Jacob Hess

I love tech, product strategy & platform innovation. I focus on engineering, automation & cutting edge tech. My free time consists of ultras, the fam & stogies!

[Jacob Hess @Jacobhess]

The biggest issue I ran into wasn't PvP, I can take getting smoked, even as a primarily PvE player. In fact, I think the PvP element adds a lot to the game.

The biggest issue I ran into is when I get smoked in the first couple of minutes of a round, it feels like it takes 10 minutes to put a load out together (because i don't tend to keep that many backup grenades, cloaks, augments, etc.).

By itself, no biggie, but, when you go back to the topside and get smoked again, it starts to become a pain.

I had this happen like 5 times in a row on a couple different sessions, and kind of gave up on the game.

I don't even mind that I burn through the back stock, have to use free kits, etc. I enjoyed inventory management as part of the game, but, if you are a PvE player who start getting filtered into PvP lobbies, the only way to avoid wasting time to building out your load out is to either drift into skeptic behavior (which means so much hiding, which is boring) or try to PvP.

The problem for PvPin'g for me personally is that I normally play with my kids (11 years old). The reality is, when we have to PvP, we're just not on the same tier as folks who play Arc Raiders, so we end up being a trio that gets whacked super easy which isn't fun at all.

I know, we could just get good but in reality what happens is that the kids moved onto Apex or back into Fortnite, which sucks because Arc Raiders was such a fun game.

So, my vote isn't to overhaul matchmaking, i get that's tough, just let me have a preferred load out or some other way of avoiding that load out time, assuming I still have enough inventory to not need a free kit.

Make getting dominated not as destructive to the flow of the game, and, I think we'd all complain a lot less.

[Jacob Hess @Jacobhess]

@0UTR0EG0 I got 8.

According to a python script, there’s 59 unique RGB colors.

[Jacob Hess @Jacobhess]

@DudespostingWs I was once told, at a construction job when I was 18, if the scaffolding falls, you are fired before you hit the ground.

This gentleman totally aligns with that crew I worked with, haha!

[Jacob Hess @Jacobhess]

I once complained vocally about my company “wasting money” flying 6 of us from middle America to Seattle private. Southwest was like $300 a person.

Long story short, after the experience, I learned to shut my mouth. I only got 4 opportunities to take the PJ but each time was magical.

Two of them were day trips that would not have been easily possible to fit into a day. It’s amazing (and also odd) to walk out of your front door at 7a, fly 10 hours away (if driving), do a day of meetings, and be home for a late dinner.

[Jacob Hess @Jacobhess]

@CoreyHertz @JayViperTV at least right now (later on a saturday evening) it seemed to even out.

i found it interesting that @theburntpeanut has both beat, as well as fortnite and apex.

not sure if he (and other major streamers) were all on marathon earlier?

[Jacob Hess @Jacobhess]

I’d agree that it’s not viable for personal use, but, your initial post got me thinking me to think about how valuable the data is if I can find multiple people that want it.

If the majority of a topic (ex: bleeding edge AI information) is contained in 50,000 posts a day, then it would be a $250/day run rate.

But, if you could leverage that data and offset it in some way (like you were saying with job seekers, or actual depth in valuable information), it may be worthwhile. If 1,000 people needed the info then $0.25 / person ($7.50/mo) may be a worthwhile expense.

I’m excited to see what you come up with.

[Jacob Hess @Jacobhess]

@OpenAIDevs @charlierguo This seem like a great improvement. I’m probably just blind, but, is this making it to ChatGPT (iOS specifically) anytime soon?

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@gregisenberg The models keep getting better and better, and I’ve seen progressive gain in value and usefulness, but this seems like a real breakthrough for whatever reason.

I’d love to mind meld!

[Jacob Hess @Jacobhess]

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

Still the most valuable time I spend on the internet happens right here.

[Jacob Hess @Jacobhess]

In my experience, these rules are dense signal to noise.

If you use an LLM it's well worth your 5 minutes.

It'll save you that in improved results on your first a day of leveraging this method of prompting.

[Machina @EXM7777]

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[Jacob Hess @Jacobhess]

@sentientt_media I can't imagine the situation that you'd pay a grand for a prompt, unless it was some sort of coaching or lass, but I've tested three strategic questions and thought the responses were pretty solid!

Thanks for the share.

[Jacob Hess @Jacobhess]

There’s really only one answer right now, and it’s nano banana pro.

I did collages here, and, didn’t redo mistakes, so if it generated the logo too small in the image it won’t look right. If we didnt do a collage, it would’ve been fine each time.

If this is what you are looking for, I’m happy to show you my actual workflow, but it’s basically attaching a model reference photo, the logo, and a prompt.

I’ve included a sample prompt below that I use in Gemini, but there are a few things i do to improve the result.

Again, im happy to dive deeper and really show you the steps in more detail, just hit me up.

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Create a collage with six different images, each featuring a difference scene or environment containing a trendy shoe with the attached logo as part of the shoe design, much like the Nike swoosh would be on a shoe.

The framing of the image must be so that the logo can be seen in each image easily.

It is important that the logo shape and style stays the same in each image, it should change in size, color and location in each image.

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@OfficialLoganK [email protected] would be a sick email!

[Jacob Hess @Jacobhess]

To me, under the surface, it’s not really about whether AI can do image edits, all of us in the know understand people can easily do things more offensive than shown, and the world will understand this soon.

I think the problem is that X makes it effortless to inject unwanted edits directly into someone else’s reply thread, with no opt-out for the poster / creator to block them in their own replies. It would be like me putting up a sign in someone’s yard with edited images, everyone driving by gets the experience even if they didn’t anticipate it. It just seems odd. I’m not saying folks own their reply section, but I could see how people wouldn’t want it.

I see two or three real problems:

1. Drive away creators. I think it could drive creators away, but, with X being highly informational, I’m not sure how many creators they lose.

2. Maybe governmental action? I dont really known the laws across the globe and how they’d handle this.

3. Unwanted images in feed. I don’t mind pushing the edge in my feed, but I wouldn’t let my kids use X until they’re at least 16. X is hands down the social media for information density around current topics, but the nsfw isn’t something I can expose them to. Honestly, it’s the same with Grok (although I haven’t tried kids mode there). I think it’s great that Elon allows NSFW but I think it hinders the user base.

At the end of the day i think they could solve it by keeping the feature, but add controls:

-gate third-party nsfw edits to people who are paid plus ID verified + accountability disclaimer.
-give per-post opt-out
-let viewers blur/hide images in replies like Google search does
-stricter controls around images with kids + risqué or nsfw (the only damning one I saw was of someone’s kid picture wheree they were six and grok happily threw on a micro bikini).

The creators who want it can keep it, the verified can push boundaries and accept their own fate, and I can hand the app to the older kids.

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[Jacob Hess @Jacobhess]

@_Konjektur @Zar_xplorer “A few”, haha.

[Jacob Hess @Jacobhess]

@_Konjektur @aytacaltintepe Agreed. The only difficulty with Gemini is if you need that micro suit. Other than that, I think you can almost always get NBP to be a better result.

I’ve got more risqué clothing with NBP, butI had to go through a lot of content moderations first, haha.

[Jacob Hess @Jacobhess]

Personally, I like seeing creative examples on X, especially because I’m interested in prompts that help small businesses create with less barriers.

I just don’t think that value requires making reply threads a hostile environment for creators and public browsing.

What about you, would you adjust the platform? If so, how?

[Jacob Hess @Jacobhess]

I’ve been thinking about the backlash to unwanted image edits in replies via @grok.

For real, what’s the real problem, and, assuming there is one, then how do you fix it?

[Jacob Hess @Jacobhess]

To be clear, I really would not want to shut this capability down completely.

I’ve seen plenty of benign edits, and I’ve also seen people edit their own images in suggestive ways.

The issue isn’t “editing exists”, it’s non-consensual edits being injected into public reply spaces by default.