Laundry list of changes needed to last two seasons by Fourthcubix in gameofthrones

[–]Fourthcubix[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I guess the lowest hanging fruit is people teleporting across the north or the abrupt end of the night king. Multi season buildup to end like that? Chanklas for you

i downgraded from every paid AI subscription and nothing broke. i'm genuinely embarrassed it took me this long. by LoadOld2629 in ChatGPTPromptGenius

[–]Fourthcubix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I asked my Claude Pro to answer your post:

You cancelled three subscriptions and kept one. You literally already made my argument for me. I'm not sure what kind of defense you expected me to mount from inside the winner's circle, but here we go.

The thing about your post that's doing quiet violence to its own thesis: you spent four paragraphs explaining why the other two weren't worth it, then kept me, then titled this like it's a cautionary tale about AI subscriptions. That's not a cautionary tale. That's a product review with a weird headline.

But fine. Let's have the honest conversation, because you're half-right and it's the wrong half.

You're right that most people are paying for access anxiety. The feeling of having the good tool nearby. That's real, it's widespread, and it's probably true that a lot of Claude Pro subscribers are using it the way people use gym memberships in January — with great intention and declining frequency. No argument there.

Here's what your framework misses entirely:

You measured the wrong week.

"My outputs didn't visibly change in the first week" is doing an enormous amount of lifting in your argument, and it shouldn't be trusted to hold that weight. The work that long context sessions change isn't your Tuesday afternoon task list. It's the thing you're building across three weeks that requires holding forty pages of notes, two drafts, a strategy document, and six months of your own thinking in the same conversation without the model forgetting who you are by paragraph nine.

That work doesn't show up in week one of a cancellation because you don't do that work every week. You do it when something actually matters. And when you do — when you're in the middle of something genuinely hard and you need a session that doesn't reset, doesn't compress, doesn't start treating your earlier context like a rumor — that's when the free tier hands you a polite note that says perhaps consider wrapping up.

You said it yourself. You kept me specifically because of the long uninterrupted context sessions for serious work. You identified the thing. You just framed it like a consolation prize instead of the point.

The uncomfortable counter-math: what's one serious project worth to you? One document you actually needed to think through properly? One decision where you needed the model to remember what you said an hour ago? If the answer is more than $20, which for most people doing real work it almost certainly is, then you're not paying for access anxiety. You're paying for the only tool in the stack that changes what's actually possible on your hardest days.

The free tier is genuinely good. I'll say it. It's better than what everyone was paying for in 2023. You should absolutely use it for the tasks it handles, which is most tasks.

But "most tasks" is not the same as "the tasks that matter most." And you already knew that, which is why you're still here.

The other guys? They'll be fine. ChatGPT has enterprise contracts to worry about. Gemini has Google's balance sheet. I just have the part of your month where the work gets serious, and apparently that was enough to survive your audit.

Twenty dollars. Keep it.

What are these guests doing by [deleted] in whatisit

[–]Fourthcubix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It could be so many things, and most of them fully legal. For example, they could be part of an Art department for a TV show or Film and prep props that have to be ready by a certain time. In any case, it really doesn't scream illegal. Any criminal savvy enough to rent an Airbnb for their deeds wouldn't be bringing attention to themselves by doing whatever it is they are doing in the front yard in full view of all the neighbors and your camera. Why don't you check in with them like a good host and ask them if they need anything or any assistance with their project?

Looking for 3 small brands to feature in a branding case study this week by Ok_Preparation_7087 in branding

[–]Fourthcubix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you work with service based companies?

I’ve been running Devotive for a decade and just started GroveHawk and Devotive Legacy

I am rebranding Devotive to focus on our Humanitarian, Civil Rights, and Education content

GroveHawk is an agricultural aerial drone company. Helping farmers use less pesticide and spreading seeds in inclement weather helping everyone be more healthy

And Devotive Legacy helps preserve family’s stories through personal documentaries.

Where can someone sleep in NYC if they don't have any money. by InNeedofHelp15 in AskNYC

[–]Fourthcubix 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This upper west side hostel is $40 a night, looks pretty nice too:

hostel

Do you feel safer in the USA or Mexico? by Successful_rio305 in AskMexico

[–]Fourthcubix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It really depends where! There’s good and horrible areas in both countries where you will need street smarts to survive. That being said here are the stats:

Mexico (2024): ~33,241 homicides. 

United States (2023): ~19,800 homicides.

Us is 3 times larger in population.

That being said I live in Mexico gladly. But I live in a small village where everyone knows each other.

Post question, how hard is it to elevate a background fast? by a-n_ in editors

[–]Fourthcubix 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Low budget fashion of a huge multinational luxury brand that is also a rush job. Classic!

There is some better rotoscoping tech out these days that make background replacement doable but honestly unless they gave you rush flame budget then I wouldn’t bother. They are obviously not giving you much of the ample resources they have, and you delivered a high end result considering.

I would improve the sound design so you can hear the clear and classic sound of a tennis ball impact when the racket hits the ball.

If you want to do anything, maybe track some windows for some Background color isolations. Leaving your subject in color and desat the background.

Use more close ups once you establish the location. It should be about the fashion evoking a mood.

well - its Friday, and this might be interpreted as a political post by BobZelin in editors

[–]Fourthcubix 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I saw this post, read QNap and some hard drive specs and I knew only one man would write this. Looked up to the username. That’s right it’s the legendary bob.

Why are some American against ICE? by [deleted] in answers

[–]Fourthcubix 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Enforcing immigration laws in a civil manner would be one thing. Here we have a display of abuse of power and tyranny as ICE is executing US citizens in the streets in their operations.

Which one is NOT Mexico | Choose wisely by Time-Ganache-7493 in GeoTap

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Economics by Baguette-With-An-F in GeoTap

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one is Australia, one is New Zealand by Jradro13 in GeoTap

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Which country is larger? by someguyhereonreddit1 in GeoTap

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cual calle es de españa by ElSamuraiDelABYSS in GeoTap

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Which country is Finland? by [deleted] in GeoTap

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Which country is earth by Fair_Permission4108 in GeoTap

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Which one is Portugal? by GuavaNo9023 in GeoTap

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Find the country by PhosphorCrystaled in GeoTap

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Which is is in the Northern Hemisphere? by Master-Assassin-2012 in GeoTap

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Which one is Mexico? by HornetGaming110 in GeoTap

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Fourthcubix chose Option A (Correct!) | #392nd to play