u/Ok_Shift9291

Been running a small automation shop in Mumbai for a few months now. n8n + make + whatsapp mostly. The building part is honestly the easy part at this point. What I keep getting stuck on is pricing and the after part.

Like I quote a lead routing + whatsapp follow up build and the client compares it to just hiring a guy for 15k a month and I don't have a clean answer for why the automation costs more when to them it looks like a one time thing.

And then after delivery — inputs drift, someone changes a form field, an api changes and suddenly you're doing free maintenance forever or having the awkward retainer conversation.

So genuinely asking people who've been doing this longer:

• do you charge one time or push retainer from day one
• what do you do when the client ghosts once the build works
• anyone doing outcome based pricing or is that a trap

Not looking for a course lol. Just actual numbers and war stories if you're open to sharing.

By imposing this first of its kind export control ban on Fable 5 they have transformed one actually transformational model into nothing else but a bench maxing llm.

Today I needed help writing a resume and literally as one of my own skills i had mentioned that I use kali linux in a docker container on my VPS in conjunction with my openclaw. This has absolutely nothing no instructions for the llm to in any way do any coding actions or to even execute any code, Just generate text and it automatically switched back to Opus 4.8 because the safety filter was tagged.

This means there isn't any complex blocking algorithm or safety feature they've basically told the model if you even hear the word cybersecurity then to basically shut down.

This is ridiculous - hackers always have and will find a way to jailbreak this model and use it for evil. You know what giving this powerful model to everyone would do it would make sure that we could use it to audit our vibe coded projects and apps and actually ensure its strong against attack.

Now the vast majority of us are stuck using inferior models while the real threat actors would anyways find a way to jailbreak the model and use it for bad anyways.

Stupid decision but it is what it is.

By imposing this first of its kind export control ban on Fable 5 they have transformed one actually transformational model into nothing else but a bench maxing llm.

Today I needed help writing a resume and literally as one of my own skills i had mentioned that I use kali linux in a docker container on my VPS in conjunction with my openclaw. This has absolutely nothing no instructions for the llm to in any way do any coding actions or to even execute any code, Just generate text and it automatically switched back to Opus 4.8 because the safety filter was tagged.

This means there isn't any complex blocking algorithm or safety feature they've basically told the model if you even hear the word cybersecurity then to basically shut down.

This is ridiculous - hackers always have and will find a way to jailbreak this model and use it for evil. You know what giving this powerful model to everyone would do it would make sure that we could use it to audit our vibe coded projects and apps and actually ensure its strong against attack.

Now the vast majority of us are stuck using inferior models while the real threat actors would anyways find a way to jailbreak the model and use it for bad anyways.

Stupid decision but it is what it is.

BBA final year, currently interning at a firm while prepping for CFA L1. Posting this because most study guides assume you have 4-6 hours a day free. I don't.

My actual constraint

~90 mins on weekdays, more on weekends. Commute time is a real asset — 45 mins each way.

What's working

Commute = audio learning. IFT's audio lectures on the way in. Doesn't replace reading but primes the brain so when I open the curriculum later it's the second pass, not the first.

UWorld for questions. Better question quality than Schweser's Qbank in my opinion. Explanations are actually useful, not just answer keys.

One reading per day minimum, no exceptions. Even if it's just 20 pages. Continuity matters more than volume.

Ethics last. Everyone says do Ethics first. I disagree — once you've done everything else, Ethics clicks faster because the scenarios connect to things you've already studied.

What I dropped

• Full mock exams on weekdays — impossible to replicate exam conditions when tired
• Re-reading entire sections when stuck — YouTube and IFT videos are faster
• Handwritten notes — switched to annotating PDFs, saves 30-40% of study time

Honest take

The material isn't as hard as the reputation suggests. The difficulty is volume and time management. 10-12 quality hours a week consistently and you're on track.

Anyone else juggling work with L1 prep — what's working for you?

Let's assume that what we know about Ai models has been accurate so far and they're actually not even real thinking agents they just are really good at autocorrect or guessing the next word. Now guess what ?

Google literally owns Gboard and assuming what everyone in this sub has always been crying about they use our data. So why can't they use the data to make their models better?

Also how is it possible that the company that owns android , processes about 90 percent of the internet search traffic and has Dennis Hassabis with them actually not able to compete with these other brands. Hell even Manus from Meta is becoming a menace and yet gemini models seem meh- they should be top of the line SOTA models that actually put everyone else in their place.

Furthermore google has massive compute power and built cash flows and reserves which probably means they could undercut their competitors in the longer run and rely on their other sources of income until they win the race.

Why are they not doing this ???