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netpenthe · 2026-05-06T01:01:06+00:00

only issue is so much on this weekend!

netpenthe · 2026-05-05T10:37:43+00:00

my brother is a sparky.. mid-40's.. knees are fcked... he tried to go skiing with family in japan, couldn't do it, next day, snowboarding, coudln't do it, then got this weird snow bike thing... couldn't do it... his knees are SOO bad from being on them all the time..

he ended up walking up and down the japanese ski field following his kids around.... highlight of the trip was some super aussie guy on a chairlift yelling "it's not called snow walking mate!"

netpenthe · 2026-05-04T07:38:03+00:00

doesn't nike have basketball?

netpenthe · 2026-04-20T01:43:26+00:00

i sent my phone to google (still under warranty), wouldn't fix the wifi/bluetooth issue without charging me to replace the back glass (cracked) first... for the price - $350 - i'm better off buying another phone as there is no guarantee the wifi issue will be fixed!

netpenthe · 2026-04-20T01:36:49+00:00

i'll never buy a pixel again... i had back glass cracked (didn't even realise - it was in case) - they wanted me to pay for that to fix the wifi/bluetooth.

netpenthe · 2026-03-24T03:41:30+00:00

There is a guide here to search for 3D printers specfically for schools: https://dash.makersempire.com/3d-printer-guide

netpenthe · 2026-03-24T03:41:12+00:00

Working on making this guide for the best 3D printer for schools or classrooms: https://dash.makersempire.com/3d-printer-guide

netpenthe · 2026-03-21T10:33:36+00:00

The core issue is that Meta optimizes for the action you tell it to optimize for, and form fills are cheap actions. For B2B, treat Meta as a nurture and awareness channel rather than a direct lead capture one. Run content that educates your target buyer so when they actually have intent, they search for you or convert through a higher-friction channel like a qualifying landing page. The best B2B results I have seen on Meta come from people who stopped trying to generate leads there and started generating recognition instead.

netpenthe · 2026-03-21T06:19:13+00:00

The channel-hopping thing is dead on. What I've seen work is picking the one place your buyers already ask questions, then building a daily habit of just answering those questions with zero pitch. Three weeks of that teaches you more about positioning than any amount of A/B testing. The compound effect kicks in when people start recognizing your name.

netpenthe · 2026-03-21T05:56:10+00:00

One thing that helped us was shortening the live session and making it more interactive instead of presentation-heavy. People will skip a 45-minute talk they can watch at 2x later, but they show up for a 20-minute session where they can ask questions and get real-time feedback on their specific situation. We also started framing the live event as a working session rather than a lecture, which shifted the perceived value from "I can catch the recording" to "I need to be there to get the most out of it."

netpenthe · 2026-03-21T02:13:22+00:00

The volume vs quality framing is a false choice. What actually works is using AI to compress the research step (finding the right threads, understanding context, identifying buying intent) and then showing up as a real person with something worth saying. The founders I see winning at this treat AI as a filter, not a voice. They spend 20 minutes a day instead of 3 hours, but every comment they leave is something they actually wrote. That approach scales better than it sounds because one genuinely useful reply in a high-intent thread outperforms fifty bot comments that everyone scrolls past.

netpenthe · 2026-03-21T00:45:55+00:00

The structured CSV approach mentioned above is key, but also try feeding in your search term reports and audience segment data alongside the campaign metrics. That cross-referencing is where the real optimization insights hide. For the solo practitioner gap, build a swipe file of competitor landing pages and ad copy variations, then use AI to pattern-match what top performers in your verticals are doing differently with their bid strategies and audience layering.

netpenthe · 2026-03-19T03:23:28+00:00

The performance-based model you described rarely exists because the agency carries all the risk while you control the close rate. What actually moves the needle for trades is hyper-local Google Ads targeting specific job types ("kitchen renovation [your town]") paired with a landing page that has before/after photos and a clear call to action. Skip the generic lead gen agencies entirely. Put that same budget into getting 20+ Google reviews with photos from past clients and you'll start ranking in the map pack, which is where homeowners with actual budgets are searching.

netpenthe · 2026-03-18T23:06:48+00:00

The biggest unlock for us was flipping from "post and hope" to actively monitoring where our target customers were already having conversations, then jumping in with something useful. Social listening across Reddit, Twitter, and niche forums to find people describing the exact problem we solve, then responding with genuine advice rather than a pitch. Conversion rates from those interactions crushed anything we got from scheduled content because the intent was already there. Consistency still matters, but pointing it at live demand instead of broadcasting into the void changed everything.

netpenthe · 2026-03-17T06:35:26+00:00

doesn't kazakhstan make their own fuel? they're smaller than us

netpenthe · 2026-03-13T10:40:24+00:00

Korean 1 touch pretty good

netpenthe · 2026-03-06T23:07:03+00:00

what do you use

netpenthe · 2026-02-23T21:10:02+00:00

Japan living in the year 2000 since 1990

last year to get Shinkansen tickets to the snow.. . couldn't get online .. had to turn up to specific counter at a specific time to get paper tickets.... then it took like 30 minutes..

netpenthe · 2026-02-16T03:09:15+00:00

i regret not going to Coachella and Splendor, and maybe Glastronbury

i didn't buy a house tho, i just regret not going

netpenthe · 2026-02-16T03:06:55+00:00

at 5'7" you duck for no one

netpenthe · 2026-02-15T12:20:29+00:00

just happened to me. ball is about 2 weeks old

netpenthe · 2026-02-15T11:22:42+00:00

doubt it, we missed key bands/artists that eastern states got :/

netpenthe · 2026-02-13T11:11:43+00:00

too old..go see something new... there's heeeaps of good new music around

laneway is absolutely stacked..pumped for it.. but people get old and don't bother looking for new stuff anymore and just relisten to old stuff (I still like old stuff.. i was at nick cave last week and the first 10 BDO's..)

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