OH: “yeah if you want people not to read it, just write more of it”

You can pay a lot or you can pay a little for the same ingredients at a Taco Bell and honestly it’s up to you.

Weirdly fun to block the White House

Hey, the CFP for the 23rd Southern California Linux Expo is open! This is a great spot to give a talk - crowd is sharp, vibe is welcoming.

socallinuxexpo.org/scale23x/cfp

Friday news!

@telliott.me took Flox for a spin and shared his thoughts in The Friday Deploy 🎉

“I’m sure I’ll be using it for some more serious projects soon.”

We love seeing Flox in the wild 💜

Full writeup 👉 buff.ly/KL75tNF

I just learned Gen Z answers the phone! Remarkable.

Bon Jovi is what happens when Bruce Springsteen tries to sound like Mötley Crüe and it’s fascinating

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This all accelerates us.

But if you didn't know how to communicate before, ChatGPT isn't going to help you get your point across -any better-.

If you didn't know how to code before, Claude isn't going to be enough to help you write -shippable code-.

(keep hiring PEOPLE)

ohhhhhhh shit there it is

I simply do not have time for uneven tines. I am trying to capture food, not shove it around.

Who else straightens tines at restaurants? Just me?

After much experimentation and consideration I confidently conclude that claude-code will allow me to pay MUCH CLOSER ATTENTION to the television I watch while I code.

Game changer.

I just learned that :q! works in claude-code and it's delightful af.

confirmed, they are befuddled by find

Gonna guess when they say “international students” they don’t mean kids from Sweden 🇸🇪

You have to be kidding

To the guy who always seems to be walking around my neighborhood in the Florida heat:

Good job! You keep getting fitter! I notice you picking up trash! Keep it up, whoever you are!

A screenshot showing a correctly transcribed voice prompt “How do you spell hors d’oeuvres” and Siri asking for help with the question.

Don’t forget, AI doesn’t know what human words mean

I asked Siri using my voice how to spell a word. It spelled the word. Then it asked if it needed to phone a friend 🤦‍♂️

Damnit

meet users where they are 👍

but then take them somewhere better 🪐

The FAA has been underfunded for at least three presidential terms now. This isn’t new.

Nobody thinks air travel should be less safe. Nobody thinks the FAA is a waste of time. The system they administer creates a ton of economic value.

It really makes no sense.

WINNERS FUND SCIENCE

The one thing I miss here is drafts.

What am I supposed to do with my shitty ideas now? Where can they go to never be seen?

Amazon pursuing a higher margin business

We may be very surprised to learn that the best uses of an LLM have almost nothing to do with language

Ugh this email could have been a meeting 🙃

I’d say: don’t use a browser that is designed to spy on you and sell you things.

As a marketer I don’t even want this.

Go to any soccer or hockey game and you will hear someone in the crowd shouting “shoot it” at entirely the wrong moment.

Foam tips made AirPods stay put for the first time over here!

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