Megan Notarte
@megannotarte.com
☁️ VP @ Cloud Four, 🤖 Co-founder of AI Portland
🎙️ Co-host (Super)charged by AI: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiWz7DqzOFheBdYUH_4SJKGph7BAPfMN7
🎙️ Co-host (Super)charged by AI: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiWz7DqzOFheBdYUH_4SJKGph7BAPfMN7
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The big lesson I've taken from my mom's passing is: when people you don't expect show up or in unexpected ways, it's shown me a care that I didn't know people had for me.
Ty @danmall.bsky.social I'm going to do this for others.
youtube.com/shorts/lm9eb...
Ty @danmall.bsky.social I'm going to do this for others.
youtube.com/shorts/lm9eb...
My mom's passing is making me reflect
YouTube video by Wil Reynolds
youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The big lesson I've taken from my mom's passing is: when people you don't expect show up or in unexpected ways, it's shown me a care that I didn't know people had for me.
Ty @danmall.bsky.social I'm going to do this for others.
youtube.com/shorts/lm9eb...
Ty @danmall.bsky.social I'm going to do this for others.
youtube.com/shorts/lm9eb...
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Portland friends! doing a little get-together on Dec 16 and you should come!
Food With Friends is casual, agenda-free, and open to everyone. come hang out! bring a friend and/or come make a new one!
details and add-to-calendar link: evt.to/fszfvjryt0qg
Food With Friends is casual, agenda-free, and open to everyone. come hang out! bring a friend and/or come make a new one!
details and add-to-calendar link: evt.to/fszfvjryt0qg
Food With Friends — Holiday Edition
Let's get together one last time this year.Bring a friend or make a new one! Union on Hawthorne has several food cart options and is walking distance to a ton of great options for food.Everyone is wel...
evt.to
December 6, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Portland friends! doing a little get-together on Dec 16 and you should come!
Food With Friends is casual, agenda-free, and open to everyone. come hang out! bring a friend and/or come make a new one!
details and add-to-calendar link: evt.to/fszfvjryt0qg
Food With Friends is casual, agenda-free, and open to everyone. come hang out! bring a friend and/or come make a new one!
details and add-to-calendar link: evt.to/fszfvjryt0qg
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I wrote an updated guide on which AIs to use right now, & some tips on how to use them (and how to avoid falling into some common traps)
A lot has changed since I last wrote a guide like this in the spring, and AI has gotten much more useful as a result. open.substack.com/pub/oneusefu...
A lot has changed since I last wrote a guide like this in the spring, and AI has gotten much more useful as a result. open.substack.com/pub/oneusefu...
An Opinionated Guide to Using AI Right Now
What AI to use in late 2025
open.substack.com
October 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I wrote an updated guide on which AIs to use right now, & some tips on how to use them (and how to avoid falling into some common traps)
A lot has changed since I last wrote a guide like this in the spring, and AI has gotten much more useful as a result. open.substack.com/pub/oneusefu...
A lot has changed since I last wrote a guide like this in the spring, and AI has gotten much more useful as a result. open.substack.com/pub/oneusefu...
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📸 Portland folks —
My band’s looking for a local photographer for a few simple, artistic outdoor portraits — no instruments, just us. B&W or color.
Small budget, open hearts. Hoping to team up with someone emerging, building their portfolio. This week!
Know someone? Let’s connect.
My band’s looking for a local photographer for a few simple, artistic outdoor portraits — no instruments, just us. B&W or color.
Small budget, open hearts. Hoping to team up with someone emerging, building their portfolio. This week!
Know someone? Let’s connect.
April 21, 2025 at 12:45 AM
📸 Portland folks —
My band’s looking for a local photographer for a few simple, artistic outdoor portraits — no instruments, just us. B&W or color.
Small budget, open hearts. Hoping to team up with someone emerging, building their portfolio. This week!
Know someone? Let’s connect.
My band’s looking for a local photographer for a few simple, artistic outdoor portraits — no instruments, just us. B&W or color.
Small budget, open hearts. Hoping to team up with someone emerging, building their portfolio. This week!
Know someone? Let’s connect.
I finally had some time over the weekend to try out some AI-powered coding tools while on a long bus ride home from a high school band trip I was chaperoning. I went in with low expectations. I came out with a working version of an app I had been tinkering with off and on for years—built in 10 mins.
March 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I finally had some time over the weekend to try out some AI-powered coding tools while on a long bus ride home from a high school band trip I was chaperoning. I went in with low expectations. I came out with a working version of an app I had been tinkering with off and on for years—built in 10 mins.
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Some of the most important skills for the future are the non-technical skills. Reading, critical thinking, curiosity, play, imagination, teamwork.
We must prepare kids to adapt and think critically (and imaginatively) about the world around them. Regardless of the directions technology takes.
We must prepare kids to adapt and think critically (and imaginatively) about the world around them. Regardless of the directions technology takes.
March 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Some of the most important skills for the future are the non-technical skills. Reading, critical thinking, curiosity, play, imagination, teamwork.
We must prepare kids to adapt and think critically (and imaginatively) about the world around them. Regardless of the directions technology takes.
We must prepare kids to adapt and think critically (and imaginatively) about the world around them. Regardless of the directions technology takes.
I am so excited Heavyweight is back! 🥹🥹🥹
Everyone get real excited -- huge huge news -- @heavyweight.bsky.social is coming back. I am so so excited, I can't begin to tell you. Also, I am here to tell you that Jonathan Goldstein is the rare human being who is exactly like he is on the radio IRL. He's humble, kind, curious, and so so funny.
‘Heavyweight,’ an Acclaimed Narrative Podcast, Returns
Pushkin Industries, the podcast company that will release the show, is betting that documentary-style audio programs can still win an audience.
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I am so excited Heavyweight is back! 🥹🥹🥹
"Writing, drawing and painting are not just labor but processes of considering, reviewing and deciding exactly what I want to put out into the world."
Curation & discernment are human things.
The headline is a little much but there are good bits in here.
theconversation.com/generative-a...
Curation & discernment are human things.
The headline is a little much but there are good bits in here.
theconversation.com/generative-a...
Generative AI is most useful for the things we care about the least
The technology is always on call and is quite competent. But it lacks the contemplation and attention to detail that yield great works of art.
theconversation.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
"Writing, drawing and painting are not just labor but processes of considering, reviewing and deciding exactly what I want to put out into the world."
Curation & discernment are human things.
The headline is a little much but there are good bits in here.
theconversation.com/generative-a...
Curation & discernment are human things.
The headline is a little much but there are good bits in here.
theconversation.com/generative-a...
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If your host says they support WebP, you might want to double-check. And if you’re using Cloudflare Polish, this applies to you as well. cloudfour.com/thinks/false...
False Promises of WebP Support
Why do two different hosting providers claim to automatically convert images to WebP, but we never see any?
cloudfour.com
February 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
If your host says they support WebP, you might want to double-check. And if you’re using Cloudflare Polish, this applies to you as well. cloudfour.com/thinks/false...
should i go to the store since it might snow or also it might be the end times
February 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
should i go to the store since it might snow or also it might be the end times
I mean, if we're manifesting friendships, let's add @sineadbovell.bsky.social to the list too. Her coverage of the DeepSeek announcement has been on point. Get the links to her newsletter and @emollick.bsky.social's post about AI tool capabilities in the show notes.
🚨 New podcast episode! 🚨
In this episode, Nicole and @megannotarte.com:
🔹 Talk about AI overwhelm and wish @emollick.bsky.social was our bestie
🔹 Seek deeply about DeepSeek (of course, who isn't/sorrynotsorry)
🔹 Recap the Silicon Forest Tech Summit
Watch now: youtu.be/qViJDD_M1GM
In this episode, Nicole and @megannotarte.com:
🔹 Talk about AI overwhelm and wish @emollick.bsky.social was our bestie
🔹 Seek deeply about DeepSeek (of course, who isn't/sorrynotsorry)
🔹 Recap the Silicon Forest Tech Summit
Watch now: youtu.be/qViJDD_M1GM
DeepSeek + Tech Summit + AI Overwhelm + Tools that Work
YouTube video by AI Portland
youtu.be
January 31, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I mean, if we're manifesting friendships, let's add @sineadbovell.bsky.social to the list too. Her coverage of the DeepSeek announcement has been on point. Get the links to her newsletter and @emollick.bsky.social's post about AI tool capabilities in the show notes.
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hey dev tools companies!
I am actively booking season 2 of Web Dev Challenge and I want to work with you. we’ll pick a use case and get devs to build an app using your tool — then we’ll open up the challenge to the community for fun & prizes!
limited spots available — hit me up at info@codetv.dev
I am actively booking season 2 of Web Dev Challenge and I want to work with you. we’ll pick a use case and get devs to build an app using your tool — then we’ll open up the challenge to the community for fun & prizes!
limited spots available — hit me up at info@codetv.dev
January 31, 2025 at 6:02 PM
hey dev tools companies!
I am actively booking season 2 of Web Dev Challenge and I want to work with you. we’ll pick a use case and get devs to build an app using your tool — then we’ll open up the challenge to the community for fun & prizes!
limited spots available — hit me up at info@codetv.dev
I am actively booking season 2 of Web Dev Challenge and I want to work with you. we’ll pick a use case and get devs to build an app using your tool — then we’ll open up the challenge to the community for fun & prizes!
limited spots available — hit me up at info@codetv.dev
Apropos of nothing, what’s your go to comfort series to watch or book to read?
January 31, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Apropos of nothing, what’s your go to comfort series to watch or book to read?
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We're looking for a Lead/Principal Product Analyst at New Relic. Is this you? Know anyone I should speak to? #hiring #productanalytics
job-boards.greenhouse.io/newrelic/job...
job-boards.greenhouse.io/newrelic/job...
Lead/Principal Product Analyst - Remote
Seattle, Washington, USA
job-boards.greenhouse.io
January 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
We're looking for a Lead/Principal Product Analyst at New Relic. Is this you? Know anyone I should speak to? #hiring #productanalytics
job-boards.greenhouse.io/newrelic/job...
job-boards.greenhouse.io/newrelic/job...
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Here's another role that I'm working on.
Senior Director, Product Marketing - Remote
job-boards.greenhouse.io/newrelic/job...
Senior Director, Product Marketing - Remote
job-boards.greenhouse.io/newrelic/job...
Senior Director, Product Marketing - Remote
Seattle, Washington, USA
job-boards.greenhouse.io
January 27, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Here's another role that I'm working on.
Senior Director, Product Marketing - Remote
job-boards.greenhouse.io/newrelic/job...
Senior Director, Product Marketing - Remote
job-boards.greenhouse.io/newrelic/job...
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Every few months, I write an opinionated guide for general purpose users about which AI to pick, especially for newcomers.
Here is my brand new one, which I actually had to update multiple times in the few days I was writing it. Things are changing fast. open.substack.com/pub/oneusefu...
Here is my brand new one, which I actually had to update multiple times in the few days I was writing it. Things are changing fast. open.substack.com/pub/oneusefu...
Which AI to Use Now: An Updated Opinionated Guide
Picking your general-purpose AI
open.substack.com
January 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Every few months, I write an opinionated guide for general purpose users about which AI to pick, especially for newcomers.
Here is my brand new one, which I actually had to update multiple times in the few days I was writing it. Things are changing fast. open.substack.com/pub/oneusefu...
Here is my brand new one, which I actually had to update multiple times in the few days I was writing it. Things are changing fast. open.substack.com/pub/oneusefu...
It's not just researchers. 😅
The AI industry’s pace has researchers stressed
The AI industry’s pace has researchers stressed
To outside observers, AI researchers are in an enviable position. They’re sought after by tech giants. They’re taking home eye-popping salaries. And they’re in the hottest industry of the moment. But all this comes with intense pressure. More than half a…
tcrn.ch
January 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
It's not just researchers. 😅
January's @aipdx.bsky.social event was so positive and ... just so good, I keep returning to it, especially this week with things being the way they are. If you missed it, Nicole and I did a recap on our latest podcast episode. youtu.be/gSRLq0XjSZ8?...
Supercharge your Life + AI Portland January Recap
YouTube video by AI Portland
youtu.be
January 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
January's @aipdx.bsky.social event was so positive and ... just so good, I keep returning to it, especially this week with things being the way they are. If you missed it, Nicole and I did a recap on our latest podcast episode. youtu.be/gSRLq0XjSZ8?...
Oof. This week has been overwhelming.
January 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Oof. This week has been overwhelming.
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“In 150 characters or less” by @nikitagill.bsky.social
January 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
“In 150 characters or less” by @nikitagill.bsky.social
Still flying high off the incredible vibes and energy from last night's @aipdx.bsky.social event. 💓 AI's great and all, but nothing beats the inspiration you get from interesting and smart people. Thanks, Portland!
January 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Still flying high off the incredible vibes and energy from last night's @aipdx.bsky.social event. 💓 AI's great and all, but nothing beats the inspiration you get from interesting and smart people. Thanks, Portland!
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Reminder for the new semester that you can’t detect AI
Researchers secretly added AI-created papers to the exam pool: “We found that 94% of our AI submissions were undetected. The grades awarded to our AI submissions were on average half a grade boundary higher than that achieved by real students”
Researchers secretly added AI-created papers to the exam pool: “We found that 94% of our AI submissions were undetected. The grades awarded to our AI submissions were on average half a grade boundary higher than that achieved by real students”
January 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Reminder for the new semester that you can’t detect AI
Researchers secretly added AI-created papers to the exam pool: “We found that 94% of our AI submissions were undetected. The grades awarded to our AI submissions were on average half a grade boundary higher than that achieved by real students”
Researchers secretly added AI-created papers to the exam pool: “We found that 94% of our AI submissions were undetected. The grades awarded to our AI submissions were on average half a grade boundary higher than that achieved by real students”
Blockbuster app idea: “where is it not raining near me” an app for pacific nw winters. Also, someone direct me to the closest place near me where it is not raining. Please.
December 28, 2024 at 4:49 AM
Blockbuster app idea: “where is it not raining near me” an app for pacific nw winters. Also, someone direct me to the closest place near me where it is not raining. Please.
Apologies to all the people getting emails from me and my @aipdx.bsky.social co-founder today. We're doing annual planning (dreaming! scheming!) ... so much good stuff coming in 2025.
December 21, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Apologies to all the people getting emails from me and my @aipdx.bsky.social co-founder today. We're doing annual planning (dreaming! scheming!) ... so much good stuff coming in 2025.
Seriously weird and epic wrapping paper from the crew at Parliament. I wish I had a big enough box so I could use a whole sheet without cutting it.
December 20, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Seriously weird and epic wrapping paper from the crew at Parliament. I wish I had a big enough box so I could use a whole sheet without cutting it.