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lewismenelaws

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lewismenelaws··on Gemini Robotics 2 brings whole body intelligence to robots
Congrats! Awesome release! (can i have access)
lewismenelaws··on Grokipedia by xAI
Looking up the Republican Party "controversies" vs the Democratic Party "controversies" should let you know exactly what this projects intentions are.

That being said, my biggest issue with it is how Grok is writing everything. It's like it is trying REALLY hard to be neutral but it's conversational training slips up and starts "spicing" things up a little. For example on Elon's article:

"...at age 12 in 1983, developing a space-themed video game called Blastar, which he sold to PC and Office Technology magazine for approximately $500. *This early entrepreneurial act foreshadowed Musk's later pursuits in technology and business*."

Sentences like that are designed to subtly bring emotion to certain topics.

lewismenelaws··on Open Sauce is a confoundingly brilliant Bay Area event
This is a false equivalence. You don’t choose your pilot. You choose your airline company. If your airline company voiced there views on a certain topic you disagree with, we have the liberty to choose where we put our dollar (or attention).

For others who share your same views, they might want to hear this in case they are unaware. Freedom of the market.

lewismenelaws··on Notion Mail
I've been using Superhuman for a while now and something I can't find in any email client is speed.

Knowing how Notion is, I hope it isn't slow to use.

lewismenelaws··on Stolen masterpieces that are still missing
The whole concept of art gaining perceived value after it's stolen is interesting to me.

If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend "Exit Through the Gift Shop" by Banksy that explores this concept. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqVXThss1z4

I wouldn't be surprised if most of these robberies are staged in an attempt to raise prices/launder money.

lewismenelaws··on ReALM: Reference Resolution as Language Modeling
Cool! How hard would it be for it to take actions do you think?
lewismenelaws··on FDA clears first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor
I have the G7 and it's incredible. On a medtronic pump... wanting to switch asap
lewismenelaws··on The creator economy can't rely on Patreon
You're right! Creators often get short changed from deals like this. All I am saying is that my background has made this career decision for me easy to transition into while making sponsors sustainable.

I know lots of creators who get completely screwed on this front. I am sure the same could happen on Patreon.

lewismenelaws··on The creator economy can't rely on Patreon
Long form has been expirementation to see what works the last year or so. Shorts is how we grew a lot, long form still needs work but getting there!
lewismenelaws··on The creator economy can't rely on Patreon
Appreciate the insight. Something like this is something I have been debating and hearing this is great.
lewismenelaws··on The creator economy can't rely on Patreon
It depends. I have a large following across short form platforms like TikTok and Instagram too. Usually for an integration (basically 1-2 minute ad) it ranges between 8-14k. For a short form video usually around the same.
lewismenelaws··on The creator economy can't rely on Patreon
Hahaha! Love this comment. Long form and short form content has been significant for the growth.
lewismenelaws··on The creator economy can't rely on Patreon
Very true. I’m not a review type channel, so this isn’t something I have to worry about.
lewismenelaws··on The creator economy can't rely on Patreon
I’ve done sponsorships for a while now, we have contracts specifying that any changes they make is minor at most.

Business sense is really important when dealing with this.

lewismenelaws··on The creator economy can't rely on Patreon
I’m sure none but then I would feel guilt taking money from my audience. I know it might be silly, but sponsors makes everything free for everyone.
lewismenelaws··on The creator economy can't rely on Patreon
It’s different for everyone, but for me, it’s similar to the 1 minute section like you mentioned. I integrate it within my video. Not sure if this is what you’re referring to, but if someone doesn’t disclaim that something was sent to them or paid to say it. Highly illegal.

Reason I say Patreon is a lot more work is because usually you need to build an incentive with Patreon as well (community, BTS, extra content).

lewismenelaws··on The creator economy can't rely on Patreon
It really depends. My niche is in software and lots of brands allocate budget towards advertisements towards influencers. You might be right, long term it might dry up, but it’s been 2 years for me now and hasn’t slowed down
lewismenelaws··on The creator economy can't rely on Patreon
I’m a full-time content creator. I feel like patreon/newsletters/paid communities are more hassle than anything.

When I look at the pros and cons of every single revenue strategy, sponsorships has the highest gain and least cons (for me).

Sponsors pay at least 10x what ad revenue pays, I don’t have to ask my community for money and the audience are likely to skip the ad anyway if they didn’t want to watch it.

Patreon is great in theory, but as soon as sponsors start inquiring, you realize Patreon is a lot more work for less revenue.

lewismenelaws··on StyleTTS2 – open-source Eleven-Labs-quality Text To Speech
Yep. Tried as well. Tried a little clip of Tony Sopranos and it came out as a british guy.

xTTSv2 does it much better. But the quality on the trained voices are great though.