Calmness is a new gold. Especially in tech.
Posts by Alex Burykin
Elon wanting to buy Ryanair just to appoint a CEO named Ryan is the most Silicon Valley solution to an aviation problem.
Kid me on a farm: 'Iโll make money and never touch dirt again'
Adult me in tech: 'Iโd sell everything for a piece of land and chickens'
There has to be a ๐ vs ๐ป formula we all miss..
Leak says OpenAI is building ChatGPT headphones called 'Sweetpea' - they sit behind your ear, not in it.
My AirPods are checking their job security ๐
Portuguese 'amanhรฃ' (tomorrow) is the most flexible word in any language.
Could mean tomorrow. Could mean next week. Could mean never.
Sometimes the best reset isnโt rest. Itโs reconnecting.
Weird thing about time spent with a big family - you feel absolutely exhausted and recharged at the same time.
Apple teasing AI upgrades for Siri in 2026
Apple every year: โSiri is about to get smarter.โ
Siri every year: โI found this on the web.โ
What are the chances weโll soon be estimating tasks not in time or points, but in tokens? Iโm wondering what the inputs for that kind of estimation would be ๐ค
Upd on my Portuguese:
I wrote down every single word Iโve passively learned in 1.5 years - 89.
Avg survival level, according to AI, starts at ~500 ๐
New Year, new me. Same me, but with unrealistic goals and a fresh calendar ๐
AWS: I just broke 20% of the internet.
Cloudfare: Only 20%? Hold my server.
Therapist: stress is too many tabs in your brain and not enough RAM.
Me: pretty sure I can still open a couple more.
I train only with bodyweight. Increasing the load every year.
Apple sued by shareholders for allegedly overstating AI progress
nbcnews.com/business/bus...
Big Apple fan here - still rooting for them to catch up in the AI race.
But maybeโฆ
x.com/aroussi had a point in his latest post
aroussi.com/post/apple-r...
Thats incredible what a thingy for 100$ can do nowadays ๐คฏ
I was surprised to be honest. But anyway ordered new Iphone - I am a slave of ecosystem...
I'm in charge of our online Christmas party. ๐
Budget: 0$
What online games do you usually play except of these?
- garticphone.com
- codenames.game
- deathbyai.gg
Paradox:
Regular sleep.
Proper food.
Some sport.
Thatโs all you really need to run a business productively.
Easy to say - nearly impossible to achieve, especially in the early stages.
Few insights from my 1.5-hour tax consultation in ๐ต๐น
โข First year: yammi - you get a 50% discount on taxable income as an SP
โข Second year: time to consider opening a company
โข Under 35? A 15% flat tax might be on the way (fingers crossed) ๐ค๐ป
Starting a new mission IRL. Inventory unlocked:
- MacBook Pro 14" (A2442)
- $100 Android phone (RIP iPhone)
- AirPods
- A few same t-shirts
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