# Posts on X before Feb 9, 2025, 2:47:29 AM UTC

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## On X

### [Feb 8, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1888260290300842192)

> you need to be using a reasoning model to plan all the next steps out appropriately / make sure you didn't miss anything when it comes to the prompt / follow up you're giving to your programming LLM. o3-mini = planner, sonnet 3.6 = programmer



### [Feb 8, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1888067297740562627)

> x really feels like peak 4chan, except this time with celebs and billionaires being the best shitposters lmao i love it



### [Feb 7, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1888012269763588274)

> This is the best one yet.



Quoted post by Donald J. Trump:

### [Feb 7, 2025 — @realDonaldTrump](https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1887916067491574108)

> 

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### [Feb 7, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1887829580985344075)

> i love asking people who talk/show anime "what's the name of this cartoon?" they go through so many emotions you can see it on their face



### [Feb 7, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1887767426026058161)

> So I always wonder, what would happen if they said there’s an 80% chance? Or near certain?
> 
> Would all the powers that be - America, China, etc - get together and immediately start building a space defense laser or some sort of planetary nuke to break that asteroid up?



Quoted post by vittorio:

### [Feb 6, 2025 — @IterIntellectus](https://x.com/IterIntellectus/status/1887623833831809469) · Edited

> the probability of the asteroid impact is now 2.3%, up from 1.9% yesterday. 
> 
> this means that by 2032 there’s going to be a 1022% probability of impact  [x.com/rawsalerts/sta…](<https://t.co/M5bNgaA8pH>)

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### [Feb 6, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1887441147800527053)

> every day I wake up, it feels like we fast forward a few years in terms of progress thanks to the results of november 4th, 2024.



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### [Feb 6, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1887379572016165308)

> what the fuck lmao DAMN time flies.



Quoted post by Years Progress:

### [Feb 6, 2025 — @YearsProgress](https://x.com/YearsProgress/status/1887378942425714703)

> 2025 is 10% complete.

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### [Feb 6, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1887364625597145127)

> friendly reminder: o3-mini-high is currently the best coding AI assistant out there, it's just complete ass in cursor, that's all. hopefully [@cursor\_ai](<https://x.com/cursor_ai>) fixes their flow / set o3-mini to high reasoning; until then I'm just back and forth with chatgpt client \<-\> aider by [@paulgauthier](<https://x.com/paulgauthier>)



### [Feb 5, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1887109059662217490)

> This is so sad, I feel that this decision will unfortunately lead to their lead loss



Quoted post by Beff (e/acc):

### [Feb 4, 2025 — @beffjezos](https://x.com/beffjezos/status/1886920384890429798)

> Anthropic would really rather openly claim to be sitting on a model vastly superior to everyone's in order to signal their allegiance to AI safetyism and farm holier-than-thou points rather than actually ship it and accelerate their growth.
> 
> Unfathomable waste of opportunity.



### [Feb 4, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1886823304142709162)

> btw the thinking of o3-mini is now wayyyyy more detailed, though it's still annoying to have to open the drawer to see it; I wish it streamed in like r1's web ui does it.



### [Feb 4, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1886779352047870184)

> so every time i leave my house now, i run a deep research query. it's a killer feature, best thing openai has released since gpt-4 imo



### [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 4, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1886593281527619930)

> someone needs to volunteer and see what happens if they beam this into their eyes
> 
> not me, but someone :) imagine going out this way?



Quoted post by OSINTtechnical:

### [Feb 3, 2025 — @Osinttechnical](https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/1886259012632535520)

> The US Navy released a new photo of USS Preble (DDG-88) firing her HELIOS laser weapon.

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### [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/1884971608076673524)

> Europe could never / will never.
> 
> Looks like America and China are the only ones going full speed ahead in AI.



Quoted post by Andrew Curran:

### [Jan 30, 2025 — @AndrewCurran_](https://x.com/AndrewCurran_/status/1884971368531587573)

> Here we go.  [x.com/AndrewCurran\_/…](<https://t.co/ZBVOcaGSvb>)

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### [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 29, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1884499117675860470)

> AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH 😂😂😂😂 IMAGINE



Quoted post by Stephen McAleer:

### [Jan 28, 2025 — @McaleerStephen](https://x.com/McaleerStephen/status/1884284910745399616)

> DeepSeek should create a preparedness framework/RSP if they continue to scale reasoning models.



### [Jan 29, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1884489348873347265)

> Anthropic's API is the most dogshit API I have ever had the displeasure of implementing into my products. I will be removing it from everywhere, instead using OpenRouter's much better alternative.
> 
> Holy fuck can they they make a great model, but absolutely ruin API access. Wow.



### [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/1881543410978533702)

> remember every person spewing this nonsense about elon making a nazi salute, and forever forward disregard their opinion - no, treat their opinion as evil intentions, knowingly false perpetuation of hopeful naivety upon potential viewers/listeners.



Quoted post by Tiffany Fong:

### [Jan 20, 2025 — @TiffanyFong](https://x.com/TiffanyFong/status/1881476982103523531)

> everyone claiming elon is a nazi is retarded.

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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 20, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1881155921113727298)

> 2025 is the year we're taking off the training wheels finally



Quoted post by Greg Yang:

### [Jan 19, 2025 — @TheGregYang](https://x.com/TheGregYang/status/1880862240196403619)

> by gawd, what have i created...

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### [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/1880595436332867619)

> The problem with this culture clash is that American men will find it EASIER to find and wife up an Asian woman, whereas Asian men will find it NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE to find and wife up an American woman.
> 
> American + Chinese girl = easy,
> Chinese + American girl = hard
> 
> = American women are going to find out in the next decade or two, just how undateable / marriage material they’ve become
> 
> Thank God I found my wife and started a family before this incoming mess (which tbh, has already started initial embers)



Quoted post by Roman Helmet Guy:

### [Jan 17, 2025 — @romanhelmetguy](https://x.com/romanhelmetguy/status/1880094581590749212)

> American women on RedNote already triggering a gender war in China

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### [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



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