• **What exactly is NeuralOS?**

    It’s an experimental generative OS that predicts every screen frame entirely from your mouse and keyboard inputs. No internet, no traditional software stack, purely hallucinated pixels.

    **How does it work?**

    * An RNN tracks the computer state (kind of like a traditional OS kernel, but all neural and continuous).
    * A diffusion model generates the actual screen images (imagine a desktop environment, but fully neural-rendered).

    The GIF shows a funny demo: NeuralOS running NeuralOS inside itself. Every single pixel you’re seeing is model-generated, no network involved at all!

    Long-term, our goal is to remove boundaries between software entirely and make OS fully customizable beyond fixed menus and options. Imagine asking your OS something like:

    * “Merge all my messaging apps into one interface.”
    * “Make Signal look like Messenger.”
    * “Turn the movie I’m watching into a playable video game.”

    **I’m curious about your thoughts:**

    * Could future OS interfaces just become human-like avatars (think Grok’s Ani)? Are menus and app-specific UIs going away?
    * What about fully generative games: could diffusion-based games eventually replace traditional ones?

    Try the live demo here: [neural-os.com](http://neural-os.com) (you might need patience…)

    More details about the project: [x.com/yuntiandeng/status/1944802154314916331](http://x.com/yuntiandeng/status/1944802154314916331)

  • A couple years ago, I was hiking in Glacier National Park. I decided to do an easy hike to Virginia Falls (it’s only 3ish miles long, and not a lot of elevation gain).

    Shortly after starting my hike, i noticed another dude hiking behind me. But… it’s a major national park, so it was no big deal.

    After a half mile or so, i realized that this guy and i were hiking at the same pace. Which… was kind of annoying. I dont want to have to feel rushed with someone behind me. So i stopped to let him pass me. When i did this, he also stopped and took a drink… which was annoying. But whatever. I waited a few moments and continued on.

    When i got to St. Marys falls (the first of 3 waterfalls on this hike), the man was still right on my tail. We both took our time resting and enjoying the view, and after about 10 minutes, I continued on. As i left the viewpoint, i got a good glimpse of the man following me. He was dirty, wearing ratty clothes, and had a humorously large pack for such a short hike.

    Annoyingly so, after i left the waterfall, so did he. But after about a quarter mile or so, there was another viewpoint to stop at. Again, I took another 10ish minute break, giving this man ample time to continue on his way without me. But again…. he did not.

    At this point, i was just annoyed. He was clearly following me. And quite honestly, he didnt look like a clean-cut person, so (call me judgemental) i was slightly on edge because of him. But I just kept telling myself, “This dude must be nervous about bears, so he is staying close to someone else.” And “Maybe this guy is on a multi-day or multi-week backpacking trip.” I was almost to Virginia Falls, so i couldnt stop now. And there werent many other people on the trail that day (which is crazy, cause the park is almost always packed). i continued on, and so did he.

    I picked up my pace a little because i just wanted this hike to end. I figured there’d be some people at the main attraction, so rushing there would be my best bet for “safety.” (At this point, i felt bad for thinking ill of this man, but I was just soooo annoyed, i couldnt help myself.)

    I could hear the fall off in the distance. I knew i was close. As i went around a big bend in the trail, i noticed the man was no longer behind me. I thought, “Oh. Great. Picking up my pace made him back off.”

    I got to my destination, enjoyed myself for 15 minutes or so, and turned around. There were some other people there, but i embarked on my return journey alone.

    About 15 minutes after starting the hike back to my car, i see the man… he’s off the trail by himself, holding a hatchet. I stopped in my tracks… panicking. “What the heck is going on?” i said to myself outloud. The man and i locked eyes, and he walked back onto the trail. I grabbed my bearspray and unclipped it so i could spray the man.

    The man looks at me and says, “It’s okay. You can come on by. I’ll get back off the trail so you can pass. I know i have a REALLY big bag.” (To which i thought to myself… “What an odd thing to point out about yourself. Also, the big bag is not my main concern at the moment. Also, why get back onto the trail, just to get back off?”) My mind was racing at a hundred miles an hour. The man slowly got back off the trail, far enough that i figured i could spray him with my bear spray if he makes a move toward me.

    I quickly walked by him (in my head, it felt i like a sprint, but i probably waddled by him like a doofus). I turned around to see him off, and he nodded at me. I nodded back and continued back to my car.

    About 3/4 of the way back to my car, i noticed two park rangers absolutely BOOKING it down the trail. As they got closer to me, they yelled, “HAVE YOU SEEN A MAN WITH A *REALLY* BIG BAG?!” To which i responded, “Yes! He was right by Virginia Falls when i saw him last!” And they sprinted past me and doen the trail.

    It was a very strange situation. Reading back through my experience, maybe it doesnt sound that spooky. But in the moment, my heart was pounding! And my hike was ruined. I never heard if they found that man, or why they were looking for him.

    So… all this to say… i know there are other spooky stories of solo hikes/travels out there… what are they?

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  • Due to the nature of my idea/products, I have to purchase quite a lot of inventory. To keep things vague, I need around 6-8 kits, each with 6-8 products. My wholesale MOQ is around 20-50 per item. So 720-3,200 items to get started.

    If I purchase MOQ 20 for some items, my initial costs are going to be around $20k. Plus packaging, which will be around $5k (I need beautiful, custom packaging – very important for my business model).

    How do I take the plunge of committing to a $25k upfront cost when I have no idea if my idea will sell?

    I think I have a solid plan, decent marketing ideas (but again, another cost), and my Shopify website is solid.

    I have the cash, so I’m not working with an investor. But damn, still a big risk…

  • As per the image, sitebulb doesnt find these h2 tags, will google?

  • My hope is to someday get attention from a tier-1 firm for a QR type of job and for that, I am trying to make money for the current firm hoping that this will add value. There have been two camps.

    One says that if you end up making money consistently (making money is subjective … I was never told what kind of numbers qualify to be termed as “made money”), then tier-1 firms will look at you and maybe give you a chance. So the hypothesis here is track record as a qr, be it a non-tier-1 firm will add a lot of value in case I made money for them.

    Second says that they are looking for raw intelligence. They do not look at 30+ year olds even with all the necessary qualifications. They don’t care at all for any work experience or if I made money for some firm or not. What they want is a Nash type of guy who can walk in and solve all their problems quickly.

    I’d love to hear your opinion about this matter.

  • I think it’s a good idea to have a separate discussion for the datasets and benchmarks track, feel free to share your scores or any other relevant feedback.

    Let’s keep things constructive and supportive. Good luck to all!

  • Getting PSI to highlight the right elements as your LCP can involve trial and error. So don’t feel demotivated! Improving your site’s mobile CWV scores requires diligence but also some patience. With some tweaks, the mobile version of your heavy site can start matching its desktop counterpart in performance.

    Remember, enhancing user experience is always the ultimate goal. If your site becomes faster and more accessible, both users and search engines will have a better time navigating it. Stay persistent, and soon enough, those scores will start climbing in the right direction!