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paul7986

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About paul7986

My Internet adventures...

- SpeakerBlast: Invited/demoed to Google ATAP in 2013 to discuss inclusion into the Moto X. Another HN(er) met them too ugh https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18566929

- Leech: In 2015 pitched a phone case that shares battery power (a feature Samsung added in 2019) on the reality show, America's Greatest Maker to Trump's buddy Mark Burnett & Intel.

- Invented the first Social Alarm Clock (@sleepfm). Justin Bieber later created a social alarm clock & tons of developers too.

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Recent public activity

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    Exactly and Cloudflare (there should be others out there too - open source options) has proposed that AI bots need to pay for access to our websites. If they and or others could pu…

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    Comment #49198265

    Yup i will delete them as soon as they ask for money! I don't have friends who are needy in real life past Many years. Those in real life friends who have been needy knew not to as…

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    Comment #49192864

    Snapchat is app where you send live photos directly from your phone's camera. When you snap someone its a non-filtered picture you just took from your phone's camera (its how you l…

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    Comment #49189987

    Use apps like Snapchat to ensure they are who they say they are (if they refuse to verify via snap or insta's snap feature don't bother with them). If they are not local delete the…

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    Comment #49184844

    So one person now doing the job a handful use to do. That's what I hear you saying and Ive been thinking since my lay off in Feb. prompting me to be back in school.

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    Comment #49177805

    By trade I'm a UX Researcher/Designer who designs in code (HTML/CSS) and have done so since 2009. Recently I vibe coded an entire python app with a database and each time I didnt k…

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    Comment #49175137

    It is a step up from the old Siri as it can answer any question, yet again you have to say Hey Siri for each follow up question. This is especially true when driving where i use vo…

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    Comment #49173148

    Well Apple is building a slew of AI voice devices, Open AI is too and purportedly so is Space X creating an AI focused phone. We'll see if consumers embrace it, but ive been using …

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    Comment #49172192

    I can get a lot done in the car talking to chatGPT where i use voice conversation the most. I do not use it for an AI friend but as a voice assistant who can get things done for me…

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    Comment #49171781

    Maybe Apple will buy Open AI at a rock bottom price after this lawsuit. I've used chatGPT voice conversation tech since Sept 2023 and was expecting the new Siri to match the user e…

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    Comment #49113891

    Ah thanks, yet tho not easily done. I think letting users easily generate and share AI-created snazzy map routes on social media would be a great marketing play for GPT. I think a …

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    Comment #49113160

    I know ive been wanting chatGPT to create snazzy map routes to share with friends for our road trips and or vacations the past many years but it fails miserably! Which would show d…

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    Comment #49113102

    The UI/UX Gemini made is less is more and follows how I have designed for years. The idea is musicians/bands find local venues to play out. Which is an easy UI/UX .. a logo ... sig…

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    Comment #49106630

    Users don't care if they hear amazing song and don't know its AI Music slop or their favorite new iPhone game is powered by slop. The entrepreneurs pumping out said slop and making…

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    Comment #49106606

    Well i guess there are two sides of table / arguement. Im on the side of believing the hype of the AI overlords who promote UBI not cause I don't want to work because I personally …

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    Comment #49103046

    I am a UX Researcher, UX Design and Developer by trade since 2009. I don't know iphone development, python, any back end stuff and or in depth JS stuff. But, Codex does and just by…

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    Comment #49101860

    Ummmm in time it's inevitable as in 2026 you do not need any skill to be a computer programmer. AI has replaced that once valuable skill and will continue it's way through ever whi…

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    Comment #49099599

    And in time AI robots will reduce the need for these blue collar workers who are presently helping replace the white collar workers. Just learned of a new acronym today "NILF," not…

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    Comment #49075748

    Yes, it will take legal action in Europe and or when the U.S. switches back with more democrats in power to force them to start paying their fair share. It behooves them to create …

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    Comment #49074799

    What about them taking content for their AI summaries? Have they created a system that gets content owners and creators paid in this regard yet?

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    Comment #49041183

    Also, I've seen recently AI companies asking for Govt ID to use their services. This is a new phenomenon that consumers are accepting?

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    Ask HN: .music Domain Owners – Govt ID is required?

    I recently bought a .music domain and when I did in May or June I don't recall my register service saying I will need to upload my government ID. I have been working on my .music p…