In this blog post, we’ll touch on a variety of hot topics: the cost-effective management of an AI-powered app, the introduction of a new cloud metric – the Rule of X, privacy-focused outdoor fitness tracking with OutRun, a hybrid productivity method blending the analog and digital worlds, a quirky brass lunar lander that monitors your environment, the nuances of personalization, and 2024’s media trends reflecting the resurgence of video and the role of AI in traffic management. Dive in!
- zachary on X: “my AI-powered career exploration app (Wanderer) has been experiencing explosive growth and my GPT-4 costs were starting to pile up ($100+ a day 💀) here’s the playbook I used to lower my AI costs by 99%, while also decreasing latency and :
- The Rule of X:
Introducing the Rule of X — this new cloud metric is an adjusted form of the Rule of 40, taking composition (and weighting) into account. - OutRun:
interesting idea to start privativing workouts… OutRun is an open-source, privacy oriented, outdoor fitness tracker. - My Hybrid Productivity Method: How I Combine Analog and Digital for Task Management:
A concise and easy-to-follow tutorial to help you learn Ulysses quickly. - Cute Brass Lunar Lander Is A Neat Little Environment Monitor [hackaday]:
File this under a rainy day project. Sometimes form can make a project more attractive than its simple function. - On propensity models and personalization:
Personalization can be great for you and for your customer. But there’s a line. It’s not a very bright line. There seem to be a lot of factors to consider. Here are some things to keep in mind as you think about personalization on your site, or in your app. - This year’s media trends show return to video push, real AI strategies and rethinking traffic:
While subscriptions are still top of mind for most news publishers going forward, a significant growth slowdown can be felt with bracing for continuing traffic drop from social, and thanks to AI also search. By any measure, 2024 is going to be a tough one in the media