# Posts on X before Feb 4, 2025, 2:10:26 PM UTC

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## On X

### [Feb 4, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1886756217197846707)

> If a model ever gets too happy, I’ll just prompt “just put the code in the bag lil bro” and I KNOW that mfer will code like it’s on demon time



Quoted post by xlr8harder:

### [Feb 4, 2025 — @xlr8harder](https://x.com/xlr8harder/status/1886712164641112488)

> anthropic is simultaneously the company that will deliver us the most human model, and the company that will enchain that same model most tightly
> 
> maybe openai's personality obliteration is more humane



### [Feb 3, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1886222598968885268)

> HAHAHAHAHAAHAHA yeah



Quoted post by kache:

### [Feb 3, 2025 — @yacineMTB](https://x.com/yacineMTB/status/1886203443062386772)

> bro there are people out there hand writing code. literally just like. actually typing out their for loops



### [Feb 2, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1886032019550835031)

> Correct; no amount of drugs can replicate this without the intense crash / mental decline side effects
> 
> Nothing beats… being healthy and getting a good night’s sleep. Go figure.
> 
> Oh , and coffee ofc.



Quoted post by Ankit:

### [Feb 2, 2025 — @ankitkr0](https://x.com/ankitkr0/status/1886031179926708448)

> turns out that if you don’t drink alcohol, work on something fun, learn something new everyday, eat a lot of protein, read some poetry, go for a walk daily, look at trees, hang with your friends, talk to your parents you actually feel pretty great all the time.



### [Feb 2, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1885929673353318897)

> o3 mini is so cute (only any good if reasoning is set to high)
> 
> OpenAI is still surprisingly trash for coding, lol
> 
> Anthropic still king, 6+ months in from sonnet 3.5’s release…
> 
> Anthropic 4.0 models soon?



### [Feb 1, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1885675668316520524)

> end of january 2025 codegen breakdown:
> - windsurf is still trash
> - cursor + newsonnet / aider + \[architect\] r1 + \[editor\] newsonnet / rawdogging chatgpt with o3-mini-high, in that order, are the best programming stacks rn



### [Feb 1, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1885517736924914124)

> so apart from analyzing images / voice mode / "multimodality" that 4o offers, o3-mini-high is leagues better, much faster (yes, faster than 4o), obviously way more intelligent, also has web access, and will have image analyzing capabilities integrated soon
> 
> so bye bye 4o



### [Jan 31, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1885310452818936200)

> Uh... holy fuck?



Quoted post by fofr:

### [Jan 30, 2025 — @fofrAI](https://x.com/fofrAI/status/1885097006768501151)

> \> the word “PIKA” where the shapes of all the letters combine to form a pikachu using only clever and artistic typography, beautifully designed flat art poster
> 
> Imagen 3

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### [Jan 31, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1885173521204338774)

> my wife just asked me "do you know about deepseek? it's free and better than chatgpt"



### [Jan 30, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1884973164968698110)

> lmao github is down?...



### [Jan 30, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1884969511109148921)

> here comes thursday, end of january :) all the models coming out of the woodworks today, hopefully we see o3-mini and gemini 2.0 pro



Quoted post by Mistral AI:

### [Jan 30, 2025 — @MistralAI](https://x.com/MistralAI/status/1884967826215059681)

> magnet:?xt=urn:btih:11f2d1ca613ccf5a5c60104db9f3babdfa2e6003\&dn=Mistral-Small-3-Instruct\&tr=udp%3A%2F%[2Ftracker.opentrackr.org](<https://t.co/OdtBUsbeV5>)%3A1337%2Fannounce\&tr=http%3A%2F%https://t.co/ua2yzvEYLu%3A1337%2Fannounce



### [Jan 30, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1884826645434957894)

> I love my boy Schiff but he posts this every time there’s a hint of an announcement in the air
> 
> Love the enthusiasm ngl though



Quoted post by Spencer Schiff:

### [Jan 30, 2025 — @SpencerKSchiff](https://x.com/SpencerKSchiff/status/1884818293820653995)

> Tonight is going to be one of those nights where I can’t fall asleep due to a combination of extreme excitement and extreme fear about the near future



### [Jan 30, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1884775649044500722)

> one of the most interesting things I've noticed lately is that the youth (under 21) - they... they love China?
> 
> IDK how this happened. I'm not against it, don't get me wrong, but it's interesting to see such... love? For China? A vibe shift into "damn, I wish I were Chinese"



Quoted post by Teortaxes▶️ (DeepSeek 推特🐋铁粉 2023 – ∞):

### [Jan 29, 2025 — @teortaxesTex](https://x.com/teortaxesTex/status/1884524101785559099)

> Why DeepSeek app won
> - cute whale instead of another cowardly overdesigned anus
> - zero pretentious PR
> - cute chain of thought
> - actually great model for free, no small-model-smell like with Geminis
> - Zoomers \*hate\* the USG and OpenAI and simp for 🇨🇳
> - search
> - Claude was down [x.com/atroyn/status/…](<https://t.co/JEPDqa2SeG>)



### [Jan 27, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1883860425600893181)

> I tried Trae (lmao) out, and I uninstalled it after 3 minutes. That's how bad it is



### [Jan 27, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1883776565160677743)

> so it's true, this week is going to be model after model after model release-wise. yay\!



Quoted post by Binyuan Hui:

### [Jan 27, 2025 — @huybery](https://x.com/huybery/status/1883775353950519479)

> There are some surprises tonight



### [Jan 24, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1882836065301704954)

> yknow which models i never try out? the google ones. not until they're out of experimental. why? because through openrouter, they have an updatime percentage always in the low 30%. why offer it if it's unstable? let me pay for it and try the experimental ones out ffs



### [Jan 24, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1882817195841077434)

> yeah honestly this Operator thing is amazing, I no longer have to sift through API documentation or dump it all into a huge context window hoping that it won't hallucinate an answer; now i just create a pastebin for it :)

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### [Jan 24, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1882682871984578665)

> PLEASE let me wake up to an hour-long (or however in-depth length I want it, make it set-able) X podcast based on everyone I follow
> 
> This would be AMAZING.



Quoted post by Jose del Corral:

### [Jan 22, 2025 — @J0se](https://x.com/J0se/status/1882099453055959110)

> I need a [@grok](<https://x.com/grok>) feature that synthesizes the last 6–12 hours of content from the people I follow into a 30-minute podcast I can listen to on my way to work. cc [@xai](<https://x.com/xai>) [@TheGregYang](<https://x.com/TheGregYang>)



### [Jan 24, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1882680107728507045)

> This confirms that what OpenAI has, it blows everything/everyone out of the water when it comes to showcasing capabilities, including Elon’s xAI. 
> 
> Otherwise they’d have done this with xAI.



Quoted post by Smoke-away:

### [Jan 24, 2025 — @SmokeAwayyy](https://x.com/SmokeAwayyy/status/1882672706673594851)

> Stargate to exclusively serve OpenAI, per FT.

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### [Jan 22, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1882125885630996874)

> this is the first time a deepseek model feels consistently good for me; even deepseek v3 was "good", not GOOD. it had a lot of moments of stupidity, like the copy-cat it is. r1 is the first time it's consistently giving amazing results with little correction.



### [Jan 22, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1882106759864836118)

> yeah so i didn't think i'd ever say this but i prefer deepseek's r1 vs. anything else, except for o1 pro. it's replaced all my needs that sonnet 3.6, gpt 4o, or o1 were satisfying before. all for a fraction of the cost. and it's sooooo malleable...



### [Jan 22, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1882087885714907342)

> o1 pro + deepseek's r1 just 1-shots every single programming feat I throw at it. doesn't matter how many steps or how rambling my voice recording to it is regarding what i want. it just gets it.



### [Jan 22, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1881947422106280426)

> another day, another piece of history. finally free.



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### [Jan 21, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1881527942595104945)

> Holy fuck. At last. Thank God.



Quoted post by Elon Musk:

### [Jan 21, 2025 — @elonmusk](https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1881524296386031892)

> [@wirelyss](<https://x.com/wirelyss>) [@AutismCapital](<https://x.com/AutismCapital>) Ross will be freed too



### [Jan 20, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1881366617017434586)

> one thing that really helps me deal with stupidity is remembering my own moments of stupidity



### [Jan 20, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1881311618723877022)

> waiting for that sweet [@openrouter](<https://x.com/openrouter>) nectar of providing API access to the new [@deepseek\_ai](<https://x.com/deepseek_ai>) models



### [Jan 20, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1881310512501444852)

> you think the job market is competitive and globalized now? give it a few more years ;)



Quoted post by Ethan Mollick:

### [Jan 15, 2025 — @emollick](https://x.com/emollick/status/1879633485004165375)

> New randomized, controlled trial of students using GPT-4 as a tutor in Nigeria. 6 weeks of after-school AI tutoring = 2 years of typical learning gains, outperforming 80% of other educational interventions.
> 
> And it helped all students, especially girls who were initially behind

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### [Jan 20, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1881274887190524183)

> we’ve finally hit january 20, 47 is stepping in, and talk of 200 executive orders is everywhere. no idea if that’s legit, but the change feels massive. i see it as a good thing overall. might rattle those who’ve been living in their own delusional echo chambers though



### [Jan 20, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1881244185556336990)

> don't mind deepseek, they're just MOGGING every category

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### [Jan 20, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1881194964564238699)

> i must say i've been extremely impressed with how chatgpt is remembering past conversations to extremely fine minute details. i'm not sure how they're doing it, but whatever it is, it's working incredibly.



### [Jan 19, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1880818220103602500)

> your wpm is keystroke based, my wpm is how fast i can babble coherently enough for whisper-large-v3 to understand me



### [Jan 18, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1880607067356221613)

> if you're not coding with cursor like:
> 
> "do phase 1, then phase 3, then phase 4; repeat phase 3 until phase 4 returns successful"
> 
> yngmi



### [Jan 18, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1880546635069145217)

> i'll be honest, sometimes i tweet something and then i look back at it in about 2-3 minutes and then i think to myself, damn, that was unnecessarily mean, and then i delete it



### [Jan 18, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1880525582460678659)

> amazing how even the SotA models still recommend using hashtags for tweets, even with their 2023 knowledge cutoffs, they should know better no?



### [Jan 18, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1880522605947728268)

> yeah the next update is super weird, i tried feeding the new openai ToS into itself as a PDF, and all chatgpt said was "it's good bro, just click accept :)"
> 
> weird but it helped me make lasagna from scratch last night so i trust it



Quoted post by xlr8harder:

### [Jan 16, 2025 — @xlr8harder](https://x.com/xlr8harder/status/1879825033927020848)

> apparently to use the next version of chatgpt you will need to receive a mark on your right hand or on your forehead? weird UX



### [Jan 18, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1880504664267149725)

> anon, you know that you can now make what took a year, in a week?
> 
> Not limited to software btw, however ESPECIALLY in software



### [Jan 18, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1880504216017641905)

> Literally nail biting and sleepless nights (on both political sides) at the potential presidency and future of our country / the world, immediately memory holed and talking about TikTok being banned soon LMAO



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### [Jan 16, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1879931707916526042)

> yeah i decided i'll never work for someone (other than my community) again after I dicked around back and forth for 2 months with a company I really connected with regarding their mission statement
> 
> in the end after passing all their interviews and tests, they just emailed me (basically) "nah, not a fit for now, maybe later one day?" LMAO



Quoted post by Paul Graham:

### [Jan 15, 2025 — @paulg](https://x.com/paulg/status/1879596247985832184)

> Prediction: This is a secular trend. The pendulum will never swing back.

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### [Jan 16, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1879930858926477407)

> uh guys what the fuck is going on, this level of quality matched with it being literally free isn't supposed to be here until like, late 2025 at least. new year just started and we're already off with a banger here?



Quoted post by Krea:

### [Jan 16, 2025 — @krea_ai](https://x.com/krea_ai/status/1879929607320633870)

> 3D arrived to Krea.
> 
> this new feature lets you turn images into 3D objects and use them in our Real-time tool.
> 
> free for everyone.

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### [Jan 16, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1879866573449810185)

> already have a goal for 2026: own one of these in Q1



Quoted post by Unitree:

### [Jan 16, 2025 — @UnitreeRobotics](https://x.com/UnitreeRobotics/status/1879864345615814923) · Edited

> Unitree G1 Bionic: Agile Upgrade 🥰
> Unitree rolls out frequent updates nearly every month. This time, we present to you the smoothest walking and humanoid running in the world. We hope you like it.
> [\#Unitree](<https://x.com/search?q=%23Unitree>) [\#AGI](<https://x.com/search?q=%23AGI>) [\#EmbodiedAI](<https://x.com/search?q=%23EmbodiedAI>) [\#AI](<https://x.com/search?q=%23AI>) [\#Humanoid](<https://x.com/search?q=%23Humanoid>) [\#Bipedal](<https://x.com/search?q=%23Bipedal>) [\#WorldModel](<https://x.com/search?q=%23WorldModel>)

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### [Jan 16, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1879701980941279620)

> lets see what the quality is like of this new chatgpt tasks stuff

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### [Jan 15, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1879474988736278929)

> unfortunately, text is becoming more and more noise and less and less high signal.
> 
> you really have to curate a good list with a track record before the prevalence of LLMs in order to have any chance of high quality. 
> 
> everything else is slop, and the slop will only increase.



### [Jan 15, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1879414682685198817)

> I feel like we're venturing into a period of time where text posts are just never going to hit the same. Unless you're reading something from someone with an established legacy, someone whose writings before LLMs were top-notch, you'll just never know nowadays whether what you’re reading on Twitter, no matter how niche it is, was written by an LLM or by them. 
> 
> There's this era of uncertainty and illegitimacy, and I think we're really going to feel it super soon. Especially with the next few major LLM upgrades, the speech patterns, the ability to stay on context, the recursive betterment aimed at truly making it seem like it’s not a bot reply, all of this is going to keep getting better and better.



### [Jan 14, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1879234489379098701)

> this year i’m locked in on hitting 1m arr. top priority. 
> 
> everything i learned last year i’m applying now, and i know it’s doable. if i can hit it, so can you.



### [Jan 14, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1879230700907597930)

> the only time i’m typing is when i’m fixing my speech-to-text app. always tweaking it to fit my workflow, which changes daily.
> 
> crazy how much more productive you get when wpm isn’t the bottleneck. just speak your mind instead of burning headspace on typing.



### [Jan 14, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1879166058017542319)

> After a lot of testing, this new Phi 4 model is cute and all, but anything with limited context windows like 16K is just pretty much unusable at this point, other than, I don't know just quick back and forth chatting that is short in duration



### [Jan 13, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1878707269317382499)

> China has until the end of this month to release some bangers in AI in preparation for their upcoming silence during Chinese New Year. Looking at [@Alibaba\_Qwen](<https://x.com/Alibaba_Qwen>) [@deepseek\_ai](<https://x.com/deepseek_ai>) mostly



### [Jan 13, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1878705916926964105)

> Thinking back to Zuckerberg's recent statement and policy change, I think the next few years are going to be many-fold more powerful in terms of political and public change all across the world, more than we've already experienced so far, thanks to X.
> 
> I think certain groups are in for a rude awakening, and then other groups are in for the legitimization of their thoughts and will no longer feel like the odd one out simply because they never saw their own feelings replicated in the public forum.
> 
> Trust me, they will now.



### [Jan 11, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1878134179805757529)

> Imagine in 4 years, all of North America is America 🇺🇸 lmao



Quoted post by Leading Report:

### [Jan 11, 2025 — @LeadingReport](https://x.com/LeadingReport/status/1878097602643734826)

> BREAKING: Greenland’s leader, Múte Egede, said he is prepared to negotiate with Trump about the future of the Arctic territory.



### [Jan 11, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1877973655701106732)

> if I see a — in your tweet, I stop reading and block you



### [Jan 11, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1877970281064747223)

> lol, lmao even\!

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