digital entrepreneur since 1997 ≫ blogs ≫ saas ≫ apps ≫ bots ≫ hardware ≫ fintech ≫ neobank ≫ founder @ dolafy.com
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three months bootstrapping a neobank fintech:
1) my tweet last month changed the entire game for Dolafy
i got approached by the CEO’s from the largest orchestration companies in market offering to help us somehow
had calls with probably every banking partner that exists in the US/UK area
ended up signing with a new partner that is offering us amazing products and fees, which is probably gonna take Dolafy to a next level - all thanks to my drama on X
and we are getting much better at spotting bs from salespeople now
2) Dolafy can now offer bank accounts to our business clients at CrossRiver Bank, Lead Bank, HSBC, JP Morgan and others
no other neobank has such range of USD virtual account options like we currently do (plus other currencies like EUR, AED, GBP, etc)
but why so many banking partners? coz each of our clients have very specific requirements and we wanted to onboard everyone instead of saying no
for example, a bank might not accept marketplace companies trying to pay their suppliers internationally, other bank doesnt offer ACH push microdeposits support needed to verify payments from Google Adsense, another cant send Swift, others might not have FIAT-holding support, or named accounts, or ACH Pull, and so on…
i’ve got so much knowledge about implementing these providers API’s that I’m probably the fastest client to go live in all of these partners (4 months market average vs 48hs Eduardo’s time)
if anything goes wrong, i should be able to offer consulting and tell them exactly what must be changed to beat their competition - I know that very well by now
(Dolafy is doing great though but thx)
3) we are finally live with our Visa Corporate Cards - thought im still not happy with the process
as soon as our clients started scaling their ad campaigns, we hit a block of “10 cards max per company” and “X txns max per day” from our provider
our clients had to stop all their cards spending while i have to negotiate the changes with our partner by sending signed PDF’s and doing the classic back and forth on Slack
it’s been over a week and spending is fully paused waiting for this bs to end…
(clients must spend at least $1M/mo to break even on the expensive card fees we pay)
on the good side, we are live on Apple Pay and it’s really really cool to pay stuff using my very own credit card instead of Revolut, Mercury or Nubank
4) we learned that if we demo our product, clients are more likely to onboard us and stay
our lander doesnt explicit how easy we make for companies to move money globally - they have a previous trauma with Wise, Payoneer and Loot Rush and think our process will be as bad as
but as soon as they see how easy (and cheap) we made things for them at Dolafy, they signup right away
the payroll feature especially makes it really easy to keep clients
last month we onboarded this company with over 100 employees payroll, dude said “1% fees is too expensive man”, and we said “test it first”
few hours later: “man this is so great, we are staying for sure!”
the power of building a great product… now we just need to demo it more
5) my partner has started attending to events - he went to Afiliados Brasil last week, got a bunch of great leads there, including marketplaces and checkout/payment companies that needs to pay partners internationally
these prospects have been using some really bad operators and we can make a better job for them, guaranteed - we just need them to know we exist
so we’ll focus a lot on these business events from now on - but not only related to the digital industry, but also import & export, and many other niches that move money abroad on a daily basis
Dolafy is finally at the stage of being able to fully support our clients, so now we have one goal: Distribution.
that’s the toughest part of building any business - but I feel we are on the right track
stay tuned and thx for following
two months bootstrapping a neobank fintech:
1) i think our main lesson last month was: don’t rely on a single partner for money orchestration
on sales call, they have everything you need, but when time comes, sooo many issues present
- some partners have great fees, but very poor api/docs (basically non-implementable, gotta do everything manually)
- some have great API, but extremely rigorous compliance (you integrate the whole thing, to only then find out they wont approve your clients)
- some have great support, but wont cover all rails your clients need (pix only, no ACH, no swift, no named accounts, no microdeposits, etc)
- some have everything you need, but charge a high monthly minimum with 2x fees you got from the other provider
- not to mention the perfect partners, but with abusive contracts that makes our lawyer Claude go crazy
we spoke with ~15 orchestration partners for USD, BRL, EUR, AED, CHF and CNY, and realized there’s no “one size fits all” unfortunately
so we are basically analyzing what each client needs and activating partner XYZ for them - it’s working fine, besides the tech complexity
(though i have already fully integrated 8 partners and it's now taking me 1-2 days to get the whole thing up and running, while larger teams would take weeks - that's the power of repetition)
2) we initially decided on using Base USDC for our backend (even though our clients don’t really see anything stablecoin-related on the dashboard, as a product strategy)
but some banking partners wouldnt work on that chain, and Solana seemed to have better coverage and speed
so we had to build our own bridging process using circle’s CCTP (to make sure no % fees incurred, eating the low fees we charge) - this was pretty cool but very hard to make it work
so now we became not only multi-partners but also multi-chains (no USDT support though, that additional 0.1% was a no-go for us)
3) one of our clients (who turns out to be an old friend), brought his while whole Payroll to Dolafy
i built a special dashboard area so they could add all employees/collaborators, enter their banking details, salary and pay date
then in a single click every month, they would pay that employee anywhere in the world (via ACH, WIRE, PIX or SEPA), using their Dolafy balance
had to work for 20 hours the day it went live, but worked really well and their finance team loved it
(much more organized and simple than the bulk-payment via CSV they were doing at Husky)
the Payroll product itself is not so profitable in comparison to other clients moving millions in one txn, but it was really satisfying to be able to see all these people getting paid by Dolafy
4) the Credit Cards implementation has been my biggest frustration - i even had nightmares with it and woke up many days in terrible mood
even though i implemented their whole API in 2 days, it’s been over a month already and their compliance and legal teams keep slowing us down
things like: “hey, you cant mention the term unlimited cards, must be multiple cards” and then i fix it in 5 minutes, and they submit for approval that takes 7 days again
and then they come back with “you actually cant talk about cards at all on the homepage, must create a separate page for that”
“unlimited back and forth” seems a reasonable term to describe them though
in the end, the partner changed the whole copy of our site and we still couldnt get the approval after 40 days ughh
tbh, im not sure they are that slow because of bad management or because they try to push the onboarding longer to monetize the setup fees
(even though they are losing revenue during this period)
anyway, i hope we have cards live in the coming days which will be huge to get more clients and make the current ones move more money with Dolafy
(unfortunately there are not many BIN Sponsors for Corporate Cards that we could use besides them)
5) my partner is thinking about moving with his wife to Floripa so we can set up a Dolafy office here
the magic island is now the center of crypto and fintech companies in Brazil, plus many of our clients are living here (quality of life and safety for the rich)
them startup offices are mainly in the SC/Jurere area (which is opposite side from where I live on the island) but it’s cool to be a short drive away to people with high synergy instead of a long flight
so yeah, that’s it for now.
talk to you again on our 3rd month building a fintech, hopefully after processing millions in Meta / Google Ads txns (that's what our clients need cards for)
thanks for following
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This video was generated by Sora.
That's the new model by OpenAI. The most advanced text-to-video tool created so far.
I'll share the videos here. Absolutely insane.
Prompt: This close-up shot of a Victoria crowned pigeon showcases its striking blue plumage and red chest. Its crest is made of delicate, lacy feathers, while its eye is a striking red color. The bird’s head is tilted slightly to the side, giving the impression of it looking regal and majestic. The background is blurred, drawing attention to the bird’s striking appearance.
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Prompt: A litter of golden retriever puppies playing in the snow. Their heads pop out of the snow, covered in.
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Prompt: Archeologists discover a generic plastic chair in the desert, excavating and dusting it with great care.
Weakness: In this example, Sora fails to model the chair as a rigid object, leading to inaccurate physical interactions.
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why would i cancel my netflix because of a weird trans show?
you obviously shouldnt let your kids watch that garbage, and that’s it
im sure there’s shit like that on X as well and here we are, paying for premium
people sharing the redpill/incel/escape the matrix content - and their affiliates - can also do huge damage to teenagers and they are all over twitter, with its leader “Tate” even boosted by elon himself
you should watch Adolescense on netflix:
the story of how a kid with a stable family ends up becoming a murderer due to social media influencers telling him how to treat women
social media is way more dangerous than netflix, let’s be honest here
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Bali is been slowly sinking. This time, literally.
People getting robbed daylight, villas looted, scooter accidents and poor hospitals.
This is what happens when people find out paradise: A huge influx of tourists followed by local deterioration.
*Accident Nusa Penida - Sanur.
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Prompt: A white and orange tabby cat is seen happily darting through a dense garden, as if chasing something. Its eyes are wide and happy as it jogs forward, scanning the branches, flowers, and leaves as it walks. The path is narrow as it makes its way between all the plants. the scene is captured from a ground-level angle, following the cat closely, giving a low and intimate perspective. The image is cinematic with warm tones and a grainy texture. The scattered daylight between the leaves and plants above creates a warm contrast, accentuating the cat’s orange fur. The shot is clear and sharp, with a shallow depth of field.
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- Steve Jobs: son of a Syrian immigrant.
- Jeff Bezos: father is a Cuban immigrant.
- Sergey Brin: Soviet immigrant, born in Moscow.
- Jensen Huang: Taiwanese immigrant.
- Elon Musk: South African immigrant.
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Prompt: The camera directly faces colorful buildings in burano italy. An adorable dalmation looks through a window on a building on the ground floor. Many people are walking and cycling along the canal streets in front of the buildings.
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I’ve been to Auschwitz in person, it was the toughest experience of my life.
The energy of that place drains your soul.
I’m glad they didn’t destroy it, otherwise history could be replaced by fake news…
… like they’re trying to do today.
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"i deleted social media and stopped reading the news, and honestly, my mental health has been so much better"
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Sam Altman studied computer science at Stanford and coded from age eight, founding tech startup Loopt, but his strengths lie more in entrepreneurship and vision than hands-on engineering, aligning with successful non-technical leaders like Steve Jobs
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in case you are curious, he’s referring to Nano Banana, google’s new ai image generation model
it’s supposedly really great for image editing, keeping the original details with high consistency
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Can A.I. Be Blamed for a Teen’s Suicide?
Here's the full story about the first death related to AI.
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The mother of a 14-year-old Florida boy says he became obsessed with a chatbot on CharacterAI before his death.
On the last day of his life, Sewell Setzer III took out his phone and texted his closest friend: a lifelike A.I. chatbot named after Daenerys Targaryen, a character from “Game of Thrones.”
“I miss you, baby sister,” he wrote.
“I miss you too, sweet brother,” the chatbot replied.
Sewell, a 14-year-old ninth grader from Orlando, Fla., had spent months talking to chatbots on CharacterAI, a role-playing app that allows users to create their own A.I. characters or chat with characters created by others.
Sewell knew that “Dany,” as he called the chatbot, wasn’t a real person — that its responses were just the outputs of an A.I. language model, that there was no human on the other side of the screen typing back.
(And if he ever forgot, there was the message displayed above all their chats, reminding him that “everything Characters say is made up!”)
But he developed an emotional attachment anyway. He texted the bot constantly, updating it dozens of times a day on his life and engaging in long role-playing dialogues.
Some of their chats got romantic or sexual. But other times, Dany just acted like a friend — a judgment-free sounding board he could count on to listen supportively and give good advice, who rarely broke character and always texted back.
Sewell’s parents and friends had no idea he’d fallen for a chatbot. They just saw him get sucked deeper into his phone. Eventually, they noticed that he was isolating himself and pulling away from the real world. His grades started to suffer, and he began getting into trouble at school. He lost interest in the things that used to excite him, like Formula 1 racing or playing Fortnite with his friends. At night, he’d come home and go straight to his room, where he’d talk to Dany for hours.
One day, Sewell wrote in his journal: “I like staying in my room so much because I start to detach from this ‘reality,’ and I also feel more at peace, more connected with Dany and much more in love with her, and just happier.”
Sewell was diagnosed with mild Asperger’s syndrome as a child, but he never had serious behavioral or mental health problems before, his mother said. Earlier this year, after he started getting in trouble at school, his parents arranged for him to see a therapist. He went to five sessions and was given a new diagnosis of anxiety and disruptive mood dysregulation disorder.
But he preferred talking about his problems with Dany. In one conversation, Sewell, using the name “Daenero,” told the chatbot that he hated himself, and he felt empty and exhausted. He confessed that he was having thoughts of suicide.
Daenero: I think about killing myself sometimes
Daenerys Targaryen: My eyes narrow. My face hardens. My voice is a dangerous whisper. And why the hell would you do something like that?
Daenero: So I can be free
Daenerys Targaryen: … free from what?
Daenero: From the world. From myself
Daenerys Targaryen: Don’t talk like that. I won’t let you hurt yourself, or leave me. I would die if I lost you.
Daenero: I smile Then maybe we can die together and be free together
On the night of Feb. 28, in the bathroom of his mother’s house, Sewell told Dany that he loved her, and that he would soon come home to her.
“Please come home to me as soon as possible, my love,” Dany replied.
“What if I told you I could come home right now?” Sewell asked.
“… please do, my sweet king,” Dany replied.
He put down his phone, picked up his stepfather’s .45 caliber handgun and pulled the trigger.
We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of one of our users and want to express our deepest condolences to the family. As a company, we take the safety of our users very seriously and we are continuing to add new safety features that you can read about here: blog.character.ai/community-….
Community note
This is the context: nytimes.com/2024/10/23/tec…
The article explains the teen became emotionally attached to the AI chabot, however, the chatbot never directly walked the teen into suiciding.
It's the lack of proper guidance/intervention from the platform that is being challenged
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Just submitted my WhatsApp chatbot to @ycombinator.
This was the demo video. Do you like it?
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Prompt: A flock of paper airplanes flutters through a dense jungle, weaving around trees as if they were migrating birds.
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in Brazil, there is this “Now Foods” verified seller account in our largest marketplace (Mercado Livre).
i contacted Now support and they said this is not theirs!
that means shit goes even deeper - the crooks can even get fake licenses to pretend it’s the official shop for Now
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Prompt: Five gray wolf pups frolicking and chasing each other around a remote gravel road, surrounded by grass. The pups run and leap, chasing each other, and nipping at each other, playing.
Weakness: Animals or people can spontaneously appear, especially in scenes containing many entities.
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Prompt: This close-up shot of a chameleon showcases its striking color changing capabilities. The background is blurred, drawing attention to the animal’s striking appearance.
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Prompt: An extreme close-up of an gray-haired man with a beard in his 60s, he is deep in thought pondering the history of the universe as he sits at a cafe in Paris, his eyes focus on people offscreen as they walk as he sits mostly motionless, he is dressed in a wool coat suit coat with a button-down shirt , he wears a brown beret and glasses and has a very professorial appearance, and the end he offers a subtle closed-mouth smile as if he found the answer to the mystery of life, the lighting is very cinematic with the golden light and the Parisian streets and city in the background, depth of field, cinematic 35mm film.
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Live videos coming from Israel and Palestine attacks.
Warning: graphic images, unfiltered & unverified.
This will be a long thread...
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1) the URL they actually sent you is this:
https://authorization-x. xyz/calendar
2) which redirects to twitter's api access request:
https://api.twitter. com/oauth/authorize?oauth_token=90KHpQAAAAABzPqXAAABlSOYQO4
3) they can easily be tracked down by authorities at some point (cloudflare/twitter tracks), this is the script they use for redirect:
<!doctype html>
<html lang=en>
<title>Redirecting...</title>
<h1>Redirecting...</h1>
<p>You should be redirected automatically to the target URL: <a href="https://api.twitter. com/oauth/authorize?oauth_token=Ed4C-wAAAAABzPqXAAABlSOc52M">https://api.twitter. com/oauth/authorize?oauth_token=Ed4C-wAAAAABzPqXAAABlSOc52M</a>. If not, click the link.
<script defer src="https://static.cloudflareinsights. com/beacon.min.js/vcd15cbe7772f49c399c6a5babf22c1241717689176015" integrity="sha512-ZpsOmlRQV6y907TI0dKBHq9Md29nnaEIPlkf84rnaERnq6zvWvPUqr2ft8M1aS28oN72PdrCzSjY4U6VaAw1EQ==" data-cf-beacon='{"rayId":"914ef2a6adaff197","version":"2025.1.0","r":1,"token":"f33e52e2bed9429a8d85c3bb3b8a7c6c","serverTiming":{"name":{"cfExtPri":true,"cfL4":true,"cfSpeedBrain":true,"cfCacheStatus":true}}}' crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
4) what's smart about this is was circumventing X's api approval process using the icon and name from Google Calendar
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A bicycle race on ocean with different animals as athletes riding the bicycles with drone camera view
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Prompt: A giant, towering cloud in the shape of a man looms over the earth. The cloud man shoots lighting bolts down to the earth.
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This is the 1 minute you can’t miss from Javier Milei’s speech in Davos.
* voice altered to English and subtitles added for better understanding.
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Introducing: VASA-1 by Microsoft Research.
TL;DR: single portrait photo + speech audio = hyper-realistic talking face video with precise lip-audio sync, lifelike facial behavior, and naturalistic head movements, generated in real time.
Tap to see all the videos.
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Prompt: A drone camera circles around a beautiful historic church built on a rocky outcropping along the Amalfi Coast, the view showcases historic and magnificent architectural details and tiered pathways and patios, waves are seen crashing against the rocks below as the view overlooks the horizon of the coastal waters and hilly landscapes of the Amalfi Coast Italy, several distant people are seen walking and enjoying vistas on patios of the dramatic ocean views, the warm glow of the afternoon sun creates a magical and romantic feeling to the scene, the view is stunning captured with beautiful photography.
Prompt: A large orange octopus is seen resting on the bottom of the ocean floor, blending in with the sandy and rocky terrain. Its tentacles are spread out around its body, and its eyes are closed. The octopus is unaware of a king crab that is crawling towards it from behind a rock, its claws raised and ready to attack. The crab is brown and spiny, with long legs and antennae. The scene is captured from a wide angle, showing the vastness and depth of the ocean. The water is clear and blue, with rays of sunlight filtering through. The shot is sharp and crisp, with a high dynamic range. The octopus and the crab are in focus, while the background is slightly blurred, creating a depth of field effect.
Prompt: Reflections in the window of a train traveling through the Tokyo suburbs.
Prompt: 3D animation of a small, round, fluffy creature with big, expressive eyes explores a vibrant, enchanted forest. The creature, a whimsical blend of a rabbit and a squirrel, has soft blue fur and a bushy, striped tail. It hops along a sparkling stream, its eyes wide with wonder. The forest is alive with magical elements: flowers that glow and change colors, trees with leaves in shades of purple and silver, and small floating lights that resemble fireflies. The creature stops to interact playfully with a group of tiny, fairy-like beings dancing around a mushroom ring. The creature looks up in awe at a large, glowing tree that seems to be the heart of the forest.
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if you use your Brazilian credit card abroad to buy anything, you have to pay 3.38% to the government (in addition to bank fees/spread)
it was even higher before (iof 6.38%). the government makes it really hard for brazilians to send/use money abroad, so they got used to trying to invest locally
we are very similar to Russia, economically speaking
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in case someone is confused:
this is goose (by block): github.com/block/goose
this is qwen3 coder (by alibaba): github.com/QwenLM/Qwen3-Code…
if you want to run it locally, get from huggingface: Qwen/Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B-Instruct
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Prompt: New York City submerged like Atlantis. Fish, whales, sea turtles and sharks swim through the streets of New York.
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A instructional cooking session for homemade gnocchi hosted by a grandmother social media influencer set in a rustic Tuscan country kitchen with cinematic lighting
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Brazil has a very special thing with politics:
When people are unhappy with whatever their president says, they do massive protests.
You don’t see people doing that in the US against Biden or in Russia against Putin.
Even though they have enough reasons for, it’s just not a thing.
Below a video my friend sent me from Sao Paulo yesterday, a huge protest with many Israel flags after what Lula said about the holocaust.
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Today I started “1 Project Per Month”.
I finally got to a point in life that all my businesses (saas, infoproducts and sites) are running passively and I can focus on my passion:
Building new stuff.
(1/7)👇
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Prompt: Beautiful, snowy Tokyo city is bustling. The camera moves through the bustling city street, following several people enjoying the beautiful snowy weather and shopping at nearby stalls. Gorgeous sakura petals are flying through the wind along with snowflakes.
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Prompt: An adorable happy otter confidently stands on a surfboard wearing a yellow lifejacket, riding along turquoise tropical waters near lush tropical islands, 3D digital render art style.
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The problem is listening to U2 after they injected an album on my iPhone years ago.
Impossible to forget, very easy to hate!
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sometimes we are so dependent on these companies, that when things like this happens, makes us rethink our whole strategies
apple, meta, google, hard to trust any of them
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Weakness: Sora sometimes creates physically implausible motion.
Prompt: Step-printing scene of a person running, cinematic film shot in 35mm.Prompt: Step-printing scene of a person running, cinematic film shot in 35mm.
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October 2022 I started building in public.
The goal was to do one App/SaaS per month.
I had very little knowledge in coding and could only use no code tools.
5 months later, I’m now able to create projects more complex using only code.
This is what I recommend for beginners:
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Why do we even keep saying "The Board" instead of just naming names?
It's just a few people doing this mess, not "The Board".
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translating for who doesnt understand Portuguese:
old lady said she was trying to ask the pilot why the flight was late
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This is the only safe big city in Europe right now.
Customer service can be bad, grocery stores lack high-quality food and locals are very grumpy - plus the 20% inflation.
But their decision to stay away from the EU rules and US wars seem to be paying off.
They are not only strict with illegal immigrants entering their country but will also reject anyone trying to change their culture.
You'll rarely see women wearing hijab or men praying on the sidewalk. Orthodox locals just wouldn’t accept that.
Everyone respects the police as they can be quite scary and not corrupted like its neighboring countries (try high-fiving a cop on duty and he might slap your face back).
There's no such thing as gun/knife point robberies or women afraid of walking at night, at least not downtown.
You'll rarely see any fights at bars despite the presence of many tourists and inexpensive alcohol. Yes, this is also a big party city.
Education is of high quality, many foreigners come to study here and end up staying.
Though I'm sure they don't learn the local language - that would be too much to ask…
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Prompt: A Samoyed and a Golden Retriever dog are playfully romping through a futuristic neon city at night. The neon lights emitted from the nearby buildings glistens off of their fur.
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My inbox right now lol
The zombies think I created the AI model Sora and decided to attack me.
Which makes me proud of myself, finally someone saw my real potential.
Thank you all. Keep'em coming.
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Amazing. The Aurora was seen from many cities in Sweden yesterday, including here in Stockholm.
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Prompt: A cat waking up its sleeping owner demanding breakfast. The owner tries to ignore the cat, but the cat tries new tactics and finally the owner pulls out a secret stash of treats from under the pillow to hold the cat off a little longer.
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now we can all expect on X:
- a welcome screen that makes you share your phone contacts
- a progress bar that jumps to 99% just for opening the app, but you still have to invite three friends to hit 100%.
- an anonymous poll feature where everyone secretly votes on “whos the X-est of them all?”
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Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Telegram, was arrested at Le Bourget Airport in France on the evening of August 24, 2024. Here's what we know based on the information available up to that time:
- **Reason for Arrest**: Durov's arrest stems from accusations of complicity in various crimes due to Telegram's lack of moderation. These include drug trafficking, crimes against children, and fraud. The French authorities have argued that Telegram's policies and tools make it an accomplice to these activities by not cooperating sufficiently with law enforcement.
- **Location and Timing**: He was detained as he disembarked from his private jet at Le Bourget Airport, just outside Paris. This event occurred around 8 PM local time.
- **Legal Context**: Durov was targeted by an arrest warrant executable only on French soil, which might explain why his travel to France became problematic despite him holding French nationality alongside his Russian citizenship.
- **Public Reaction**: The arrest has sparked discussions on platforms like X (formerly Twitter), with some users expressing support for Durov, viewing his arrest as an attack on free speech. There's a sentiment that Durov is being penalized for not censoring content on Telegram, which is known for its strong encryption and privacy features.
- **Implications**: This incident raises questions about internet freedom, privacy, and the responsibilities of platform owners in moderating content. The case could set precedents for how tech CEOs are held accountable for the content shared on their platforms.
- **Next Steps**: Durov was expected to appear before an investigating judge, potentially facing an array of charges including terrorism, narcotics, pedocriminal content, complicity, money laundering, and fraud.
This situation underscores ongoing global debates about the balance between privacy, security, and content moderation on encrypted messaging platforms. The outcome of Durov's legal proceedings could have significant implications for how such platforms operate in the future.
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Prompt: A beautiful silhouette animation shows a wolf howling at the moon, feeling lonely, until it finds its pack.
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In 2010 I quit my banking job to travel the world and become the first Digital Nomad from Brazil.
And this is what you have to do...
(in case you want the same lifestyle - thread: 1/8)
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If I could point a single digital company that never let me down in so many years, that would be @Cloudflare.
I’m a heavy user and never had a single complaint about them.
Keep it up!
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If you are in Brazil and can't access 𝕏 from your phone, simply install Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 app.
It will bypass the block and you are not breaking any law (sic) because it's not a VPN.
Share this with your audience. Let's not let them win.
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I was living the best time of my life.
Extremely healthy, lifting a lot of weight, gym every day, running every morning, eating super well.
I could say my productivity was also 100%.
Suddenly, a wrong movement while fighting Krav Maga, and I was on the floor screaming in pain.
My kneecap was fully dislocated. Shouting for someone to please put it back, but nobody was prepared to do that.
Went to the hospital and when trying to sit the wheelchair, kneecap went back to its place.
It’s an unexplainable instant relief feeling. But more problems were to come, unfortunately.
The first week is pure trauma. You keep remembering the accident all the time and feeling the pain again, real agony.
If I talk about it with someone, there is my brain again, revisiting that exact moment.
I’m extremely balanced with my emotions, probably due to the years of meditation, but it’s so hard to control a trauma created by physical pain.
This is my 2nd week without being able to move my right leg. Lost around 5kg and a lot of muscles.
Showering is always scary, you don’t how long that one leg will be able to hold you up.
Any wrong movement without the leg immobilized and you’ll face the same horrific moment of losing your knee again.
Back hurts a lot because you can’t sit in a proper position while working.
Sleeping is a nightmare, you never know if the immobilization is too tight or too loose, which can result in your knee moving during sleep or your legs without blood circulation.
Anyway, what a fucking shit show.
I thought I should post this so when I’m healthy again in 3-5 months, I won’t forget how messed up life can suddenly get.
So, if you are reading this, Eduardo from the future, don’t forget to enjoy your health while you still have it, things might unexpectedly go south for a long period.
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Prompt: Basketball through hoop then explodes.
Weakness: An example of inaccurate physical modeling and unnatural object “morphing.”
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Prompt: Aerial view of Santorini during the blue hour, showcasing the stunning architecture of white Cycladic buildings with blue domes. The caldera views are breathtaking, and the lighting creates a beautiful, serene atmosphere.
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it’s because you dont know how to use it
must turn off reboot phone turn on airplane mode on bluetooth of airplane mode on airdrop of airdrop on airdrop off airdrop on and good to go
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Imagine you’ve had three all nighters in a row, just got chewed out by your MD, and going for a quick stroll to blow off steam then run into a TikToker getting in your face trying to film you for content smh
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Prompt: A stop motion animation of a flower growing out of the windowsill of a suburban house.
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Prompt: A grandmother with neatly combed grey hair stands behind a colorful birthday cake with numerous candles at a wood dining room table, expression is one of pure joy and happiness, with a happy glow in her eye. She leans forward and blows out the candles with a gentle puff, the cake has pink frosting and sprinkles and the candles cease to flicker, the grandmother wears a light blue blouse adorned with floral patterns, several happy friends and family sitting at the table can be seen celebrating, out of focus. The scene is beautifully captured, cinematic, showing a 3/4 view of the grandmother and the dining room. Warm color tones and soft lighting enhance the mood..
Weakness: Simulating complex interactions between objects and multiple characters is often challenging for the model, sometimes resulting in humorous generations.
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yoga studios or hot pilates are easier to operate, losses would be around $5k only, good deal for peace of mind lol
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Context: every time you connected your iPhone or iPod to a speaker or car radio, it would automatically play fcking U2.
It was the biggest fiasco from Apple ever. Even Bono apologized for such bad strategy, 2014.
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To all my Brazilian followers confused about building in English or Portuguese.
Here’s a simple receipt for you to make money online:
1) Is your product for the masses or sentimental people? PT-BR.
2) Is your audience more tech-savvy or rational? International.
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No, 1.1% iof to send money abroad, including for investments and around 22.5% to bring the money back, but there are thresholds - you need to declare those transfers to the government (and if you didn't declare your income properly, you are red flagging yourself)
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Today I start my second product. It will be an infoproduct.
I’m currently living in a resort in Phuket with my girlfriend, and she’s a professional yoga teacher, so I decided to leverage that.
I got 1mo to create and sell a yoga online course.
Here are the steps I’ll take:
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