Author: Paolo Belcastro
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The risks of outsourcing your customer experience
A few months ago I received a letter. I got a notice to go pick it up at the post office as some custom fees were due. I had no idea what that was about, so I complied. Once there, I was informed I had to pay seven euros and change, for this letter came…
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From Chic & Geek to Automattic — A blog post that changed my life.
The first part of my career was dedicated to building and running websites. I started in 1994, so everything was custom-made, but as the years went by, new solutions started appearing to streamline website creation. After many experiments based on phpnuke and its imitations, one day, some time around 2006 I think, I discovered WordPress,…
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Building a simple Custom GPT
Before Custom GPTs OpenAI launched Custom GPTs a couple of months ago, and although I have been having a lot of fun with these, I still haven’t published anything about them. I recorded this (silent) screencast today to illustrate how simple it is to create one of these agents for Morfternight, my weekly newsletter, then…
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Monochrome.blog, an experiment
Yesterday, I launched monochrome.blog It’s an experiment in using AI to augment my photos. You may have noticed that when I publish photos here on Paolo.blog I rarely add a legend, and typically limit the title to one word. I even use the same word multiple times for series like Focus, Work, Wait, or Ride…
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It’s 2024!
Back from a restful vacation to close 2023, I feel ready to hit the ground running in this new year, and I surely hope you do too. I wish you all the best for the upcoming year. Very importantly, I wish you to do things! Remember that succeeding in everything is not necessary nor likely…