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by mv4 6mo ago
No recurring expense, just the hardware upfront cost. My next step is run the models locally as well. I used to work at FAANG (incl. compliance) and I would never use a cloud-based assistant of any kind.
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by mv4 6mo ago
It is buggy. It's also good at self-diagnostics and I was able to either fix things or find working workarounds by collaborating with it.
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by mv4 6mo ago
Operations: mostly tasks and reminders, I often think of something while on the road and send a voice message (like I would to a real PA). I use Kokoro-based TTS for local text-to-speech. Anything from "remind me to discuss X with so-a
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by mv4 6mo ago
That's a fair assessment if you look at LinkedIn posts. Personally though, I am finding it incredibly useful and I use it daily to assist with operations, strategy, sales.
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by mv4 6mo ago
I have it installed on a dedicated M4 16GB Mac Mini with Telegram, email, and Google Docs integration (the agent has its own accounts). I can chat with it, incl. sending voice messages via Telegram (it can send voice messages back using fre
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by mv4 7mo ago
Wondering how Spotify is handling this issue https://newsroom.spotify.com/2025-09-24/spotify-terms-creato...
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by mv4 7mo ago
I tried finding a 128 - 256GB Mac Studio online and most options would not be shipped for at least "8-10 weeks".
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by mv4 7mo ago
Does this have to do with cell division?
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by mv4 7mo ago
Why is this unexpected? Seasonal sales hiring is over. Tech is cutting jobs (because AI). Things are generally bleak right now.
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by mv4 7mo ago
as someone frequently exhibiting at various industry trade shows, I can confidently say nobody would notice.
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by mv4 7mo ago
I also feel it's very easy for a good interviewer to bring the conversation back to the desired scenario. Anything from "imagine we are in a parallel universe where Google Sheets has not been invented yet" to "how would
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by mv4 7mo ago
seems to be the pattern doesn't it. This hedge fund manager did a review on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V36kSqwjaaw&t=7s
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by mv4 7mo ago
Do investors do due diligence anymore?
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"Clothing-as-a-Service" startup charged with $300M fraud (2025)(cnbc.com)
33 points by mv4 7mo ago|10 comments
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by mv4 7mo ago
A prominent entrepreneur who founded the now-bankrupt clothing technology startup CaaStle was criminally charged on Friday with defrauding investors out of more than $300 million, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
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by mv4 7mo ago
They probably mean receiving the package directly from Amazon?
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by mv4 8mo ago
Yes, I remember gaming the algo to get to the top page! HDR was much harder to produce back then lol
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by mv4 8mo ago
The problem is manufactures are shifting their production capacities towards the more profitable, high-performance "AI" components.
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by mv4 8mo ago
Don't forget their "interestingness" algorithm that would determine which photos get to the top position in groups and other shares views. Way before ML ranking.
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by mv4 8mo ago
They were also publicly in "beta" for a few years, which provided a great example that it was okay to roll out experimental features to the public.
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by mv4 8mo ago
LinkedIn says she was a researcher. Joined as part of the Meta <> Scale deal with Alexandr Wang.
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by mv4 8mo ago
Thank you for clarifying. It is true that many of such possessions have become incredibly cheap (and therefore affordable) especially when it comes to media consumption and other forms of escapism, but they do very little to address our fun
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by mv4 8mo ago
I see your point, and I've seen people reevaluate their priorities when presented with a life altering sum of money (or with a court subpoena). And that's one of the reasons we made it architecturally impossible for someone to acc
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by mv4 8mo ago
I wouldn't call these material luxuries, just like big screen TVs are no longer a luxury. Being able to visit a doctor or a dentist on the other hand...
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by mv4 8mo ago
"Among the 37 percent of adults who would not have covered a $400 expense completely with cash or its equivalent, most would pay some other way, although some said that they would be unable to pay the expense at all. For those who coul
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by mv4 8mo ago
The only people whose lives are stable in this economy are the ultra wealthy. Even those who we would normally consider "middle class" are a couple of medical emergencies away from financial ruin. Whole classes of jobs are disappe
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by mv4 8mo ago
When it comes to privacy violations, Ring and Nest aren't much better - but at least people have a choice whether or not to install them. Nest: video was recovered from 'residual data located in backend systems' even though t
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by mv4 8mo ago
It's not just Pinterest though. IG, Reddit, even LinkedIn.
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by mv4 8mo ago
Hard to predict. If the bubble pops (NVIDIA and "circular economy", massive FAANG datacenter expansion plans, huge LLM training budgets) the markets will once again be flooded with components. But, the shortages may very well cont
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by mv4 8mo ago
Meta doesn't need to monetize their AI directly the way OpenAI or Anthropic would do. Meta runs ads, and they can use AI to help advertisers create content, target people, engage, etc.

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