Something’s Squirrelly

Something’s Squirrelly

Something Squirrely — Episode 15: $400 for One Organ Delivery? Medical Courier Work Is Real, but That Screenshot Needs Context
ByStephen September 23, 2026September 21, 2026

Medical courier jobs are real, and the public job board shows legitimate employers and hourly ranges. The dramatic $400 emergency organ-delivery screenshot is where the advertising needs more context.

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Something Squirrely — Episode 14: One Sentence, Complete Video? Vivago Agent01 Still Needs a Director
ByStephen September 21, 2026September 21, 2026

Vivago Agent01 says one sentence can become a complete video. The automation is real, but the meaning of “complete” still includes review, retries, credits and human judgment.

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Something Squirrely — Episode 13: Content Repurposing Costs $1,200 a Month? Only If Your Time Is Worth $100 an Hour
ByStephen September 19, 2026September 18, 2026

Pluno’s ad says content repurposing costs $1,200 a month because it can consume 12 hours at $100 an hour. The automation is real. The $1,200 is an assumption dressed like a bill.

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Something Squirrely — Episode 9: Rent a Car for $350 a Week to Do Gig Work? First the Car Has to Earn Its Own Paycheck
ByStephen September 18, 2026September 19, 2026

A Readicars ad offers gig drivers a car from $350 a week with insurance and flexible rental options. Before the first delivery pays you, the rental has to earn roughly $1,500 a month for itself.

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Something Squirrely — Episode 12: Turn an AI Song Into a Full Music Video? OiiOii Can — but the Credits Decide How Much Movie You Get
ByStephen September 18, 2026September 18, 2026

OiiOii says it can turn a song into a complete cinematic music video with consistent visuals, artists, and pro shots. The workflow is real. The variable credit cost is where planning starts to matter.

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Something Squirrely — Episode 10: AI Video for a Penny a Second? Boreal’s Price Is Real — the Comparison Needs Context
ByStephen September 17, 2026September 18, 2026

Creatify says its Boreal AI video model costs just one cent per second and is dramatically cheaper than Seedance. The penny is real. The comparison depends heavily on what exactly you compare it with.

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Something Squirrely — Episode 11: Your First Month of an AI App Builder Is $1. Month Two Would Like a Word
ByStephen September 17, 2026September 18, 2026

Emergent is advertising its AI app builder for $1 for the first month through an affiliate promotion. The product is real, the discount is real, and the recurring price is the part you need to remember.

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Something Squirrely — Episode 8: Floot Says the AI Builder Costs $0. Apparently the Asterisk Has the Credit Card.
ByStephen September 17, 2026September 18, 2026

Floot says its MCP AI app builder costs $0. We dig into build-action limits, hosting costs, code export, and what the asterisk really means.

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Something Squirrely — Episode 7: They’ll Give You the AI Girl for Free — They Just Want a Cut of Everything She Makes
ByStephen September 15, 2026September 18, 2026

There is one particular advertisement that has apparently decided it and I are now in a committed relationship because it keeps appearing in my Facebook feed. The message changes slightly, but the story remains pretty much the same: artificial-intelligence creators are making people serious money, you can get your first AI creator for free, you…

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Something Squirrely — Episode 6: You Built a Proprietary App. So Why Is It Training Their AI?
ByStephen September 14, 2026September 18, 2026

There are plenty of AI advertisements that deserve skepticism because the underlying product does not appear capable of doing what the advertisement promises. Hercules is more interesting because the product itself appears genuinely impressive. The Facebook advertisement that caught my attention makes a beautifully simple pitch: “No API keys. No DevOps. No agencies. No kidding.”…

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