# Posts on X before Nov 5, 2024, 5:38:43 AM UTC

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## On X

### [Nov 5, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1853643360290140162)

> regardless of what country you are from/residing in, you should love your country. if you don't, which country do you love? why aren't you doing everything in your power to relocate to that country?
> 
> if you don't love any country, where's your home? your community? family?



### [Nov 5, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1853625531796693125)

> anthropic should have just eaten the extra cost instead of 4xing the price. all anyone is talking about is the price increase.
> 
> no one is talking about how it’s better than opus 3.
> 
> what a missed opportunity for them. shame.



### [Nov 5, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1853595661931089952)

> the worst part of all these llm competitors is that everyone likes to do things with their api a little differently. just bow down to openai's standard which has been around for years, stop trying to make your own
> 
> anthropic, im looking at you. xAI is openai endpoint compatible. WHY AREN'T YOU OMG what a pain.



### [Nov 5, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1853594592677081478)

> is there seriously no litellm equivalent in npm?



### [Nov 4, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1853416854582349830)

> it's so funny seeing people write "i'm gonna delete this app, x sucks, elon ruined it" - where are you gonna go? THREADS? instagram? facebook? LMAO



### [Nov 4, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1853400029429711292)

> no matter who wins, twitter is gonna be so funny later this week, im so excited



### [Nov 3, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1852939650467545121)

> new look, who dis
> (new systemsculpt website live)

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### [Nov 3, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1852893256843186544)

> I mean come on. I feel that not enough people are talking about how amazing ChatGPT Search is.

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### [Nov 3, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1852883217004757152)

> latest random news, chatgpt search vs. perplexity. which do you prefer? i prefer chatgpt search.

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### [Nov 3, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1852863430711288014)

> bro wake up new harambe just dropped 🐿️



### [Nov 2, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1852796586591715515)

> 1,000,000% [@finkd](<https://x.com/finkd>) is part of tpot, shitposting as a lowkey anon, making sure he keeps up with the vibes as best he can. you think this amazing ai discourse is happening on threads? FACEBOOK? he'd be stupid not to secretly be part of x's ai community (he's not stupid)



### [Nov 2, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1852774691993518542)

> after trying out the new version of github copilot, even with o1-preview as the main driver, i can confidently say... it's shit compared to cursor. long live cursor.



### [Nov 2, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1852753049535865014)

> i swear, once im at a stable 10k mrr, im making an on-the-fly x feed filter that removes ragebait/engagement bait/politics from my feed. i know musk won't do it, it'd be stupid of him to do so; that's where most money comes from rn it seems



### [Nov 2, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1852731155336003799)

> being concise accelerates goal achievement; being precise enhances output quality. with LLMs this is more true than ever before



### [Nov 2, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1852673689747419563)

> it really does seem like the full version of o1 has released (by "mistake", imo). so this week, i think, is going to be super interesting.



### [Nov 2, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1852657395459317892)

> white is o1 (full?), black is o1-preview
> 
> unlike o1-preview which gets this wrong, this assumed o1 (full?) gets it correct. it ALMOST falls into the same gender-identity overthinking trap, but it gets it right in the end (you can see it battling with itself in the thinking process, lmao)
> 
> though, it is important to note: o1 tells me "lol this is an old puzzle", so it might just be pulling the final answer's certainty from training data.

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Quoted post by Legit:

### [Nov 2, 2024 — @legit_api](https://x.com/legit_api/status/1852625385801859321)

> o1 first contact 👽
> 
> brought to you by me + [@Jaicraft39](<https://x.com/Jaicraft39>)

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### [Nov 2, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1852620122399105378)

> the next era is all about hardware. software is practically solved imo



Quoted post by sid:

### [Nov 1, 2024 — @immasiddx](https://x.com/immasiddx/status/1852361217353937114)

> Who should be the next CEO of Apple after Tim Cook? 👀

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### [Nov 1, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1852248565026034002)

> the more you break down programming steps to an llm, the less errors it will make. seems like common sense, but those that weren't programmers before llms don't understand the build out process as well - they look at a module as one step, where in reality it's 20-100 steps.



### [Nov 1, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1852247795228446823)

> im starting "no nibble november", as in i am done nibbling at 30+ projects simultaneously - i am focusing on one main category and we'll see how things look by the end of the month



### [Nov 1, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1852247267392225778)

> they need to add a chatgpt search filter to the chat history ASAP, the sidebar is just spammed now with my quick searches and it's only been a few hours so far of use from me



### [Nov 1, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1852233646641729740)

> shopping is already a seamless experience with chatgpt search btw, don't you think they'll make bank on the conversions from chatgpt -\> straight into the website to buy through affiliate/referral/marketing id links?

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### [Nov 1, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1852226286086951241)

> one chatgpt search downside i've noticed (though it's more annoying than "wrong")
> 
> - it repeats itself on followup queries
> - it still answers the new question and finds new sources again, so that's good
> - seems like an easily solvable problem to de-duplicate

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### [Nov 1, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1852225709630198161)

> i always wonder how much planning goes into cool little one-off halloween/etc holiday fun videos like this
> 
> like, was this always meant to be part of the functionality, or did brett think "this would be cool for halloween, MAKE IT HAPPEN ENGINEERS\!"
> 
> and will it be useful again?



Quoted post by Brett Adcock:

### [Nov 1, 2024 — @adcock_brett](https://x.com/adcock_brett/status/1852155309122556089)

> We did a Thing\! ✋

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### [Oct 31, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1852037252081221887)

> yeah... im cancelling my perplexity subscription, openai's search is game changing.



### [Oct 31, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1851859070703300771)

> Luce is going to be the largest positive long-term influence for catholicism from the vatican since... probably since constantine's conversion. it's going to take catholicism to (even higher) mainstream levels than ever previously imagined.
> 
> few.

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### [Oct 31, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1851801891459498345)

> ok, how about - get this - christianity?



Quoted post by Tsarathustra:

### [Oct 30, 2024 — @tsarnick](https://x.com/tsarnick/status/1851740698481188895)

> Bill Gates says AI will become so good at solving problems and creating attractive activities for humans to do that we need a new religion or philosophy to stay connected to one another

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### [Oct 30, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1851476265624281484)

> new net worth goal: $1 decillion



Quoted post by Culture Crave 🍿:

### [Oct 29, 2024 — @CultureCrave](https://x.com/CultureCrave/status/1851398225502368148)

> Russia is trying to fine Google $20 decillion over YouTube bans 
> 
> • The fine surpasses the entire wealth and asset value on Earth
> 
> • Google so far has ignored their demands

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### [Oct 30, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1851454457177129052)

> insane to me that [@cursor\_ai](<https://x.com/cursor_ai>) STILL doesn't have a commit message generator button like copilot does. is it patented or something?\! seems like a no-brainer feature, and also seems like cursor deliberately isn't adding it in for some reason.



### [Oct 30, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1851453761648279964)

> probably because python is the best performing language for LLM coding success



Quoted post by Thomas Dohmke:

### [Oct 30, 2024 — @ashtom](https://x.com/ashtom/status/1851453407254777998)

> Even in this, Python is still growing faster than both JS and TS combined\! So there’s cause for celebration from the Pythonistas 🐍🐍🐍 [x.com/BenLesh/status…](<https://t.co/3g5Vog3Ooq>)



### [Oct 30, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1851442034172940407)

> for the past year or so, 99% of the time the answer to any question like "I'm having a hard time understanding \_\_\_, what should I do?" is:
> 
> Ask a SotA LLM. The latest Sonnet 3.5 from Anthropic, 4o or o1 from OpenAI.
> 
> They'll explain + create example problems for you. Every single time.



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### [Oct 28, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1850842057969222067)

> new reason to vote for trump: if kamala wins, geohot isn't coming back to america. GEOHOT. it's like if white zombie lost rob zombie.



Quoted post by george hotz archive:

### [Oct 28, 2024 — @geohotarchive](https://x.com/geohotarchive/status/1850840302631756174)

> America’s Future [geohot.github.io//blog/jekyll/u…](<https://t.co/2VrRoxDxle>)



### [Oct 28, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1850769715725296048)

> this year was [@rlgrime](<https://x.com/rlgrime>)'s last halloween album release (13/XIII); time to bring it back all the way to the beginning. let's listen to and rate all of them from the start.
> 
> I'll rate each on a scale of 1-13 (since there are 13) 🧵
> 
> alright, so first up is... the first one. opening by rl stine the goat himself. you read that right - RL STINE, the book writer, someone I grew up with during 7yo-14yo reading his work.
> 
> anyway - now at the time of writing this, I'm listening through Halloween I, then I'll listen through Halloween II, and make a new tweet in this thread with the updated list...
> 
> And so on, and so on, until all 13 are listened to and rated.
> 
> RATING SCALE
> (1st place is best, 13th place is worst):
> 1st: Halloween I
> 2nd: NA
> 3rd: NA
> 4th: NA
> 5th: NA
> 6th: NA
> 7th: NA
> 8th: NA
> 9th: NA
> 10th: NA
> 11th: NA
> 12th: NA
> 13th: NA

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### [Oct 27, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1850489469545382336)

> I pray this to be the case, and not the alternative nightmare scenario: we're so in our internet culture bubbles, we think this to be true
> 
> I hope Brian is right here\!



Quoted post by Brian Armstrong:

### [Oct 27, 2024 — @brian_armstrong](https://x.com/brian_armstrong/status/1850383602741043631)

> This seems like the first election where new media has fully flipped traditional media.
> 
> Long form podcasts, X/social, prediction markets etc deciding this election. Also holding traditional media accountable. Happened gradually then suddenly.



### [Oct 27, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1850437368748359852)

> woah - it would be interesting to see what an algorithm based on "verified engagement only" would look like. i'd love a toggle for that



Quoted post by Dogan Ural:

### [Oct 26, 2024 — @doganuraldesign](https://x.com/doganuraldesign/status/1850252598307406332)

> X should show verified engagements.

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### [Oct 27, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1850369084812354048)

> sonnet 3.5, especially the new version of it, is GODLY at ui. the original sonnet was already really good, but this new update to it has great spatial awareness (or, css awareness I guess)



### [Oct 27, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1850365938174234970)

> Amen. [t.co/nvLSD1dBx3](<https://t.co/nvLSD1dBx3>)



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### [Oct 27, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1850347190381846675)

> honestly might spend a week building an ai doc updater instead of actually updating these docs. who actually enjoys writing documentation? i want to keep building, no stop. documentation is my villain origin story at this point



### [Oct 26, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1850325296740024699)

> trying to learn rust again but my brain keeps going "skill issue" every time i fight the borrow checker



### [Oct 26, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1850194434211946835)

> new experiment: removing youtube as a bookmark. i find youtube becoming more of a distraction recently rather than a place where i go to learn something new; now that perplexity is really good imo, i usually get a niche answer much faster than skimming through yt vids



### [Oct 26, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1850151793742749734)

> there is no week

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### [Oct 26, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1850063619536584830)

> "Wait, a new meme format?"
> 
> "Well Joe, you've got different memes for different people. See, there's this thing about memes - and I know because of Baron. Anyway, he and this thing called 'teapot' on Twitter? They make memes, and Joe, you should see the money they make on 'em."

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### [Oct 25, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1849882378103402995)

> (oh look, another shitting on apple post from me) the thing i hate most is that when apple products do the extraordinary, IT'S EXTRAORDINARY (duh). but when it glitches/fucks up (i'm looking at you, airpods packet drops), the magic behind it starts to have a bitter aftertaste



### [Oct 25, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1849863000498503805)

> i'm really phasing out of building apps in swift, it's just not worth it, i just want to do everything in console, not be forced to fuck around in xcode. idk today im really hating on apple even though all my devices are apple. maybe i'll switch for a clean 2025, idk



### [Oct 25, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1849843622382039374)

> wait a second, facebook has a dating feature? this is the first time i've ever heard about it. i can't fathom the quality



### [Oct 25, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1849824748236308707)

> how can apple's music app - something that is part of their backbone as a company - be so completely and utterly shit? same goes for the new look the photos app has now. the only thing keeping me using apple music is the spatial audio. that's it.



### [Oct 25, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1849787555098821032)

> imagine if [@RLGRIME](<https://x.com/RLGRIME>) doesn't drop a halloween mixtape this year? this would end me.



### [Oct 25, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1849781512197243337)

> lol monks using notion for meditation tracking. honestly kinda based tho, imagine achieving enlightenment and logging it in a kanban board



Quoted post by Pascio:

### [Oct 24, 2024 — @IAmPascio](https://x.com/IAmPascio/status/1849535711340335370)

> Ivan tells us that he recently was on a call with a special Notion customer:
> 
> 2 monks from Thailand.
> 
> The monks told him that it's the "everything toolbar" for their life and business, from meditations to events.
> 
> When he started building Notion years ago, he would've never imagined that.

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### [Oct 25, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1849780102890230020)

> Arc has a real chance to position itself as the emacs of the current era. People can live 100% in their Arc browser, all apps communicate and share data with each other to boost personalization/efficiency, all done through Arc and (hopefully) private on-device data analysis



Quoted post by Andreas Storm:

### [Oct 25, 2024 — @avstorm](https://x.com/avstorm/status/1849717618430652661)

> The browser company is cooking something new

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### [Oct 25, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1849753785037619589)

> sometimes i just don't get it. i fought with the nurses to let me in to see my baby's first ultrasound, i said idgaf how much i have to pay to have a "private room" with my wife during child birth so i could be there with her, never did it cross my mind to... GO HOME???

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### [Oct 24, 2024 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1849499102427611583)

> it'd be cool to see something release today from openai as a response to the new sonnet; rn is their time window of release, so I guess we'll see what happens within the next 30 minutes from now. though tbh, even if they released a full o1, i'd still use sonnet (cost/speed)



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