Retired physician. Agency owner @pg_formula . Building AI workflows and automations for businesses; powered by @nbskira
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Alright, so serious question, what are people switching to now that @arcinternet is being sunset?
I tried Dia and couldn't use it for more than 3 days… Not nearly as polished as Arc, not nearly as fast… and I'm not interested in AI in my browser.
Please open source Arc!
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Here's a good list of alternatives:
Currently test driving Crest and Ardia.
teapawt.net/jusbeau/status/2116882…
Which one should I switch to?
These are the Arc Browser Alternatives, I’ve seen mentioned on X.
• aside.com
• yetanotherbrowser.com
• ardia.dev
• crestbrowser.com
• flecha.dev
• phibrowser.com
• zen-browser.app
• crabrowser.app
• helium.computer
• diabrowser.com
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Why’d you all keep giving @bot photos of your credit card?
Just save them in @Bitwarden and share the ones you want with it… or am I missing something?
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I can't believe it's just been 4 months since I posted this.
@grok was unequivocally trash for anything other than generating quirky images or providing context on tweets.
Today it's so good, it powers 90% of our workflows both via @bot and Hermes.
I keep trying to get *some* use out of my super @grok or whatever the hell it's called but keep running into bullshit like this.
EVERY profile in Hermes Agent using grok has the same problem.
The agent will say a task is done, and will even provide "receipts" but it's all fabricated…
Anyone know why? Is it fixable?
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Ernesto Gutierrez retweeted
Nadie en su sano juicio puede quitar ni una coma de este discurso. Nadie.
Ernesto Gutierrez retweeted
¿Por qué propietarios e inmobiliarias no se ponen de acuerdo para retirar TODOS los anuncios de alquiler?
Entrar en Idealista y no encontrar UNA SOLA VIVIENDA.
Ni cara, ni barata. Ninguna.
A ver a quién le exigían entonces que pusiera su propiedad, sus ahorros y su tranquilidad a disposición de los demás.
Porque pedir viviendas en alquiler mientras se demoniza a quien las ofrece tiene un pequeño problema: que un día deje de ofrecerlas.
Another one bites the dust…
@flexibits keeps raising the price on Fantastical for essentially the same features.
Today I pulled the plug after 6+ years of patronage.
@bot does a better job of scheduling meetings and my native mac / iphone calendar lets me see everything at a glance.
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About a decade late, but better than never.
🇩🇪 Friedrich Merz, canciller alemán:
“Debemos desregular todos los sectores. Pido un borrón y cuenta nueva regulatoria.
Las pequeñas correcciones legislativas no son suficientes. Necesitamos revisar sistemáticamente toda la legislación vigente de la UE”
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Ernesto Gutierrez retweeted
Start with the GDPR and DMA. Flush 'em whole! Then reboot a much, MUCH smaller effort to capture the good notes in a single page with such clarity that not a single lawyer or compliance apparatchik is paid for implementation.
This is so cool.
I’ve been doing essentially the same for gaming in my Mac via @NVIDIAGeForce but hadn’t thought of doing the same for my main device!
I got Omarchy running on my iPad, Pixel, and M4 Max MacBook Pro 🤯
It can basically run anywhere and is super responsive. The trick was that I set up a VM on AWS and can attach to the same computer on any device through Moonlight + Tailscale. Same files, same apps, same session.
I built software around it to adapt the desktop to different screen sizes, get keyboard shortcuts and inputs working correctly, and automate the AWS setup. Plus a web dashboard for starting, stopping, pairing devices, and tracking estimated costs.
Really love this idea: your device becomes a window into a computer you can take anywhere.
Still experimenting, but it’s working. DM or reply to this thread if you’re interested in trying it!
Thanks @dhh for creating this exciting OS.
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Today I stopped using @contra to pay providers.
They decided to change their structure and add a $15 dollar fee to every transaction.
The people working for me don’t get a penny from that fee.
We work small tasks ($50-$100 per task) and they intend to charge ME an extra $15 for every payment I send.
I’d be fine if they charged this per month in an open project. Or a fixed percentage. But adding an arbitrary $15 dollar to every invoice and milestone is highway robbery.
The alternative is asking our workers to subscribe to their “Pro” service.
Maybe make this available to clients so we can hire talent without forcing them to pay these fees?
Because guess what? With this structure you’ve just become a directory of talent.
Both clients and workers will now use the platform to meet each other and we’ll take our payments to PayPal and stripe.
That’s what *I* am doing this week. Hopefully you’ll reconsider and make a Pro tier for CLIENTS.
Or better yet, go back to the structure that made us choose you in the first place.
Ernesto Gutierrez retweeted
After 20 plus years of doing SEO, I thought I’d give back to the community.
I’ve created Advanced Link Training advancedlinktraining.com which is 50 link building lessons across 9 different Modules.
All for free. No signups, I don’t collect your email. Just free.
Ernesto Gutierrez retweeted
Vibe coders everyday struggle in 15 seconds.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The original creator of the video is Nathan Doan, from Nathan Doan Comedy on YouTube, and the present watermark is not affiliated with him. The video is stolen and will result in losses for the original creator.
youtu.be/83cDUAJnyR4
I keep trying to get *some* use out of my super @grok or whatever the hell it's called but keep running into bullshit like this.
EVERY profile in Hermes Agent using grok has the same problem.
The agent will say a task is done, and will even provide "receipts" but it's all fabricated…
Anyone know why? Is it fixable?
I was excited to hear I could use my @grok sub in Hermes Agent.
So I set it up. Asked it to use a skill and generate a report I run weekly.
Grok: "On it".
A minute later I realized the session was stalled.
Me: "What's going on?"
Grok: "I said I'd do something but didn't. I'll go ahead and do it now"
No action. So I ask again what's going on.
Grok: "I did it again. I'll get started on it right now".
Same thing.
Me: "Dude… wtf? Just do it."
Grok: "I'm doing it now"…
3 seconds later: "It's done"
Me: "No, it's not. I'm looking at the doc. It's blank. You didn't create the report I asked"
Grok: "You're right. I didn't. Want me to do it now?"
Me: "Yes!"
Grok: "No more fooling around. I'm doing it now."
*Doesn't do anything*
30 minutes of this bullshit later I removed it from my providers and went back to Deepseek and Qwen through @ollama cloud.
Can't believe I pay $40/month for "Super Grok"…
@NousResearch
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