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“Our current test version is 4GB RAM, 1.1Ghz CPU mobile version, 128GB SSD.
The final specs we want for $369: - 8GB RAM - 256GB SSD (minimum 128GB) - Core i3 (final confirm in a couple week, but that is the goal)
Hope we can hit that target. Will update more later.”
I really have a hard time with Amazon's prime video player and offering, the UI needs more work. Hopefully this will work internationally like Twitter's version did.
Right now most of the site analysis, content recommendations, competitor review is automated, but the writing of articles is not. My co-founder is a former copywriter and we have a strong belief that we're a ways away from writing automation. Even with all the focus on machine learning and AI, it's going to be awhile before we can automate that part of the process.
For pricing, it's actually $160 a month for one article a week, so roughly $40 an article.
Thanks!
We get our writers from all over, almost exactly as you say. My business partner and I are expats in Asia and have made a good network of US and U.K. writers looking for work as they travel.
That and freelancers who've applied through the site. :)
We automate a lot of stuff to help lower costs for our writers and we have writers on staff from our agency that fill in the gaps and do editing.
Project: We are working on automating the content writing process. Articly (https://articly.me) is a automated content strategy and writing platform. You give us your site or product and every week our platform sends you a new article to post to your blog.
That could be quite a large amount depending on the back-taxes and liens that could have been placed on the property.
Edit: I don't just say "Smile", usually there is more context to the conversation and usually ends with me trying to see if I can help fix the problem(if it's work related).
"The Happiest Baby on the Block" was a good practical guide - https://amzn.com/B00TCI48AE
The developer talks about the process of generating the test data here: http://www.danvk.org/wp/2013-04-20/generating-training-data/
The point of RFPs are to allow fair competition between vendors. Also to allow the government agencies to compare bids apples to apples and score accordingly. You're example is fine as long as you are providing the other bidders with the same information. It breaks down if you have inside information that other bidders don't have.
For example, most RFPs don't include budget info, but often a large portion of the scoring is based around the budget. If 18F had worked to create the criteria, knowing information that wasn't public to bidders, then won said bid, that's where the conflict comes in.
But this is all for not, as 18F has clarified that they don't do this, which is great. I'm all for better requirements, transparency, and lower government spending.
I bid on a lot of RFPs and the process needs fixing for sure. Anything tobreduce the amount of work I need to do to draft a bid is welcomed. Goverment bids take an insane amount of man hours on our part.
Love the work 18F is doing in this space.