Another shameless theft of title and meme, unknown source. To add a personal touch: my bro just started a job with an insurance company where they talked him up about all the cutting edge work they’re doing in AI, ML and statistical analysis. Yeah, it’s just a bunch of Python scripts calling out to web services. They should have just said they’re looking for a (possibly backend) developer.

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    It’s funny how three or four AI models have become the equivalent of the electronics engineer’s “jellybean parts.” Need a little AI to get people to look at your company? Just grab one out of the jar!

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      That’s how most things are in tech. Why reinvent the wheel when someone’s already made it?

      I personally love trying to break into any device running android and install our companies web crawler onto it. I almost got it working on my DJI drone remote. Sadly I don’t think I’ll be able to get into these Logitech Tap Scheduler things.

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    Yeah I’ve worked with a team that has a very impressive on prem solution, if you have the hardware. Most clients are comfortable with the privacy risk rather than the hardware spend.

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    A lot of such companies don’t even bother hiding it, or sometimes even to finish their website. Just convince or bribe some manager at a big firm and you’re in