Kara Dedert

@Hokuto_Ide Hokuto, so great to connect here. Can you share what's happening with the Church in Japan?

日本語圏のXのキリスト教界隈って本当に狭くて、可能な限り全部探し出して僕が今フォローしてる数+1万くらいなので、最大でも1万5000アカウントくらいしかない。翻訳投稿がタイムラインに出てくる機能で、もっと大量にいる英語圏のクリスチャンのアカウントとの壁が消えて交流できたら良いなと思う。

In the AI space, here's what I'm noticing: the cutting edge is becoming a cliff. Small business owners and indie developers are building AI-powered solutions, thinking they've found their edge. And they have, until then a major LLM just... adds that feature for free. Claude gets smarter. ChatGPT expands. Gemini integrates deeper. And overnight, the thing you built your business around is now a checkbox in someone else's free tier. Even AI companies themselves go from cutting edge to much less relevant with a single model update. The disruption is eating itself. What does that mean for how we think about building anything? How does this affect long-term sustainability of any company?

@Conor_D_Dart was trying to fix to no avail...glad it's not just me!

If you are having trouble logging into Claude Code, it's not just you, they are currently down at the moment.

@ChristmasPierce Wow. I love that, what a valuable way to share expertise and wisdom with the next generation.

Not 70 years. I taught a “school-to-work” apprenticeship program from 1993 - 1997 in the Orlando, Florida and Santa Clara, California areas, partnering with the local high schools and community colleges, providing highly qualified technicians for the telecommunications industry. One of many around the country created by @Siemens .

We didn't invent apprenticeship. We abandoned it for seventy years and called that progress. The conditions that made it necessary are back. Work is changing too fast for four-year programs to keep up. The guild model is having a renaissance and most people haven't noticed.

@_loganlee Telegram. And then spin up sub channels.

Which messenger do you use for OpenClaw? 🦞 - Telegram - Discord - WhatsApp I use Discord mostly because it’s already installed.

@J_dev363 @jessegenet @openclaw I switched so I wouldn't get banned but it's too $$ on Claude API.

@KaraDedert @jessegenet @openclaw So you did got banned for using oauth? That sucks! Opus is goat but I refuse having to pay for api when I already have the $200 dollar plan. Codex is ok. But it is not as good

Some people actively wondering why install @openclaw instead of just using claude code yourself etc... When you can only use your laptop like this you understand why an agent that can use your computer while you attend to other things is a game changer 😉

@jessegenet @J_dev363 @openclaw Jesse, cool to see another mom in this space! I was cruising until claude subscription was banned. I've trie other models but it's not great. What are you using?

@J_dev363 @openclaw I’m working on building my own communication channel because I’m annoyed with the issues with all the legacy ones…

@everestchris6 openclaw

My OpenClaw bot runs 6 AI agents 24/7: - Finds local businesses without a website - Builds a custom demo site for them automatically - Sends outreach with the preview + payment link - Handles objections and closes the sale Most local businesses don't have a website, this system finds them, pitches them, and collects payment automatically Reply "OpenClaw" and I'll send you early access (must be following)

@WorkflowWhisper Retainer

the 10 most profitable workflows local businesses are buying right now. i've built 47 of these in the last 3 weeks using synta. here's what they pay, what each does, and how fast they deploy: → missed call text-back ($800-1,500) - 3 min client gets a reply in 60 seconds instead of never calling back → review request automation ($500-1,200) - 4 min google reviews triple within the first month → appointment no-show recovery ($1,200-2,500) - 5 min recovers 30-40% of lost revenue automatically → AI receptionist + call routing ($2,000-4,000) - 8 min 24/7 coverage. zero missed calls. zero salaries. → instant quote generator ($1,500-3,000) - 7 min response time drops from 2 days to 2 minutes → client onboarding sequence ($1,800-3,500) - 9 min forms, doc collection, payments - one workflow handles all of it → invoice follow-up + payment recovery ($1,000-2,000) - 4 min late payments drop by 60% without a single awkward phone call → social proof collector ($600-1,200) - 3 min auto-requests testimonials and publishes to google/socials → lead scoring + routing ($1,500-3,000) - 6 min hot leads hit your phone. cold leads get nurtured automatically. → weekly owner dashboard ($1,200-2,500) - 5 min revenue, reviews, leads, appointments - one email every monday morning average build time: 5.4 minutes. average revenue per workflow: $1,750. close rate when you build it live in front of them: 70%. every single one self-heals through synta's MCP. no debugging. no maintenance calls from clients at 11pm. i put together a free PDF with: → all 10 copy-paste prompts (word for word what i type into synta) → pricing calculator by complexity + industry → the live demo script that closes 7 out of 10 → objection handling for "i'll think about it" → synta MCP setup walkthrough (5 min) comment "RETAINER" and i'll send it. synta(.)io - describe the workflow in plain english. it builds, deploys, and fixes itself. (must be following for DM)

@steipete I developed my claw as my chief business strategist for a new side gig. Delivered my first paid integration for a local business today and have lots more in the pipeline.

I installed one of my (normie)friends the claw and he’s writing little web service now and automated this house.

The sovereign God who ordains our suffering is the same God who, in Christ, entered it, bore it, and will redeem it. —@KaraDedert ligm.in/3LPHcod

@NoahEpstein_ Consultant

Claude just made every $10K n8n consultant obsolete. I fed it 1,000 broken workflows from "experts" charging fortune 500 companies. It fixed them all in 37 minutes. Then showed me why they were garbage to begin with. Here's what these "automation experts" don't want you to know: Their $10K workflows: - 147 unnecessary nodes - Zero error handling - Break when someone sneezes - Take 3 weeks to deliver - Require monthly "maintenance" fees Claude's rebuilt versions: - 12 nodes maximum - Self-healing error handling - Run for months untouched - Built in 10 minutes Cost: $0 (plus my prompt) I tested this on 5 client projects. Claude outperformed every consultant. The "experts" are panicking because anyone with ChatGPT can now: - Diagnose workflow problems instantly - Rebuild complex automations from screenshots - Add features consultants claim are "impossible" - Fix their overpriced mistakes One consultant tried to charge me $3K to add email notifications. Claude did it in 47 seconds. The automation consulting industry is built on artificial complexity. They're not smarter than you. They just speak in acronyms. Want the exact prompts that turn Claude into a $100K/year automation consultant? Like + Comment "CONSULTANT" & I'll send you: ✓ The workflow diagnostic prompts ✓ My n8n rebuilding templates ✓ Error handling blueprints ✓ Client pricing calculator Your competition is still paying consultants. Time to eat their lunch.

"Why sing complaints? Wasn’t God glorified when we were confident and joyful in Him? Isn’t the Christian song one of victory, not despair?" @KaraDedert @Tabletalk bit.ly/3OEIX8y

@jordymaui Thanks for this, tho I'm curious of the benefits of a Mac Mini (bigger cost investment) as opposed to paying a small monthly fee with a VPS.

Hi Katie, I built my own agent using Claude code terminal to create and hosting it on a private server connected to telegram. Claude.ai was my help desk with screenshots, code and command help. I started adding tools and workflows one by one. Knowing work goals and working backwards from that has made a natural path in developing the agent.

I feel like I’m missing out on serious productivity gains by not having an AI agent that knows everything about me and can take actions on my behalf. Several developer friends have built this with great results. I just spent 3 hours trying with OpenClaw and it’s clearly outside my skillset. Should I hire someone to set this up, or wait until there are better tools for non-developers?

A good word from the Puritan, John Owen, on bearing with one another’s faults: When your brother offends you, restrain your heart until you take a faithful view of the patience and forbearance of God toward you, and then consider His command to you to go and do likewise. Let us then, put on all tenderness of affection and heartfelt compassion towards one another, as becomes saints. Let pity (not envy), mercy (not malice), patience (not passion), Christ (not flesh), grace (not nature), pardon (not spite or revenge) be our guides and companions in our life’s walk. Watercolor: La Ferté-Saint-Samson by Matty Burnham

Truth. But I'd say further, techbros love tech for the sake of tech. While creatives love the possibilities and new frontiers possible because of figuring out tech.

The Songs I Once Found Dreary, by @KaraDedert open.substack.com/pub/karadedert…

On lament and faith... The Songs I Once Found Dreary, by @KaraDedert open.substack.com/pub/karadedert…