Disclaimer: This article is based on my research and experience. I am not a CPA or tax expert, and this should not be considered professional advice. Please do your own research and consult a professional if needed. This is merely a roadmap for reference. In Vine member groups, taxes are a hot topic to avoid. …
I understand that giving away 30 or more items for free in exchange for reviews is a significant expense, but your competitors are doing it, and so should you. If you are going to play in this arena, realize that Vine reviewers aren’t stupid. Here are some games NOT to play: The bottom line is, …
I’ve been on Vine for a while longer now, and I’m starting to get more opinionated about the program, other Vine users, reviews in general, and sellers. Here are some of my updated thoughts. First off, Vine is amazing. There are several groups exclusively for Vine members where the words “blessed” and “blessing” are surprisingly …
Well, work grinds to a halt. ChatGPT is down. Is anyone else having trouble with ChatGPT? I can’t seem to access it. Is it just me, or is @OpenAI down? #ChatGPT #AI #DownDetector— John “JR” Smith (@jsmith4260) March 25, 2024 Downdetector.com is starting to glow with the number of reports, so it is starting to …
I recently became acquainted with the Amazon Vine program after being invited to participate in it. After spending some time getting to know the ins and outs of the program, I wanted to share a few observations. First off, yes, people do receive free products and provide reviews on them. However, the nuance here is …
In today’s media landscape, discerning truth has become an increasingly complex task. Denzel Washington once remarked, “If you don’t read the news, you’re uninformed. If you do read the news, you’re misinformed.” Echoing this sentiment, comedian Ron Funches humorously questioned, “I just don’t understand how do you not believe in any conspiracy theories? You just …
This article is an attempt to organize my thoughts on the open letter issued by well over a thousand high profile IT pioneers and AI luminaries including Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak, Yoshua Bengio(Founder and Scientific Director at Mila and a Turing Prize winner), Stuart Russell (Berkeley, Professor of Computer Science, director of the Center for …
I found I need to upload text over multiple entries to get it all into ChatGPT. Guessing how many chunks to break it into based on the number of tokens is not an easy thing to do. I have created this to help simplify the process. Just drop in your text, select the chunk size …
I’ve had the chance to experiment with various AI models, and I’ve conducted some “testing”. I thought I would share my thoughts about the differences and different use cases for each of the listed AIs. These opinions are as of the end of March, 2023. Even a few weeks from now this will probably be …
I was browsing the web today, and came across a photo of a cassette adapter. For some reason it just struck me. That little piece of technology was a bridge between two worlds, the analog of tape, and the digital of MP3 and CD players. My one son actually has one in his car. He …