I think that the German guys I can think of are from the west of Germany and so are probably o.k.<br /> <br /> If anyone has been affected, I hope (and I&#039;m sure everyone else does too) that you get sorted out soon.<br /> <br /> Can anyone else think of anyone? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Thanks for your concern. I&#039;m in Greece now so I&#039;m not affected and my home town isn&#039;t affected, either.</div>

 

[BizyDad]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 16059" data-quote="amp0193" data-source="post: 1139310" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1139310" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1139310">amp0193 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Speaking of starting, sounds like you should just make a progress thread already that we can sub to and follow along. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> I don&#039;t want to start another progress thread that goes nowhere ... Besides everyone is in the rant thread anyways.<br /> <br /> If and when this becomes more than &quot;an idea&quot; or &quot;just learning and having fun&quot; I&#039;ll likely start it.<br /> <br /> For now I am trying to build an &quot;easy&quot; internal tool. Mostly I want to see how good AI can be at neg keywords. The regular AI were awful at it and I believe this was due to tokenization of the words. They were good at sentiment, but not at a detailed task like neg keywords.<br /> <br /> Haven&#039;t tested the latest openai models either.<br /> <br /> If I can force them to be systemic in their thinking with this project, then things might get interesting.<br /> <br /> Or maybe people here are so far ahead of me that they think I&#039;m barking up the wrong tree.<br /> <br /> Either way, I think I just not ready for an progress thread. I&#039;m still &quot;playing around&quot;.<br /> <br /> You wanna hear my STOOPID moment of the day?<br /> <br /> So I spent about an hour going back and forth. I kept getting an error. AI kept giving me tweaks. Then I&#039;d get a different error. Then it would give me tweaks. Then I would get that first error. Back and forth and back and forth.<br /> <br /> I stepped away from the keyboard, talked to my girlfriend for a bit, and when I came back, I decided I would just save everything and try again tomorrow.<br /> <br /> Except that little voice in my head said, try again right now.<br /> <br /> It worked!!! I made a hello world appear on the screen for the first time ever!<br /> <br /> THE ISSUE WAS I WASN&#039;T SAVING MY CHANGES!!!<br /> <br /> My business partner calls these &quot;Seat To Key&quot; errors.<br /> <br /> The AI didn&#039;t tell me to save it! Lolol. And the YouTube videos either don&#039;t mention it or edit out the save in the interest of time.<br /> <br /> I tell ya, artificial intelligence is still no match for natural ignorance.</div>

 

[Andy Black]

<div class="bbWrapper">Morning all.<br /> <br /> Monday morning walk to school with the kids and dog. Have accounts to do today (boo).<br /> <br /> What you all up to this week?<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/20240916_091404-webp.58594/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/55/55210-807902d8a0a96c5abfe815059b01b9cd.jpg?hash=uzymiOsVuh" class="bbImage " style="" alt="20240916_091404.jpg" title="20240916_091404.jpg" width="423" height="200" loading="lazy" /></a></div>

 

[amp0193]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 72777" data-quote="BizyDad" data-source="post: 1139323" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1139323" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1139323">BizyDad said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> For now I am trying to build an &quot;easy&quot; internal tool. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Gotcha. Thought you were cooking up a new business idea.<br /> <br /> <blockquote data-attributes="member: 72777" data-quote="BizyDad" data-source="post: 1139323" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1139323" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1139323">BizyDad said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> If I can force them to be systemic in their thinking with this project, then things might get interesting. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> I’ve struggled to get AI to do anything systemic and requiring accuracy in a data.<br /> <br /> I’ve attempted to pull insights out of data sets and it will either make stuff up that sounds correct, or will get some correct but just skip over others. Quite frustrating.</div>

 

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[loop101]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 10903" data-quote="Bearcorp" data-source="post: 1139319" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1139319" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1139319">Bearcorp said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Can&#039;t figure out if I hate this or love this. I really enjoy jigsaws especially with the kids, but this, I dunno..<br /> <br /> I&#039;m scared of the challenge I think! </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Bits and Pieces, the company that makes the irregular puzzles, is notorious for delivering puzzles with missing or incorrect pieces, and they don&#039;t replace missing parts. You might want to make sure you plan to solve it within Amazon&#039;s return period. The reviews are split between &quot;greatest puzzle ever&quot; and &quot;ruined by missing pieces&quot;.</div>

 

[RightyTighty]

<div class="bbWrapper">This could be really helpful. Vetting and digging through suppliers is usually a grueling process. While it should help product searches, I bet that (by design) it will do a lousy job of separating suppliers from true manufacturers. <br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="422206" data-url="https://www.pymnts.com/news/b2b-payments/2024/alibaba-to-launch-ai-powered-assistant-to-facilitate-b2b-sourcing/" data-host="www.pymnts.com" data-pending="false"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pymnts.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F11%2FAlibaba.jpg&amp;hash=00d4a6b645bc5de8473ea28838253a42&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.pymnts.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://www.pymnts.com/news/b2b-payments/2024/alibaba-to-launch-ai-powered-assistant-to-facilitate-b2b-sourcing/" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-proxy-href=""> Alibaba to Launch AI-Powered Assistant to Facilitate B2B Sourcing | PYMNTS.com </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">The Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group plans to launch an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered “conversational sourcing engine” in September.</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pymnts.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F11%2Fcropped-PYMNTS-Icon-512x512-1.png%3Fw%3D32&amp;hash=00542ed5a90a88d4439fc80c3cf61920&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.pymnts.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> www.pymnts.com </div> </div> </div> </div></div>

 

[Bounce Back]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 14562" data-quote="loop101" data-source="post: 1139305" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1139305" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1139305">loop101 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> TIL they have Jigsaw puzzles with irregular edges and pieces. This makes them significantly harder. Most are made by a company called &quot;Bits and Pieces&quot;.<br /> Most puzzles have a rectangular layout and pieces, with each piece having 4 &quot;tabs&quot; or &quot;pockets&quot;. These puzzles have no edge, and the pieces often do not have 4 sides.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/58587/" target="_blank">View attachment 58587</a> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/58588/" target="_blank">View attachment 58588</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Can you link to this please? I found their website but don’t see irregular puzzles even when I search the site.</div>

 

[Kak]

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