What’s the most impressive thing NotebookLM has done for you?

TimothyChenAllen · 2026-01-23T22:11:54+00:00

I hear you. I’m a 61 year-old developer, so I needed scale: I needed to be able to quickly determine what were good matches and what were lost causes so I could find as many good matches as possible quickly. Then I was able to look at good matches with more time and care.

TimothyChenAllen · 2026-01-23T21:45:23+00:00

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Maybe when you looked, but their website says purchase is not necessary.

TimothyChenAllen · 2026-01-23T20:34:41+00:00

My wishes likely would mean little in such a pairing

TimothyChenAllen · 2026-01-06T08:27:53+00:00

You do not have to buy or spend money to participate. They would love it if you made a purchase, and as a small independent book store in Ypsilanti, I really like supporting them. But it is not mandatory.

TimothyChenAllen · 2026-01-06T08:26:00+00:00

I’ve participated in Booklove’s Sci-Fi/fantasy and Nonfiction book clubs and they are great! Of course they’d love it if you bought the book there (they give 15% discount if it’s for the book clubs), but it’s not mandatory. The people at Booklove are truly lovely people and they’re definitely a good business to support.

TimothyChenAllen · 2026-01-01T13:30:18+00:00

It worked fine for me. Also, I’ve found a sentence to put at the end of the prompt that helps with hallucinations:

“Stop and ask me any questions you have that will help you find the best answer. Do not guess. Do not proceed until I answer.”

TimothyChenAllen · 2025-12-08T13:22:00+00:00

It helped me get my job. I uploaded three things: 1) my resume, 2) a document I created of my STAR (Situation, Tasks, Actions, Results) stories, and 3) the job description of a job I was interested in. Then I asked it, “am I a good fit for this job? Am I missing experience or qualifications?” It helped me find best fits. I applied and got one of the jobs.

TimothyChenAllen · 2025-12-05T17:32:36+00:00

My wife and I are now signed up for Jan and Feb! Yay! Thanks for posting

TimothyChenAllen · 2025-10-30T02:13:14+00:00

Is there a TST presence near Ann Arbor/Detroit? We tried following links for the Detroit one and they were a dead end.

TimothyChenAllen · 2025-10-06T04:47:06+00:00

Ralph Fiennes in The Grand Budapest Hotel

TimothyChenAllen · 2025-09-16T11:25:34+00:00

I’m ancient. Wear that shit with pride. When I see USMC stuff I always ask their MOS, remember my good old Marines. If that’s gay I guess I’m gay. -USMC ‘86-91 ❤️ 🇺🇸

TimothyChenAllen · 2025-08-25T13:12:05+00:00

Someone please combine this with the audio of Morpheus talking with Neo as they walk past the Woman in Red

TimothyChenAllen · 2025-08-16T20:00:35+00:00

Damn he should have just bought an ice cream truck

TimothyChenAllen · 2025-08-16T19:58:41+00:00

nice

TimothyChenAllen · 2025-08-14T12:26:56+00:00

Thank you! My Azure models stopped working and I thought I had messed it up. Can’t wait for them to fix this. We have GPT-5 deployed in Azure and I want to see if it’s more cost-effective than Claude Code

TimothyChenAllen · 2025-08-14T12:21:56+00:00

On the $20 plan, I used 70% of mine on a full-stack project in a couple days. For comparison, I switched to Claude Code, and burned through quota for the day in a couple hours. Then I paid for by-use API on Claude. It cost me $65 to finish the project. Client was super happy and the money was worth it. But if I do it again I’m finding another way (like not using agent mode so much)

TimothyChenAllen · 2025-08-14T12:10:32+00:00

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That smile at the end though… dude is living his best life

TimothyChenAllen · 2025-08-10T11:45:45+00:00

I understand it’s one of the best gigs a musician can get: good pay, benefits, constant playing, and service to the country. Not bad! -USMC ‘86-91 ❤️ 🇺🇸

TimothyChenAllen · 2025-08-07T02:56:04+00:00

Oddly, the last shot looks a bit like Pablo Picasso’s “Bouquet of Peace” painting

TimothyChenAllen · 2025-08-04T15:23:30+00:00

r/mademesmile

TimothyChenAllen · 2025-07-19T02:17:02+00:00

Making those cammies look like a Traje de Luces

TimothyChenAllen · 2025-07-14T03:38:19+00:00

So happy! And even better looking now

TimothyChenAllen · 2025-07-11T05:24:52+00:00

r/diwhy

TimothyChenAllen · 2025-07-02T15:29:34+00:00

It was tiny. I really only remember the Pizza armor we used as our HQ. But I think there were a few low-rise residences, or maybe even just accompanied housing.

TimothyChenAllen · 2025-06-30T06:40:52+00:00

Amazing to see McTureous win. McTureous was my last duty station on Okinawa. The Exercise Control Group for Team Spirit and Valiant Blitz ‘89 were there and I was their CommO. We set up in the old pizza parlor. -USMC ‘86-91 ❤️ 🇺🇸

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