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by hownottowrite 6mo ago
I think in large part the average Walmart consumer does not shop like the average Amazon consumer. They load up a big cart over time rather than pull the trigger on lots of smaller, convenience-driven purchases. So Walmart is going to view
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by hownottowrite 6mo ago
Sure, I use it for that too. But we’re also talking about most people. Your average Walmart customer is not going to be your average HN reader.
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by hownottowrite 6mo ago
I’ve been running e-commerce systems for 30 years (tech, marketing, etc). This was going to fail from the start for one reason: intent. Most people using AI chat are exploring ideas and solutions. They’re doodling, not shopping. Or in old t
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by hownottowrite 1y ago
Active voice. Minimum word count. That’s it, unless you’re Paul Graham. Spoiler: You are not Paul Graham.
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by hownottowrite 2y ago
When I had my first real programming gig in the early 90s, I worked 14+ hours a day and ate fast food exclusively (often in very large quantities). My weight ballooned to nearly 400 pounds. Then I got sick… I couldn’t eat anything with fat.
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by hownottowrite 2y ago
Seems like someone needs to read more Frans de Waal “Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?” https://wwnorton.com/books/Are-We-Smart-Enough-to-Know-How-S...
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Xenobots: Cellular platform for development of synthetic living machines (2021)(science.org)
3 points by hownottowrite 2y ago|0 comments
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by hownottowrite 2y ago
Archived Link: https://archive.is/m89pK
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The panic over smartphones does not help teens: It may only make things worse(theatlantic.com)
4 points by hownottowrite 2y ago|2 comments
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by hownottowrite 2y ago
“Without work there is no life…” That’s not something you’re going to hear from someone in their 20s or 30s, even a few decades ago. This is an attitude that you develop as you get older and become more experienced. It also helps if you’ve
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by hownottowrite 3y ago
Well, I suppose opening an essay with a compound gerund is close enough to the prose equivalent of premature optimization to suggest they may be onto something. However, aside from both processes optionally using keyboards for efficiency, c
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by hownottowrite 3y ago
This one didn’t but my next office did and it was amazing. It even had metal fire escape that I used all the time.
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by hownottowrite 3y ago
My first rented office was a single room that measured less than 50 square feet. I was able to get a desk and a chair in there but that was it. It had one of those old time doors, half frosted glass. I felt like a noir private eye.
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by hownottowrite 3y ago
There’s so much more to soil conservation. Our reliance on manmade chemicals over good stewardship of the land has resulted in so many problems. Highly recommend looking into Louis Bromfield. A very accessible book: The Planter of Modern Li
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by hownottowrite 3y ago
Non-Paywall Version https://archive.ph/M8E8B Frankly, one of the few times iOS 14.5 has turned up in general ad reporting.
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Brands hand out freebies as online ads lose appeal(adage.com)
1 points by hownottowrite 3y ago|2 comments
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Build LLM-powered Alexa experiences(developer.amazon.com)
1 points by hownottowrite 3y ago|0 comments
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by hownottowrite 3y ago
Most people trying to be creative in the business world should read Orbiting the Giant Hairball. It’ll get you going.
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by hownottowrite 3y ago
Looks like someone read Deci & Ryan’s Self-Determination Theory.
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Mercedes-Benz Wants to Become a Software Company, the CEO Says(robbreport.com)
4 points by hownottowrite 3y ago|3 comments
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by hownottowrite 3y ago
Probably better to get a fuller view of history from The Dawn of Everything https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374157357/thedawnofeveryt...
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Memecam: Next.js app uses ChatGPT and Blip to generate memes on the fly(memecam.dk)
3 points by hownottowrite 3y ago|1 comments
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by hownottowrite 3y ago
And a more accessible version: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/983208
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Acceleration of Oumuamua from radiolytically produced H2 in H2O ice(nature.com)
1 points by hownottowrite 3y ago|1 comments
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Seymour Cray and the Cray 1: The Fastest Supercomputer in the World(shop.minimuseum.com)
1 points by hownottowrite 4y ago|0 comments
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by hownottowrite 4y ago
It’s literally just a cloud.
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by hownottowrite 4y ago
Maybe just fix targeted ads and get back to making money?
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by hownottowrite 4y ago
Archived version: https://archive.is/hZRWc
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by hownottowrite 4y ago
I’m not sure what’s more shameful: the fact that this might have happened or that it is on the front page of HN.
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by hownottowrite 4y ago
Creative director is one of the many hats I wear these days. I am using components of AI in nearly all of my visual assets. The future is already here.

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