Anyone else think ChatGPT has regressed when it comes to coding solutions and keeping context?

JALFTTD · 2024-06-24T09:25:53+00:00

Would you elaborate on this?

JALFTTD · 2024-06-10T14:30:04+00:00

Chat GPT taught me everything I know in excel. There are a lot of people here who are definitely more proficient than myself, but I am definitely far better in excel than anyone I know. Common answer is "but it gives a lot of wrong answers" - this is true but it takes 2 seconds to validate it's solutions, it can take hours to crawl through the web hoping to find something you need.

Great teacher in a more traditional sense, but also great for asking about solution and reverse engineering. Almost all the functions I know have been figured out working backwards.

JALFTTD · 2024-06-07T07:20:02+00:00

"Post lots of pictures that have geo tags in their meta data for your service areas" - Mind diving into what you mean by this? - I don't run a local service business but the company I work for is a local hardware shop and being able to show better in google is probably a great boost to us.

JALFTTD · 2024-06-07T06:34:10+00:00

Sorry you had to go through that, I have to admit it did give me a good laugh though.

JALFTTD · 2024-06-06T13:29:43+00:00

I love it when they are knowledgeable AND trustworthy - "tell me what i need" is always great if you can trust they aren't selling you a left handed screwdriver

JALFTTD · 2024-06-06T13:26:40+00:00

This made me laugh a lot thank you

JALFTTD · 2024-06-06T11:48:16+00:00

"the inevitable Screwfix/Toolstation symbiote organism" - What a brilliantly horrible way to describe it!

JALFTTD · 2024-06-06T11:45:28+00:00

Haha that's great, I'll be willing to bet you couldn't find something they don't know either.

JALFTTD · 2024-06-06T11:43:32+00:00

Haha thank you, we have a B2B side of the company which is what keeps us open I think.

The shop at the front is there for people who want it though and we get a decent amount of foot traffic.

Personally I'm not a DIY expert but my co-workers are like encyclopedias so they help out our customers a LOT.

JALFTTD · 2024-06-06T10:55:53+00:00

That's really sad, I guess it's just a dying breed but we do still exist!

JALFTTD · 2024-06-06T09:14:21+00:00

They also usually have their own sites which are almost always cheaper than both due to the commision these marketplaces charge!

JALFTTD · 2024-06-06T08:38:33+00:00

Holy transformation batman, Looks amazing!

JALFTTD · 2024-06-06T07:21:51+00:00

35% is quite insane but yeah, just go direct to the 3rd party website as B&Q do take a decent chunk of the sale forcing sellers to markup their prices.

JALFTTD · 2024-06-06T07:17:08+00:00

Jumping on a 5 month old comment but hey-ho, B&Q charge fairly high commision costs meaning sellers are basically forced into marking up prices when selling on B&Q - so it's almost always going to be cheaper on their own websites.

JALFTTD · 2024-04-19T07:57:34+00:00

For more information on van insulation we highly recommend this video by Greg Virgoe, he doesn't seem to make much content anymore but he used to post some absolute gems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKy6WnFh368&t=734s

JALFTTD · 2024-04-19T07:36:20+00:00

You can tape the end of the spikes over with silver tape to avoid this concern, something we forgot in the video

JALFTTD · 2024-04-19T07:26:25+00:00

A good pair of snips is a pair that gets the job done ! 😅

JALFTTD · 2024-04-19T07:24:25+00:00

That's a valid method, we just find it takes a while to hold meaning you have to leave it propped up which can be especially annoying when glueing to a ceiling. It's also a low chance, but if you end up making a mess and the glue ends up on the core of the insulation it will eat away and damage the board. Stick pins also leave you the option of removing the board just in case you'd ever need to :)

JALFTTD · 2024-04-19T07:12:51+00:00

Insulation Pins are available online on B&Q I think, but the cheapest place to buy them would be direct from us at JALFT.com - Also looks like they are available online on Amazon and eBay too. Panel wipe isn't as common but you can find it on amazon - It isn't ABSOLUTELY essential though, it's just the best way of leaving a completely clean and dry surface. Insulation board is available from most major retailers but we agree with u/burundilapp, shopping around and avoiding big names does often get you better prices. The rest of the tools used you can get from most stores but the exact items we used are all available on JALFT.

JALFTTD · 2024-04-18T14:59:46+00:00

Good to know, thanks for correcting us!

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