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idkwhattocallmeon Take the pedals off the bike

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idkwhattocallmeon Ask HN: Are there any real examples of AI agents doing work?

sales ops here. I was just tasked with figuring out how to use AI to use previous quotes to generate new quotes so sales people don't spend so much time creating quotes. Seems like the perfect thing for an agent. Anyone done this?

idkwhattocallmeon Ask HN: How would you launch a privacy-first, Instagram-like social network?

AFAIK, it's IOS only. The one android user in my family switched to iphone after feeling left out for a year. Other groups also are all iphone

The feed is actually in the Apple Photo app. There is a section for "shared albums" and a link to "activity" that has a feed UI.

I've always thought if the shared album was tied directly to the group message that would be nirvana, but I don't believe that's a possibility.

idkwhattocallmeon Ask HN: How would you launch a privacy-first, Instagram-like social network?

Apple photos is my privacy first social network. I have "shared albums" with my families, different friend/hobby groups. There is an activity feed so whenever someone shares a photo I get a notification, can like like, comment. It just has the basic features and works really well. Here's the thing, I pay $40 a month for the icloud bundle. So technically they've monetized it already. I've always wondered if others use it similarly...

idkwhattocallmeon Y Combinator Traded Prestige for Growth

I always thought YC growth was to fuel it's portco's initial traction. My understanding is that they solved each other's problems and then raised on traction largely within their own ecosystem. Having a wide breadth of companies would better enable this