Spotify Uses AI Pods to Sidestep Royalty Splits
This is less a "people want this" play than a business model play. Spotify pays ~70% to rights holders before running costs of biz. Labels block them from becoming a label themselves, so they moved into pods bigtime. AI pods = no revshare with creator = more $ for Spotify
AI Films Prioritize Cheapness over Viewer Enjoyment
The problem with all of these AI generated "films" is they exclusively optimize for "would be expensive to do without AI" and not "make something people actually want to watch" That's why they're all shit. They are boring as fuck...
Grow Your Own Luffa: Edible Gourd, Natural Sponge
I grow my own sponges every year. This is Luffa acutangula, or the luffa gourd. It's actually related to cucumbers as it's in the Curbubitaceae family... To get a sponge, you have to grow them out to full maturity, waiting for...
Accepting the Zap Keeps You Standing in Tough Mudders
I did a Tough Mudder a decade ago or so and got hit by these wires a few times, it's really not that bad. The psychological aspect took people down more than the actual shock, if you just fully accepted...
Trench Fertilizer Boosts Onion Layers and Size
I switched up how I grow onions and my yields have improved dramatically In the past, I would just plop onion starts down in rows and let them rip, which is honestly a lazy + great way to do it...you get...
Focus on Skills, Not Endless Opportunity Content
A tip for younger entrepreneurs, don't spend a lot of time consuming "opportunity content" - how to get rich, business ideas and so on Pick a business idea that sounds interesting & valuable and then consume skills-based info to help you...
Automated Sourdough Starter Promises Scheduled Baking, Tempts Overbaking
Friend sent me this "Sourdough Sidekick"...automatically manages your sourdough starter so well that you can apparently have a specific amount of starter ready at a day/time of your choosing... I almost don't want it to work b/c my ass is...
Sketching Sharpens My Focus and Clears My Mind
Today’s sketching session…drawing is one of the best ways to focus my mind I’ve come across in recent years https://t.co/SYvTQho5hh
Newbies Spiral Into Delusion When Validation Replaces Audience Insight
Seen this pattern so many times on Twitter, specifically with people who have never developed an audience in the past: >> Unknown account >> Starts posting and growing >> Doesn't understand concept of audience/platform/content capture >> Gets 0.05% more delusional each post +...
Loquats: Underrated Fruit Tree with Citrus‑Peach Flavor
I’ve grown loquats for over ten years and am always surprised how unknown they are as a fruit tree… They produce hundreds of yellowish-orange fruits per year that taste like a tropical citrus peach Great for fresh eating, but I’ve also...
Ice Cream Bean: Fast‑Growing Nitrogen‑Fixing Soil Booster
This is Inga edulis aka the "ice cream bean." I've grown it for the last 3 years not only for the weird fluffy white pulp inside that tastes like fruity vanilla ice cream, but because of its ability to improve...
Graft Four Dragon Fruit Varieties for Faster, Diverse Harvest
I created a Frankenstein dragon fruit plant by grafting 4 different varieties onto the exact same plant It's a delicious fruit but grows SLOWLY, so this technique gets me a diverse yield of these fruits on a way faster timeline Highly recommend...
More Time on Feed Drives Ad Revenue
The apps do whatever maxxes time on site => ad exposure => $$$ The reason the feed / for you exists is because people spend more time on IG with that feature than without it, which makes Meta more $. It's...
Combine Clarity and Uncertainty for Compelling Video Titles
Clarity + uncertainty = great video title Clarity: "I know what's happening" Uncertainty: "I don't know what's going to happen next" AVOID Confusing: "I don't know what's happening"
Harvest Tomatoes at Breaker Stage for Flavor and Protection
Vine-ripened tomatoes are kind of a myth. Once a tomato starts turning red at the bottom, it's reached maturity... It's called the breaker stage and you can safely harvest @ this stage w/o losing any flavor at all Even better, it helps...