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So today I am going to demo this week’s So today I am going to demo this week’s So today I am going to demo this week’s project. This is project number 12 of 25 project. This is project number 12 of 25 project. This is project number 12 of 25 for my 25 projects in 25 weeks for my 25 projects in 25 weeks for my 25 projects in 25 weeks challenge. Uh and then I’m going to go challenge. Uh and then I’m going to go challenge. Uh and then I’m going to go over um all of the data for the last 12 over um all of the data for the last 12 over um all of the data for the last 12 projects. We’re going to quickly talk projects. We’re going to quickly talk projects. We’re going to quickly talk about about about what’s going well, what’s not. Um, and what’s going well, what’s not. Um, and what’s going well, what’s not. Um, and I’m going to show off exactly how many I’m going to show off exactly how many I’m going to show off exactly how many views, unique visitors I’ve had to all views, unique visitors I’ve had to all views, unique visitors I’ve had to all of my projects. So, let’s jump into it. of my projects. So, let’s jump into it. of my projects. So, let’s jump into it. First, um, my random story for today. First, um, my random story for today. First, um, my random story for today. Uh, so I had the flu the other week and Uh, so I had the flu the other week and Uh, so I had the flu the other week and it’s been a real ass kicker. It is still it’s been a real ass kicker. It is still it’s been a real ass kicker. It is still affecting me and my partner. It’s been a affecting me and my partner. It’s been a affecting me and my partner. It’s been a real It’s the gift that keeps on giving. real It’s the gift that keeps on giving. real It’s the gift that keeps on giving. So, what is going on now? This is pretty So, what is going on now? This is pretty So, what is going on now? This is pretty weird. I did not know about this. I like weird. I did not know about this. I like weird. I did not know about this. I like weirdly woke up and felt dizzy and I was weirdly woke up and felt dizzy and I was weirdly woke up and felt dizzy and I was like, “What the [  ] is going on?” I like, “What the [  ] is going on?” I like, “What the [  ] is going on?” I just kept like I would like it just got just kept like I would like it just got just kept like I would like it just got worse over the day and I would just kind worse over the day and I would just kind worse over the day and I would just kind of lean back. I’d feel dizzy. I would of lean back. I’d feel dizzy. I would of lean back. I’d feel dizzy. I would lay down, I’d feel dizzy. I was like, lay down, I’d feel dizzy. I was like, lay down, I’d feel dizzy. I was like, “What is going on here? This is super “What is going on here? This is super “What is going on here? This is super weird. I’ve never experienced like weird. I’ve never experienced like weird. I’ve never experienced like getting crazy dizzy.” Unless I was like getting crazy dizzy.” Unless I was like getting crazy dizzy.” Unless I was like really really drunk. You’ve ever been really really drunk. You’ve ever been really really drunk. You’ve ever been extremely drunk and you lay down and extremely drunk and you lay down and extremely drunk and you lay down and like it felt like everything was like it felt like everything was like it felt like everything was spinning. It felt like that, but like spinning. It felt like that, but like spinning. It felt like that, but like I’ve been stone cold sober for weeks. I’ve been stone cold sober for weeks. I’ve been stone cold sober for weeks. I’m actually doing dry January. I’m not I’m actually doing dry January. I’m not I’m actually doing dry January. I’m not drinking at all this month. Like what? drinking at all this month. Like what? drinking at all this month. Like what? So I started googling uh and I asked Jim So I started googling uh and I asked Jim So I started googling uh and I asked Jim and I asked Dr. Google as I like to call and I asked Dr. Google as I like to call and I asked Dr. Google as I like to call it. Now Dr. Google really talks back to it. Now Dr. Google really talks back to it. Now Dr. Google really talks back to you. Uh because I’m in London, it’s a you. Uh because I’m in London, it’s a you. Uh because I’m in London, it’s a pain in the ass to go to the doctor. uh pain in the ass to go to the doctor. uh pain in the ass to go to the doctor. uh will take a really long time. So I just will take a really long time. So I just will take a really long time. So I just like asked Gemini and it and I told her like asked Gemini and it and I told her like asked Gemini and it and I told her everything and it’s like maybe it sounds everything and it’s like maybe it sounds everything and it’s like maybe it sounds like you have this and I was like what like you have this and I was like what like you have this and I was like what the [  ] is this and this is pretty the [  ] is this and this is pretty the [  ] is this and this is pretty weird. I actually think it’s right. So weird. I actually think it’s right. So weird. I actually think it’s right. So you have crystals floating around in you have crystals floating around in you have crystals floating around in your inner ear and that tells you like your inner ear and that tells you like your inner ear and that tells you like you’re moving your, you know, your your you’re moving your, you know, your your you’re moving your, you know, your your your center of gravity, you know, is is your center of gravity, you know, is is your center of gravity, you know, is is correct. Like you’re tilting like it’s correct. Like you’re tilting like it’s correct. Like you’re tilting like it’s it’s like your weird inner ear and it’s like your weird inner ear and it’s like your weird inner ear and there’s there are these tiny calcium there’s there are these tiny calcium there’s there are these tiny calcium crystals in there. And apparently crystals in there. And apparently crystals in there. And apparently because I got the flu really bad, I had because I got the flu really bad, I had because I got the flu really bad, I had really really bad sinus problems. Like really really bad sinus problems. Like really really bad sinus problems. Like everything was congested. It hurt really everything was congested. It hurt really everything was congested. It hurt really really bad in my like sinuses. Really really bad in my like sinuses. Really really bad in my like sinuses. Really hurt. Took had to take a bunch of hurt. Took had to take a bunch of hurt. Took had to take a bunch of medicine. Apparently like some of these medicine. Apparently like some of these medicine. Apparently like some of these crystals can get loose and float around crystals can get loose and float around crystals can get loose and float around in your ear which causes this. I was in your ear which causes this. I was in your ear which causes this. I was like what the [  ] I’ve never heard of like what the [  ] I’ve never heard of like what the [  ] I’ve never heard of any of this. I’ve never experienced this any of this. I’ve never experienced this any of this. I’ve never experienced this before. And you know it’s like well lay before. And you know it’s like well lay before. And you know it’s like well lay down and do this and do this and see if down and do this and do this and see if down and do this and do this and see if you feel like everything is spinning. I you feel like everything is spinning. I you feel like everything is spinning. I did it and oh my god like violently it did it and oh my god like violently it did it and oh my god like violently it feels like the room is spinning. And feels like the room is spinning. And feels like the room is spinning. And it’s like yeah it looks like that’s what it’s like yeah it looks like that’s what it’s like yeah it looks like that’s what you have. So, you have to do this like you have. So, you have to do this like you have. So, you have to do this like weird head position thing for like five weird head position thing for like five weird head position thing for like five minutes. You got to lay down and do all minutes. You got to lay down and do all minutes. You got to lay down and do all these weird things. And I asked my mom. these weird things. And I asked my mom. these weird things. And I asked my mom. My mom used to be a nurse. So, I I I My mom used to be a nurse. So, I I I My mom used to be a nurse. So, I I I told her, of course, that’s what you do. told her, of course, that’s what you do. told her, of course, that’s what you do. You ask the family who who are medical You ask the family who who are medical You ask the family who who are medical professionals. She said, “Yeah, that professionals. She said, “Yeah, that professionals. She said, “Yeah, that happened to me once, too, after I got happened to me once, too, after I got happened to me once, too, after I got sick.” And it’s crazy. She’s like, “It’s sick.” And it’s crazy. She’s like, “It’s sick.” And it’s crazy. She’s like, “It’s exactly what I had. You had to do this exactly what I had. You had to do this exactly what I had. You had to do this move thing where you lay down and do all move thing where you lay down and do all move thing where you lay down and do all these positions for like 5 minutes.” these positions for like 5 minutes.” these positions for like 5 minutes.” She’s like, “That that’s legit. It She’s like, “That that’s legit. It She’s like, “That that’s legit. It works.” That’s what Jim and I told me to works.” That’s what Jim and I told me to works.” That’s what Jim and I told me to do. So, I did it last night kind of half do. So, I did it last night kind of half do. So, I did it last night kind of half fast. I felt a little bit better today. fast. I felt a little bit better today. fast. I felt a little bit better today. I did it this morning, but I still feel I did it this morning, but I still feel I did it this morning, but I still feel like queasy and dizzy. This is so weird. like queasy and dizzy. This is so weird. like queasy and dizzy. This is so weird. I’ve I’ve never known I’ve I’ve never known I’ve I’ve never known about this because I’ve never about this because I’ve never about this because I’ve never experienced this, but holy [  ] it’s experienced this, but holy [  ] it’s experienced this, but holy [  ] it’s really wild. Like, you lay down and you really wild. Like, you lay down and you really wild. Like, you lay down and you look look to the left and it just feels look look to the left and it just feels look look to the left and it just feels like everything is like the whole room like everything is like the whole room like everything is like the whole room is spinning and you’re going to throw is spinning and you’re going to throw is spinning and you’re going to throw up. It’s pretty weird. up. It’s pretty weird. up. It’s pretty weird. So, I am still not feeling 100% after So, I am still not feeling 100% after So, I am still not feeling 100% after this damn flu. Uh, this damn flu. Uh, this damn flu. Uh, the coughing finally stopped. But the coughing finally stopped. But the coughing finally stopped. But anyways, the show must go on. So, I am anyways, the show must go on. So, I am anyways, the show must go on. So, I am still continuing to work. Of course, I still continuing to work. Of course, I still continuing to work. Of course, I have to. But I had a nice buffer where I have to. But I had a nice buffer where I have to. But I had a nice buffer where I was ahead about a week or two. was ahead about a week or two. was ahead about a week or two. Now, the buffer is gone because cuz I Now, the buffer is gone because cuz I Now, the buffer is gone because cuz I didn’t work for like 10 days straight. I didn’t work for like 10 days straight. I didn’t work for like 10 days straight. I managed to push hard and I got this managed to push hard and I got this managed to push hard and I got this launched yesterday. This is project launched yesterday. This is project launched yesterday. This is project number 12. It is called Popcorn Phone. number 12. It is called Popcorn Phone. number 12. It is called Popcorn Phone. What the [  ] is Popcorn Phone? In the What the [  ] is Popcorn Phone? In the What the [ __ ] is Popcorn Phone? In the 1900s and about the the 1940s to the 1900s and about the the 1940s to the 1900s and about the the 1940s to the 2000s, 2000s, 2000s, the United States made a service because the United States made a service because the United States made a service because it became very vital to have the correct it became very vital to have the correct it became very vital to have the correct time. So the United States pushed the time. So the United States pushed the time. So the United States pushed the envelope on having like atomic clocks. envelope on having like atomic clocks. envelope on having like atomic clocks. There is an official website time.gov There is an official website time.gov There is an official website time.gov from the United States government which from the United States government which from the United States government which uses atomic clocks that get synced to uses atomic clocks that get synced to uses atomic clocks that get synced to like keep the exact time. It’s it’s been like keep the exact time. It’s it’s been like keep the exact time. It’s it’s been you know we’ve been obsessed with time you know we’ve been obsessed with time you know we’ve been obsessed with time because you need like things to work. because you need like things to work. because you need like things to work. You need transactions. You need GPS. You need transactions. You need GPS. You need transactions. You need GPS. Lots and lots of things depend on Lots and lots of things depend on Lots and lots of things depend on knowing the exact atomic time. This has knowing the exact atomic time. This has knowing the exact atomic time. This has been important for since trains. They been important for since trains. They been important for since trains. They had a weird there was a special phone had a weird there was a special phone had a weird there was a special phone number you could call and I don’t know number you could call and I don’t know number you could call and I don’t know I’m old. I did this when I was a kid. We I’m old. I did this when I was a kid. We I’m old. I did this when I was a kid. We we when we needed to set the time in our we when we needed to set the time in our we when we needed to set the time in our house like back in the day when I was a house like back in the day when I was a house like back in the day when I was a kid you would call popcorn. Popcorn kid you would call popcorn. Popcorn kid you would call popcorn. Popcorn meaning like like you would actually meaning like like you would actually meaning like like you would actually spell it out like and you would call it. spell it out like and you would call it. spell it out like and you would call it. It was a special number that worked It was a special number that worked It was a special number that worked anywhere in the US and a in this anywhere in the US and a in this anywhere in the US and a in this recording this lady answered the recording this lady answered the recording this lady answered the answered and told you the exact time answered and told you the exact time answered and told you the exact time like every 10 seconds. So this is pretty like every 10 seconds. So this is pretty like every 10 seconds. So this is pretty weird and I grew up knowing this as like weird and I grew up knowing this as like weird and I grew up knowing this as like popcorn. You call popcorn and that’s popcorn. You call popcorn and that’s popcorn. You call popcorn and that’s like the popcorn lady who tells you the like the popcorn lady who tells you the like the popcorn lady who tells you the time. But they they discontinued it. But time. But they they discontinued it. But time. But they they discontinued it. But I thought it’d be cool and retro and I thought it’d be cool and retro and I thought it’d be cool and retro and nostalgic to recreate it. So you land on nostalgic to recreate it. So you land on nostalgic to recreate it. So you land on the page, you hit call the page, you hit call the page, you hit call It dials popcorn. It rings and a real It dials popcorn. It rings and a real It dials popcorn. It rings and a real recording answers and tells you the exa recording answers and tells you the exa recording answers and tells you the exa exact time. >> Good afternoon. At the tone, Greenwich >> Good afternoon. At the tone, Greenwich >> Good afternoon. At the tone, Greenwich meime will be 423 exactly. meime will be 423 exactly. meime will be 423 exactly. >> Whoa. I don’t know why it sounded so >> Whoa. I don’t know why it sounded so >> Whoa. I don’t know why it sounded so weird saying that some sometime some of weird saying that some sometime some of weird saying that some sometime some of the numbers sound weird. the numbers sound weird. the numbers sound weird. >> I don’t know why. >> I don’t know why. Okay, so let’s let’s >> I don’t know why. Okay, so let’s let’s >> I don’t know why. Okay, so let’s let’s dig into this. So, uh first of all, I’m dig into this. So, uh first of all, I’m dig into this. So, uh first of all, I’m in London, so it uses like a weird time in London, so it uses like a weird time in London, so it uses like a weird time zone. Uh this was made in the US for the zone. Uh this was made in the US for the zone. Uh this was made in the US for the US. So, you would hear like the US time US. So, you would hear like the US time US. So, you would hear like the US time zone, like Pacific time, Eastern. So, zone, like Pacific time, Eastern. So, zone, like Pacific time, Eastern. So, how I did this was how I did this was how I did this was first of all, I go get the real time first of all, I go get the real time first of all, I go get the real time from the like time service to get the from the like time service to get the from the like time service to get the exact time from the atomic clock, not exact time from the atomic clock, not exact time from the atomic clock, not your browser. I figured out your time your browser. I figured out your time your browser. I figured out your time zone. And then what I did was I I first zone. And then what I did was I I first zone. And then what I did was I I first when I first made this, when I first made this, when I first made this, I had it like say the entire sentence. I had it like say the entire sentence. I had it like say the entire sentence. So it kick go to the AI like I I I made So it kick go to the AI like I I I made So it kick go to the AI like I I I made a voice that sounded okay, kind of close a voice that sounded okay, kind of close a voice that sounded okay, kind of close enough and then it would say the entire enough and then it would say the entire enough and then it would say the entire sentence. And I had it sync to where it sentence. And I had it sync to where it sentence. And I had it sync to where it go beep like right at the exact go beep like right at the exact go beep like right at the exact 10-second mark. This is exactly what it 10-second mark. This is exactly what it 10-second mark. This is exactly what it said and exactly how it worked since said and exactly how it worked since said and exactly how it worked since like the 1940s when you called this like the 1940s when you called this like the 1940s when you called this number that would that’s not going to number that would that’s not going to number that would that’s not going to work is what if this gets big just in work is what if this gets big just in work is what if this gets big just in case what if like thousands of people go case what if like thousands of people go case what if like thousands of people go it’s going to be very expensive. So what it’s going to be very expensive. So what it’s going to be very expensive. So what I did was I programmatically chunked I did was I programmatically chunked I did was I programmatically chunked everything. So it’s like good, good everything. So it’s like good, good everything. So it’s like good, good morning, good afternoon, good evening, morning, good afternoon, good evening, morning, good afternoon, good evening, all the time zones. I did it exactly how all the time zones. I did it exactly how all the time zones. I did it exactly how they built it by having somebody say they built it by having somebody say they built it by having somebody say all the phrases, all the numbers, and all the phrases, all the numbers, and all the phrases, all the numbers, and record all of those files. So then when record all of those files. So then when record all of those files. So then when it when it needs the time, it goes, it when it needs the time, it goes, it when it needs the time, it goes, okay, it’s morning, say good morning. okay, it’s morning, say good morning. okay, it’s morning, say good morning. Okay, it’s this time zone, say this time Okay, it’s this time zone, say this time Okay, it’s this time zone, say this time zone. It’s 10, say 10. Okay, it’s you zone. It’s 10, say 10. Okay, it’s you zone. It’s 10, say 10. Okay, it’s you know 24 say 24 and then it would say so know 24 say 24 and then it would say so know 24 say 24 and then it would say so you know every little chunk gets you know every little chunk gets you know every little chunk gets combined into one audio file to say the combined into one audio file to say the combined into one audio file to say the exact time and that’s exactly what they exact time and that’s exactly what they exact time and that’s exactly what they did and how they created this back in did and how they created this back in did and how they created this back in the day. >> Good afternoon. >> Good afternoon. >> Good afternoon. >> So it worked. It worked like flawlessly. >> So it worked. It worked like flawlessly. >> So it worked. It worked like flawlessly. And building it made me realize a few And building it made me realize a few And building it made me realize a few things. things. things. They strategically didn’t say am PM. They strategically didn’t say am PM. They strategically didn’t say am PM. They didn’t use 24-hour time. It’s not They didn’t use 24-hour time. It’s not They didn’t use 24-hour time. It’s not popular in the US anyways. And they did popular in the US anyways. And they did popular in the US anyways. And they did that because all they had to do is that because all they had to do is that because all they had to do is record the lady saying 10 one time, not record the lady saying 10 one time, not record the lady saying 10 one time, not 10, not 16. And they saved themselves 10, not 16. And they saved themselves 10, not 16. And they saved themselves recording a little bit. And they made it recording a little bit. And they made it recording a little bit. And they made it a little simpler by like reusing like a little simpler by like reusing like a little simpler by like reusing like 9:30 for morning and night. And instead 9:30 for morning and night. And instead 9:30 for morning and night. And instead of using amm, which is really of using amm, which is really of using amm, which is really interesting, they the lady says good interesting, they the lady says good interesting, they the lady says good morning, it’s 10. Good evening, it’s morning, it’s 10. Good evening, it’s morning, it’s 10. Good evening, it’s 10:00. 10:00. 10:00. Very interesting, but I can see why they Very interesting, but I can see why they Very interesting, but I can see why they did that. It’s just it cuts down on the did that. It’s just it cuts down on the did that. It’s just it cuts down on the amount of phrases you needed to record. amount of phrases you needed to record. amount of phrases you needed to record. And I found a video of this lady And I found a video of this lady And I found a video of this lady actually like sitting down and uh like actually like sitting down and uh like actually like sitting down and uh like recording every little phrase. It was recording every little phrase. It was recording every little phrase. It was really easy to like programmatically really easy to like programmatically really easy to like programmatically call it a a API and have an AI voice do call it a a API and have an AI voice do call it a a API and have an AI voice do it. But somebody actually sat down and it. But somebody actually sat down and it. But somebody actually sat down and did every single phrase and they did every single phrase and they did every single phrase and they recorded it perfectly and they had to recorded it perfectly and they had to recorded it perfectly and they had to manually do it. So it would piece manually do it. So it would piece manually do it. So it would piece together that that audio file for that together that that audio file for that together that that audio file for that exact time exact time exact time and play it. So they did it like a crazy and play it. So they did it like a crazy and play it. So they did it like a crazy manual way. I did it obviously an easier manual way. I did it obviously an easier manual way. I did it obviously an easier way with code, but it’s pretty way with code, but it’s pretty way with code, but it’s pretty interesting because a whole team of interesting because a whole team of interesting because a whole team of people did this back in the day and it people did this back in the day and it people did this back in the day and it probably took them a long time to build probably took them a long time to build probably took them a long time to build this system and I managed to do it in this system and I managed to do it in this system and I managed to do it in like a week. Pretty pretty interesting like a week. Pretty pretty interesting like a week. Pretty pretty interesting how easier these things are now compared how easier these things are now compared how easier these things are now compared to like back in the day. So, I’m going to like back in the day. So, I’m going to like back in the day. So, I’m going to drop a link um in the description to drop a link um in the description to drop a link um in the description where you could actually hear what the where you could actually hear what the where you could actually hear what the original sounded like. I’m going to drop original sounded like. I’m going to drop original sounded like. I’m going to drop a link to this so you could hear this a link to this so you could hear this a link to this so you could hear this work in real life. You could call if you work in real life. You could call if you work in real life. You could call if you want. And there’s all sorts of fun want. And there’s all sorts of fun want. And there’s all sorts of fun things in here. There’s a lot of Easter things in here. There’s a lot of Easter things in here. There’s a lot of Easter eggs. You could dial a real number. Um, eggs. You could dial a real number. Um, eggs. You could dial a real number. Um, you could dial if you dial a a fake you could dial if you dial a a fake you could dial if you dial a a fake number, it actually calls it, but it number, it actually calls it, but it number, it actually calls it, but it plays this. >> We’re sorry. You have reached a number >> We’re sorry. You have reached a number >> We’re sorry. You have reached a number that has disconnected that has disconnected that has disconnected >> and lots of fun little stuff. So, >> and lots of fun little stuff. So, >> and lots of fun little stuff. So, there’s lots of Easter eggs in this. I I there’s lots of Easter eggs in this. I I there’s lots of Easter eggs in this. I I spent a decent chunk of time on this. spent a decent chunk of time on this. spent a decent chunk of time on this. This took about a full week. It was This took about a full week. It was This took about a full week. It was actually pretty fun. It’s pretty actually pretty fun. It’s pretty actually pretty fun. It’s pretty interesting to learn like how to interesting to learn like how to interesting to learn like how to actually like programmatically make a actually like programmatically make a actually like programmatically make a fake phone. Very, very interesting. It fake phone. Very, very interesting. It fake phone. Very, very interesting. It made me realize and appreciate what what made me realize and appreciate what what made me realize and appreciate what what they actually had to go through to build they actually had to go through to build they actually had to go through to build this back in the day. So, it’s pretty this back in the day. So, it’s pretty this back in the day. So, it’s pretty cool. I I’m pretty I’m pretty happy with cool. I I’m pretty I’m pretty happy with cool. I I’m pretty I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. A few of the uh of how it turned out. A few of the uh of how it turned out. A few of the uh of the numbers like just the AI weirdly the numbers like just the AI weirdly the numbers like just the AI weirdly sounds weird. I tried to fix most of sounds weird. I tried to fix most of sounds weird. I tried to fix most of them, but I couldn’t go through every them, but I couldn’t go through every them, but I couldn’t go through every one of them. Just way too many. So, a one of them. Just way too many. So, a one of them. Just way too many. So, a few of the numbers are pronounced kind few of the numbers are pronounced kind few of the numbers are pronounced kind of weird. But overall, I’m pretty happy of weird. But overall, I’m pretty happy of weird. But overall, I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. It’s pretty with how it turned out. It’s pretty with how it turned out. It’s pretty cool. I I recreated the service and cool. I I recreated the service and cool. I I recreated the service and brings a smile to my face because it’s brings a smile to my face because it’s brings a smile to my face because it’s like very nostalgic. Reminds me of being like very nostalgic. Reminds me of being like very nostalgic. Reminds me of being a kid and calling this number. So, go a kid and calling this number. So, go a kid and calling this number. So, go play with it. Tell me what you think. play with it. Tell me what you think. play with it. Tell me what you think. Okay. So, I made a quick I vibe coded Okay. So, I made a quick I vibe coded Okay. So, I made a quick I vibe coded really quickly a dashboard where I could really quickly a dashboard where I could really quickly a dashboard where I could go look at all of my projects that I’ve go look at all of my projects that I’ve go look at all of my projects that I’ve worked on uh for the 25 projects as well worked on uh for the 25 projects as well worked on uh for the 25 projects as well as um this last year. And I wanted to as um this last year. And I wanted to as um this last year. And I wanted to pull the numbers to see like exactly how pull the numbers to see like exactly how pull the numbers to see like exactly how well all the projects have done. So, well all the projects have done. So, well all the projects have done. So, this is a live snapshot of like from now this is a live snapshot of like from now this is a live snapshot of like from now what was my number one most popular what was my number one most popular what was my number one most popular project. project. project. crazy fast website. This is a quick and crazy fast website. This is a quick and crazy fast website. This is a quick and dirty website that illustrates how to dirty website that illustrates how to dirty website that illustrates how to build one of the fastest websites in the build one of the fastest websites in the build one of the fastest websites in the world. It really is one of the fastest world. It really is one of the fastest world. It really is one of the fastest real websites in the world. It’s not a real websites in the world. It’s not a real websites in the world. It’s not a static HTML file. You can go look at it static HTML file. You can go look at it static HTML file. You can go look at it if you want. I made another vid I made a if you want. I made another vid I made a if you want. I made another vid I made a video about this. But this got thousands video about this. But this got thousands video about this. But this got thousands and thousands of viewers, lots and lots and thousands of viewers, lots and lots and thousands of viewers, lots and lots of page views. By far the most popular of page views. By far the most popular of page views. By far the most popular thing I I’ve done. Got me lots of thing I I’ve done. Got me lots of thing I I’ve done. Got me lots of subscribers. Got me followers on X. subscribers. Got me followers on X. subscribers. Got me followers on X. maybe followers here. Um, this is a free maybe followers here. Um, this is a free maybe followers here. Um, this is a free tool I I put out right before the tool I I put out right before the tool I I put out right before the challenge to fix your inbox. Had a funny challenge to fix your inbox. Had a funny challenge to fix your inbox. Had a funny name. Unfuck email. Did pretty well on name. Unfuck email. Did pretty well on name. Unfuck email. Did pretty well on hacker news. This is the third most hacker news. This is the third most hacker news. This is the third most popular emojis time. This got a few popular emojis time. This got a few popular emojis time. This got a few people to post in newsletters on people to post in newsletters on people to post in newsletters on websites uh or someone really really websites uh or someone really really websites uh or someone really really popular on Twitter put a link and got popular on Twitter put a link and got popular on Twitter put a link and got tons and tons of um views from that. tons and tons of um views from that. tons and tons of um views from that. Lots of page views. This one has regular Lots of page views. This one has regular Lots of page views. This one has regular traffic that keeps slowly coming back. traffic that keeps slowly coming back. traffic that keeps slowly coming back. But by far the most successful project But by far the most successful project But by far the most successful project regular with regular visits. Here’s the regular with regular visits. Here’s the regular with regular visits. Here’s the newsletter itself. This one um has done newsletter itself. This one um has done newsletter itself. This one um has done pretty well because somebody put it on a pretty well because somebody put it on a pretty well because somebody put it on a website. website. website. This did okay on Reddit. It just gets This did okay on Reddit. It just gets This did okay on Reddit. It just gets worse and worse from here. Um worse and worse from here. Um worse and worse from here. Um launched yesterday, so 150 views. This launched yesterday, so 150 views. This launched yesterday, so 150 views. This was has been live for a week. As you can was has been live for a week. As you can was has been live for a week. As you can see, it’s not going well. And what this see, it’s not going well. And what this see, it’s not going well. And what this tells me is I do not have distribution. tells me is I do not have distribution. tells me is I do not have distribution. Uh, so far this has been a shoot it, Uh, so far this has been a shoot it, Uh, so far this has been a shoot it, spray and prey and it’s like a lottery. spray and prey and it’s like a lottery. spray and prey and it’s like a lottery. It’s like it’s it’s it’s basically like It’s like it’s it’s it’s basically like It’s like it’s it’s it’s basically like a slot machine. Let’s hope somebody a slot machine. Let’s hope somebody a slot machine. Let’s hope somebody tweets my project. Let’s hope it, you tweets my project. Let’s hope it, you tweets my project. Let’s hope it, you know, get some up votes on um on Reddit. know, get some up votes on um on Reddit. know, get some up votes on um on Reddit. Uh this one, let’s hope Hacker News, a Uh this one, let’s hope Hacker News, a Uh this one, let’s hope Hacker News, a lot of people upvote it and they did. lot of people upvote it and they did. lot of people upvote it and they did. This one only did so well because the This one only did so well because the This one only did so well because the the hacker news mods put it into the the hacker news mods put it into the the hacker news mods put it into the second pool and put it back on the second pool and put it back on the second pool and put it back on the someone manually pushed a button, put it someone manually pushed a button, put it someone manually pushed a button, put it on the homepage, got a bunch of up on the homepage, got a bunch of up on the homepage, got a bunch of up views, and that’s how I got so many views, and that’s how I got so many views, and that’s how I got so many views. That’s just that’s like a views. That’s just that’s like a views. That’s just that’s like a lottery. That’s just a slot machine. And lottery. That’s just a slot machine. And lottery. That’s just a slot machine. And and and finally the slot machine paid me and and finally the slot machine paid me and and finally the slot machine paid me a little. This is just somebody I I a little. This is just somebody I I a little. This is just somebody I I submitted it to a website and they submitted it to a website and they submitted it to a website and they finally accepted one of my projects and finally accepted one of my projects and finally accepted one of my projects and put it put it on their site. put it put it on their site. put it put it on their site. It’s not going well. I It’s very very It’s not going well. I It’s very very It’s not going well. I It’s very very very clear I don’t have distribution and very clear I don’t have distribution and very clear I don’t have distribution and that’s my problem. So I’m halfway that’s my problem. So I’m halfway that’s my problem. So I’m halfway through my challenge. I’m now 12 out of through my challenge. I’m now 12 out of through my challenge. I’m now 12 out of 25. The first half was like let me let 25. The first half was like let me let 25. The first half was like let me let me ship and get used to shipping like me ship and get used to shipping like me ship and get used to shipping like every single week. And I think I’ve every single week. And I think I’ve every single week. And I think I’ve gotten that down. I I have no shortage gotten that down. I I have no shortage gotten that down. I I have no shortage ideas. It’s just like executing that ideas. It’s just like executing that ideas. It’s just like executing that idea in a week is really really hard. idea in a week is really really hard. idea in a week is really really hard. Most of my projects that I really really Most of my projects that I really really Most of my projects that I really really want to do need like two to four weeks. want to do need like two to four weeks. want to do need like two to four weeks. So, it’s clear I I I’ve gotten that So, it’s clear I I I’ve gotten that So, it’s clear I I I’ve gotten that muscle of of shipping and doing some muscle of of shipping and doing some muscle of of shipping and doing some distribution, but the distribution is distribution, but the distribution is distribution, but the distribution is not there. Yeah, great. I’ve hadundred not there. Yeah, great. I’ve hadundred not there. Yeah, great. I’ve hadundred in, you know, all my projects. I’ve had in, you know, all my projects. I’ve had in, you know, all my projects. I’ve had 150,000 page views. Not bad. Almost 150,000 page views. Not bad. Almost 150,000 page views. Not bad. Almost 60,000 unique visitors to all my 60,000 unique visitors to all my 60,000 unique visitors to all my projects. I don’t think this number is projects. I don’t think this number is projects. I don’t think this number is exactly right. I think it’s like a lot exactly right. I think it’s like a lot exactly right. I think it’s like a lot of bot traffic that still gets counted. of bot traffic that still gets counted. of bot traffic that still gets counted. So, I take this one with a grain of So, I take this one with a grain of So, I take this one with a grain of salt. I think it’s more like 20,000 salt. I think it’s more like 20,000 salt. I think it’s more like 20,000 unique views. I need to spend the next unique views. I need to spend the next unique views. I need to spend the next half of this challenge half of this challenge half of this challenge really, really, really getting that really, really, really getting that really, really, really getting that distribution down because Reddit is distribution down because Reddit is distribution down because Reddit is really hostile. Reddit just always really hostile. Reddit just always really hostile. Reddit just always deletes my stuff. The mods are being deletes my stuff. The mods are being deletes my stuff. The mods are being extremely hostile, which is not fair. extremely hostile, which is not fair. extremely hostile, which is not fair. They they tell me I’m doing They they tell me I’m doing They they tell me I’m doing self-promotion, but yet I see all these self-promotion, but yet I see all these self-promotion, but yet I see all these other projects and other people doing other projects and other people doing other projects and other people doing self-promotion. Why why do their self-promotion. Why why do their self-promotion. Why why do their projects get to be on there? I don’t projects get to be on there? I don’t projects get to be on there? I don’t understand. But Reddit’s hostile. The understand. But Reddit’s hostile. The understand. But Reddit’s hostile. The algorithms are killing me. It’s vital algorithms are killing me. It’s vital algorithms are killing me. It’s vital that I crack that. So, the rest of the that I crack that. So, the rest of the that I crack that. So, the rest of the challenge is going to be really, really challenge is going to be really, really challenge is going to be really, really pushing and figuring out the pushing and figuring out the pushing and figuring out the distribution because it’s not going distribution because it’s not going distribution because it’s not going well. These are all dependent on well. These are all dependent on well. These are all dependent on algorithms and a little bit of luck. So, algorithms and a little bit of luck. So, algorithms and a little bit of luck. So, go I got lucky on Reddit, got lucky on go I got lucky on Reddit, got lucky on go I got lucky on Reddit, got lucky on HackerNews. Somebody found it and HackerNews. Somebody found it and HackerNews. Somebody found it and tweeted it. It’s just it’s just pure tweeted it. It’s just it’s just pure tweeted it. It’s just it’s just pure luck. That’s not going to get me luck. That’s not going to get me luck. That’s not going to get me like to my goals that I want. So, that’s like to my goals that I want. So, that’s like to my goals that I want. So, that’s what I’m going to work on. Very what I’m going to work on. Very what I’m going to work on. Very interesting to see these numbers. Just a interesting to see these numbers. Just a interesting to see these numbers. Just a few hundred people. Um the one I worked few hundred people. Um the one I worked few hundred people. Um the one I worked on the most, not even a thousand people. on the most, not even a thousand people. on the most, not even a thousand people. It’s been very frustrating. The pizza It’s been very frustrating. The pizza It’s been very frustrating. The pizza game, I worked really hard on that. Not game, I worked really hard on that. Not game, I worked really hard on that. Not even a thousand. So, it’s not going even a thousand. So, it’s not going even a thousand. So, it’s not going well, but I think I can turn it around. well, but I think I can turn it around. well, but I think I can turn it around. It’s not too late. I’m halfway through It’s not too late. I’m halfway through It’s not too late. I’m halfway through the challenge. So, that is the goal the challenge. So, that is the goal the challenge. So, that is the goal moving forward. Get the buffer back. moving forward. Get the buffer back. moving forward. Get the buffer back. Build bigger Build bigger Build bigger better better projects that can have better better projects that can have better better projects that can have more reach that are just more exciting, more reach that are just more exciting, more reach that are just more exciting, more interesting. Last few were really more interesting. Last few were really more interesting. Last few were really short and small. So, work on that. But short and small. So, work on that. But short and small. So, work on that. But number one, distribution. So that’s the number one, distribution. So that’s the number one, distribution. So that’s the focus for the rest of the challenge. focus for the rest of the challenge. focus for the rest of the challenge. It’s better than zero. I mean, I will It’s better than zero. I mean, I will It’s better than zero. I mean, I will say this, the the good positive thing is say this, the the good positive thing is say this, the the good positive thing is people have come. People have actually people have come. People have actually people have come. People have actually used every single thing I build, but it used every single thing I build, but it used every single thing I build, but it the numbers are just not where I want the numbers are just not where I want the numbers are just not where I want them to be. So, what do you think? You them to be. So, what do you think? You them to be. So, what do you think? You made it this far. What the hell can I do made it this far. What the hell can I do made it this far. What the hell can I do to to work on distribution and getting to to work on distribution and getting to to work on distribution and getting these things out? these things out? these things out? That’s all I got for today. See you next That’s all I got for today. See you next That’s all I got for today. See you next time.