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Joe Cotellese
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Ex-VP Product @ MariaDB. Currently building NEXTGRES (AI personalization). By night I make iOS apps ClipDish 🍳 and MioVino 🍷. I write about AI that actually works at joecotellese.com
Now I read this about LG forcing @Microsoft Copilot onto their TVs. I can't see any reason to buy electronics from this company. 3/3
www.techdirt.com/2025/12/24/l...
LG Forces TV Owners To Use Microsoft ‘AI’ Copilot App You Can’t Uninstall And Nobody Asked For
If your product is even a third as innovative and useful as you claim it is, you shouldn’t have to go around trying a little too hard to convince people. The product’s usefulness should…
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December 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I have an LG monitor that I inherited from my wife's company. It's been sitting under my desk for months. The problem it's experiencing is a well-documented issue with the Thunderbolt connection disconnecting from the motherboard.

They won't fix it. 2/3
December 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Now focus on the AI listicle videos.
December 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
as long as there is good test coverage!
December 16, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Sometime last year I got into a conversation with a retired flight attendant. I was shocked to learn they didn't get paid until they left the gate.
December 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The song's about having a philosophy that keeps you walking when you're falling down. At 24, I thought that meant momentum.

At 54, I think it means knowing what matters.

What song collapses time for you?
December 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I don't miss being 24, but I do miss the feeling of possibility as the default. My path ahead was unclear because it was untravelled, now at 54, I've made thousands of choices and feel like my path has narrowed.
December 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
You won the trolling lottery.
December 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Awesome thanks! I appreciate him dropping jawn into the blog post.
December 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Agree!

My wife and I caught The Beths in Philly this weekend with some friends. At one point the singer spotted something on stage, cracked up, and had to start the song over.

The crowd ❤️ it. That unplanned, imperfect, human moment is why people pay to see live music. AI can't replace that.
December 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Yeah, I wrote about Instacart's inflated pricing in 2023.
Instacart PR reached out to me immediately. getclipdish.com/blog/instaca...
Instacart vs. Peapod : Which is better?
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December 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I wrote about this in 2023 and immediately received an email from Instacart about it.

getclipdish.com/blog/instaca...
Instacart vs. Peapod : Which is better?
getclipdish.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
December 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM