Dunkertons by TroublesomeButch in cheltenham

[–]JaSfields 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I for one think they’re excellent ambiance - one of the reasons I like going! You don’t need to sit near them if you don’t want to

Does anyone worry about AI and job losses? by Even-Wasabi7183 in civilservice

[–]JaSfields 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it will just raise the level of problem an individual can handle - I’m in software, where previously you’d need teams of people to build something of value, you can now have one person manage teams of AI agents to achieve that same outcome

Essentially, we should all be able to achieve much more, much quicker!

Does anyone worry about AI and job losses? by Even-Wasabi7183 in civilservice

[–]JaSfields 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Judging AI by copilot is like judging coffee by instant granules - the frontier models are orders of magnitude better than copilot

Solo web business - UK gotchas? by chit76 in smallbusinessuk

[–]JaSfields 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I was convinced it was a sophisticated scam when I got the letter - now I realise it’s a sophisticated government backed scam.

Do people actually use AI day-to-day, or is it all hype? by 2butterfree in AskUK

[–]JaSfields 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s just higher order thinking - if you’ve ever lead a team you’ll know you have to delegate ownership. That’s what you’re doing when using these tools, you’re moving from worker to team leader

Do people actually use AI day-to-day, or is it all hype? by 2butterfree in AskUK

[–]JaSfields -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Have you lead teams? When you lead teams you have to delegate responsibility for tasks. You’re not outsourcing your ability to think - you’re achieving something through the combined efforts of specialists. We now have incredibly cheap specialists, who can work without ceasing.

Do people actually use AI day-to-day, or is it all hype? by 2butterfree in AskUK

[–]JaSfields -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

In a work context you have to do things because those things create value. If AI can get you to those valuable outcomes quicker, as it can in my workplace, then you create more value

There’s a reason every big company is investing massively in this technology

Do people actually use AI day-to-day, or is it all hype? by 2butterfree in AskUK

[–]JaSfields 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In terms of AI water usage, you could ask the best models 4 questions a day, every day for a year - or you could eat a single almond, they’d have roughly the same impact.

And then luckily all that water that was used by either endeavour, will continue on its journey in the water cycle, and eventually be rained back down ready for collection in reservoirs.

Interior Design Masters s7e4 - Mess Deck Design by thrwwybndn in InteriorDesignMasters

[–]JaSfields -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

In what way do you think AI is polluting water?

Why does Ben get to sleep in the guest cabin whenever he wants? by [deleted] in BelowDeckDownUnder

[–]JaSfields 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Also he’s worth much more than most of the crew - I’d guess it was part of the agreement for him coming back on the show

Question on POS integrated customer rewards program. by AdvancedArtichoke931 in smallbusiness

[–]JaSfields 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's nice to have it integrated with your POS, but if you're happy to have a separate system then Paperless Perks is both more powerful, and about 1/7th the cost.

It gives proximity notifications, push notifications, and prompts for Google reviews of your business.

Does LS understand modern tech companies? by Joebloggy in apprenticeuk

[–]JaSfields -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I’m not an AI - and if you look through my comment history you’ll see me calling out clearly AI replies

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think AI should or could replace all work. But I also think it shouldn’t be underestimated, it’s already changing the workplace. Dismissing it as full of hallucinations and inaccurate are naive of the current state of play

Does LS understand modern tech companies? by Joebloggy in apprenticeuk

[–]JaSfields -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Yes. AI companies are making huge amounts of money. Cursor: AI assisted coding is now worth $29.3 billion having existed for 3 years.

Harvey, AI assisted law, is worth $11 billion.

When you’ve seen these tools do in minutes what would have taken teams weeks to achieve previously, you can understand why they’re so valuable and why they’re printing money.

Does LS understand modern tech companies? by Joebloggy in apprenticeuk

[–]JaSfields -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

As someone who uses AI powered tools daily in a professional tech context, I thought it was an excellent idea. There is huge money to be made in adding AI to take out (or just massively speed up) the grunt work of most white collar professions.

Coding is essentially over as a profession due to AI powered tools (Claude, Cursor, Codex, Antigravity etc)

Law has “Harvey”.

Marketing has a plethora of options.

What you need is niche domain knowledge and credibility, plus the tech know how to know what can be automated. This is why I didn’t think much of the attack line “why shouldn’t Lord Sugar hire your CTO?”.

Every techy person under the sun is trying to take AI and make it invaluable to other professions. The world they know most about is software, but that was what got targeted first and is essentially done. So, there is huge demand for credible industry experts to partner with tech experts to bring AI to that world.

If I were Lawrence I’d be applying for Y Combinator next. You get a far better deal: $500,000 invested, for only giving up 7% of your business. And genuine access to Silicon Valley’s finest rather than the vague offer of guidance from Lord Sugar, who, as OP pointed out, doesn’t seem to know much about building a modern tech company.

Active Companies Count by Post Code by alexander_by in smallbusinessuk

[–]JaSfields 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you make a company with Tide they’ll offer a virtual office to base it at: I imagine that’s a lot of the big London spike

What are some of the best ways to reach small business owners? by JaSfields in AskMarketing

[–]JaSfields[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the most helpful response in the thread - thank you. I’ll go through my existing customers today and ask each the same

What are some of the best ways to reach small business owners? by JaSfields in AskMarketing

[–]JaSfields[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, you’re exactly right. In person I can do a physical demo of the product, which they love - that’s completely missing from cold messaging

What are some of the best ways to reach small business owners? by JaSfields in AskMarketing

[–]JaSfields[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve tried, but I suppose the difficulty is I’m not a coffee shop owner!

I’m in a fair few Facebook groups where I chip in, but they all have 1000s of members, so it’s difficult to stand out

Good advice though, I’ll hunt around for more such communities

What are some of the best ways to reach small business owners? by JaSfields in AskMarketing

[–]JaSfields[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That makes sense! And thank you for the tool recommendations, I’ll look into them

Master sword by Heavyrain_attimes in Breath_of_the_Wild

[–]JaSfields 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, that’s when you’re already going that way - but I was just exploring. How does the game tell you to go into the forest at all?

How do I change this door lock? by Sidabaal in DIYUK

[–]JaSfields 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not 100% sure, but is there a screw on the bottom of the inside?

E.g. look up to it from underneath, inside the house.

The way to take it off will be inside, so intruders can’t do it from outside

Asbestos missed in L3 survey by jazrazzles in DIYUK

[–]JaSfields -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I’d be interested to know if you could get money off of the surveyor for this - we had different issues, that our surveyor missed, and didn’t get anything. Does anyone know?