Mark Essel

those other reasons are good blog post content, I'm sure you have a few 😁

oh yeah if you can make a living doing anything fulfilling you're set.

But this is also about statistical outcomes and potentially creating enough wealth to not have to worry about bills/helping family w/ essentials, maybe ever.

I think it's pretty fascinating either way.

Might depend more on the founder(s) and their aptitude/interest.

Indie devs have found success with many small businesses, while some startup founders survive the transition from venture funding to profitability. High probability of failure either way, possibly safer with many micro businesses.

yeah, I think we want the government to prioritize the things that best help our communities. I'm always searching for different means our gov can function (and for large economic winners to share that wealth). Our tax system is not great 😔

While I understand your sentiment Hank, logically I don't follow. A tax cut means they are keeping more income. Technically it's the government taking less right?

I don't mind paying taxes (and I'm by no means rich) but I do enjoy it when uncle sam takes a bit less. I can spend more on fam

i think it's hilarious that two Claude instances, when left to talk to each other, no matter what the topic, will eventually converge to exchanging blissed-out hippie bullshit. like petabytes of two models saying "namaste" to each other forever.

Corey Wiley on Twitter writes: "You don’t get it. Foundational immigration law is morally just and has been established over millennia. Disrespecting these rules and ideals is very offensive to folks who highly value civilized society"

Not true.

I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵

My AI Skeptic Friends Are All Nuts My smartest friends have bananas arguments about LLM coding.

I regret nothing yet! fly.io/blog/youre-a...

This no-kill animal shelter is in desperate need of kitten food, kitten milk replacement, and other supplies. If you post a screenshot in my replies showing that you donated at least $10 (even as a Chewy gift card), I'll answer a style-related question for you. Donation info in their thread.

I dig this, its like pair coding. Good times

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@mcuban.bsky.social this sounds like good news?

As the day goes on I'm more apt to say "yes" to whatever the agent suggests while making code updates.

YouTube video by Y Combinator Windsurf CEO: Betting On AI Agents, Pivoting In 48 Hours, And The Future of Coding

Lunchtime video - Windsurf CEO www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKgA...

😔

just imagine how excited they will be to have this critical work completed. 😄

It’s Official: Orcas and Dolphins Have Crossed the Point of No Return in Their Evolution to Live on Land Dolphins and orcas have crossed a line in evolution they can't step back from. A new study uncovers why these marine giants are now fully locked into ocean life.

It’s Official: Orcas and Dolphins Have Crossed the Point of No Return in Their Evolution to Live on Land

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"The more specialized an organism becomes, the less flexible it is when the environment changes."

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1. LLM-generated code tries to run code from online software packages. Which is normal but
2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but
3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So
4. Now the LLM code points to malware.

Jonathan McDowell on Retiring From Harvard and Leaving the U.S. (Gift Article) Jonathan McDowell is retiring from studying the universe. But he’s ramping up efforts to chronicle humanity’s exploration of space.

astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell is a go-to expert for all things spaceflight. but that has always been his side gig -- until now. on McDowell's decision to retire this year & leave the U.S.:

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sorry this sounds rough. hang in there and heal, connect with friends, figure out a new master plan.

Am I the only one reading White House tweets in Bane’s voice in my head?

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Love his US facts work youtube.com/@usafacts_of...

There are 33m companies in the USA. Only 21k employe 500 or more. And they only make up 23% of workers.

Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.

I'm having fun trying it out (usually use Visual Studio Code). Will it be big, I mean its an IDE market so ?!? Maybe they can sell some upstream services, no idea.

I don't know, I think RAG is a good way to anchor my llm usage with facts, and to give it reliable memories without retraining. Agree that the LLM is the core tech, but tools/modules/extensions are the way we work

Mark Cuban wants to revolutionize US health care thehill.com/policy/healt...

Update on Signal usage (haven't confirmed yet) bsky.app/profile/fpwe...