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Comment No substitute for a real test (Score 2, Interesting) 185

Amen, I did the same; WTF am I going to do about a lost child or Alzheimer patient 20 miles away at 3am? And then "wind advisories" did similar: it's always windy here, tell us when it's NOT windy.

They need level threshold: those who want only "major" issues should be able to shut off small potato alerts. Unless Dorothy has an 80% of flying by, I don't want a wind advisory.

That being said, major-event alarms need to be tested at least yearly using our actual phones. There is no substitute for live testing.

Comment Details matter (Score 1) 179

Turcios is now known for being able to build anything quickly. Businesses reach out to him to contract out projects that would take software engineering teams weeks -- and he delivers in hours.

Are these just demos & one-time conversion utilities, or real software (not full of bugs)? I'm skeptical it's the latter. AI ain't there...yet.

There is a market for demos & one-time conversion utilities.

Comment AI music? (Score 2) 191

Re: "put in a jukebox"

There used to be Jukebox inspectors to make sure everything was legal. If enough turn back to that, it would probably become a thing again.

But there is something fun and nostalgic about jukeboxes in that customers can select the tunes played, and they have colorful glowey shit on them. One problem is that coins aren't worth much anymore, and bill or credit card interfaces would be awkward.

AI-generated music may become a thing if hits charge too much. If it's merely background "mood" music, nobody will know or care. I wonder how important playing hits is for such joints? Anyone with experience in that biz?

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