# Posts on X before May 13, 2024, 2:36:06 PM UTC Canonical: https://michaelstolarz.com/x/before/1715610966000-1790028249612865994/ ## On X ### [May 13, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1789980406277722178) > lord heavenly father, please bless [@openai]() and have them give us some good shit but also a much higher WORKING context window that doesn't become retarded after 5K tokens, > > thank u God, amen ### [May 13, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1789906400111436239) > Ok [@yacineMTB]() joining X was not on my bingo card but I’m here for it [Animated GIF](/x/media/f583575a23a4607648d6a94631324a469b05a913b36cbdf364742f1acc59d643.mp4) ### [May 13, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1789850989417148607) > Less than 24 hours to go until the cosmos will implode upon itself in an epic spectacle of unfathomable madness, heralding the dawn of an era where reality itself bends and shatters, leaving humanity awestruck and trembling in the wake of its cosmic cataclysm Quoted post by Spencer Schiff: ### [May 12, 2024 — @SpencerKSchiff](https://x.com/SpencerKSchiff/status/1789706700842275189) > Less than 24 hours to go until the world changes ### [May 12, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1789656785915187562) > next vacation project: an army of nematode brains, but instead of searching for food, they search for security vulnerabilities [Video on X](/x/media/a9f27239aceb03927f43c0eb4197d148e103979277fc9855d63e5668ab8b46de.jpg) ### [May 12, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1789641001742815393) > [patreon.com/posts/vote-nex…]() ### [May 12, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1789637483602600051) > [patreon.com/posts/systemsc…]() ### [May 12, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1789630675563475215) > he said it's not going to be gpt-5, but he never said it's NOT going to be gpt-4.5 👀 Quoted post by Chubby♨️: ### [May 12, 2024 — @kimmonismus](https://x.com/kimmonismus/status/1789626175746200040) > So we probably get a more advanced LLM on Monday I assume [x.com/futuristflower…]() ### [May 12, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1789571181668171841) > \>when a frontend dev learns about compilers [Video on X](/x/media/ea329662be4603303f85de2c0008850770cc54cc7150e24270a3ca6c4e5c1f81.jpg) ### [May 12, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1789524614063980547) > LOOK AT THE VIEWS LMAO > 🫵🤣 [@donlemon]() [Attached image](/x/media/13d40432a0acd86cd14cdff33a5466aecd63d50db09f3b898f09873e5a39cf32.jpg) ### [May 11, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1789315318709649608) > so according to sama's definition, AGI is subjective. if someone's a writer, a lot of today's models (especially claude opus) would do amazingly, even far surpass, a median coworker's skill levels. > > coding, not yet of course. but we're getting there. hopefully we'll find out a lot on Monday. [Video on X](/x/media/e91ae0a1f1c1e9661ece08e06ff4ec9c10b6cdedb652e7b7fc168033096b53f6.jpg) ### [May 11, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1789299080109408347) > it blows my mind what people can accomplish - what SILLY things people can accomplish - just because they're bored, or want to cutely annoy their spouse... > > engineering knows no bounds; even if the result is useless, it can still be beautiful and personally meaningful. [Video on X](/x/media/d40bad2cfe415839d71bb82b2f4783cc903f718ba1a45517e7f8298e5e77eb18.jpg) ### [May 11, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1789285544138350985) > ok im definitely getting a pool for my yard just so i can throw my kids into it after each new thing I teach them [Video on X](/x/media/7442cf7c88b4ede5328b574313c9010b6f1e72f759195f0499cd04685f7db932.jpg) ### [May 11, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1789271880089964822) > literally water benders Quoted post by Javi Lopez ⛩️: ### [May 11, 2024 — @javilopen](https://x.com/javilopen/status/1789264701555097750) · Edited > This is amazing 🐬🤯 > > (No CGI involved). [Video on X](/x/media/a03370cf24832357709481df13c63c810fc01f90f1bafb441f3556e7aa708dbe.jpg) ### [May 11, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1789262222889468294) > seems like openai has optimized their processing to such an extent that they can soon offer gpt-4 and dall-e free of charge > > which means that they have both a fuck ton of compute, and they've made processing these requests cheap enough on their side to be able to offset their operating costs elsewhere [Quoted post unavailable](https://x.com/i/status/1789163512427839723) ### [May 11, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1789228900100551046) > looks good on the uncensored side so far with the few tests I've done; other than some formatting issues as you can see below, it produces decent results > > obviously not going to be jailbroken gpt-4-turbo, but with today's llama 3's, we're getting near same quality in responses [Attached image](/x/media/052c200ef0adb77c173b9fbd6b0f1857989135210f20444ff61f36dfd93ec28c.png) Quoted post by Erik Voorhees: ### [May 10, 2024 — @ErikVoorhees](https://x.com/ErikVoorhees/status/1788955538933575932) > Announcing Venice > > Today, we launch private, permissionless AI for the purpose of unfettered civilizational advancement: [Venice.ai]() > > Full announcement: > [moneyandstate.com/blog/the-separ…]() > > @TryVenice > > A thread... > 1/17 ### [May 11, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1789227244839436558) > mind boggling to me that x articles supports latex but doesn't support markdown. i'd be writing so many articles on here ### [May 11, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1789099999617253534) > What can be “cooler than GPT-5”? Maybe a GPT-4 level 1.5B local model? 👀 Quoted post by Chris: ### [May 10, 2024 — @ChrisGPT](https://x.com/ChrisGPT/status/1789082270399148479) > how is no one talking about this, research scientist at open ai, says it’s “cooler than gpt 5??? [Video on X](/x/media/7e6c5c814fe66f8daf475dbc6988804e09932ee1149d06d3cc979b5d4d4dca3a.jpg) ### [May 10, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1789080478701564321) > I hope it leads up to the same kind of presents/feeling. Quoted post by Spencer Schiff: ### [May 10, 2024 — @SpencerKSchiff](https://x.com/SpencerKSchiff/status/1789058834830352571) > I wish time would speed up so we can just skip straight to Monday. This feeling reminds me of when I was a kid in the period leading up to Christmas ### [May 10, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1788993917935133018) > the worst part is... it's going to be a demo > > LMAO A DEMO Quoted post by Greg Brockman: ### [May 10, 2024 — @gdb](https://x.com/gdb/status/1788991331962089536) · Edited > Live demo of some new work, Monday 10a PT. > > Not GPT-5 or a search engine, but we think you’ll like it. [x.com/OpenAI/status/…]() ### [May 10, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1788993439641792931) > interesting. something local? gpt 4.5? higher context limits that are actually useful? > > if it's some dall-e / music garbage i'll be so pissed lmao who the fuck uses that to any real beneficial extent Quoted post by Sam Altman: ### [May 10, 2024 — @sama](https://x.com/sama/status/1788989777452408943) > not gpt-5, not a search engine, but we’ve been hard at work on some new stuff we think people will love\! feels like magic to me. > > monday 10am PT. [x.com/OpenAI/status/…]() ### [May 10, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1788988777148637191) > my favorite [@paulg]() quote is "lisan al gaib\!" whenever he sees paul Quoted post by shaurya: ### [May 10, 2024 — @shauseth](https://x.com/shauseth/status/1788982038747386067) > my favourite [@paulg]() quote is “pyaar dosti hai” ### [May 10, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1788965942560731582) > there's an addition to this saying that I really enjoy: > > 'It's better to be a warrior in a garden, > than a gardener at war', > > ...but it's best to be a warrior who feels war is like gardening. [Quoted post unavailable](https://x.com/i/status/1788959717500563750) ### [May 10, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1788958853142556756) > this is why protesters of any kind make me cringe; what will you do after the destruction? after the protest? what will you do after your demands are met? more demands? more destruction? > > why not build something, retard. lol Quoted post by Will: ### [May 10, 2024 — @wstone_bd](https://x.com/wstone_bd/status/1788944688185057298) > Modern "environmentalists" piss me off so much. > > As someone who actually cares about this shit, and works in an industry that's trying to make a positive change, it's just infuriating to see people co-opting environmental issues as a thin veil for other causes (communism) [Attached image](/x/media/1262ad230008dea0f41a628988fdca06bbb334dc7a56b68d8cd177689497dd5f.jpg) ### [May 10, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1788951823505895703) > remake website from scratch or add a chat feature to systemsculpt ai? decisions decisions decisions... > > i think a website remake sounds more fun rn ### [May 10, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1788941185018740878) > idc if my tweets get 5 impressions and 0 interactions, i'm not tweeting for u; i'm tweeting for my future AI shoggoth to better understand me so that comms are better, faster 🤝 ### [May 10, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1788939459435929615) > there already is. it's called a wife Quoted post by Zy: ### [May 10, 2024 — @ZyMazza](https://x.com/ZyMazza/status/1788930810831069333) > Someone should invent a form of divine intuition but for men ### [May 10, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1788932738571251790) > let's chug 2 red bulls, a litre of red horse beer, and code until sunrise. wish me luck 🫡 ### [May 10, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1788802495369883959) > anyone who tells you to "just put it all in the context window, it will be better" doesn't know how context length works for LLMs nor have they tested it out extensively enough to notice the subtle retardation that happens (well, first subtle, then it's very obvious as you continue to add context) > > don't get me wrong; there's a sweet spot. obviously if you put too little context, the result will be worse than if you put just the right amount of context; but past that, the more you put in, aka the more garbage you put in after what's immediately necessary, the worse your end results will end up being ### [May 10, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1788765412626403787) > currently no one knows what the l stands for, here are my guesses, in order from most probable to least probable: > > - gpt-4 lite > - gpt-4 large > - gpt-4 local Quoted post by Rasmus: ### [May 9, 2024 — @synquid](https://x.com/synquid/status/1788653305716969875) > New OAI models: gpt-4l, gpt-4l-auto, gpt-4-auto > > It’s over? ### [May 9, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1788548781992214865) > dont forget slop stems from the term feed, as in we are seeing an increase of AI slop in our feed > > we're complaining little piglets asking for better rations Quoted post by kache: ### [May 9, 2024 — @yacineMTB](https://x.com/yacineMTB/status/1788540032141099457) > very cool that we're turning slop into a technical term ### [May 9, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1788535628675834261) > shitposting protip: get a mechanical keyboard (current fav is blue switches) - it makes posting so aesthetic, even if you're typing a bunch of autistic analysis ### [May 8, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1788225566484861425) > Yeah sure [@yacineMTB]() uses c but does he use HolyC? checkmate. Quoted post by tetsuo: ### [May 8, 2024 — @tetsuoai](https://x.com/tetsuoai/status/1788034738105807252) > The late Terrence Andrew Davis explains the differences between HolyC and C++. He discusses HolyC's unique approach to header files, task management, and symbol tables in Temple OS. [Video on X](/x/media/c0a8d0ba0db81adf71613826465ce2a6403f2c9c9946ace064898e7dee8b76e1.jpg) ### [May 8, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1788165103541715370) > agreed. apple is primarily known for its security and privacy. scoff all you want, android users/apple haters; there's no better mainstream device that prioritizes security other than apple products. > > no, your fringe modular rooted android with sys component replacements doesn't count. Quoted post by Matthew Berman: ### [May 8, 2024 — @MatthewBerman](https://x.com/MatthewBerman/status/1788086729683153076) > The top comment on the hacker news post about the new Apple M4 chip is spot on. > > Long Apple. [Attached image](/x/media/432c4c09bab091c3ad50e04359201d7c6d0a73fe3ad3200e8539dc3760bda904.jpg) ### [May 8, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1788163334958899277) > the problem I have with these takes is that... what other choice do you have? you need to use AI in your business? then why wouldn't you use the SOTA choice? which will only get better? > > take perplexity for example. yeah, they're predictably going to face competition with openai's new search that they're releasing soon. > > but... so what? yeah, I guess they could have used... their own self hosted models? gone a different business route altogether? not done perplexity in the first place? pivoted earlier? > > one version is you make a lot of money with the possibility of being replicated by the service you are benefiting from. > > the other version is... you don't make money? you choose something else that... doesn't have to do with AI? [Quoted post unavailable](https://x.com/i/status/1788148550527783408) ### [May 8, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1788162263578488924) > unironically though we're probably less than 20 years from the robotic early versions shown in westworld (not the flesh ones... yet) Quoted post by Smoke-away: ### [May 8, 2024 — @SmokeAwayyy](https://x.com/SmokeAwayyy/status/1788051192565969050) > China is already on Westworld Season 1. > [pic.x.com/0WKgoI4Dot]() [Video on X](/x/media/6118ebb2530ba79ed500cef0133624236d98f3c5d24ee8ed7c4ad513a571650f.jpg) ### [May 8, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1788161244412940768) > OK, I've seen this type of behavior A LOT recently from ALL the llama 3 models. here's what i think is going on: > > first, there was no need for it to make up a word. it could have just used... preface. "I must preface" would have worked just fine > > from heavy personal experience with all the models, it seems like they always try to show off their "humanity" within the first part and last part of their responses. > > it often starts off with something cringey along the lines of "Brilliant\! What an interesting take." - and then it gives you the actual answer to your query / conversation > > similarly, it ends the same way as well - many times, I've had it end with a response like "so there you have it\! Thanks for listening (or, READING - heh) and I hope I answered your question there." > > yes, this satisfies those that begged for a more humane talking companion but it also seems to introduce these creative(?) elements as seen here: making up words, catching itself as a human who made a speech mistake would, etc. > > I think it's a good step towards a less robotic, more enjoyable conversational system, with 1 caveat; I want to be able to turn this type of behavior off. hopefully one can do so through some additional system prompt rulesets (though personally I haven't reached a point where robotic behavior is favorable, so I haven't tried) Quoted post by Daniel Kaiser: ### [May 8, 2024 — @spectate_or](https://x.com/spectate_or/status/1788102406250664171) > llama3-120b randomly creates a new word "prefaceate" that has 0 search results on google [Attached image](/x/media/f06e0a3b7eba771b3f02c6a4eafa9ac9bbe5c08d79589176ca37e32dadba1f71.png) [Attached image](/x/media/a30fc19b9df0fde2538fd1ac1685bbb669838e732dd986b8a76bf96d1b0bee30.jpg) ### [May 8, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1788151174828614106) > Hey [@elonmusk]() you should allow full markdown syntax compatibilities in X; imagine code-blocks, headings, it will buff articles, make things more interesting to read. > > Literally no downsides. ### [May 7, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1787867382431760893) > bindu is an engagement farmer. it's why she's muted/blocked Quoted post by Spencer Schiff: ### [May 7, 2024 — @SpencerKSchiff](https://x.com/SpencerKSchiff/status/1787866061557113163) > So much of what Bindu tweets is just nonsense. Like, no, there's a 0% chance that any of the gpt2-chatbot variants are GPT-5. Sam explicitly confirmed this a few days ago ### [May 7, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1787773196651180064) > until you can test out 100K+ token context, all these gpt2-chatbot tests are cute but can't show that they're more useful than their currently available iterations > > yeah they will be a bit smarter, but we really need USEFUL 100K+ context windows, not "128K context but becomes braindead at around 10K tokens" ### [May 7, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1787746390745272626) > currently, simping for AI is cool because it's an American company, cool OpenAI / sama lore, etc. > > what happens when the SOTA model owners start being chinese? are we all simping for the best AI models... made by the chinese? > > I know I will. I have no allegiance; only to the best. Quoted post by Teortaxes▶️ (DeepSeek 推特🐋铁粉 2023 – ∞): ### [May 7, 2024 — @teortaxesTex](https://x.com/teortaxesTex/status/1787720476988453245) > \*tears up\* they grow up so fast [x.com/teortaxesTex/s…]() [Attached image](/x/media/3799c55faa6f5a653af5f99f42bfcfd41a6dd9d2f956b31f3d191d6f3910fc7d.jpg) ### [May 7, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1787728685857931581) > Until it’s literally a pair of glasses with \>24hr battery life that I can wear and use all day and charge while I sleep, all VR/AR aimed at mass adoption / “iPhone moment” is dead on arrival. > > If you want another iPhone moment in the same user space, you need to replace the iPhone itself. Quoted post by Mitesh: ### [May 7, 2024 — @lml_mitesh](https://x.com/lml_mitesh/status/1787727623285862743) > Is it just me, or has the Apple Vision Pro completely disappeared? It was all the rage just a few months ago. ### [May 7, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1787726063470026999) > Who gives a fuck? Buy a new iPhone if you want a new iPhone. This whole thread is commie fucking brain rot circlejerking who can be seen as the most ethical. > > Stop caring what others think and think for yourself. Use your time more effectively elsewhere instead of crying about nonsense. > > “You should use your phone until it falls apart and then buy an old refurbished one” yeah retard THAT’S gonna save the planet for sure 👍 > > On second thought, yeah, go do that. That way I can buy my wife the pink iPhone 16 when it comes out in September instead of having to wait since you idiots will be buying old broken androids instead. Thanks in advance 🤝 Quoted post by doofdoof: ### [May 7, 2024 — @braedd_](https://x.com/braedd_/status/1787708116223897937) > [@Purplessage]() [@SpiritofLenin]() Thanks for the advice\! I'll keep that in mind. > But just another follow up question: will I be seen as unethical if I have a desire to purchase something brand new? I understand buying used/refurb but ig there's something rewarding about getting a brand new thing for myself. ### [May 7, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1787680516361290060) > this is already the case with gpt-4/claude opus; 99% of people don't even know it exists/what the capabilities are. > > of those that have used AI, they've used chatgpt 3.5 a few times and said "oh cool" and forgot about it. > > we forget that we're at the cutting edge here because of tpot and our obsession with literally anything, even a rumor, about AI. [Quoted post unavailable](https://x.com/i/status/1787678701133455537) ### [May 7, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1787664252947623999) > not to mention it's so cool when you fuck up (and most of the time, mentally useful to see what happens) > > imagine your training wheels never coming off? you'd never experience the crashes, falls, pain, that all ultimately led to you learning how to ride a bike Quoted post by kache: ### [May 6, 2024 — @yacineMTB](https://x.com/yacineMTB/status/1787515199299199158) > you should be using unsafe languages. imagine if i used rust - i wouldn't have experienced this kino memory overwrite bug [Attached image](/x/media/5a14986b4d4a006932342a68ff6a40bc99b0a4a08334644aa71107fc2774c24f.png) ### [May 6, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1787449786377056270) > villains are so cringe if you think about it. imagine coming to the conclusion "i'm going to be evil and do bad things", whether intentional or misguided. > > "oh but xyz happened in my childhood so i have to take revenge on abc" lol ok bro yeah your silly little mischief is so cute ### [May 6, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1787281955744370959) > if gpt2-chatbot doesn't have an (actually working) 100K+ context, preferably closer to 1M, then it doesn't matter at all. > > current gpt-4 can't even handle 10K context without losing its mind. hopefully this iteration/upgrade is better than that. ### [May 5, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1787054511472697674) > I wonder if [@beffjezos]() will go down in history as: > > - “the e/acc meme pioneer who also happens to have made a company called Anthropic” > > Or > > - “the creator of Anthropic who also happens to have made the e/acc meme” > > Both have very different meanings towards a lasting legacy; both are still very cool to have on your human life portfolio though, so it’s win win either way it goes for him 🤝 ### [May 4, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1786637636041683411) > keep in mind: we're talking about a gpt wrapper LMAO Quoted post by Jesse Lyu: ### [Jan 11, 2024 — @jesselyu](https://x.com/jesselyu/status/1745555905545228673) > by submitting as app, you submitting all your codes to them. think about it. remember there’s one of the most popular apps you want early days on app store was called ‘flashlight’ now see what happens? apple just incorporated that feature in iOS. so are building apps sustainable to a startup? maybe not. ### [May 4, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1786636775466963120) > no one cares how many degrees you have. they want to jump into a project that you made from scratch and test it out, seeing your thought process during development. see your commits. your flaws. design choices. ### [May 3, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1786335072397717629) > I paid for the highest tier X Premium+ or whatever it’s called. 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