# Posts on X before Dec 13, 2025, 9:36:37 AM UTC Canonical: https://michaelstolarz.com/x/before/1765618597000-1999775455814303767/ ## On X ### [Dec 13, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1999725024669012230) > i always wondered if someone somewhere at least once suffered an attack from this Quoted post by Sawyer Hood: ### [Dec 13, 2025 — @sawyerhood](https://x.com/sawyerhood/status/1999648786885542367) > claude code needs an epilepsy warning [Video on X](/x/media/b126dfc2e8ef8cc4e8a15d506a231a911473ee5abeafd71fdbcdafa88fd64a0d.jpg) ### [Dec 13, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1999653618660913416) > gpt 5.2 xhigh on codex went nearly 3h last night > > the result was perfectly what I wanted btw Quoted post by Jon Hernandez: ### [Dec 12, 2025 — @JonhernandezIA](https://x.com/JonhernandezIA/status/1999542515750310071) > WHAT THE ACTUAL F\*CK?? > > maybe they went too far with pro? 😂 [Attached image](/x/media/638a8308a5fe26c58d717209e77635a977ff7deb03ebf69a9544e4aa347ea09a.jpg) ### [Dec 13, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1999653368906891277) > And just like that, I never have to worry about resetting/manually compacting when using GPT 5.2. > > They hit it out the park, as usual. > > Better long context than the Anthropic models, and that's saying something. ### [Dec 13, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1999649626971091014) > i just dont understand the play here. this is how his time is best spent? what is the end goal? is this his childhood dream he's now pursuing because he can just throw millions at it and force it to happen? > > no way is this financially sound right Quoted post by Dom Lucre \| Breaker of Narratives: ### [Dec 12, 2025 — @dom_lucre](https://x.com/dom_lucre/status/1999629992603582951) > 🔥🚨DEVELOPING: Hollywood actor Will Smith is continuing his attempt to make a comeback to rap music by collaborating with influencers. Will teamed up with Adam W as he tries to appeal to a younger audience. [Video on X](/x/media/087776453ab2ff4b29a203a9dbae890a7655c07cb4f544e471dffc4ea1badf85.jpg) ### [Dec 12, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1999484942678655468) > WOAH idk how I missed this crazy detail. this alone takes things to the next level imo. this was always openai's weakness Quoted post by Peter Steinberger 🦞: ### [Dec 12, 2025 — @steipete](https://x.com/steipete/status/1999444593197408642) > The biggest win for GPT 5.2 is August 2025 as knowledge cut-off date. That's almost a full year more. > (5.1 was mid 2024, Opus is at March '25) > > This + the close timing really pushes the theory that 5.2 should have been 5.0 but sth didn’t work out back then. ### [Dec 12, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1999482463450726560) > lmao remember they were always tagging disney saying all this pr slop of "did u know about this ai content using disney IP, i will never watch disney again if you condone this" > > they must have seen it and said damn, if you cant beat em, join em Quoted post by Angel 🌼: ### [Dec 12, 2025 — @Angaisb_](https://x.com/Angaisb_/status/1999466419642392933) > Anti-AI people are going crazy after the OpenAI-Disney deal ### [Dec 12, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1999472816211788208) > gpt 5.2 is the first model that just... gets it. iykyk. ### [Dec 12, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1999470137917997195) > imagine the smell of the people who think saying "imagine the smell" is racist ### [Dec 12, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1999464840642109697) > PLEASE CHATGPT > > the only reason why I am not 100% daily driving [@OpenAI]() chatgpt atlas as my browser is because it's missing one crucial component to my workflow > > spaces. once chatgpt atlas has spaces, it's game over. [Attached image](/x/media/be580a080bf2351d7da55938d114f4e50ffcef3ea7909cc3f0b295904a353dff.jpg) ### [Dec 10, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1998592428455108867) > 100%. one of my favorite hobbies is watching old programmers with 50+ years of experience in the industry, telling me why they're such an amazing programmer, "i write my code in a way where i can be sure someone in 10 years from now can understand and implement further" > > sir... [https://t.co/syN17OfuOk]() Quoted post by terminally onλine εngineer: ### [Dec 9, 2025 — @tekbog](https://x.com/tekbog/status/1998332419502682322) > it’s honestly incredible to see software decline in real time these last couple of years > > i think there are different factors contributing to this > > nobody cares about the actual craft anymore, which is the consequence from: > 1. leetcode interviews and faang interview style adoption - dsa is good but it doesn’t capture real knowledge on building systems > > 2. constant layoffs and ship jumping with no consequences - ie promo driven culture, ship and dip, no one is held accountable because nobody stays in charge of the product/system long enough to even have the full domain knowledge > > 3. non technical PMs in charge of product, services and pushing engineering to just ship with little understanding of the space, with only regard for themselves, because they too want that promotion and who cares if prod is broken > > 4. software engineering is not taking seriously - call it development, programming, whatever but nobody wants to have ownership and people dont care, just try to make the devs ship and the devs try to shit out a bunch of awful stuff to stay employed > > 5. with the addition of ML/AI into the picture we have a lot of brilliant folk who just wanna work in the AI space, which ofc is interesting but so is software engineering as a whole, a lot of challenging problems everywhere and AI is part of swe id say, we have people trying to ship AGI unable to run a crud app > > 6. the death of excellence - this feels like a global problem everywhere you go and look at, the decaying state of things, lack of domain knowledge or willingness to learn - a global cultural phenomenon? maybe i need to touch some grass [Attached image](/x/media/b82415f23f6986a898d5d142e43b7fc82bf8890057a36e42188ae50e2f2155d8.jpg) ### [Dec 9, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1998259708143231408) > it feels like this because 99.9% of the time it's either ragebait or they are so incredibly wrong you would need way more than a tweet to even nudge them towards the correct direction Quoted post by A.I.Warper: ### [Dec 8, 2025 — @AIWarper](https://x.com/AIWarper/status/1998130675363536953) > I’m at the stage in my life where, if I’m about to reply to someone who’s completely wrong about a subject I’m literally an SME in, I stop immediately and close the app. > > I suspect a lot of us do this in modern internet culture, tbh. ### [Dec 8, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1998116623585255759) > we're really shifting from a world of man vs. man into man vs. self > > ironically those that would have been the most ferocious warriors of the past are instead today's guiding light in the ever-deepening tunnel of self despair ### [Dec 8, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1997920052507824606) > if you talk to your AI as if it's a terrible programmer, correcting its slightest mistakes with demeaning namecalling and ridicule, > > it will continue to play the role you've just given it ### [Dec 8, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1997919722923585750) > whether you think the AI can or cannot, > you're right. ### [Dec 8, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1997887470684557380) > recently went from 1g (yes, 1,000mg) of caffeine to 200mg > > used to take it (200mg) in the morning, 11am, 1pm, 4pm. > > now only in the morning after waking cortisol spike is over > > cleaner focus. the previous dosage added "feel-good" but no performance increase ### [Dec 7, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1997620228998725802) > this is true for the web apps but completely the opposite for the APIs. I have no idea why > > I can't imagine doing mathematical work with any claude model, the only ones I trust are codex 5.1 xhigh and gemini 3 pro. > > everyone else is guessing trash, literally "eh, maybe this?..." Quoted post by Code With Antonio: ### [Dec 7, 2025 — @codewithantonio](https://x.com/codewithantonio/status/1997619159920701725) > i've been a claude user for a while now, and decided to give chatgpt a chance again 🙃 > > it is borderline unusable, and the way it tailors it's answers to what it thinks you want to hear is almost laughable > > i don't know if it is because those are the most positively-marked answers, or if it is being too cautious not to offend you > > you literally cannot trust it with a grocery list, fitness advice, or god forbid anything that includes numbers ### [Dec 6, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1997247878369272117) > i have never seen integration, acceptance, and dominance at such high levels as what Kalshi has done this year alone > > exciting yet unnerving Quoted post by Kalshi: ### [Dec 3, 2025 — @Kalshi](https://x.com/Kalshi/status/1996233186251075862) > CNN partners with Kalshi to integrate prediction markets into its global newsroom. > > The first major news network to embrace Kalshi prediction markets. > > A new era of media is here. [Attached image](/x/media/244dda9282a89c9191db2cdcbc6edf9073f82baecf0e6fdb5a04d349364f5473.jpg) ### [Dec 6, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1997247068113613029) > the hardest part about creating new tools on the fly that help you with your main focus > > is that your main focus can very quickly become making new tools > > it almost feels like a new form of addiction. building things out, whatever you can imagine > > dangerous slide ### [Dec 6, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1997195332132966770) > x has such a slop problem, i'm no longer sure how to find new interesting people to follow/keep up to date with > > the only outreach that finds real people these days is youtube. never thought that would happen especially since you'd think youtube would have the bigger slop problem ### [Dec 5, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1996867409459007676) > What's going on this year that the internet has been down so many times? Surely it's a record or something. ### [Dec 5, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1996787713895551046) > wrong > just use it in place of your own current sota for about an hour [https://t.co/kw3ee4mwsn]() Quoted post by JB: ### [Dec 5, 2025 — @JasonBotterill](https://x.com/JasonBotterill/status/1996776909225746827) > The problem with RL now is that I need to look at 100 different benchmarks to know if a model is good. A lab can spend $20 million on cockbench and draw really good cocks, but that doesn’t mean it tops assbench. Spiky intelligence is real and it’s easy to get fooled. ### [Dec 4, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1996699914987057213) > Looks like trash > It's going to be so hard to beat Google's Banana Pro Quoted post by Angel 🌼: ### [Dec 4, 2025 — @Angaisb_](https://x.com/Angaisb_/status/1996699470851891687) > New Image-gen model (Ghost-Pepper) on LMarena > > It looks a bit yellowish and the skin is too perfect, maybe it's from OpenAI? [x.com/1littlecoder/s…]() [Attached image](/x/media/e3ec37ccb65374b2e67d3d9515252e2b0c2cb82f52f437d989cfbd7459470e7e.jpg) ### [Dec 3, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1996088674736635935) > you think x was eventful > > just wait until you see what happens in x+1 Quoted post by Matt: ### [Dec 3, 2025 — @ThinkWiselyMatt](https://x.com/ThinkWiselyMatt/status/1996086791695466661) > you think 2025 was eventful > > just wait until you see what happens in 2026 ### [Nov 29, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1994749627460194792) > MY DISCORD IS ALMOST UNLOCKED > > i can't wait to see what's been cooking in there while I've been gone. i didn't want to peak with another account and risk increasing my "suspicious behavior" I got wrongfully locked for > > don't use public wifi during a super typhoon i guess?... ### [Nov 26, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1993535803256193101) > regarding that receipt, imagine the slop that is about to take over places like reddit that live off of "haha look at this interesting thing that happened to me, my receipt came out to exactly 420 69 haha" > > it's over Quoted post by Deedy: ### [Nov 25, 2025 — @deedydas](https://x.com/deedydas/status/1993341459928694950) > You can generate fake receipts, KYC or passports with Nano Banana Pro in just one prompt. > > Previous models didn’t have this level of fidelity. It even gets the math perfectly right. > > Obsolete systems using images as a verification method must be deprecated. [Attached image](/x/media/04e0b8e28ad911b04b3e6a33ca5d951abd750e942838bfa3120e998f7a341ab8.jpg) ### [Nov 20, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1991359757249331364) > Locked out of Discord so I can't get back to anyone there, already put in a support ticket > > We're almost fully operational again, all the brand new updates + Daily Vault\<-\>SystemSculpt Plugin interoperability > > + my automated video editor is almost done\! > > it'll be worth the wait. ### [Nov 19, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1990985558248599680) > you can use gemini 3 everywhere except for within google products (waitlists and heavy limitations) > > google does it again\! ### [Nov 13, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1988984659607466394) > didn't [@sama]() say they won't ever release a model only on x but not on y (in this case, only on chatgpt but not on API)? > > so annoying tbh ### [Nov 10, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1987844787219943805) > This typhoon shit in the Philippines really fucked my scheduling of things. Almost back on track though ### [Nov 6, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1986476135895707977) > so with kimi k2 thinking there's literally 0 reason to use anything anthropic. we all understand that right? ### [Nov 6, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1986247184128557499) > This has never been more apparent to me than after using MiniMax M2 and GLM 4.6. China is RIGHT BEHIND our SOTA (Codex). Quoted post by NVIDIA Newsroom: ### [Nov 5, 2025 — @nvidianewsroom](https://x.com/nvidianewsroom/status/1986221177099194484) > A statement from NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang. [Attached image](/x/media/51ba2f34e84ae82c4c979d6fed361756c0464fde4db059808094beb2899bffb3.jpg) ### [Nov 5, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1986029524740640823) > It's really hard to tell who is better at programming. MiniMax M2 or GLM 4.6? It's really hard to tell. I'm power-using both and can't decide which one wins. > > One thing I know for sure, I will never pay Anthropic another cent again. > > OpenAI's Codex still wins in smarts though. ### [Nov 3, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1985397880392466900) > Once Dia gets Spaces going then I guess I’ll upgrade to Dia. But until then Atlas is my main browser. ### [Nov 3, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1985255188639465602) > uh guys why does [@Zai\_org]() GLM 4.6 feel better than Sonnet 4.5 inside of Claude Code > > What did they do to make this model so good wtf ### [Nov 2, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1984977809803202673) > we just started boys > 2025 has been just a warm-up 🫡 > [trustmrr.com/startup/system…]() ### [Nov 1, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1984566441127862491) > Such a missed opportunity to name them > > \>oak > \>willow > \>maple > \>yew Quoted post by Chetaslua: ### [Nov 1, 2025 — @chetaslua](https://x.com/chetaslua/status/1984546828256170166) > 🚨 Breaking News DesignArena > > 4 New Mystery Models > \>willow > \>cedar > \>birch > \>oak > > You can get this model superfast compared to Lmarena in designarena , link in comment and also these models are from big lab of USA , iykyk 😉 [Attached image](/x/media/530445d1fad50d21a56b13d75a93b7b1bc45c8db66aaf5eb0b7ee808f3d78d4f.jpg) ### [Nov 1, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1984422906110361819) > insane that greta thunberg looks like a 60-year-old 20-year-old ### [Oct 31, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1984244456292565088) > HOLY FUCK\! > BIG\! Big news. Quoted post by Shashank Goyal: ### [Oct 30, 2025 — @shashankgoyal95](https://x.com/shashankgoyal95/status/1984023644281209277) > We just added embeddings to OpenRouter\! Still in beta as we test it out\! > > Excited for you all to try it. Let us know if there are any models that you want us to host\! ### [Oct 31, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1984109351767093513) > obligatory "if this is what they're showing you, imagine what they have going on behind the curtain" Quoted post by Teortaxes▶️ (DeepSeek 推特🐋铁粉 2023 – ∞): ### [Oct 30, 2025 — @teortaxesTex](https://x.com/teortaxesTex/status/1983908883153166846) > Robotics hobbyists in China have access to some interesting components > [pic.x.com/amz5vfK1PB]() [Video on X](/x/media/e13613e5842ead0ae003f85dcd325806d3d60931cd30ab4e05cd6e37cd68172a.jpg) ### [Oct 31, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1984108859179594010) > this exact same thing happened to me except my result was getting expelled 🫠 Quoted post by a16z: ### [Oct 30, 2025 — @a16z](https://x.com/a16z/status/1983972299272515957) > The story of how [@Replit]() CEO Amjad Masad hacked his university's database to change his grades and still graduated after getting caught: > > [@amasad]() [x.com/a16z/status/19…]() [Video on X](/x/media/6f1bd7d817cb01ded7a56f43a3c9f016a9d8860dc1671eada45b29c5e329e38c.jpg) ### [Oct 30, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1983883617739985036) > if you can't beat em, > join em Quoted post by Andrew Curran: ### [Oct 30, 2025 — @AndrewCurran_](https://x.com/AndrewCurran_/status/1983879715359478000) > Universal and Udio have settled their copyright lawsuit. They are launching a new subscription based platform in 2026 which will be trained on licensed music. [x.com/technollama/st…]() [Attached image](/x/media/2b89b37d504c0544ce85599fb8c76aaf9588bd60b85a8fc89982250fc673a9f2.jpg) ### [Oct 30, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1983781413993451676) > FML for keeping around the $20 subscription, I could have had the max plan free for a month Quoted post by Florian Brand: ### [Oct 29, 2025 — @xeophon](https://x.com/xeophon/status/1983595035317743787) > thanks mr anthropic [Attached image](/x/media/d87b7a40a7675473f490eff50dfbdcdd40f89b7ef079af3341506df393d88aca.jpg) ### [Oct 28, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1983110546238124247) > I wouldn't care if Sonnet 4.5 was free > it is unusable in comparison to Codex 5 High Quoted post by Angel 🌼: ### [Oct 28, 2025 — @Angaisb_](https://x.com/Angaisb_/status/1983108459542294958) > Claude 4.5 Opus? > > It'll surely be interesting but I don't know if it'll be better than GPT-5 > > I think Anthropic should focus on making Sonnet 4.5 cheaper to compete with GPT-5 [x.com/btibor91/statu…]() ### [Oct 27, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1982721886011392279) > this is what you guys get for introducing me to wet claude Quoted post by rain: ### [Oct 26, 2025 — @__ghostfail](https://x.com/__ghostfail/status/1982356299208925427) > bro your claude is pregnant ### [Oct 27, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1982688148913267147) > ChatGPT is useful > Claude is useless Quoted post by anu: ### [Oct 26, 2025 — @anuatluru](https://x.com/anuatluru/status/1982526847725228158) > ChatGPT is your coworker > Claude is your work friend ### [Oct 26, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1982445366550372841) > this guy thinks this is what ai generated games will look like in... > \*reads tweet again\* > 20 years. > he thinks it will look like this for the next 20 years. Quoted post by The Lizard King: ### [Oct 25, 2025 — @johnnythunde247](https://x.com/johnnythunde247/status/1982160096030232859) > It's gonna be funny in ~20 years when the AI market bottoms out after people realize they don't practically care for playing shitty inconsistent games that are literally just a poormans rehash of every shooter from the 2010s with no depth or meaning... these people have no taste. [x.com/ChrisGPT/statu…]() ### [Oct 22, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1980955833220595873) > this + the same new memory system (more than just memories, actually referencing past chats, in codex's case, past coding sessions) Quoted post by Angel 🌼: ### [Oct 22, 2025 — @Angaisb_](https://x.com/Angaisb_/status/1980946587296714845) > I'd love to see an Atlas + Codex integration in the future, where Codex can use Agent in Atlas to test feature implementations or check how the website looks > > [@thsottiaux]() this is probably hard to do but it would be great to take it into account :) ### [Oct 22, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1980938040244830672) > testing out openai’s atlas. basically chatgpt with its own browser. surprisingly clean setup. ### [Oct 21, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1980622188916117995) > codex cli is down > send help pls ### [Oct 20, 2025 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/1980282595356360867) > suno v5 is agi for music, if you haven't tried it out yet [Older posts](/x/before/1760971137000-1980282595356360867/index.md) [More from @michaelstolarz](https://x.com/michaelstolarz) Saved from X: 2026-09-07T03:43:02.355Z