Hey HN!<p>I've been experimenting with GPT-4 and ended up creating a plugin that, at first glance, might seem utterly 'useless'. It's called Pulsetic, and its sole function is to check a website's availability worldwide. Now, you might be thinking, "Why on earth would I need that?"<p>Here's how it works:<p>1. Visit the GPT-4 plugins store.<p>2. Search for Pulsetic: Once you're in the plugins store, look for "Pulsetic". When you find it, go ahead and install it.<p>3. Check a website's availability: After you've installed and activated Pulsetic, you can start checking website availability. Just input the URL of the website you're interested in into the chat field, and you'll get your results!<p>Now, here's where the controversy comes in. Some might argue that this plugin is utterly useless. After all, there are already plenty of tools available that can check website availability. So why create another one?<p>I'm curious to hear your thoughts. Do you think Pulsetic is a 'useless' GPT-4 plugin, or can you see its potential value?<p>P.S. If you find Pulsetic useful (or amusingly useless), please consider sharing it with others. Your support is greatly appreciated!<p>Question: In an age where there are countless tools and plugins available for almost every task, how do we determine what's 'useless' and what's not? Is there a place for seemingly 'useless' tools like Pulsetic's GPT-4 plugin in our digital toolbox?
Here, you can watch a video demonstrating how the plugin actually works: <a href="https://twitter.com/getpulsetic/status/1681273580317712384" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://twitter.com/getpulsetic/status/1681273580317712384</a>
May be the use case can be defined as "check availability without leaving context"<p>Say, you want to implement your own system X based on gpt4 and the plugins. May be customer relation management. You want to check if your website is accessible for your users and track that. Then, you may be want to artificially generate content based on real time findings that needs to be uploaded to your website - what if the website is not accessible?"<p>Something like that. In general I think there is no 'not useful' in the world. Everything can be somehow used. Even if for complete different topic as intended.
The original monitoring service is located here <a href="https://pulsetic.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://pulsetic.com/</a> and can be used for free.
I think you plugin is useful, as I see it offers 15 locations, so I have asked to filter them by lower to highest and ask suggestions how to improve my website response time.
Deciding what's useful and what's not can be a bit tricky, like deciding between a gummy bear and a chocolate bar – both are sweets, but they fulfill different cravings.<p>Remember that one man's trash is another man's treasure, right? Some tools might seem pointless until you find that one task they're perfect for. So, keep an open mind and don't be afraid to try new things. You never know, you might stumble upon a digital gem!