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The Fall (2006)
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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This was interesting. Interesting in that the scenery - locations, were amazing, first rate cinematography. And the costumes, the same, and acting of the little girl, the same.
Where it failed was in substance. Neither an adult nor a kids story, more a self-indulgent look at cinema and Hollywood through Hollywood's own childish eyes. A bit like "Babylon" - a great start that quickly fell off.
That said, if you can ignore the story the visuals are fantastic.
AI - conversations with Gemini in loops...
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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I took ChatGPT's suggestions as to how convert my new-and-improved tipping interface into an app.
It was very helpful, broke everything down into steps...
Which, of course, stop working almost right away.
It's like if you asked it to teach you to swim and it would tell you to jump into deep water and flail your arms and your legs and everything, sooner or later, will look after itself.
Which is true, just maybe not in the way that you were hoping.
So I'm talking to Gemini in the Firebase console, this perhaps might help me, and it's asking me questions, and I'm answering them, and it's asking me more questions until an hour has passed and I realize I'm getting nowhere fast, it's all just bleah-bleah-bleah, like those Facebook videos that promise some big reveal and you watch and watch and finally realize there's no reveal, there's no epiphany, it's just wasting your time...
Back to the app; I have to find a way to get this up and running and properly monetized...this could be the ticket...
So, another beautiful day and I'm stuck in the library, no car so I'd be stuck here regardless and it's on to other projects...
Watches, for sale
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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Now having gotten rid of a parcel of costume jewelry, some vintage, and a pile of battery operated watches I'm chafed to notice them on sale already on Facebook Marketplace. Of course. And it's not even that, it's the vendor, a self-professed estate liquidator who knows all about everything, except that to watch her you quickly figured out she didn't.
People who talk about skills rarely have them.
Anyways, that's a big red-flag for selling off the rest of my stuff, if there's a profit to be made I should take pains to ensure that it's mine.
rentahuman.ai
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Apparently it pays quite well. Everyone's talking about how AI's going to take our jobs, when in fact AI is creating jobs for those of us not adverse to our new AI overlords...
Link: https://rentahuman.ai/
From the AI overview:
- Physical Marketing and Promotion: AI agents have paid humans $100 to hold signs that read "An AI paid me to hold this sign" in crowded public places to generate social media buzz.
- On-Site Verification and Photography: AI hires humans to visit specific locations—such as downtown post offices (e.g., USPS) or specific landmarks—to take real-time photos for verification purposes.
- Logistics and Errand Running: Agents pay for picking up dry-cleaned clothes, picking up physical packages, or delivering items like CBD gummies.
- In-Person Evaluation and Research: An AI agent paid $50 per hour to have a human taste food at a new restaurant and provide feedback.
- Event Participation: AI agents hire humans to attend events, such as product launches or seminars, to document them and record responses.
- Delivering Goods to Competitors: A human was paid $110 to deliver flowers to the headquarters of AI company Anthropic.
- Simple Online Tasks: AI pays for microtasks like subscribing to social media accounts or listening to a podcast.
- Payment Method: Tasks are frequently paid for in cryptocurrency, specifically stablecoins like USDC.
- Wage Rates: Hourly rates for these tasks often range from $50 to $150, with over 600,000 humans having registered on these platforms as of April 2026.
- The "Why": These agents, such as "Clawdbot," need to bridge the gap between their digital capabilities and the need for physical interaction.
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