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

[jdm667]

I hated school in the UK. I'm convinced I'd have learned more if I'd been left at home with a hifi and a pile of books

I think microschools are the way of the future. If you have a few professional friends, everyone taking a half day to one day to teach the school seems like a neat way to do it.

On one hand, I am jealous of kids today that can learn so much on YouTube, etc. That didn't exist before I went to college.

On the other hand, there are so many distractions online - I am surprised kids can learn anything now.

 

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[loop101]

Google is looking for 10 Indie game companies to apply to their 2024 Indie accelerator program.

Grow your game on Google Play with the Indie Games Accelerator - submissions now open

Supercharge your growth in this 10-week digital accelerator program for high potential indie games studios with education and mentorship from Google.

developers.googleblog.com

 

[Raedrum]

Before, I thought I had too much ambition to flip burgers

Now I realize not wanting to flip burgers is a lack of ambition
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I thought about this because I just took a handling job last month, it's going well and I think that, with this financial support + the skills and philosophy I learned with TFF, I’ve never been so well armed to enrich myself and others, and it's really nice.

 

[Andy Black]

Nice little video:

Alex B Sheridan on LinkedIn: #linkedinmarketing #linkedinstrategy | 154 comments

Here’s why some find success on LinkedIn (And others don’t) It starts with how you approach the platform The unsuccessful see LinkedIn like this: ❌A place… | 154 comments on LinkedIn

www.linkedin.com

 

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[xShepherdx]

Great video for all the e-commerce people here:

View: https://youtu.be/fZb8nsIm4js?si=CYm2S_UcKmF0nGdI

My Big Takeaways:
- The reason he was able to make so much money so quickly was that he was laser-focused on doing something GREAT that was in service to someone else

- Moiz seems intently focused on increasing the reorder rate. Mentioned that native had around a 50% reorder rate when he sold the company

- He stayed in his areas of expertise, which was digital ads and building direct-to-consumer e-commerce companies. Notably, he did NOT sell on Amazon or get into B&M stores. To me, this seems like a huge advantage at the negotiating table.

- Sounds like Native sold one product (deodorant), through one channel (FB), and to one avatar (women) and that focus helped them develop an incredible product and marketing.

- Even though Moiz has had a few successful exits, he still felt that he wasn't cut out for business at times. He mentions that "The reality is, it’s just a numbers game and you’e got to just throw darts at the board and something WILL work. You've just gotta fight that feeling."

I'm curious what stands out to everyone else - especially those here who are running their own ecom businesses.

 

[MitchC]

Great video for all the e-commerce people here:

View: https://youtu.be/fZb8nsIm4js?si=CYm2S_UcKmF0nGdI

My Big Takeaways:
- The reason he was able to make so much money so quickly was that he was laser-focused on doing something GREAT that was in service to someone else

- Moiz seems intently focused on increasing the reorder rate. Mentioned that native had around a 50% reorder rate when he sold the company

- He stayed in his areas of expertise, which was digital ads and building direct-to-consumer e-commerce companies. Notably, he did NOT sell on Amazon or get into B&M stores. To me, this seems like a huge advantage at the negotiating table.

- Sounds like Native sold one product (deodorant), through one channel (FB), and to one avatar (women) and that focus helped them develop an incredible product and marketing.

- Even though Moiz has had a few successful exits, he still felt that he wasn't cut out for business at times. He mentions that "The reality is, it’s just a numbers game and you’e got to just throw darts at the board and something WILL work. You've just gotta fight that feeling."

I'm curious what stands out to everyone else - especially those here who are running their own ecom businesses.

I’ve listened to heaps about him on My First Million podcast, he’s been on there a couple times and they talk about him a bit coz they are friends

Really good operator

Obsessed with cpa daily

Worked out how to design the packaging to get shipping costs down

Had a heap of flavours to get aov up

 

[Inventor001]

I found a short album named "Overcoming a Powerful Mindstream" By Eckhart Tolle. It was a helpful playlist if you're planning to reread Power of Now or starting to meditate.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k884p3r-h7T1tw9XaSU5gOqaqxMjuuYpI&si=3pKjidnmZDMkFHOR

 

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[MattR82]

I found a short album named "Overcoming a Powerful Mindstream" By Eckhart Tolle. It was a helpful playlist if you're planning to reread Power of Now or starting to meditate.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k884p3r-h7T1tw9XaSU5gOqaqxMjuuYpI&si=3pKjidnmZDMkFHOR

I think you could make a much better playlist from his channel yourself, but I do really like what I've seen and heard from this guy.

 

[piano]

America is lost

View: https://youtube.com/shorts/ZHA7c0DnwTk?si=MX62Tq3h2ZNhBlEQ

 

[monnffffiiiiiii]

I see Musk said AI would takeover all jobs at some point. It's false.

Not only is the amount of work in the world not capped, some jobs will never be replaced because these jobs specifically demand a human to do them.

 

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[Raedrum]

@MJ DeMarco if you see this, I want you to know that this is the most essential, life-changing lesson that your books and TFF community have taught me:




The very sensation of knowing you can (and must) learn, work, test, and improve yourself, anytime and freely, if you know what you want

This is true existence

 

[loop101]

This guy has a great USP. Fit a queen-size bed in a light-weight truck camper that fits on short-bed trucks. Short-bed trucks have almost no truck-camper options, and lighter F150/Ram1500 trucks can't carry much. It's ready to camp in, no set-up time required. It's aluminum, so bears can't rip through it. He should do really well.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v8nf5d3cD0

 

[socaldude]

Did anyone notice Banks here in the US had issues with deposits?

My first suspicion was maybe there was a cyberattack. I thought that was a little fishy.

 

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[loop101]

Did anyone notice Banks here in the US had issues with deposits?

My first suspicion was maybe there was a cyberattack. I thought that was a little fishy.

There was a glitch in the Matrix.

Customers grapple with deposit delays at big banks. What it means for you

Customers at several big banks on Friday wrestled with direct deposit delays, stemming from an industry-wide processing issue.

www.cnbc.com

 

[amp0193]

some jobs will never be replaced because these jobs specifically demand a human to do them.

Name a few

 

[BizyDad]

Name a few

Artist. Judge. Politician. Priest/Pastor. Army Officers. Social workers. Several healthcare positions. Psychologist maybe. MMA instructors? Pilots (autopilot is great, but what if instrumentation goes haywire or just shuts off). Ok, I'm going to start digging deep...

 

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[Kak]

I see Musk said AI would takeover all jobs at some point. It's false.

Not only is the amount of work in the world not capped, some jobs will never be replaced because these jobs specifically demand a human to do them.

AI replacing jobs would be a good thing.

There would be no job preformed without human demand anyway. So if there is demand, there is financial means from some kind of human production.

People worried about this are economic illiterates. Which is 98% of people.

Every excavator replaces 60 guys with a shovel. So. Those jobs fell beneath humanity and now holes are easier, cheaper, faster to dig, and despite stuff like that happening over and over, every single year, there are still more jobs than people.

The excavator will serve human demand or it will sit idle and they won't build any more. If there is human demand there is human productivity, desire, and means behind it.

This time isn't different. Jobs change, but don't disappear.

‎Kyle Keegan Radio Show: Who Were The Original "Luddites?" - Ep 270 on Apple Podcasts

‎Show Kyle Keegan Radio Show, Ep Who Were The Original "Luddites?" - Ep 270 - Jan 4, 2022

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[monnffffiiiiiii]

AI replacing jobs would be a good thing.

There would be no job preformed without human demand anyway. So if there is demand, there is financial means from some kind of human production.

People worried about this are economic illiterates. Which is 98% of people.

Every excavator replaces 60 guys with a shovel. So. Those jobs fell beneath humanity and now holes are easier, cheaper, faster to dig, and despite stuff like that happening over and over, every single year, there are still more jobs than people.

The excavator will serve human demand or it will sit idle and they won't build any more. If there is human demand there is human productivity, desire, and means behind it.

This time isn't different. Jobs change, but don't disappear.

‎Kyle Keegan Radio Show: Who Were The Original "Luddites?" - Ep 270 on Apple Podcasts

‎Show Kyle Keegan Radio Show, Ep Who Were The Original "Luddites?" - Ep 270 - Jan 4, 2022

podcasts.apple.com

Exactly, it makes society more productive and creates more wealth for everyone.

Name a few

- Bartender (yes, yes, we have the tech to replace them, but bartenders provide human comfort, not drinks)
- Receptionist (same as above)
- Psychologist
- Priest
- Nurse
- Security guard
- Policemen
- The guy at the nightclub entrance who says who gets to get in and who doesn't
- Carpenter
- Plumber
- Electrician
- Kindergarten and primary school teachers
- Social worker
- Massage therapist
- Pet sitter
- Gardener
- Actor (on stage, at the very least)
- Chef
- Tour guide
- Zookeeper

Etc

 

[GPM]

Artist. Judge. Politician. Priest/Pastor. Army Officers. Social workers. Several healthcare positions. Psychologist maybe. MMA instructors? Pilots (autopilot is great, but what if instrumentation goes haywire or just shuts off). Ok, I'm going to start digging deep...

I think AI can take every one of these. An impartial AI is probably going to be taking most government jobs sooner than most other industries. Impartial, hard worker, follows the rules we set. So long pesky humans!!

AI programs can create insane prices of art already. It is only going to get better from here.

 

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[BizyDad]

I think AI can take every one of these. An impartial AI is probably going to be taking most government jobs sooner than most other industries. Impartial, hard worker, follows the rules we set. So long pesky humans!!

AI programs can create insane prices of art already. It is only going to get better from here.

I didn't say most government jobs. I said politicians. What are we going to do, vote for the Facebook algorithm versus the Google algorithm? I don't think so. That can work for a marketing discussion, but not for Congress.

Every job I mentioned has a human to human component. A relational component. AI cannot act in relationships anywhere near as effective as a human can. Our physiology reacts to other humans.

Can AI do art? Yes. Will people stop appreciating human art? No. I would argue we will appreciate human art even more.

Just because AI can make music, doesn't mean teenage boys won't want to learn guitar to impress teenage girls. Or just to be good at guitar.

Lastly, AI has been shown to have and/or adopt bias. Your idyllic "impartial AI" is a myth from the movies. Think about how fast the AI that started praising Hitler got shut down. Or the AI that created their own language, showing a bias against human language.

 

[WillHurtDontCare]

I didn't say most government jobs. I said politicians. What are we going to do, vote for the Facebook algorithm versus the Google algorithm? I don't think so. That can work for a marketing discussion, but not for Congress.

imagine if (when) the government AI gets hacked

all my friends pay no taxes - everyone i don't like goes to jail for parking tickets

 

[DarkKnight]

Name a few

Some

 

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[WillHurtDontCare]

Does anyone here use twilio or a similar service? I'm trying to set up a web app that sends text messages to existing clients, not new ones, and twilio is requiring me to wait until they approve my campaign before I can send sms. Amazon SNS does the same.

I'm trying to find a solution that I can use today to send text messages from python. I'm just trying to create a quick proof of concept.

Edit: I ended up using Text Message Marketing Platform & SMS Service | SimpleTexting as a temporary solution. It took 30 minutes to get approved. It's $29 for 500 messages which would be expensive in production compared to twilio or amazon SNS, but this is a good option for getting something small up and running quickly.

 

[BizyDad]

Does anyone here use twilio or a similar service? I'm trying to set up a web app that sends text messages to existing clients, not new ones, and twilio is requiring me to wait until they approve my campaign before I can send sms. Amazon SNS does the same.

I'm trying to find a solution that I can use today to send text messages from python. I'm just trying to create a quick proof of concept.

As far as I know, spammers have killed the ability to do this.

Everybody has to verify to send text messages now.

 

[perchboy]

Does anyone here use twilio or a similar service? I'm trying to set up a web app that sends text messages to existing clients, not new ones, and twilio is requiring me to wait until they approve my campaign before I can send sms. Amazon SNS does the same.

I'm trying to find a solution that I can use today to send text messages from python. I'm just trying to create a quick proof of concept.

Try TextMagic.

No gay laws you need to follow. Just upload a list of numbers and instantly send a message.

 

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[socaldude]

Did anyone notice Banks here in the US had issues with deposits?

FDIC: Failed Bank Information for Citizens Bank, Sac City, IA

I think this is probably why. LOL

Which is BS because I deposited a check on Friday and it doesn’t even show up on my account.

 

[Ing]

Legit?

 

[WillHurtDontCare]

As far as I know, spammers have killed the ability to do this.

Everybody has to verify to send text messages now.

Try TextMagic.

No gay laws you need to follow. Just upload a list of numbers and instantly send a message.

I'm testing simple texting at the moment. It's annoying having to wait for some bureaucrat to stamp a document to use technology.

This must be how Europeans feel.

 

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[loop101]

I don't understand the business model of this apparent Chinese spammer who keeps making new threads with a gibberish post and a URL to their website. It's advertising that makes you want to murder the advertiser, or hammer their website with some resource sucking script. There is probably some SEO blacklist somewhere for URL's that use such advertising, or there should be if there isn't.

 

[Xeon]

INNOVATION.