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New comment by ecommerceguy in "Dots: Always-on agents"

ecommerceguy — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:41:59 +0000

I feel like these companies are pushing on a string, they are getting desperate to have a profitable product. I'll continue to use my $10 subscription to an AI studio noone here has heard of that has over 150 models. And still use all the free ones, until they quit working.

I really am beyond maxed out at the availability of AI's. They all are so similar now.

New comment by ecommerceguy in "Show HN: Doom or Bloom, map your AI worldview"

ecommerceguy — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 20:41:34 +0000

I couldnt get past 30%. Useless.

New comment by ecommerceguy in "Back and shoulder surgery is often worse than useless"

ecommerceguy — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 01:05:18 +0000

I've had a searing rotator cuff for over 2 years. Someone recommended peptides called Wolverine Blend. It is now healed after 3 weeks of injections.

The thing is, this seems to be rather common.

New comment by ecommerceguy in "I asked Meta’s Muse for its filesystem and it sent me 6.8GB"

ecommerceguy — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:50:34 +0000

Will Muse cut down on scrolling? I've read about people using it to summarize FB Marketplace listings, cutting down on time spent there.

I of course won't use it.

New comment by ecommerceguy in "Make your first edit to OpenStreetMap"

ecommerceguy — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 01:34:59 +0000

Thank you so much for this tutorial, I've made my fist OSM updates. As a former gis guy, this is awesome!

New comment by ecommerceguy in "What do Visa and Mastercard do? An intro to card networks"

ecommerceguy — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 23:39:19 +0000

Well, as a bar owner, I use Toast surcharging.

https://support.toasttab.com/en/article/Toast-Surcharge-Over...

Any other questions?

New comment by ecommerceguy in "What do Visa and Mastercard do? An intro to card networks"

ecommerceguy — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 22:36:46 +0000

Correct, Toast specifically will not allow it under any circumstance.

Debit cards issued by smaller community banks or credit unions are exempt from the cap and carry higher interchange rates (often 1.0%–1.65% + $0.10).

All merchants should either do Surcharging or Cash Discount.

New comment by ecommerceguy in "Starbase, LA"

ecommerceguy — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:59:46 +0000

Hmmm. Aquire all these properties under the guise of reviving things for racing and oopsie it failed what ever shall we do with all these properties now? Oh yeah do what we do best – build data centers.

New comment by ecommerceguy in "Credit card debt rises to $1.26T, nearing all-time record"

ecommerceguy — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:39:50 +0000

Are you saying the bond market would go without a bid?

New comment by ecommerceguy in "Israeli PR wants to answer your ChatGPT questions"

ecommerceguy — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 21:05:28 +0000

https://archive.ph/xF7sZ

New comment by ecommerceguy in "America has become an entrepreneur's paradise"

ecommerceguy — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:07:35 +0000

"health insurance is really expensive when you have to cover it yourself."

Not necessarily, often it is much less.

t. I am a partner in an L&H insurance agency.

New comment by ecommerceguy in "Neo Radar: A browser-based orbital mechanics engine with 41k real asteroids"

ecommerceguy — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:56:14 +0000

Very cool I'm going to share with our NEKAAL group at Farpoint Observatory.

New comment by ecommerceguy in "Most Americans say "not in my backyard" to AI data centers"

ecommerceguy — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:08:48 +0000

Is there really demand for 4000 plus data centers? I have a feeling that's shooting a bit above the mark (10x).

New comment by ecommerceguy in "Land Atlas – soil, farmability, and crop analysis for land listings"

ecommerceguy — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:06:46 +0000

Relying on soil surveys at 5 acres is typically not advised. Soil samples will always yield best results. Your State Ag School usually will process them gratis or for little cost (they may ask to add the sample to a database). The more samples the better!

One of the best:

https://www.agronomy.k-state.edu/outreach-and-services/soil-...

Homeowners, if you care about your grass looking great, not a bad idea to get a sample.

New comment by ecommerceguy in "Land Atlas – soil, farmability, and crop analysis for land listings"

ecommerceguy — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 17:22:11 +0000

Former GIS guy here, I've modeled and mapped hundreds of rural jurisdictions so I'm familiar with what you are trying to accomplish. Not sure how comprehensive USDA soil surveys are these days as soil conditions can be hyper local (down to the feet).

Many of large ranch lands and farms are going to be listed exclusively by a certain broker which may require website scrapping at minimum and or heads up data entry at worst.

Colorado:

https://www.ranchland.com/

For general usability, I'd suggest at a minimum adding State and County lines, and further, census place points for labeling.

You've included some interesting filters that's for sure.

And of course my usual plug for a great mapping book - How to Lie with Maps - https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/H/bo274005...

I'd be willing to give you input.

New comment by ecommerceguy in "SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites for 100x the bandwidth"

ecommerceguy — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 02:29:19 +0000

At Farpoint Observatory, this is a major concern for those keeping an eye out for near Earth objects.

New comment by ecommerceguy in "Apple sues OpenAI, accuses ex-employees of stealing trade secrets"

ecommerceguy — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 02:09:37 +0000

Does this ring true in California?

New comment by ecommerceguy in "Google Chrome Installed a 4GB AI Model on Your PC"

ecommerceguy — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:43:47 +0000

Memory prices will adjust accordingly as this becomes the norm.

New comment by ecommerceguy in "Claude Fable 5 Promotional Access"

ecommerceguy — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:14:15 +0000

Yawn, after Toasts AI provided me with very incorrect sales numbers, I'm scaling back ai use. Its glorified search for non coders at best.

New comment by ecommerceguy in "GPT-5.5 hallucinates 3x more than MIT-licensed GLM-5.2"

ecommerceguy — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 19:35:39 +0000

It's very much looking like OpenAI will be bailed out, along with all the other Capex'ers. I say this because the trump admin (I feel partially at fault because I voted for him) has indicated they will be bailing out the entire ai stargate from intel and amd to amazon and anthropic. I know alot of everyday folks that absolutely hate - passionately HATE - anything and everything tech bro. Downvote all you want, that's the reality. They see Palantir et al as evil and demonic.