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This isn't universally true. Some people truly enjoy experiencing other cultures and parts of the world for its own sake. Not everyone who travels for pleasure and curiosity are doing it "for the gram". That being said, there are also many people who are.

> It’s Tuesday morning. The year is 2009. You’re just waking up after a long and boozy New Year’s Eve with friends.

I digress, but I think the first day of the year in 2009 was Thursday, January 1st, 2009.

Well-written post. I share the sentiment and I find myself longing for new ways to find creative/interesting content on the web. Seems like there are too many gatekeepers of content these days and it's hard to keep up with blogs and niche interests. More difficult than it used to be, at least.

This is the most accurate and clear-eyed take I've seen on GPTs so far. They might be useful, but they're not magic and they're intended to enhance OpenAI's moat-building operations to make it harder for people/companies to walk away from the platform amid future competition.

Thanks for sharing this anecdote.

Your mother seems like a very curious and inquisitive person, who actually wants to learn about something before gravitating to strong opinions about it. That's respectable.

Seems like she also challenged you (in a positive way), by asking you to reformulate your explanations until they were approachable but not too ELI5. That takes a lot of patience and solid communication from both participants. Seems like a win-win situation in the end, enabling her to gain a solid understanding of the fundamentals, while allowing you to refresh your own understanding, and strengthen your technical communication skills.

Kudos to both of you, and thanks again for sharing.

Same, I thought this was possibly a post from a former employee with some insights into the state of affairs at Spotify.

Actually yeah, you're probably right. That's probably their main value followed by what I commented originally (in the case drivers aren't far enough back and get hit by a rock).

If I'm not mistaken, that's the point the person above you was making. Those stickers on dump trucks that say "Stay back 200 feet. Not responsible for broken windshields" are worthless from a legal perspective.

They do absolutely nothing to remove liability from the truck driver/company. If a rock falls from their truck and cracks your windshield, they absolutely are responsible for any damages.

Rather, their sole value is to convince drivers that the trucking companies aren't at fault, so that drivers whose vehicles are damaged from falling rocks erroneously elect not to press charges or pursue damages.

This reminds me of an old PC game called DX-Ball that my uncle and I used to play back in the late 90s/early 2000s.

Super cool project, OP!

I purchased an external 4TB SSD and I make a point of backing my stuff up offline (downloading via Takeout) every few weeks just in case some catastrophic accident happens on Google's end that results in my data being permanently deleted.

I store the local drive in a "fireproof" safe (note: fireproof is a bit of a misnomer, since stuff can still burn in a fireproof safe, though it's a better bet than not having one in the case that your home/apartment catches fire).

I also back up to Amazon Glacier as a third offsite backup. One could also use S3 for this, though it might be a bit more expensive than Glacier.

Ollama is fantastic. I cannot recommend this project highly enough. Completely open-source, lightweight, and a great community.

Ideally, you also have at least a couple independent board members who are seasoned business/tech veterans with the experience and maturity to prevent this sort of thing from happening in the first place.

Wild take, but that would sure be a sight to see. I'm not speculating at the moment, since I know nothing about the situation.

Sorry if this should be self-explanatory, but what is corporate "cannibalism"? What does this refer to, generally speaking (not necessarily specific to the OpenAI situation)?

Slap on the wrist for optics.

You're not the only one... glad I misread that.

That makes sense, thanks! I assumed BYO was for "Bring your own" but wasn't sure about the 2nd part.

Feels like somebody's trying to sell me something I don't need.

This is super cool!

What are some use cases that you recommend this for, outside of testing browser workflows?

Unless it's copyrighted/trademarked, in which case you have legal ground to stand on (assuming both are proprietary services, which may not apply here).

Sorry if this is self-explanatory to most, but what does `BYO(OAAK)` mean? Thanks!

What a joke. Great reason to find a replacement tool.

Which publication are you referring to? Just curious — I genuinely don't know.

These people rule the signaling protocol.

Yes.

Yeah, sad to see he was a victim of drug overdose at 39.

Wow, never heard about that. Interesting.

For the curious: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hahn

Thanks I'll check it out. Are there other similar sites you like?

Hey, thanks for the info! I did not know about this, but this is actually good to hear. I'll keep an eye open for it. Are you using ChatGPT or the API? Did you have to take any action to get it to reappear, or is it just a slow rollout as they re-enable?

Perplexity has gone downhill a lot since its initial rollout. Anecdotally, from my experience as a non-paying user of the service.