Weekly Prompts.03: Sunken munitions, internet research, and a bit of success with X

I asked a couple interesting questions and handed AI chat a few research questions I'd otherwise use Google for.

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A lot of top-level internet research, accompanied by a couple “what-if” ideas. By and large, it was successful despite being in different arenas (freelancing, software engineering, writing). Though the Twitter writing was hit or miss.

This week’s prompts include:

1. Finding writing groups or author communities (Grade: A)

2. Safely removing munitions from a lake (A)

3. Best platforms for AI freelancing jobs (B)

4. Create a list of X posts (C)

5. Cursor IDE research (A)

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Prompt: Finding writing groups or author communities

Please help me identify the most effective and time efficient ways to find writing (or author) groups or communities in my city and region. 

Please refer to a few details about me and my goals so you can make this more specific to me: 

- I am a male fiction author of both short stories and novels 
- I want to join one or more communities 
- I want to build up my network of writers 

Your goal is to help me save time in my search.

Possibly even an A++. I got targeted, actionable options for finding writing groups and communities. Copilot recommended local resources, online communities, and even the beginnings of time-conscious strategies to build my network.

Grade: A

Prompt: Safely removing munitions from a lake

You are an environmental scientist and civil engineer. Your goal is to come up with feasible ideas to safely remove munitions from under a lake.

In order to solve this problem, consider the following:

* Munitions, some of which were surplus, faulty or outdated, were submerged in a number of lakes, including Lake Thun, Lake Brienz and Lake Lucerne, between 1918 and 1964.
* They were buried between 150 and 220 meters (492 and 722 feet) below the surface, according to Armasuisse.
solutions for ammunition recovery must not lead to massive sludge turbulence or be high risks for the sensitive ecosystem of the lake.
* Challenges involved include: poor visibility, the risk of explosions, water depth, currents and the condition, size and weight of the munitions, with some weighing up to 50 kilograms (110 pounds).
* An additional complication is the fact that some components are made of non-magnetic copper, brass or aluminum, according to Armasuisse.

Please provide me a list of three ideas to start, and we will further brainstorm and iterate. Your proposed solutions must take the above details into account, and include:

1. Pros of that solution
2. Cons of that solution
3. Scientific backing for that solution

Do you have any questions before we get started?

A “what-if” prompt where Claude provided a solid response: three initial solutions with structured pros, cons, and scientific backing. It also followed with a comprehensive set of feasibility questions later in the thread. On the whole, it did a such a good job with detail and scientific grounding that I quickly got out of my element on the topic. Here’s the actual article about Switzerland that spurred this question.

Grade: A

Prompt: Best platforms for AI freelancing jobs