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the largest iphone makes me feel the most claustrophobic. goes to show how compromising with more gives you less
legacy softwares' referencing of reality and subsequently its friction, born out of technical limitation and philosophical naivety, were the constraint that generated finite experiences
we are a lost generation, sucked into an infinite orthogonal world in the transition to complete technical mastery
a water bottle, conversation, sporting event are finite experiences by nature, and thus are the perfect api
our current generation of technology will be outlawed or licensed. we are voyagers and martyrs
I think the thing people don't understand about how I used Neovim and what I liked about it (even though it's what I repeatedly said many many times) is this:
I felt like it was an effective tool for solving real problems and delivering value for people on a consistent basis for a long time.
Some of that value was derived from my own personal feelings and some of it was derived from things that I thought I could do faster. Some of them were just about enjoying my job, like having a ping pong table at work.
I will continue to use whatever tools I think allow me to do the best job that I can over an extended period of time, deliver value for people, stay employed, and keep putting food on my family's table.
Of course right now that mostly means answering emails for the Primeagen, but some day that might mean coding.
software is the most valuable commodity in history. this is why it will be solved first. the valuation of X determines the offset from now until it'll be solved
whether youre actually smart or not will be determined in retrospect 10 years from now
if you think youre smart, prove it
as infrastructure goes to zero, so does the software engineering profession
slop cannons on a gargantuan scale are somehow, the correct abstraction
cables retweeted
Interesting to see how the AI companies are trying to make their apps feel more human, less alien.
Muse has this cute little animated guy smiling all the time, ready to help you with anything. It feels friendlier and more relatable than a blank, sterile screen with an input.
ChatGPT Computer Use shows a moving cursor as it’s working. It’s not technically required, but it makes the whole process less scary and easier to follow.
It’s like the early iPhone days when things used to immitate real world objects so that an unfamiliar technology felt more intuitive and relatable.
In this case we imitate presence, trying to give the AI a more human feel.
never bought the ai hype. evals, demos, hype merchants etc. amazing tools, but liabilities. somethings telling me opus 5 is different
rupert is brilliant here. displays a calculated world model grounded in real context - revealing he truly cares about the individual
whereas rogan talks about generalities grounded in his emotion - revealing he cares more about the idea
makes you wonder the extent to which the american constitution has propped up its people, and the damage the british state has done to its'
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