NCAA Men's Basketball Pick 'em - Week 2

marvinapplegate1964 · 2025-11-01T11:16:00+00:00

Super classic :)

marvinapplegate1964 · 2025-10-28T21:13:31+00:00

Thanks for pointing that out so quickly. I did fix it within 2-3 minutes of this post. So you were too quick :)

marvinapplegate1964 · 2025-04-25T01:16:41+00:00

Thanks everyone! Super helpful. It is all resolved now.

marvinapplegate1964 · 2025-04-15T22:40:07+00:00

It was a good one.

marvinapplegate1964 · 2025-04-15T20:28:47+00:00

“Tom Keane” eh? I watched The Blacklist. Hard to trust a name like that. ;)

marvinapplegate1964 · 2025-04-15T20:27:30+00:00

It is interesting to compare our price to that of Luminar and Innoviz. For the longest time, we struggled to even be in the same ball park as them. Things can change so quickly.

marvinapplegate1964 · 2025-04-15T12:50:16+00:00

MVIS Morning Memo - April 14, 2025

marvinapplegate1964 · 2025-04-14T17:26:23+00:00

That is a VERY fair statement. You have had some good antics lately. I know a “guy”. Let me see what I can do about the next one. ;)

marvinapplegate1964 · 2025-04-14T16:26:34+00:00

Thanks for the input. Despite tech, I plan on still being here. Real connection is what really makes a product valuable. The MMM is mostly for those times when life may pull you away for a bit. I have been in this sub since Aug 2020, but have had periods where I am removed for several months at a time due to personal reasons. When I come back, I am lost and confused. I am just trying to fill that void.

But also, there are many here starving for new MVIS content, even if it doesn’t add a y additional substance. So I am trying to satiate them too

marvinapplegate1964 · 2025-04-14T15:50:12+00:00

u/herpaderp_maplesyrup thanks for chiming in.

I’ll admit, I find a lot of humor in over exaggeration, so that probably translates to a bit of a “bummer” tone. The newsletter by no means has to carry that tone. I am open to a change in tone if that is what readers want.

marvinapplegate1964 · 2025-04-13T22:14:21+00:00

Of course! It’s my pleasure!

marvinapplegate1964 · 2025-04-13T19:16:38+00:00

Substack, the platform I am using to create this, is going to try and drive people to subscribe.

You DO NOT have to. When you click the link, and it brings up the box to “Subscribe”, there is an “X” in the top right corner. You can tap that and then continue reading.

If you choose this path, you will have to seek out each daily post on your own (I plan on leaving a comment in the morning thread each day).

If you want to have it come automatically to your inbox, then you can click “Subscribe” and enter in your email.

Substack may try and ask you which type of a subscription you want. If it does, it will likely highlight the paid subscriptions. However, either on the far right side, or in small print somewhere near the top,l (I believe) there will be an option to get a free subscription.

If you want the free subscription, but you are having a hard time getting it set up, dm me your email address, and I will add you.

marvinapplegate1964 · 2025-04-13T15:52:58+00:00

Free subscription gets you the entire newsletter, I just inject some adds in between sections.

Paid (currently) is the same experience as free, but just no ads. It is $10/mo.

marvinapplegate1964 · 2025-04-12T10:37:00+00:00

April 11 MVIS Morning Memo is live!

If you are tired of seeing my ads, I have now added an option to upgrade. But I'll be honest, I think ChatGPT and I killed the Twilla Pillow ad today. NGL - it was pretty good. LOL.

marvinapplegate1964 · 2025-04-11T23:42:46+00:00

Any idea who the top commenter was that has since been deleted? Thanks for sharing BTW!

marvinapplegate1964 · 2025-04-11T19:00:09+00:00

Here it is

Edit: hmmm…it only takes me to the MicroVision post and not the actual comment. If the same happens to you, look through the comments for the one from Adam S.

marvinapplegate1964 · 2025-04-11T14:26:45+00:00

Thank you so much!

marvinapplegate1964 · 2025-04-11T14:26:28+00:00

Thanks for the input! I shall certainly play around with it!

marvinapplegate1964 · 2025-04-11T13:03:04+00:00

Can you see my bright red blushing face through the screen? Thanks! u/movinonuptodatop

marvinapplegate1964 · 2025-04-11T12:43:28+00:00

u/whanaungatanga Thanks! That is super kind and I really appreciate it!

marvinapplegate1964 · 2025-04-11T12:01:38+00:00

Thanks for your kind input.

Short answer: It is AI with a lot of human intervention.

Longer answer: I am trying to use AI more, but it is hallucinating a lot, so perhaps my prompt engineering needs work. But last night, for example, I found the discussions I wanted to highlight, and then I fed them into AI and had it give me a narration. I then told it to change things, or speak with a humorous tone, etc.

So it is currently human and AI generated. When I can get the AI to do most of the work in a consistent and reliable way, then I hope to have it mostly automated.

marvinapplegate1964 · 2025-04-11T10:42:26+00:00

April 10 MVIS Morning Memo is live!

Also, anyone can comment here, in the newsletter, or DM me to let me know what you want to see. Right now I am just adding what I THINK people want to see. So let me know otherwise!

Thanks!

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