The high stakes for AI Alexa Amazon has been trying to make virtual assistants happen for more than a decade. Alexa is, by many definitions, wildly successful, but it has so far failed to become the kind of omnipresent, omnipotent helper the company imagines. (It has also, by all accounts, failed to become a compelling business for Amazon.) This week, though,

What’s a good tripod that has a high overhead ability? I’ve been working with this 1976 Sears photography tripod for over a decade now simply because it has a built in horizontal adjustment, allowing me to shoot overheard. Unfortunately today, it did not cut the mustard as the height was too low and the tripod had an awful time grounding to the floor. So now I’m in the market to upgrade but I’m well…

W-2 income for my spouse is somewhat high. How to check that? I am working on taxes, as always, married filling jointly, as always. Software shows comparison with previous year. My spouse is having something like $28.4k reported on w2. Problem is, that her contract that applied since August is something like 27.5k and her previous one was for less, and her previous year w2 was something like 18.8k I was e…

Nikon D800 High Noise? Hi all, First time post. Using a Nikon D800 that I bought used, with an ultra low shutter count of 3000 for $500. Came with a Nikon 50mm 1.4G lens. For example, I was shooting inside a museum, low lighting, ISO 3200, f3.2, 1/160 shutter speed and the photos are grainy. Ever since I got it, I’ve been having a blast learning how to use all the fea…

For those selling high ticket products – What are your marketing numbers until order? I planned my cashflow according to 4 sales of 608 BRL (≈100 USD) a month and in this scenario my margin is ≈36%, due to the specific operational cost distribution. Meaning: if I sell more, my margin goes up. There is no marketing cost taken into consideration, so I might only work with SEO and organic. I fear not having any glue about the amount…

The Opportunity in High Yield Crypto-Backed Loans BTC-backed loans could be a great way for traditional finance institutions to engage with crypto at scale, says BlockFill’s Ari Pine.

Help with how high up to paint Hi, how high up should I paint the wall color. I was thinking to the crown moulding but currently only the main wall is painted, the boxed area below the crown moulding is ceiling paint. I’m thinking everything up to the crown should be the same wall color. submitted by /u/Aware_Historian3486

Who Will Stand Up to Trump at High Noon? Trump and Musk are destroying the magic of America.

Matlock and High Potential I’ve been out of the procedural game for a while, as it just got too boring for me. But matlock and high potential are two great new shows. Makes me believe in new TV shows again submitted by /u/jpb21110

Views only high when I post drama or controversy Hello I’m looking for advice, I really don’t want to be on the side of social media that is negative and filled with drama.. but I make my living selling online courses and I need views.. My views when I post controversial topics are 20k plus.. when I post anything else they are 300ish. How can I get out of this and create content that has peop…

Extremely high peco bill I recently moved into a new apartment and our first peco bill was $158 which i thought was high but not bad at all. Next month was $360 which i was horrified by. Following month $520 WHICH IS INSANE. We dont use any crazy appliances. Just showers washing machines central heat. And since the $300 bill we decided to put our heat down to 68 and it …

High Ticket E-commerce: Review My Store I’m still in the process of adding policies, warranties, and other details before I start advertising. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the website so far—any feedback or suggestions for improvement would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Does the site look credible? If you were in the market would you make a purchase? Website: https://directmobi…

Luxury and high end products does not seem worth it. When I first started getting into makeup, people would always say to invest into good quality products which was synonymous with spending more money on a certain makeup product. But as I started to experiment with many different makeup brands high end and low end I came to realize that like most of them are the same and the high costs aren’t eve…

Should I max my Roth if I’m in a high tax bracket now? I make over $200k but under the married max earnings limit, so my tax bracket is higher than it’ll probably be when I retire. But to me the big benefit of a Roth is not having to pay capital gains on money earned, am I thinking about that wrong? I’m already maxing my 401k. submitted by /u/infosec4pay

What’s worse? High interest personal loan or high credit utilization due to personal loan balance transfer? Can I transfer a personal loan (with super high interest) to a 0% balance transfer credit card that is a longstanding card (so no new credit dings) BUT it will utilize 90% of the card (pretty much max it out AND will tear up my utilization percentage. What’s the risk vs ratio here? It’s a large transfer and the card accepting it will allow it bu…

High Inflation and New Tariffs Will Make the Fed’s Job Tougher Fresh tariffs amid high inflation are making the Fed’s job uniquely difficult and feeding uncertainty about what to expect for interest rates this year.

High Potential… I’m on episode 2 and loving it so far. Who else is/has watching/watched? submitted by /u/MamaMia1325

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Fast Times at West Wing High Tech tycoons joining political big shots equals an ego explosion.

How long does it usually take to get a sale whrn selling high ticket products? So i have started selling products that costs $200+ (not 1000+) for people who sold in that price range how long did it take to get a sale? I have optimized my product page to make it look as branded as possible submitted by /u/Lbjandjordanfan