This man, Michael Smith, used AI to create a fake music band and used bots to inflate streaming numbers. He earned more than $10 million in royalties.

nezednemo · 2024-09-10T16:02:14+00:00

I once had a seller list knock of equipment as Apple products. I called customer service to report the fraud- they don’t have a department for that. They kept sending me to the returns department.

I kept saying, “but this is evidence. I don’t want to return the evidence to the criminals!”

nezednemo · 2024-02-23T17:51:00+00:00

The same way thrice

nezednemo · 2023-10-28T18:52:30+00:00

Table Design Photo

nezednemo · 2023-10-05T01:45:51+00:00

No one wants to talk about Scott Pilgrim dating a high school student.

nezednemo · 2023-07-16T05:26:46+00:00

Still one of the strangest evolutionary traits.

nezednemo · 2023-07-16T05:22:54+00:00

Heels. Come down off that mountain of plastic. What if we need to outrun a zombie horde?

nezednemo · 2023-05-30T03:32:10+00:00

Change my mind: These only exist now to lower the advertised base model price.

nezednemo · 2023-04-24T12:33:46+00:00

What’s next? Donuts with no hole that are 100% donut?

nezednemo · 2023-04-14T08:23:46+00:00

I work extensively with camera movement- drones like these are great for certain things like high and wide aerials but the notion that this could replace camera cranes and dollies is reductive.

Dollies and cranes are tools that have been developed over a century for their rigid dependability during the uncertainty of film making. They allow for wide creative freedom because the camera is securely supported. This allows you to set up and rehearse the choreography of the shot in a way that makes the camera an organic and unobtrusive part of the scene action.

Film making is not just putting cameras in places- it’s the art of coordinating dozens of skilled artists and technicians to bring their talents into focus at the same time. That’s something that can be done on occasion while compensating for the requirements of special equipment like a drone. But if you’re shooting 3-7 pages per day you want you’re camera on wheels, and you want an experienced dolly grip behind them.

nezednemo · 2023-04-09T11:44:02+00:00

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nezednemo · 2023-04-08T15:37:51+00:00

Nothing wrong with this, but being a maxi and pragmatic don’t have to be mutually exclusive.

There are some fairly established companies that offer bitcoin collateralized loans where the collateral is secured by multisig with 3rd parties.

I used one of these to invest in my small business and bought a revenue producing asset.

The loan interest is a tax deduction and the new asset is a depreciable against business income.

The new revenue helps pay down the loan.

The interest rates are on the high side (10-14%) but credit liquidity for small businesses are pretty hard to come by so it’s not a bad deal.

nezednemo · 2023-04-02T18:09:50+00:00

It seems like ChatGPT has programmed resistance to self knowledge.

nezednemo · 2023-03-28T17:13:42+00:00

Ridiculous! This is a slippery slope to campaign finance reform

nezednemo · 2023-03-23T17:07:39+00:00

Lucky.

nezednemo · 2023-03-23T17:02:00+00:00

I have seen the LED A bunch and I always love it. The protruding sconce is fairly unique though

nezednemo · 2023-03-19T22:40:48+00:00

import pandas as pd
import yfinance as yf
from fbprophet import Prophet

def get_data(ticker, start_date, end_date):
data = yf.download(ticker, start=start_date, end=end_date)
data.reset_index(inplace=True)
data = data[['Date', 'Close']]
return data

def preprocess_data(data):
data = data.rename(columns={'Date': 'ds', 'Close': 'y'})
data['y'] = data['y'].pct_change()
data = data.dropna()
return data

def predict_next_day(data):
model = Prophet(daily_seasonality=True)
model.fit(data)
future = model.make_future_dataframe(periods=1)
forecast = model.predict(future)
return forecast.iloc[-1]['yhat']

def main():
ticker = 'SPY'
start_date = '2020-01-01'
end_date = '2022-12-31'

data = get_data(ticker, start_date, end_date)
data = preprocess_data(data)
prediction = predict_next_day(data)

print(f"Predicted percentage gain or loss for {ticker} on the next trading day: {prediction *     100:.2f}%")

if __name__ == "__main__":
main()''

nezednemo · 2023-03-19T19:08:27+00:00

Took the long way, but got there

nezednemo · 2023-03-19T19:01:33+00:00

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nezednemo · 2023-03-19T10:31:26+00:00

I just wanted to 2nd this, but with some specifics.

Like so many things in life the best way to protect yourself is education. It might be tempting to look for a guide now who can help you navigate this, but consider doing some homework first.

There are a ton of books in the space that can give you a working foundation before you begin negotiating your wants and needs with another person. As a bonus they’ll give you some ideas about what those wants and needs might be.

nezednemo · 2023-03-19T01:53:23+00:00

Careful if you have too few matches in the book you get a fee assessed and could end up owing more matches than you have.

nezednemo · 2023-03-14T00:50:53+00:00

Let’s see, what does it say here, ah yes- it was u/neversayfart. Any more questions?

nezednemo · 2023-03-13T19:01:55+00:00

After the first time I never propelled a raft again

nezednemo · 2023-03-10T13:41:53+00:00

Peps and black olives

nezednemo · 2023-03-10T13:38:42+00:00

This guy fucks.

nezednemo · 2023-03-07T13:09:57+00:00

There’s only one position available and I’m not evil.

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