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BlakeSimpson··on ChatGPT Drops About 10% Traffic as Novelty Wears Off – Similarweb
Over the past 30 days, the quality of chatGPT has dramatically dropped. I personally have started using the API exclusively as I don't see a quality drop.
BlakeSimpson··on Ask HN: Is the AI tool market a too crowded now?
I'm in the digital marketing space and I swear a new AI tool is being pushed on the daily. They are being ate up by so many people and also raising insane amounts of money. While I feel like 99% of the tools are absolute garbage, I believe that small business owners are feeling FOMO and wanting to stay involved.
BlakeSimpson··on Injunction issued in case about social media pressure from US Government
The vast majority of people are only headline readers. They see the title and they go on insane tangents on the subject. Facebook is the worst by far.
BlakeSimpson··on If crypto is “scam”, why Fidelity and Blackrock are trying with ETF?
Because people want it is the short answer.

The way these companies see it, if theres a demand and an opportunity to make money, they go for it. Paired with knowing the GOV will always bail them out, it's a no lose situation.

BlakeSimpson··on FTC reportedly plans major antitrust lawsuit against Amazon
I feel like they are up against a new lawsuit daily. First all the class actions regarding fake prime sales and hard to cancel subscriptions, now this.

Although this one I believe is more of an attempted power play by the FTC, the others not so much.

BlakeSimpson··on SBA Lost $200B in Covid Pandemic Relief to Fraud and Abuse
This isn't something that anyone should be surprised about. They were basically handing out these "loans" like if they didn't they would get fired. The amount of people bragging about it at the time on social media was enough to know that the vast majority of these loans were going to be abused.

For the SBA loans, if the applicant didn't request over 25k and put up collateral, they will never see a single payment.

For the PPP loans, that money was gone with the intention of not getting it back.

BlakeSimpson··on Two US lawyers fined for submitting fake court citations from ChatGPT
It blows my mind that a lawyer would go through all the schooling and DEBT just to use ChatGPT and risk losing their BAR card.

Sure, I see plenty of uses for ChatGPT in their field, but to not even check the output before submitting it is what blows my mind.

BlakeSimpson··on Amazon cancels my account after exposing account lockout for “racist doorbell” [video]
I feel like this is becoming more and more common with not only Amazon, but other big companies like anything rideshare (Lyft & Uber), food/shopping delivery, and others. Whenever you try to bring up a problem that might cause bad publicity, they "proactively" start deactivating accounts.
BlakeSimpson··on US approves chicken made from cultivated cells
After learning more on what these "impossible burgers" actually are, it was a no brainer that it was never going to be the answer. Looking forward to the development of this!
BlakeSimpson··on Ask HN: Can I promote my own website here?
I'd say as long as the content that you're sharing is actual quality.
BlakeSimpson··on Lost submersible used cheap video game controller
Why would there not be double, triple, even quadruple redundancy for a locator beacon? And if there was, how could each system have failed? Hoping for a speedy resolution for these people, and the best possible outcome.
BlakeSimpson··on Using loophole, Seward County seizes millions from motorists without convictions
I was about to reference the same story! Glad I wasn't the only one that remembered this.
BlakeSimpson··on How many shipwrecks are there in the world's oceans?
"It's now possible to build up a picture of the ocean floor even in the deepest water "

With this statement, would it allow them to scan and have a clear picture of things like said shipwrecks? Or is it more geographical?

BlakeSimpson··on How's the Tech Job Market?
It's been quite awhile since I've needed to update my resume, and with the latest advancements of AI, I'm not sure which one leads the pack. I'm sure a bit of research would find you with some options.
BlakeSimpson··on Sonos lays off 7%, or about 130 employees
Not sure I'm following?
BlakeSimpson··on Sonos lays off 7%, or about 130 employees
Here's hoping Sonos can find a way to regroup, support their remaining staff, and keep cranking out those awesome wireless speakers we all love.
BlakeSimpson··on Do high interest rates fix high inflation?
It's fascinating how periods of high demand and scarcity can lead to inflation, while technological improvements and abundant resources contribute to disinflation.
BlakeSimpson··on How's the Tech Job Market?
I am no longer in tech, but I do have quite a few friends that are, along with members of HR that are in charge of hiring for tech rolls. From what I've been told, the amount of applicants that even an entry level position gets is far to great for any one or handful of people to sort through with any efficiency. They are heavily utilizing software to help pick the best.

What I would suggest is to start taking the extra time to optimize your resume for every job you apply for. There are tools online to help you find out how these softwares scan and pick out pieces of your resume.

Best of luck :)

BlakeSimpson··on The end of Reddit? Why the blackout is still going – and what happens next
I have to agree with others. Although Discord has it's uses, it would be really hard to migrate a subreddit, and still operate efficiently.
BlakeSimpson··on Ask HN: What's your preferred way of saving your Google Analytics 3 data?
Id say it's really up to you. Like someone else mentioned, they really made this transition difficult. For example, limiting the amount of conversion tracking you can have to 25 which forces you to use data layer tracking over anything else with fear you'll run out.
BlakeSimpson··on Ask HN: Alternatives to Reddit
Nothing that is at the same scale as Reddit. The only real alternatives are niche forums which have been around forever now.
BlakeSimpson··on Do you have a personal career roadmap?
This is something I've never heard of, but sounds interesting. Is this roadmap more to help you stay focused on career advancement? Or is there another reason?
BlakeSimpson··on Cities: Skylines II [video]
I just hope they intergrate QOL features so you aren't forced to use a ton of mods to be able to build out cities efficiently.
BlakeSimpson··on No Man's Sky Now on Mac
This is for sure the best part!
BlakeSimpson··on Why doesn't every cruise ship have a overboard detection system?
With many other things, I'm sure it's to maximize profit.
BlakeSimpson··on OpenAI Outage
I'm curious how much these outages will effect productivity as more and more companies are integrating AI into their workflows.