I had trouble in the past to make any model give me accurate unix epochs for specific dates.

I just went to GPT-4o (via DDG) and asked three questions:

1. Please give me the unix epoch for September 1, 2020 at 1:00 GMT.

> 1598913600

2. Please give me the unix epoch for September 1, 2020 at 1:00 GMT. Before reaching the conclusion of the answer, please output the entire chain of thought, your reasoning, and the maths you're doing, until your arrive at (and output) the result. Then, after you arrive at the result, make an extra effort to continue, and do the analysis backwards (as if you were writing a unit test for the result you achieved), to verify that your result is indeed correct.

> 1598922000

3. Please give me the unix epoch for September 1, 2020 at 1:00 GMT. Then, after you arrive at the result, make an extra effort to continue, and do the analysis backwards (as if you were writing a unit test for the result you achieved), to verify that your result is indeed correct.

> 1598913600

When I give it that same prompt, it writes a python program and then executes it to find the answer: https://chatgpt.com/share/66e35a15-602c-8011-a2cb-0a83be35b8...

No need for llms to do that

ruby -r time -e 'puts Time.parse("2020-09-01 01:00:00 +00:00").to_i'

Quick link for checking the result: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=timestamp+1598922000&ia=answer

Nice video on the link!

I like how those "1-G challenges" were solved.

Indeed, the length of this antenna required some creativity. We have some really cool, high-tech solutions [1] for these "1-G challenges" as well.

[1] https://carbospacetech.com/innovations/zero-g-robot/

OT: Hello howmayiannoyyou, can I by any chance interview you for 10 min for feedback on a product I'm building? It looks to me that it fits part of the workflow you mentioned, and it would be useful to hear your perspective. My email is on my profile. Thanks!

Possibly. Email in my profile.

Thanks! I couldn't find it on your profile. Here's mine: forgot.hn@outlook.com

Some anonymous email exchanges would do, if you'd prefer that way.

director@industrialintel.co

Thanks again! Sent you a message, feel free to remove your email address from here.

This[0] is an interesting account of an accident with a submarine and how sonar played a role in the event.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehime_Maru_and_USS_Greeneville...

I had a Mailchimp list on a very specific niche, and a website with the sole purpose of offering the signup. Lots of people signed up. I used double opt-in, lost a few there. Then, every email I sent had the conspicuous unsub link right on the top. Few people unsubscribed. That list had some 20% open rate and 12% click rate IIRC. That was many years ago.

I noticed some correlation: the larger was the time since signup to receiving the first newsletter, the more people were likely to unsubscribe.

I'd say, send those newsletters, or your subscribers may forget about you.