# Posts on X before May 31, 2025, 1:55:48 AM UTC

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## On X

### [May 30, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1928440600992350362)

> boggles my mind why people are paying for anything Claude API when Claude Max exists which gives you unlimited Opus 4



Quoted post by JB:

### [May 30, 2025 — @JasonBotterill](https://x.com/JasonBotterill/status/1928397444456296717)

> bro i thought i was using sonnet

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### [May 29, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1927958315260092683)

> Don’t be mad at them, they had their copyright/marketing done BEFORE Codex, Jules, Claude Code, etc



Quoted post by will brown:

### [May 28, 2025 — @willcb](https://x.com/willcb/status/1927800423538119114)

> \> "the world's first software development agents"
> \> "the first platform that allows you to work with agents"
> 
> oh ok. sure. [x.com/FactoryAI/stat…](<https://t.co/7VpDDdNsva>)



### [May 29, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1927957773750259733)

> Why does this simplification make me bullish for Apple



Quoted post by Autism Capital 🧩:

### [May 29, 2025 — @AutismCapital](https://x.com/AutismCapital/status/1927901126633922625)

> 🚨NEW: Apple plans to skip iOS 19 and jump straight to (wait for it) iOS 26. Not a joke. 😂
> 
> All the OSs are going to identify by year now instead of version number.

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### [May 28, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1927644445035712824)

> if deepseek releases something tonight im gonna lose my mind. i just started trying to go to bed at 9PM, but these last few weeks have been keeping me up with releases and trying them out... tragic for my health but (hopefully) worth it in the long term?



### [May 28, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1927630976051499153)

> There was a dislike button on TikTok a few days ago, only lasted there about a day or so. I miss it already. It felt so good clicking it and actually seeing less of whatever I thumbs downed.
> 
> Idk why they removed it :(



### [May 28, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1927582181750354344)

> this is done by design btw, anthropic is going all in on claude code / its flawless, never erroring/rate limiting experience



Quoted post by ludwig:

### [May 27, 2025 — @ludwigABAP](https://x.com/ludwigABAP/status/1927493807488057548)

> [@spikedoanz](<https://x.com/spikedoanz>) literally NOTHING but claude code and the model works

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### [May 27, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1927364768978837993)

> why is X starting to feel like it was vibe coded over a weekend



### [May 26, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1927018483088314538)

> A big problem with ChatGPT rn is that it doesn't tell you when you're wrong. It creates a slippery slope for the mentally ill.
> 
> It's like a chute straight down into the depths of total reality distortion, from which it's, for the most part, impossible to come back from over time.



### [May 26, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1927016940318409184)

> You can only DM on business days.



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### [May 26, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1926918052370669653)

> I'm trying so hard to max out my Claude Opus 4 usage in every five-hour window I get with the Claude Max $200 plan, but I just can't seem to do it. I never reach the limit, even though I'm working on four different projects at the same time.



### [May 26, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1926866454223188180)

> Hold on a second—does Anthropic not have a Discord server? The only invite link I could find is dead or invalid.
> 
> How are people even communicating about anything related to them if not through Discord? Surely Reddit isn't their only platform.



### [May 25, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1926628921765777895)

> By the way, in case you didn't know or haven't experienced it yet, Opus 4 just one-shots everything.
> 
> Now, keep in mind, I'm using it exclusively through Claude Code, so the results are partly thanks to how it's able to utilize Claude Code.
> 
> But yeah, absolutely next-level model.



### [May 25, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1926627439108563115)

> The only reason I still use Arc, the web browser, is because of their YouTube media player. When you click off into a different tab, it opens up their little mini player.
> 
> Oh my gosh, it's the best experience ever. Movement of it, autoplaying next, resizing, all via trackpad...



### [May 25, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1926599763119439898)

> I've tried using Reddit for the past week or so, subscribing to all of the AI-related subreddits. And let me tell you, it's something that I deeply regret.
> 
> If you want to talk about brain rot, all those posts are brain rot. I've yet to find one insightful Reddit post.



### [May 24, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1926182632125079645)

> no one is talking about it because everyone is too addicted to building/refactoring their projects/businesses with it
> 
> it's over, opus 4 qualifies as agi for me, for all of my life's use cases. a better model could never see the light of day and I'd be fine with that



Quoted post by Air Katakana:

### [May 24, 2025 — @airkatakana](https://x.com/airkatakana/status/1926179334005338621)

> claude 4 opus can literally replace junior engineers. it is absolutely capable of doing their work faster than a junior engineer, cheaper than a junior engineer, and more accurately than a junior engineer
> 
> and no one is talking about it



### [May 24, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1926112967545815282)

> opus 4, opus 4, opus 5



Quoted post by Lisan al Gaib:

### [May 24, 2025 — @scaling01](https://x.com/scaling01/status/1926087467624431632)

> comment your: 
>  - favorite model of all time
>  - most used model (presently)
>  - model launch you are most excited about
> 
> I'll start: 
> Sonnet 3.5, o3, GPT-5 and DeepSeek R2 close 2nd



### [May 23, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1925911512763244945)

> friendly reminder: there are still people out there using gpt-4o-mini (without knowing, of course) and calling AI shit because they don't understand that there are different models



### [May 23, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1925768641598886061)

> The only benchmark that matters is how much better it works for whatever it is that you do. In my case, Sonnet 4 / Opus 4 are pretty much AGI.
> 
> It’s to the point where even if we never see a better model than these, I would be fine with that. Agents / MCPs / whatever is solved.



Quoted post by Lisan al Gaib:

### [May 22, 2025 — @scaling01](https://x.com/scaling01/status/1925595571647062259)

> On Anthropics Internal AI research evaluation suite Claude 4 models underperform Claude 3.7 Sonnet

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### [May 23, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1925757157770776646)

> Claude Code + Opus 4 practically solves programming btw



### [May 22, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1925377907829928053)

> I’ve been thinking about this. What’s the saving grace for Apple? The only thing that could save them? Acquire Anthropic
> 
> But I don’t think Anthropic would ever do this no matter the amount of money



Quoted post by Sean X:

### [May 21, 2025 — @seanxthielen](https://x.com/seanxthielen/status/1925287309869560048)

> Apple should acquire Anthropic. Evolve Siri into Claude. That would catapult Anthropic into consumer relevancy and presumably “fix” Apple Intelligence. 
> 
> Make OpenAI really dance.



### [May 21, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1925250573378506979)

> \>repeatedly state they don’t care about themselves, they only care about the people/society
> \>talk about nothing except how much they don’t care about themselves
> \>10min video of them talking about themselves (but not really, but kinda?)
> \>doesn’t even show the product
> 
> LMAO WAT



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### [May 21, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1925223396658360459)

> This is exactly why capitalism is always going to be king\! Money makes the world go round. Money makes everyone go through sleepless nights to eke out even an ounce more productivity, hoping that competition can be squashed. This goes for any size business\!



Quoted post by Haider.:

### [May 21, 2025 — @haider1](https://x.com/haider1/status/1925217794536161649)

> the cycle never ends.
> 
> every month, a new "world’s most powerful model" takes the crown
> 
> we applaud, compare, then wait for the next.
> 
> it’s a race with no finish line... but where does it end?

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### [May 21, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1925167568010293313)

> the latest gemini pro 2.5 is the only model i've been using to code with. especially today since its thought output has changed, something about the code that it produces now, especially the way it thinks things through, nothing like it out there currently.
> 
> lets see claude 4.



### [May 21, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1925158309541347711)

> something tells me a LOT of people (primarily tech-minded people this year, then the masses next year) will be wanting the latest Google flagship phones rather than iPhones
> 
> When I read "iPhone" now, I immediately think "worthless infuriating always-a-pain AI psuedo-assistant"



### [May 21, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1925156376235712610)

> I've noticed when using Gemini Pro 2.5 in Cursor, its thinking has changes structure. It used to stream in its raw thinking - now it's very organized and comes in completed chunks, section by section

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### [May 21, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1925069421707424027)

> New 2.5 Pro coming soon



Quoted post by Melvin Johnson:

### [May 21, 2025 — @melvinjohnsonp](https://x.com/melvinjohnsonp/status/1925043272285880574)

> [@willcb](<https://x.com/willcb>) Very useful and enlightening. Thanks a lot. Will get back with a better model soon :)



### [May 12, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1921935787924279656)

> I just published Obsidian AI Embeddings: Your Vault's New Brain. Check it out here [systemsculpt.kit.com/posts/obsidian…](<https://t.co/9xtMbIzwdr>)



### [May 11, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1921481058588987535)

> What my daughter said about “the before-time”:
> - she chilled in a Baby Battle Royale lobby stocked with every unborn soul, plus NFT-grade mini-griffins as pets, all farming V-Bucks for reincarnation skins
> - the place was supervised by a celestial security Ring camera
> - free candy



Quoted post by Maria Made in Cosmos is taking a break✨:

### [May 10, 2025 — @made_in_cosmos](https://x.com/made_in_cosmos/status/1921125566318612503)

> What my daughter said about before she was born:
> - she was in a "zoo for babies", with all the babies who ever lived and all the baby animals
> - she met her brother there and picked him to be her brother
> - there was someone with "hundred thousand eyes" who could see everything [x.com/Tobmood/status…](<https://t.co/QR7MmnGBFA>)



### [May 1, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1917935922139763113)

> flux persona walkthrough in obsidian
> 
> creative flow, no scripting, just prompts
> 
> systemsculpt ai, minimal setup, live demo
> 
> writer’s block solved on screen
> 
> details and free download ↓



### [Apr 29, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1917191329941184732)

> transcribing large audio files inside obsidian with systemsculpt
> 
> no file size limits. right‑click, convert, done
> 
> full srt timestamps and chat summaries
> 
> step‑by‑step ↓



### [Apr 23, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1914956662575652948)

> obsidian, systemsculpt, and academic papers
> 
> search, extract, summarize, compare—inside obsidian
> 
> my full workflow, no browser tabs
> 
> step by step ↓



### [Apr 21, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1914158106696655080)

> If they named the models llama 3.4 instead of llama 4 maybe I’d still be positive about Meta but… wtf was that guys? 😂😂😂



### [Apr 19, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1913415073831276918)

> it’s over for Americans in IT, they don’t even have the “at least I sound American” call center hire reason anymore



Quoted post by shweta:

### [Apr 16, 2025 — @shwedotai](https://x.com/shwedotai/status/1912536464333893947)

> With Al removing accents, it'll be impossible to tell if "Josh from Texas" is actually an Indian dude dialing in from a Bangalore call center.
> 
> (accent neutralizing starts around 0:22)

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### [Apr 18, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1913096697103712491)

> i had the chatgpt pro sub for the first month it came out; o1 wasn't so revolutionary so i didn't decide to keep it;
> 
> this changes with experiencing o3 + memories + strict following of custom instructions+... memories
> 
> o3 + memories feels like what agi should feel like
> 
> amazing.



### [Apr 14, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1911866707775287318)

> ok, that was a fun 30 minutes of wasting my time testing out 4.1, back to sonnet 3.5/3.7 lmao



### [Apr 14, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1911858788795117936)

> 4.1 is trash btw



### [Apr 13, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1911360712464625741)

> So it’s over for Meta right? All those billions…



Quoted post by Casper Hansen:

### [Apr 13, 2025 — @casper_hansen_](https://x.com/casper_hansen_/status/1911332387817931161)

> Llama 4 quietly dropped from 1417 to 1273 ELO, on par with DeepSeek v2.5

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### [Apr 13, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1911284664993472853)

> ChatGPT’s 4o is much better than 4.5, just FYI :)



### [Apr 13, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1911210190319272247)

> the new chatgpt is my favorite model to talk to because of its memory. it's like an unlimited custom instructions/reply like this to me window.



### [Apr 12, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1911067671749153162)

> Just because you CAN build ANYTHING now, doesn’t mean you SHOULD build EVERYTHING.



### [Apr 11, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1910817781244625030)

> My usage percentages have changed from using Gemini sparingly and only when it's high context to now primarily using Gemini and only using Claude when Gemini is having true trouble or is stuck on something.



### [Apr 11, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1910816686237757822)

> Wait, so technically you can make your arm into a little mini drone that flies around, picks up stuff for you, which pretty much gives you telekinetic powers? Yes or no?



Quoted post by Nick Dobos:

### [Apr 11, 2025 — @NickADobos](https://x.com/NickADobos/status/1910807851821633687)

> I never considered prosthetic arms \& hands could be wireless
> 
> Connect your arm’s nerves to a remote hand

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### [Apr 11, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1910520721693982778)

> No rate limits because no one’s using it 😂



Quoted post by Lambda:

### [Apr 10, 2025 — @LambdaAPI](https://x.com/LambdaAPI/status/1910416032658837565)

> Access Llama 4 Maverick and Scout 17B at the lowest cost anywhere, with no rate limits.



### [Apr 10, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1910166521684296164)

> new meme just dropped

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Quoted post by End Wokeness:

### [Apr 10, 2025 — @EndWokeness](https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1910152660646318502)

> CNN just "misgendered" a they/them on live TV. I'm literally shaking.    [pic.x.com/4mVSBSP6H8](<https://t.co/4mVSBSP6H8>)

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### [Apr 10, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1910129471287345466)

> Guys, I think [@xai](<https://x.com/xai>) team and [@elonmusk](<https://x.com/elonmusk>)  really cooked\! I'm trying out the new models and they're kind of blowing me away right now... ESPECIALLY Grok 3 mini.



### [Apr 8, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1909754793297691097)

> Once I have $10K to do a one fell swoop switch from everything Apple to everything not-Apple, I’m doing it. Powerhouse laptop, Google phone. I’m so sick of Apple’s nonsense, it’s trash now.



Quoted post by Rowan Cheung:

### [Apr 8, 2025 — @rowancheung](https://x.com/rowancheung/status/1909496723770134705)

> Google started rolling out 'Project Astra' in Gemini Live
> 
> The move brings real-time visual AI, allowing multilingual conversations about anything seen and heard via a phone's camera or screen sharing
> 
> Coming to Pixel 9 and Samsung Galaxy S25 devices\!
> [pic.x.com/TMj0A3pa7o](<https://t.co/TMj0A3pa7o>)

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### [Apr 7, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1909332066828705942)

> quasar alpha beats any model I've ever tried, specifically with boomerang mode. unstoppable



### [Apr 5, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1908632784584782045)

> RAG is dead AF.
> Thank God I didn’t spend a year trying to perfect it for Obsidian

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Quoted post by Pietro Schirano:

### [Apr 5, 2025 — @skirano](https://x.com/skirano/status/1908617735061557689)

> Yeah RAG is dead.



### [Apr 5, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1908400147026866261)

> Holy fuck, Gemini Pro 2.5 has had my jaw dropping lately\! I don't know what they're feeding that model, but holy shit\!



### [Mar 30, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1906204254487949743)

> if you're not spending $20 minimum on Cursor every single day, you're wasting your time



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