Sam Catchpole

Building wherever my laptop fits. DeepTech ex-CEO, now bootstrapping @ZenGrants. PhD in Advanced Manufacturing. Still craving the smell of a CNC workshop.

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@anupamrjp https://t.co/RUYQqUPVQd

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https://t.co/mzZ79mZqpI is live! The UK's richest database of R&D companies.

Perfect for outbound sales, recruiers, if you write grants, do IP work, or consult in the innovation space, it's a warm pipeline of companies mid-journey who need what you have.

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@googleaidevs when will Interactions API via Vertex AI be fully implemented? Fighting against using Deep Research Agent, can't ask follow up questions via Gemini 3.1 Pro, only via the agent loop (too sllooooowwww). Whole point of Interactions API is a unified endpoint??

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Has the scourge of AI-generated menus reached Europe too? Some examples from Vietnam, but seen all over East Asia. I'm intrigued as to what tool people are using to generate these, as they all look so similar (and disgusting 😅 - that meat texture!)

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@JonBuildsHQ Yes, I closed beta invites around 3 weeks ago and put up the paywall. But I'm offering 2-week trials to those that contact me directly 😄

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@AlfieJCarter CLAUDE

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Why is GCP billing so slow to update Vertex AI costs? 😅 Been waiting 4 hours just to see if my testing is covered by my remaining credits. I can see my tokens, but no costs... @googlecloud #vertexai

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@JonBuildsHQ Wow, I was considering doing a Product Hunt launch, but haven't got round to it yet as my app is kinda outside the scope of the PH audience. Seeing this puts me off even more... my ZenGrants inbox is currently a quiet oasis

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@LGUK Disappointed with warranty service for my G6 - I was essentially called a liar and that I had exceeded the IP68 water resistance rating (1.5m depth for 30 mins!). No service to fix faulty headphone jack - a common G6 problem unrelated to water damage.

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@turo problem verifying account - 3 days to reply. Then you suspend my account in 5 mins. Getting through to verification team? 3 days each time. How am I supposed to rent a car on a week holiday?? Rental agency got my money.

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@openinframap Hi @russss crazy map! Is there a key for the inframap? Or a way to show only select layers? Having some trouble working out what each colour relates to!

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@neillricketts @UoMGraphene Glad to hear it, a topic close to home for me and for an ever increasing number of people worldwide 👍 endless potential applications

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@YazidLakhdar @neillricketts Monday morning RNS - 'Versarien collaboration with BrainEnhance. Nanene shots providing 200% growth in brain cells and 99% reduction in lethargy' 😄 #newcaffeine #PhDlife

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@freetrade @Crowdcube Just made my investment 👍 is there a cap on your funding?? Can see this going crazy if it's open for the full 30 days!

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@neillricketts Neill, firstly Merry Xmas! Been holding #VRS since 18p and what a ride recently. I'm a materials engineer at @UoNCfAM and would love to see what Nanene can do for metal additive manufacturing. How can I get in touch?

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@ELLTRON3000 @TomElliott1 Enough to feed the world for 2.7x10^41 days. Congrats on solving world hunger crisis