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  1. cmh

    AI Agent creation

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    https://www.suna.so/ I'm getting ready to try the self-hosted version of this later on in the week. Will let y'all know how it goes. Basic jist is that it's an open-source AI agent. They make money by offering could hosted paid versions so you don't have to fool with the open source. I'll test...
  2. cmh

    Does making SaaS nowadays violates the commandment of entry?

    SAAS / APPS 
    As others have said, distribution and brand become the moat. Also, some apps are much more complicated than these bullshit trinkets that people are 'vibe coding'. Big big opportunity in the next 24 months in industrial software. Much of it is old and the purveyors are bloated and comfy. I just...
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    Passive Monthly / Quarterly Income: My Favorite Money System Assets...

    GOLD! INVESTING 
    One thing to be aware of on these funds is that they are super for income, but they don't appreciate the way the index does. So, generally you are trading your time managing options, and risk that you'll screw it up for long term appreciation. Neither is wrong or right, just depends on what you...
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    Passive Monthly / Quarterly Income: My Favorite Money System Assets...

    GOLD! INVESTING 
    I have a dual strategy. I hold individual stocks that are bulletproof... like OKE, CVX, WM, SO, etc. I also own index funds like QQQ and VOO. I sell covered calls against those to generate income. Only rough thing is that you need to own 100 shares to sell covered calls. So for something like...
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    AI Agent creation

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    Having not yet dug into it super deeply, I believe it might be possible to create "user defined functions" to extend this chatbot into a true agent. https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/function-calling?lang=python My current digging shows that I need to look at OpenAI's Assistants...
  7. cmh

    AI Agent creation

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    I'm going to start with Baby's First AI Agent. My goal is to create an MS teams persona that my employees can ask questions to. It will respond based on the engineering books and codes that it has. We already have a chatbot that is similar, but nobody uses it. It appears easy enough on the MS...
  8. cmh

    H1B Work Visas... Good Business Practice or Slave Labor?

    TAXES | REGS 
    I'm now going to refute your post in its entirety. 1. 583k of 64M is in fact 0.9%, or nearly 1%, roughly 100X greater than what you suggested. 2. The idea that there are 64M STEM workers in the US is comical. The US Census Bureau claims 10.9M. 3. Your logic does not work. If the H1B number is...
  9. cmh

    AI Agent creation

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    No, but I'm looking into it now. Great point. The starting point for any successful engineering solution, or well-made app. I will do this over the next few weeks. I'm blown away by the response and really glad I asked it. I actually asked it on X first... crickets. What a sewer. Yes! Except...
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    H1B Work Visas... Good Business Practice or Slave Labor?

    TAXES | REGS 
    You are correct. It is not the business community's job. It is the governments job to make sure society is properly balanced. Now, that might include a reordering of systems that directly affect the biz community.... such as the H1B program.
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    H1B Work Visas... Good Business Practice or Slave Labor?

    TAXES | REGS 
    Slave wages for an engineer or somebody with strong technical skills is when you cannot afford to buy a house. Many young people in the US either are priced out of housing, or have simply given up and just play video games. It is sickening, and not entirely their fault. The starting salary for...
  12. cmh

    H1B Work Visas... Good Business Practice or Slave Labor?

    TAXES | REGS 
    The purpose of the H1B visa program is simple: it is the lazy wealthy of America pulling up the ladder behind them. They 'made it' and now they want to ensure that they can get even more profit while those who didn't yet make it are just screwed. I have been in engineering and tech for a long...
  13. cmh

    AI Agent creation

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    I have read several articles recently about a company called Klarna, and how they are replacing hundreds of employees with "AI Agents". Upon further research, it appears that most of the AI Agents are in fact a chatbot. Klara provides Buy-Now-Pay-Later services, so much of their full-time...
  14. cmh

    Using Cursor AI Efficiently

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    Thanks, I plan to go over this in detail later. I’m using Cursor to make in house software for my main biz. It’s amazing.
  15. cmh

    Standing on the high dive. Paralyzed...

    MINDSET 
    Mechanical here. My company builds and maintains plants like where you work. In fact, I'm on a field job right now. Just got done with two 20 hour days. Needless to say, I am totally ragged out rn. This job can be very cool and lucrative, but also stressful. I'm having to learn to manage stress...
  16. cmh

    2 failures, 1 success: My Onramp into the Fastlane

    NOTABLE! HOT! 
    Bear in mind also, just because you are an engineer, it doesn't mean you have to remain so. You can start a SaaS, or own rental houses, or whatever. There is a lot you can do right now if you want to remain in engineering: Take the PE Get your LLC registered settle on a domain name and build a...
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    2 failures, 1 success: My Onramp into the Fastlane

    NOTABLE! HOT! 
    Sure. Structural is needed across all industries. Building a Wal*Mart? A refinery? A factory? A bridge? All need structural consulting, and likely a stamp too. My specialty is shell and tube heat exchangers and fired heaters. Outside of my narrow industry, it's not needed. It is becoming more...
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    2 failures, 1 success: My Onramp into the Fastlane

    NOTABLE! HOT! 
    Thank you sir. We specialize in oil and gas, energy, and general industrial mechanical engineering. It's very niche, which is nice in this case because we have some key industry connections. And you? From where I'm sitting, the best field for a guy who wants to consult and start his own thing...
  19. cmh

    Parents, Kids and the Fastlane

    OFF-TOPIC 
    #4 is a self-licking ice cream cone; a tautology. Part of my definition of success is the number of grandchildren I achieve, so....
  20. cmh

    Trying to get into consultancy - not sure where to start

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    When I was doing consulting work, it was a mix of both -- I'd call around to people I know occasionally to keep the idea that I'm consulting in the forefront of their mind, then people come to you. The dynamic is like "damn I wish I had a guy to do x thing," and that person's friend says "ohh...

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