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by josh_carterPDX 3y ago
I agree that writing is going to become more important. I do not think it'll be done by AI. Good stories come from quality character development, empathy, and the ability to tell a story that captures the imagination. Having an incredi
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by josh_carterPDX 3y ago
My first "startup" was cartoonlagoon.com. We were going to be a site for independent animators and artists with the draw being a showcase of more well-known artists releasing exclusive content you wouldn't see anywhere else.
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by josh_carterPDX 3y ago
In the early days of Twilio, carriers laughed at what we were doing. It didn't help that most of the people at Twilio pre-2014 didn't speak much "telecom." But to your point, it was tough to rely on these carriers who th
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by josh_carterPDX 3y ago
I thought this as well. However, this team could be given the option to be completely remote. And if they're given equal shares of $MSFT it could be compelling. The trajectory OpenAI is taking means the stock could go the way of WeWork
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by josh_carterPDX 3y ago
It's basically just a news and media site now.
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by josh_carterPDX 3y ago
You're right. It totally could happen. I'm just saying it doesn't sound like this is the path they could take. Though I've been wrong before. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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by josh_carterPDX 3y ago
"There is talk that OpenAI might completely disintegrate as a result, that ChatGPT might not work a few days from now, and so on." Oh damn! While this seems wildly unlikely, I can imagine this scenario and think it would have huge
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by josh_carterPDX 3y ago
Lots of thoughts and debates happening here, which is great to see. However, at the end of the day, this is a great example of how people screw up awesome companies. This is why most startups fail. And while I'm not suggesting OpenAI i
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by josh_carterPDX 3y ago
I would have suggested Flexential until they had a major outage recently. https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cloudflare-claims...
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by josh_carterPDX 3y ago
Ah bummer. Just got this reply... "To kick things off, all you need to do is share a link to your video on Google Drive, OneDrive, or YouTube, and we'll promptly create a personalized analysis for you at no cost. In return, we kin
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by josh_carterPDX 3y ago
This is awesome. Would love access for my daughter's soccer team.
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by josh_carterPDX 3y ago
Isn't it ironic that of all the services failing the status page never seems to go down? Of course it's likely hosted somewhere else, but I always chuckled and thought the same thing when there was a major outage somewhere.
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by josh_carterPDX 3y ago
I'm a Comcast customer and bundle my services. Every two years, once the introductory rate expires, I call to get a new "promo" rate or just say they can cancel me right then and there. They've never taken me up on the c
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by josh_carterPDX 3y ago
Your argument would be wrong. Just because a company fails doesn't mean it was a team devoid of talent.
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by josh_carterPDX 3y ago
To those suggesting that BofA be broken up because they are considered "too big too fail" should watch one of the many movies that cover the 2008 financial crisis. There are also some really good documentaries. Our government deci
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by josh_carterPDX 3y ago
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/06/texans-rule-change-h... "Under rules negotiated in January during McCarthy’s tumultuous first election, any member of the House can motion to vacate the chair — a
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by josh_carterPDX 3y ago
As part of the negotiation to get Kevin McCarthy to the speakership back in January, Republicans made a rule change in the House which allowed just one member of Congress to bring up for a vote a measure that would let the entire body vote
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by josh_carterPDX 3y ago
Absolutely. Didn't mean for my reply to make it seem like I was too naive to understand WHY it happens. Just amazed that it keeps happening and has happened for decades.
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by josh_carterPDX 3y ago
It is amazing to me that the government continues to allow these mergers when time and time again it shows that the consumer end up paying more, not less.
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by josh_carterPDX 3y ago
True. I just can't recall the name of the platform I used, but it was something similar to an ip address scanner which gave me a list of all devices already connected to the network along with their mac addresses.
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by josh_carterPDX 3y ago
There used to be an app that would scan the ip and mac addresses on the network that were already connected to the internet. You could then change your settings to one of the mac addresses and when they were done you'd get the connecti
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by josh_carterPDX 3y ago
I hope this works. There hasn't been a big monopoly break up since the 1982 break up of AT&T. And with this conservative supreme court, I'm not holding my breath that this will actually go through.
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by josh_carterPDX 3y ago
Curious how much AI driven code can be generated vs. human intervention. I would imagine it depends on the app's complexity, but for some basic functionality it would be good to know how much of it can be created via AI. Also curious a
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by josh_carterPDX 3y ago
I'll echo a few of the comments made here. There is not much money in streaming. Bands typically have to tour and/or sell a ton of merch to make any money. Instead of another label being created, I would love to see a service for
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by josh_carterPDX 3y ago
There's a great platform out of Portland called Versionista ( https://versionista.com/ ) which has been working closely with the government and other entities to understand changes that happen on websites or even interna
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by josh_carterPDX 3y ago
While I am excited to see a study has been done, the pessimist in me thinks I will not be alive when this finally happens.
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by josh_carterPDX 3y ago
Prisons are a money maker for both public and private entities. Everything has a cost including copays for medical and dental. Oregon is the worst when it comes to advocacy for prisoners while they tout how progressive they are. It's a
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Oregon Legalizes Self-Gas Pumping(kptv.com)
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by josh_carterPDX 3y ago
One only needs to go into a Central Office to know how at risk you are for any number of toxic chemicals. The more shocking part of this is that there aren't more studies that link cancer among telecom engineers that work closely in Ce
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by josh_carterPDX 4y ago
Guess I know what I'm doing with the kids this weekend. This looks awesome. Thank you!

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