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bobviolier commented on Getting a Gemini API key is an exercise in frustration   ankursethi.com/blog/gemin... · Posted by u/speckx
yawnxyz · 4 days ago
I've to this day never been able to pay for Gemini through the API, even though I've tried maybe 6-7 times

If you bring it up to Logan he'll just brush it off — I honestly don't know if they test these UX flows with their own personal accounts, or if something is buggy with my account.

bobviolier commented on ChatGPT Atlas   chatgpt.com/atlas... · Posted by u/easton
viking123 · 2 months ago
No one cares about it because you get robbed on gunpoint at the stoplights.

Again no one in Europe cares about some Gemini because frankly no one even knows what it is. They had their run with the black founding fathers and most people who tried it then dismissed it forever.

For normal people ChatGPT = AI.

bobviolier · 2 months ago
I don't think this is true though. Lots of people around me use "ChatGPT" but then are actually using Gemini because that's what is on their phone.
bobviolier commented on ChatGPT Atlas   chatgpt.com/atlas... · Posted by u/easton
baal80spam · 2 months ago
Ah, makes sense why I need to use an extension for that:

> To use this feature, you must be located in the US

bobviolier · 2 months ago
I just don't get this. Google has SO MANY THINGS that are US only. While most other companies release things to everyone (like OpenAI).

How does Google expect to compete with OpenAI globally if they keep limitting the rest of the world?

bobviolier commented on US weighs Google break-up in landmark antitrust case   ft.com/content/f6e84608-e... · Posted by u/JumpCrisscross
nl · a year ago
Profits are not all that matters.

The money Google spends internally either on development or on cross subsidies is no profit and is what most of the issues in this discussion are addressing.

Profits is just money they couldn't find a place to spend on growth.

(Also a maximum of 30% goes to app devs which isn't a majority any way you measure it)

bobviolier · a year ago
70% goed to app devs (right?)
bobviolier commented on GPT-4o   openai.com/index/hello-gp... · Posted by u/Lealen
osigurdson · 2 years ago
Ironically, I was like that for a while, but now use regular google search again quite a bit. A lot of times, good old stack overflow is best.
bobviolier · 2 years ago
The questions I ask ChatGPT have (almost) no monetary value for Google (programming, math, etc).

The questions I still ask Google, have a lot of monetary value (restaurants, cloths, movie, etc).

bobviolier commented on Reflecting on 18 Years at Google   ln.hixie.ch/?start=170062... · Posted by u/whiplashoo
somenameforme · 2 years ago
There was a really interesting interview [1] with Astro Teller, the head of Google's moonshot 'x division', in 2016. In terms of project selection, he focuses on trying to dismiss projects early on, by looking for reasons that a project might fail. And even rewarding employees for scrapping things early on. That doesn't sound particularly unreasonable, but it largely just amounts to a conservative planning process. So then what exactly is the difference between a 'moonshot' and a regular new project?

And so when you look at this sort of selection process it ends up being unsurprising that Google's 'moonshots' ended up being things like Waymo, Google watches, glasses, drone delivery, and so on. One of the largest companies in the world, with some of the deepest pockets in the world, and their 'moonshots' are things dozens of other companies are building as well. It seemed quite telling of the present and future of Google.

[1] - https://spectrum.ieee.org/astro-teller-captain-of-moonshots-...

bobviolier · 2 years ago
At that time, others companies were not building most of those things though.
bobviolier commented on GraphCast: AI model for weather forecasting   deepmind.google/discover/... · Posted by u/bretthoerner
bberenberg · 2 years ago
Interesting that you say this. I spent in month in AMS 7-8 years ago and buienradar was accurate down to the minute when I used it. Has something changed?
bobviolier · 2 years ago
I don't know how or why, but yes, it has become less accurate over at least the last year or so.
bobviolier commented on Pixel 8 Pro   store.google.com/product/... · Posted by u/alphabetting
hiatus · 2 years ago
I am also in the Pixel 5 group and have been struggling to find a replacement as our phone nears its end of security updates. Does anyone have any suggestions for a potential replacement? There seem to be few phones in this size and weight class.
bobviolier · 2 years ago
When do the security releases stop? I was assuming for another year as I am currently downloading Android 14.

I was going to wait for Pixel 9 (currently also on Pixel 5).

bobviolier commented on 0-days exploited by commercial surveillance vendor in Egypt   blog.google/threat-analys... · Posted by u/mikece
Macha · 2 years ago
Even with Google's own flagship device, the latest security patches date from August while this announcement is much newer, so it seems unlikely _any_ Android devices have been patched.
bobviolier · 2 years ago
I got a September security update for my Pixel 5, I think 2 days ago.
bobviolier commented on Disney, Netflix, and more are fighting FTC's 'click to cancel' proposal   businessinsider.com/holly... · Posted by u/isaacfrond
avar · 2 years ago
Prices without VAT are the main listed price on Dutch websites whose primary clientele isn't the end consumer.

Examples I remembered offhand: elektramat.nl, rvspaleis.nl

Those both list the price with VAT too, but the primary list price is without.

You'll find plenty of more examples e.g. if you think about what the house you're in is made of, and look for those materials in bulk. E.g. I-beams, pallets of wood, insulation etc.

bobviolier · 2 years ago
Ahh yeah, websites targeting other businesses might give the ex-VAT price the preference. Although your 2 examples still show the price including VAT directly under the non-VAT price.

u/bobviolier

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