The scariest thing to me about AI is not what it can do, but that someday public access might be lost and governments/ billionaires would hold exclusive reign. Today could be the last time the public has any idea of the true capability of AI.
I’m normally a “to each his own” guy but have to say I strongly disagree with a lot of these comments.
First of all, you absolutely can do it as a solo entrepreneur - I just completed SOC 2 for the second time - this one being solo. Yes you have to be creative with how you setup checks and balances but it’s not impossible.
Also, SOC 2 Type 2 is an auditor verifying that you’re actually carrying out the processes that you claimed to do in Type 1. So how do you start? You start with Type 1.
I doubt you could get it under $20k but that’s the ballpark. Personally I’d recommend Vanta which will hold your hand through at least half the process. And Vanta support will recommend auditors who typically cut their rate in half because Vanta does so much of the work.
Is it worth it? No way I could answer that for you. Personally I’d say half of SOC 2 is kinda bull crap and half of it is really good healthy processes. It’s definitely a commitment to get through the first audit, but after that it’s more like a 1-2 weeks of work every year.
Any decent auditor will understand you’re new to the process and will coach you through it. Their goal is for you to have a good audit, so they will literally tell you what needs to be done ahead of time.
I feel weird evangelizing it like this cause I’m not like a big fan, but we absolutely have clients that wouldn’t be customers if we didn’t have SOC 2. Yeah, it can be a warm and fuzzy for it groups, but that’s sales, right? My experience is once you have SOC 2 type 2, the IT approval process is far more streamlined.
Not saying you should or shouldn’t, but don’t dismiss it.
This is up there with "Easy-Bake Oven" among plastic doodads that will be used for ~40 minutes and then added to a pile of plastic garbage many adults keep in their basement.
I don't oppose to the open backend of the device (it should be table-stakes for this kinda thing), but the concept seems really zero-sum and disposable. It relies on a form-factor that most kids don't use and depends on the novelty of AI which will wear off pretty fast. As much as I hate to say it, this should have been an app or a website.
Great concept, sharp looking website, and the marketing video looks amazing!
Personally, I've got some fatigue from most AI solutions being less than half baked. I'd love to see a long form video of letting frigade loose on something like Survey Monkey or whatever. Like... what does indexing look like? Does it produce artifacts? Can I see what users are asking? etc
With Apple/iOS, I can’t help but think of the Joker’s quote, “You have nothing… Nothing to do with all your strength.” The efficiency half is excellent but what with the power? AR? Gaming? AI seems the first broad fit. And where was Apple? Literally chasing cars and an ill conceived VR headset.
I say this as a massive Apple fanboy. AI was heavily advertised as a selling point of iPhone 15 Pro and is completely MIA 6 months later. It’s a major letdown. It’s not the end of the world, but let’s just call it what it is.
For those saying Apple doesn’t release imperfect products, may I introduce to you Siri? It was average when they bought it and it’s become a punch line.
And there are so many uses of AI that don’t have to be at the risk level of, “Oops, AI left grandma at LeGuardia.” Apple should go back to its roots and provide high quality LLM/MCP and other API sdks to developers and let them go nuts. Then just clone or buy the apps that work like they always do.
A long time ago I came up with a dozen or so “camouflage” ringtones designed to blend in. One was just a vibration sound effect. Others just slowly faded in. The idea was if you accidentally left your ringer on it would sound like your phone was silenced.
But it’s so dang hard to install a custom ringtone. I thought someday Apple would provide an api, but nope.
Love the idea of the vibration sound effect as a ringtone! I might add it actually, great suggestion :)
Adding the ringtone on iOS is a pain in the ass, I was thinking to add a step by step guide right on the website... Apple provides a guide in their support articles (https://support.apple.com/en-us/120692), it's not difficult but I don't understand the reason honestly. It should be simple with a .m4a file from the Music app, but you need the computer
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