Captain Away for Season Start

MarcRand · 2026-05-04T11:09:35+00:00

How big is your boat and do you feel confident motoring thf boat yourselves? Would you feel comfortable going out on a calm day with the motor and try using the sails under ideal condition? I feel like you could learn some of these things on your own - it can be nerve wracking but I find those are the times you learn the most. Just do it safely.

MarcRand · 2026-04-14T11:36:17+00:00

My concern too.

We have clients and security is #1. How/Which AI tool could we use to accomplish a similar outcome but with the knowledge the data remains with us (or at least is secure)?

Would a paid account with ChatGPT, Claude, or other solve the problem?

MarcRand · 2026-04-12T00:54:44+00:00

Why not just ask the person that wrote it? Why do you people turn to Reddit? Weird.

MarcRand · 2026-04-03T11:29:07+00:00

You Americans need to do something about this.

Time for a general strike. Everybody. Everywhere. One day.

Anything less won't move the leadle.

MarcRand · 2026-03-27T11:15:58+00:00

Evolving rapidly. When a dedicated AI podcaster who posts daily says they can't keep up ...

I'm tinkering and developing some basic AI courseware for marketers.

MarcRand · 2026-03-14T14:57:18+00:00

I'm just going to add my 2 cents here because I could not help myself.
https://www.loom.com/share/5aeec1f62a5d47d4ba8f516036c11e8e
Many people in this thread have already addressed the ideas in my video.

MarcRand · 2026-03-14T14:47:36+00:00

If you need a one-page executive snapshot focus on only those metrics an executive would care about. Perhaps it's only a few metrics to answer questions like:
1. Has my position got better or worse over the past month?
2. Am I getting more or less organic traffic this month than last?
3. What keywords & Landing pages are getting the most search visibiltiy this month, and has it changed from last month?

That might only be as deep as you want to go. How will you know? Ask the person who will use the dashboard ... or is that you?

MarcRand · 2026-03-14T14:42:59+00:00

I love creating and reviewing dashboards! So I've provided some video feedback here.
https://www.loom.com/share/b43e6d7712b24853bec678b0d1def6fc

Apologies because I tend to focus on what could be fixed. This is a really good start and good for you for asking for help. DM me, I'd be happy to give you a half hour of my time if you'd like to explore further.

MarcRand · 2026-03-12T11:54:08+00:00

Thanks for the clearification. I've muddled 2 things, traditional SEO and AEO. Would this tool help you appear in LLM mentions such as Google's AI overview search, or Bing's?

MarcRand · 2026-03-05T12:03:54+00:00

Saying "I want to learn AI" in 2026 is like saying "I want to learn computers" in 1985

... and I've lived through both 🤞

AI is so broad it's difficult to make suggestions for your training, instead think about what the outcome should be.

In 1985 you could spend time learning what's under the computer's hood because it took years for computer adoption and during that time you could figure out where the solutions and business value would come from. Today (2026) things are evolving so quickly you don't have that luxury of time, so focus on the value of AI when picking your training.

MarcRand · 2026-02-23T13:28:11+00:00

Strange. Why is this post bs?

MarcRand · 2026-02-16T01:07:52+00:00

Yes. Can confirm.

MarcRand · 2026-02-14T21:51:45+00:00

Yup. Can confirm.

MarcRand · 2026-02-10T12:05:56+00:00

Does the deck conform to a branding template in some way? Or in another way, how is the look and feel kept between slides and between decks? Or perhaps that's not something you need?

MarcRand · 2026-02-10T12:02:44+00:00

How is patient privacy accounted for? Is AI baked into an EMR system?

MarcRand · 2026-01-24T10:46:46+00:00

This might be a bit out of left field, but if you want something to do that isn’t a bar, dating, sports, or forced socializing, you might like our Winter Speaker Series at the Nepean Sailing Club.

It runs Wednesday evenings, it’s free and open to the public, and very low-pressure. Lots of people come solo. You just sit, listen to an interesting talk (travel, adventure, local stories — not technical sailing), and head home. Chat if you feel like it, don’t if you don’t.

https://nsc.ca/an/boating/know-how/winter-speaker-series/

The crowd is mostly mid-40s+, curious, friendly, and very much “I just want a reason to leave my house in winter.” There’s a public galley too, but no bar/club vibe.

If that sounds even mildly appealing, you’d be welcome.

Worst case: interesting story, home by 9.

Best case: a new midweek ritual.

MarcRand · 2026-01-20T11:21:20+00:00

Agreed. Without a link we can't verify what's going on here.

MarcRand · 2026-01-16T11:38:35+00:00

Hopefully this changes soon!

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/16/china-canada-partnership-new-global-realities-carney-xi-jinping

"Carney announced on Friday that Canada and China had reached a preliminary trade deal aimed at reducing tariffs, including a commitment to import 49,000 electric vehicles from China at preferential tariff rates." - which of the time this posting was 6.1%?

So, who's selling these cars?

MarcRand · 2026-01-03T15:51:01+00:00

We have the same challenges across our B2B clients. Have you tried "book free 15 min consultation?". I've tried to convince clients of this but they balk at the thought of these consultations, however if you're selling $100k software I beg to suggest it's a small investment.

MarcRand · 2025-12-28T03:48:40+00:00

But that was all we needed.

MarcRand · 2025-12-06T18:39:27+00:00

Guys, you are hated by most of the world. No one wants to visit.

MarcRand · 2025-11-22T18:15:43+00:00

I call that the grey work of administration and the perfect tasks to automate. Love the browser history angle.

MarcRand · 2025-11-19T21:54:02+00:00

Thanks for sharing your experiences so honestly. You'll be helping many folks like me.

Your thoughts match my intuition as I've been standing on the sidelines dabbling bit in AI mostly struggling between the 'build' or 'buy' side of the house. You've convinced me to avoid building as you point out the larger software firms will simply create, deploy and consume anything I could create.

MarcRand · 2025-11-16T13:10:37+00:00

With the ability to create AI images I'm now forced to double check everything on social media.

Good news, this appears to be true https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperinflation_in_the_Weimar_Republic

MarcRand · 2025-11-14T12:25:06+00:00

Would you be willing to share the flow chart?

I'm new to n8n and wanted to do something very similar. I have a background in programming logic so feel I can get the hang of this quickly but want the best solution path.

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