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With AI becoming part of almost everything now—work, business, investing, coding, spreadsheets, content creation, and more—I'm curious about real-world use cases. What's the one thing you use AI for regularly that has genuinely saved you time, made you money, improved your productivity, or solved a problem? Looking for practical examples rather than just "I use ChatGPT." What specific tasks have you automated or improved with AI? submitted by /u/Acrobatic-Shop4602 [link] [留言]

The new owner, Integrated Media Company, also owns Fandom, Gamespot and metacritic

I built WebAIM — a fully browser-based recreation of AOL Instant Messenger, the chat app that defined the internet for a whole generation. Sign in with a screen name, build your buddy list, blast someone with a "lol brb," set a cryptic away message quoting your favorite band, pick a buddy icon, join a chat room, and actually talk to real people in real time — all with the authentic Windows 98 look, classic door-knock sounds, and every bit of the nostalgia. What's under the hood: - Real-time messaging powered by Firebase - Buddy lists, groups & online presence - Away messages with auto-reply (and the classic %n, %d, %t variables) - Buddy icons & editable profiles - Group chat rooms - The actual AIM sounds - Full Windows 98 desktop UI — taskbar, desktop icons, start menu, the works submitted by /u/RancidMilkMan [link] [留言]

Standard AI 3D generators (like Meshy or Tripo) are limited. They produce solid, monolithic 3D objects that look good but are practically useless, because: - Want to rig or animate it for a game? Can't easily do that, because it’s a dead, monolithic blob instead of a functional, modular asset. - Want to change the arm of a robot you generated? Regenerate the entire asset. - Want to edit something manually? The whole thing collapses because it's not actually structured. Free github project here: https://github.com/RareSense/Nova3D But you'll need to bring your own API Key (BYOK) Under the hood (if you're interested): It uses an LLM as a structured code compiler, instead of an image generator. It writes native Blender Python (bpy) code blocks that target specific nodes in the scene graph. The trick is that everything compiles through Blender's actual scene graph structures instead of pixel or point-cloud diffusion. Final export is a clean multi-part GLB with transform nodes and working pivot axes preserved. submitted by /u/mhb-11 [link] [留言]

A group of 20 Snap alumni has come together to launch a fund called Ghost Angels to back the next generation of social media.

The Kane Parsons' film Backrooms is expected to earn up to $90 million in its opening weekend after pulling down $38 million on Friday alone. That's not only above expectations, but absolutely obliterates A24's previous opening weekend record of $25.5 million for Alex Garland's Civil War. It's also a better opening day than The Mandalorian […]

Marcia Lucas, who edited 'Star Wars' and 'Return of the Jedi,' has died at 80.

Hey guys For my dog Viggo's 6th birthday, I got the idea to make a website as a celebration of him. It started with a couple of short animations, and then I just kept going because it was so much fun. The site is intentionally simple. No accounts, AI, or endless scrolling. Just a bunch of tiny looping moments. Tech-wise it's built with React, Next.js, SQLite, CSS Modules, and pixel art created in Aseprite. I'd love to hear what you think! submitted by /u/Individual_Health1 [link] [留言]