Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

[Private Witt]

Yup. I am getting up and moving to Florida in August.

Also just can't stand new jersey's cold weather. My happiness goes up like 50% in warm spring weather

Whereabouts in Florida? Everybody keeps telling me to move there.

 

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[mikecarlooch]

Whereabouts in Florida? Everybody keeps telling me to move there.

Boca Raton.

I also lived in Gainesville and Orlando.

It's great there if you are in the right area

 

[Kak]

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rTawvzH0MQ4


This is neat if you look past the video’s appeal to climate alarmism.

 

[starttoday123]

What I’m learning from a year of trying to sort out Jungian psychology

If you need a lot of something for example positivity in your life - positive affirmations, quotes, positive books and negativity really bothers you like makes you upset, then it’s probably because you’re not truly a positive person which is a harsh truth but the beginning of true self awareness. Jung describes it as projection. We have a need for positivity, so you’re meeting that need, but in a superficial way, it’s not true positivity, at least I think this is right

 

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[loop101]

Chrome 113 has support for WebGPU, this is going expand what can realisticially be done in web-apps.

"WebGPU is a new API for the web, which exposes modern hardware capabilities and allows rendering and computation operations on a GPU, similar to Direct3D 12, Metal, and Vulkan. Unlike the WebGL family of APIs, WebGPU offers access to more advanced GPU features and provides first-class support for general computations on the GPU"

"greatly reduced JavaScript workload for the same graphics and more than three times improvements in machine learning"

Chrome ships WebGPU | Blog | Chrome for Developers

The Chrome team ships WebGPU, which allows high-performance 3D graphics and data-parallel computation on the web.

developer.chrome.com

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6V1Le8GS7s

 

[Kak]

 

[WillHurtDontCare]

 

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[Antifragile]

 

[Kak]

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What a Volkswagen… Wow. Breathtaking.

 

[Xeon]

Inflection

We are an AI studio creating a personal AI for everyone.

inflection.ai

Hoffman and Suleyman's AI startup Inflection launches ChatGPT-like chatbot

Inflection AI, the artificial intelligence startup founded by LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and Google DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman, has released its first AI chatbot product, the company said on Tuesday. Similar to OpenAI's viral chatbot ChatGPT, Inflection's AI chatbot, named Pi...

www.reuters.com

You can use it within Instagram and WhatsApp lol

 

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[GPM]

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I hope you were riding past on your bike

 

[Andy Black]

I knew from his title I shouldn't have accepted that LinkedIn connection request...

 

[Andy Black]

@Vigilante shared this on his Facebook page:

The 10 fastest-growing jobs over the next 5 years—some pay over $100,000

The rise of generative AI and other smart technologies as well as the drive to “go green” will cause some jobs to soar in demand and others to shrink.

www.cnbc.com

 

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[Kak]

Here’s a product idea that can be easily executed and make money.

Drop-in concealed carry briefcase and backpack inserts.

Cut half inch smooth panel wood to the size of a laptop and screw an adjustable nylon holster for gun and 2-3 spare magazines to it.

Essentially offer horizontal and vertical orientation, 13 and 15 inch “macbook” size.

I’d pay $100 for this right now.

If you want to be really fancy, find a way to mount this to a class 4 armor plate. And sell for $400+

 

[Subsonic]

What a Volkswagen… Wow. Breathtaking.View attachment 48628

 

[Subsonic]

Well I am happy that I dont rely on facebook ads to feed my family.

"There are no community standart violations"

BUT

"You have violated our community standarts"

I hope this gets fixed in a few hours since there is literally no reason for my page to be banned.

 

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[machinistguy]

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Well I am happy that I dont rely on facebook ads to feed my family.

"There are no community standart violations"

BUT

"You have violated our community standarts"

I hope this gets fixed in a few hours since there is literally no reason for my page to be banned.

Pretty common, happened to me twice. You should be able to appeal (don't remember where). First time they asked for gov issued ID and a video call, the second they just removed the ban.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Buzzfeed and Vice are failing media companies. There is still hope for humanity.

 

[Spenny]

I knew from his title I shouldn't have accepted that LinkedIn connection request...

They're everywhere, it's put me off LinkedIn.

The worst one I got was the Amway marauders coming after me.

Silly me thinking someone just wanted to connect virtually. Got completely jumpscared with promises of passive income & retiring when I'm 40 using bitcoin/dropshipping to create passive income.

What a load of bollocks, wish I hung up mid call.

 

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[Spenny]

Finally got this in the mail, thought I'd give it a whirl after Jordan Peterson mentioned it. Anyone read it? I'm kind of scared.

 

[Andy Black]

wish I hung up mid call

Just say "Thanks, but I'm not interested" then hang up?

 

[Spenny]

Just say "Thanks, but I'm not interested" then hang up?

Yeah I'll do so in the future. I shouldn't be so polite.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

I deep it a respect and humble submission, I beg to state the following few lines for your kind consideration, I hope you will spare some of your valuable minutes to read the following appeal with sympathetic mind. I must confess that it is with great hopes, joy and enthusiasm that I write you this email which I know and believe by faith that it must surely find you in good condition of health.

I'm Miss Sandrina Omaru the daughter of Late Mr. Williams Omaru, Before the death of my father, he called me and informed me that he has the sum of Three Million, Six Hundred thousand Euro.(€3,600,000.00) he deposited in a private Bank here in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire.

He told me that he deposited the money in my name, and also gave me all the necessary legal documents regarding to this deposit with the Bank, I am undergraduate and really don't know what to do. Now I want an honest and GOD fearing partner overseas who I can transfer this money with his assistance and after the transaction I will come and reside permanently in your country till such a time that it will be convenient for me to return back home if I so desire. This is because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast.

Please, consider this and get back to me as soon as possible. Immediately I confirm your willingness, I will send to you my Picture and also inform you more details involved in this matter.

Kind Regards,
Miss. Sandrina Omaru



Well gosh darn, I was skeptical at first, but since you're so kind to send me a picture, here's my banking information...

Silly me thinking someone just wanted to connect virtually.

"Do you want to connect?" = "Can I sell you something?"

 

[Dwight Schrute]

@Vigilante shared this on his Facebook page:

The 10 fastest-growing jobs over the next 5 years—some pay over $100,000

The rise of generative AI and other smart technologies as well as the drive to “go green” will cause some jobs to soar in demand and others to shrink.

www.cnbc.com

"according to the WEF..."

...and for this reason, I'm out.
Dwight will not eat ze bugz!

 

[mikecarlooch]

Hey guys! Does anyone have a product packaging designer you can refer?

Thanks

 

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[Andy Black]

"according to the WEF..."

...and for this reason, I'm out.
Dwight will not eat ze bugz!

I just thought it was funny that the job predicted to grow the fastest was one using AI. And everyone's worried AI will destroy jobs...

An extract:

 

[ZF Lee]

Stop having any fastlane related discussions with people that don't want to understand this concept.

People have the freedom to chose their own destiny. They made their choice, you made yours.

5 years from now, all the people that are currently telling you "it's not possible", are going to call you "lucky".

Stay on the path. Say less. Execute the process.
Success will happen.

I think if the pandemic didn't wake folks up, nothing will.

I have not gone back to any high school reunion for years. I didn't know Fastlane as a kid, but I was always doing something outside the 'norm'...like taking up leading roles in uniformed groups even in my first years. They took a few years before they realised they had to step up on their CVs.

Last time I met them at the school fair, no one had any ideas on how to live life better.
Or to make money outside the usual mind-numbing job.

I've made my peace and found better friends out there.

But 80% of them are older than my age group, and I am working to remove the remaining 20% for similar reasons.

I also don't talk much about my Fastlane works to family. Even the few with SOME business experience just blamed the industry or politics for their failures. It feels lonely at times...so I take a few hours a week to try to cultivate some other relationships through voluntary works at church and others.

I just thought it was funny that the job predicted to grow the fastest was one using AI. And everyone's worried AI will destroy jobs...

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Really disgusted at the fear towards AI.

I'm all for AI to help me with data cleaning in general before pre-processing...that would perhaps get me back to the data science field. Cuts out the initial stress and hatred. Uni work (combined with the pandemic lockdowns) actually killed my love for the subject.

 

[rjdgreat]

I started my first facebook ad campaign today and I am scared. Why?

I dont care that I might loose money. But I do dread getting like 5 calls and then having to go out and clean windows again. Yes I need to hire people. No I cant do it yet because the finanzamt has not sent me my tax number yet which means I cannot sign work contracts.

I never believed it but fear of success is a real thing.

Wisdom of Solomon 17:12 “For fear is nothing else, but a betraying of the succours which reason offereth.”

 

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[rjdgreat]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEUWXNMJKpQ


Don't let this be the song that will be sang by your soul when you died...

Let's take action now

 

[Antifragile]

They will envy you for your success, for your wealth, for your intelligence, for your looks, for your status—but rarely for your wisdom.