# Posts on X before Jul 17, 2026, 2:23:29 AM UTC Canonical: https://michaelstolarz.com/x/before/1784255009000-2077942231819022560/ ## On X ### [Jul 16, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2077832787714052256) > today, july 16th, 2026, is the day that chinese open source models have caught up to american closed source frontier models. > > this is the part of the rocket launch where you start seeing the rocket lift off after all the cool initialization rocket boosts are over. ### [Jul 16, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2077831520442830862) > 1. what Quoted post by MTS: ### [Jul 16, 2026 — @MTSlive](https://x.com/MTSlive/status/2077828305454256357) > SITUATION UPDATE: Kimi K3 has taken first place on Code Arena, surpassing Claude Fable 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol. [Attached image](/x/media/32cbf59e1532ec17fecfb3b01dd2c3c441d207928cd6201f56b8b314b449842b.jpg) ### [Jul 14, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2077120142304313617) > i wonder what [@sama]() has cooking for the 10M milestone Quoted post by Sam Altman: ### [Jul 14, 2026 — @sama](https://x.com/sama/status/2077118672150388816) > hello\! [x.com/thsottiaux/sta…]() ### [Jul 13, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2076485727404323232) > you can see the effects of model intelligence regarding openai's allowing of 3rd party harnesses vs. anthropic's harness lock (regarding their plans ofc) > > openai's models run remarkably well on all sorts of 3rd party harnesses where anthropic's are ~trash outside of claude code ### [Jul 12, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2076431564129591638) > hey [@thsottiaux]() please please PLEASE keep the 5hr limit thing in the past, the stress of worrying about hitting the 5hr limit has affected many workflows > > not having that 5hr limit stress anymore and a single simple 1 week usage bar is GOATED. please keep it 🙏 ### [Jul 10, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2075639081527345327) > nightmare fuel [Attached image](/x/media/3b72f4e16eb9d6974de69658c48448443bc730b7285902be8b423f442a077fdf.jpg) [Attached image](/x/media/f733b10b1d26a24e8bce6c81033d5714f3be6ffaea31ba629d85cd9ef8a10c7f.jpg) ### [Jul 10, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2075427587644612878) > it's over boys [Attached image](/x/media/a98c6e191dee35f67d65224609ef2d67c1de999d8dc52f7fe07fff55b54701fb.jpg) ### [Jul 9, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2075299725532889110) > [Attached image](/x/media/1462f4c86fc4603c78d2e950706f5396f501984530a362d39ff5f3e922410c9b.jpg) Quoted post by Tibo: ### [Jul 9, 2026 — @thsottiaux](https://x.com/thsottiaux/status/2075287108680601929) > [@ClaudeDevs]() I smell fear ### [Jul 8, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2074989194758484326) > these are reasoning traces from openai gpt 5.5 high, first time I have ever seen them like this. no further reasoning showing up. this is within my custom pi. > > super weird. maybe some sort of secret testing of 5.6 before tomorrow's launch? [Attached image](/x/media/5890b9e35fdd05f519eae97b90a367abbffc0162fd517d2dde80be7b8d676d21.png) ### [Jul 8, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2074904436846301443) > if you're watching the current openai livestream and you're still not convinced that openai is leagues ahead in everything ai, then you're a lost cause ### [Jul 7, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2074598528400474286) > They close at 8pm for a reason and it’s a reason most people don’t like talking about Quoted post by Matt Freed: ### [Jul 7, 2026 — @mattfreed](https://x.com/mattfreed/status/2074314440598818895) > SF will never be a tier 1 city for as long as the restaurants continue to close at 8pm ### [Jul 2, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2072564375781798208) > surely tomorrow we get gpt 5.6? ### [Jul 1, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2072466180091363659) > USA will export intelligence the same way others export oil > > we've really come full circle with the "data is the new oil" Quoted post by prinz: ### [Jul 1, 2026 — @deredleritt3r](https://x.com/deredleritt3r/status/2072464295292465598) > Financial Times: > > - USG is in talks with AI companies (including at least Anthropic, OpenAI and Google) to create \*voluntary\* standards for release of new AI models, to be announced "as soon as next week". > > - Standards will include: (i) benchmarks for models with "cutting-edge CYBER capabilities"; (ii) release timelines (which is important after Fable 5 and GPT-5.6 were lost in no-man's land for a while); and (iii) more clarity around the definition of a "frontier" model to which these rules will apply. > > - CAISI(\!) and the NSA will play a crucial role in setting and monitoring the standards. > > - The USG will clarify who is able to access models, "both domestically and abroad, in a move that could set the stage for a global framework including US allies". > > - Wider release of GPT-5.6 is expected "as soon as next week". > > - Google has been in discussions with the USG about release about its own "advanced coding models", with "more sophisticated cyber capabilities than prior generations". ### [Jul 1, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2072430988450468158) > wait so if fable 5 is out, > and gpt 5.6 is still gated, > that means gpt 5.6 is better right > "too powerful" and all, lmao ### [Jun 30, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2072041682347192328) > i love america but our children are learning tiktok dances during class while china has mandated ai classes into all levels of education > > meanwhile we're infected with brainlets who are anti ai, anti datacenter, anti energy, anti family, anti capital ### [Jun 30, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2072039858898686232) > if you're doing agent swarms/orchestration, sonnet 5 is now SOTA > > if not, if you're talking and doing everything with 1 agent at a time, not making use of subagents and handoffs etc, then stick with opus 4.8/gpt 5.5 ### [Jun 30, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2072010063653527745) > this has always been the case, nothing new with AI, AI is just turning up the heat > > if you've worked for \>2 years and haven't built a side business(es) that make money for you autonomously by now, sorry but yngmi > > a 200k salary should be a fun cool extra on top of what you already make, not make-or-die > > people see 6 figures and think that the grind stops??? Quoted post by Emmy Martin: ### [Jun 29, 2026 — @emmymrtin](https://x.com/emmymrtin/status/2071631776246821112) > As OpenAI and Anthropic prepare to go public, San Francisco tech workers making six figures say they cannot compete with the new A.I. elite. Some doubt they can afford to stay. [Attached image](/x/media/cb858a3dff5e71b22a635b0ac49cc7163d3430a56780d8414b544cb03cb6e26f.jpg) ### [Jun 30, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2071976919340625968) > composer 2.5 fast is NEARLY there in terms of amazing speed combined with high quality output, > > but NEARLY there means it's not there at all, hence 5.5/4.8 still being my daily drivers regardless of cost/speed > > composer 3 will probably change that > > this is why we're seeing openai's 5.6 sol \& co coming out at 750tps potentials > > this is the year where speed, cost, and quality all come together, you'll no longer need to switch, it now becomes a battle of taste and a nosedive into near-zero-cost super intelligence ### [Jun 30, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2071955217898406379) > WE MADE IT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN > i just have to send her $5,000 first for processing fees, and then your boy is officially going to be a billionaire 😎 [Attached image](/x/media/8e377d9cabd86b0b9d885e0b00891c8e6b40e6b50561f19b224b02d5f297a985.png) ### [Jun 30, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2071811085657850311) > if I don't get my hands on (this week) either Fable 5, Opus 5, Sonnet 5, GPT 5.6 Sol, Gemini 3.5, then I am going to absolutely lose it > > that would be my last straw, I'd take the China Model Pill at that point ### [Jun 30, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2071809597715956101) > why would you use literally anything else other than [@blaxelAI]() [Attached image](/x/media/e6fd2bb76f7a4f4984fa8e0998485c58e93b176582d0ca5f68d809b1f8c50960.jpg) ### [Jun 29, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2071710358939856909) > 10000%. If you’re so intelligent then you should have figured out how to retardmaxx already, especially now that it has become a mainstream term by [@pmarca]() > > Just learn how to hone your inner normie, it’s not that hard Quoted post by Richard “Beebo” Russell: ### [Jun 29, 2026 — @proverbs_14_23](https://x.com/proverbs_14_23/status/2071628829895115015) > The smartest guy I’ve ever known (MIT aerospace engineer) likes beer and working on classic cars. > > The second smartest guy I know is an unsuspecting normie who loves MDMA. > > Im afraid having “existentialism” as a hobby doesn’t make you a genius, it makes you a faggot. [x.com/financedystop/…]() ### [Jun 29, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2071659026656694551) > Someone’s gotta start the evolution process, might as well be me, even though it will take millions(?) of years before it naturally takes effect > > I volunteer as tribute Quoted post by Welf: ### [Jun 29, 2026 — @_welf](https://x.com/_welf/status/2071497503220838612) > Yes\!\! Flickering emissive screens are entirely alien objects to our biology, acting as hypnotizing portals for our awareness, the foundation on which disembodied dissociation into the digital can occur. > > Paper-like screens on the other hand are continuous with our environment. They let us to stay in our bodies, breathe easy, let the mind wander. It’s a much more species-appropriate and humane way of computing. [Attached image](/x/media/975d40ffb943e186be081783dfe83817acb1319ab47c3d030d5e94dc110b87c8.jpg) [Attached image](/x/media/2a3210c41c37aa3c63709f6a3c55b15fc041019fe94677a41b2c4c8615c7626f.jpg) ### [Jun 29, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2071658459259645998) > This is why you never make it yourself and buy only from people with a higher net worth than you/old money is best > > They have oak walnut mahogany whateverthefuck that was built in 7,000 BC and still looks amazing > > You could blow an Aztec death whistle in one of the rooms and you couldn’t hear it in the next with how thick the walls are Quoted post by ɐ͎ʞ͎ć͎ı͎ɹ͎ɐ͎ɯ͎: ### [Jun 29, 2026 — @leamaric](https://x.com/leamaric/status/2071577856140828728) > Here’s your 2.7M new build, enjoy :) [Video on X](/x/media/b814a0fec1131129f84bef81bd1981ee633390803ab195f8cbe09ea3fe9fc4de.jpg) ### [Jun 29, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2071655371597664508) > alright i think it's time to put aside free speech for a moment here and scrub this post off the internet, ban his account, life sentence of house arrest with no internet access > > before an openai employee sees this Quoted post by jacob paris ▲: ### [Jun 28, 2026 — @jacobmparis](https://x.com/jacobmparis/status/2071358476161298868) > The new codex shop hits hard [Attached image](/x/media/788efa30c3cd696c2452ee6bc2ba2f28a0a8bf4f3cc7494ad431aaf3ff9077fe.jpg) ### [Jun 29, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2071623112635113929) > One of the most important daily questions you should ask yourself, > > goose = 0? > > Every. Single. Day. ### [Jun 29, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2071620690957214195) > me still being forced to use gpt 5.5 xhigh on default speed mode while others have had gpt 5.6 sol ultra at 750tps [Attached image](/x/media/7e5d6121ed76956085ca4fe8159b5aefb49fe1866f162814ac3ec41a22c13355.jpg) ### [Jun 29, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2071386269368885685) > if you ever thought the likes of the hiltons or the kardashians are dumb blondes/stupid brunettes, i have a bridge to sell you > > it takes maybe 1 hour from first discovering them -\> realizing their entire empires are built meticulously, designed to drain their psuedo-peers (the default masses they are acting to be like on a daily basis) > > and yes I agree, very admirable, naturally this level of larp (yes you can larp as lower intellect for financial gains, larp isn't just for pretending to be better than) comes with psychological impacts, not to mention abandoning the ability to be low-key wealthy (the best kind of wealthy) Quoted post by Rachel Zader: ### [Jun 28, 2026 — @RachelZader](https://x.com/RachelZader/status/2071298851705909742) > My ex worked in her house on her social media team. She just has a fast metabolism and snacks constantly, and has ADHD so her house was usually a mess unless press was coming by. Also in case you haven't seen her Congress testimony, the dumb girl thing is an act - she's incredibly smart and shrewd IRL. She saw a gap in the market and took it and we ate it up. Kinda admirable tbh. ### [Jun 28, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2071356594898833409) > So going to [@Target]() is officially over, nothing but Amazon/online from now on, literally sitting here for 30 minutes waiting for someone to give me a cup for my wife that she wants > > Hit the buttons, talked with security, store near empty lol > > What a joke, short Target for sure [Attached image](/x/media/fbcba144aee00c693f85e8d10ce7c1a36859f6378617e0e7e895e72402e700b2.jpg) ### [Jun 28, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2071319520392999325) > i feel bad for people who use chatgpt web / claude web. both have such abominable system prompts that it gives them a -30iq hit, not to mention rejections/audacity as you see here. Quoted post by LoucB: ### [Jun 27, 2026 — @LoicBerthelot](https://x.com/LoicBerthelot/status/2070812781754851570) > This must be Claude's new "mental health" protocol [Attached image](/x/media/fa89749639c1ec46b96e07f587a7832af7c13ae5b9d835bd46210170e6943b08.jpg) ### [Jun 26, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2070564381109445025) > blessed day > - gpt 5.6 sol right around the corner > - i finally understand the agentic power of git worktrees ### [Jun 26, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2070556574486249836) > absolutely insane > better than mythos by a large margin, > up to 750 toks [Attached image](/x/media/4bcf874f984dd65a47c6959cdd08a2f31e1163c2f23d458d5d8e83cbd7d618a1.png) ### [Jun 26, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2070357674630549872) > the days of us using gpt 5.5 and gpt 5.6 being the best model internal openai/gov are using are pretty much over > > by the time you see gpt 6, they'll be on gpt 10 Quoted post by Chris Paxton: ### [Jun 26, 2026 — @chris_j_paxton](https://x.com/chris_j_paxton/status/2070305414508405105) > The best AI systems being closed off and restricted to just a handful of elites, is basically my worst case AI doom scenario. I really hope the z ai guys werent kidding about open source fable/mythos soon [x.com/amir/status/20…]() ### [Jun 26, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2070307245867593849) > goose value > 0? [Attached image](/x/media/525de1179a41bac6af250b483b4966f7846559e2ea24757b3012bcaaafc820bb.jpg) Quoted post by Ed Zitron: ### [Jun 25, 2026 — @edzitron](https://x.com/edzitron/status/2069990468587581455) > SoftBank’s investor presentation is one of the greatest things ever made. I’ve been thinking about it all day. These are the real slides shown in a speech where Masayoshi Son said he wouldn’t retire for at least another decade. The goose stuff is perfect. > > [group.softbank/media/Project/…]() [Attached image](/x/media/7c0e118f326db63f8803fb459cbf5d4afa75012498598fb802539c4d96e3c717.jpg) [Attached image](/x/media/17cddb22ad29be87bb2ac08ca34a55f364eb54488c0def4a4e73c91ec869852d.jpg) [Attached image](/x/media/a95132eaf1c97fdf5ac091d8f6de3f1193ad05f3ec648d7df5444561f1a2c923.jpg) ### [Jun 25, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2070283636562391246) > this makes me sleep better at night re. looking forward to the future. good to know there's such an easy switch to turn on (or off\!) for people to realize their hatred for data centers is misguided Quoted post by JT: ### [Jun 25, 2026 — @jiratickets](https://x.com/jiratickets/status/2069949096954036555) > [x.com/dickiebush/sta…]() [Attached image](/x/media/8fe1bee34c1cb06ec2e1276e120a93ca509c8834b7f8ffd0adbc782b9dccc290.jpg) ### [Jun 25, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2069964085144309977) > plain-text files run more of my day than dashboards do. > > AGENTS.md > skills > prompts > checklists > queue rules > review instructions > > small files. boring syntax. large effect on what an agent does next. ### [Jun 24, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2069782135725039888) > current agent work rule: > > the model is the least interesting part of the system. > > the loop around it matters more: > repo read > plan > edit > test > log read > retry > handoff > > when that loop is visible, the work gets much less mystical. ### [Jun 24, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2069736594366476799) > vibe coding got popular in web apps because the browser is a cheap test harness. > > systems work needs harder proof: > logs > fixtures > benchmarks > trace spans > failure repros > rollback state > > give the agent those handles and it has something real to steer by. ### [Jun 24, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2069677446706708757) > if your agent setup needs babysitting, write that part down. > > where did it get stuck? > which file did it read? > which command failed? > which check passed? > what did you fix by hand? > > that is the map for making it less annoying tomorrow. ### [Jun 24, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2069601695227589098) > ok ok, glm 5.2 might be cracked > > they added 1m context, and with max reasoning, it's the first time an open model feels useful for what I use LLMs for > > which is exactly what matters for real work ### [Jun 23, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2069419745586114749) > ai can't automate you staring at your terminal deciding if you should refactor everything or just ship the hack > > or procrastinating on the agent that's supposed to automate your procrastination ### [Jun 23, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2069315055091326984) > I mean, can you imagine what things are going to be like a year from now? Hell, in six months, can you imagine the releases we're going to see before 2027 even starts? ### [Jun 23, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2069239305667506224) > You know, thanks to AI, I no longer ever have to touch my printer's settings. > > Even the latest printers have abominable settings. > > Honestly, anything via a menu feels so outdated when I can just tell my LLM exactly how I want it and it will script up whatever I need perfectly. ### [Jun 22, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2069103165815853224) > i know it sounds obvious, but maybe the most slept-on skill in agentic AI: context engineering > > BUT YOU shouldn't do the context gathering > > this is why the explosion of everyone using loops feels so sudden, but loops have been around or years regarding AI ### [Jun 22, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2069100778489573576) > the state of LLMs rn > btw I went back a step, worded it differently, and it did it for me, go figure [Attached image](/x/media/a207a8bd9caddcd973f8002b68d20c79c4b8904215d6dfbbe2bb4c97d75291b2.png) ### [Jun 22, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2069057362627887109) > the biggest mistake i made early on was ignoring tools that just wanted to do one thing well. no bloat, no dashboard, no integrations for the sake of it > > just clean input, clean output, reliable every time. whoever builds that kind of tool, builds something that lasts ### [Jun 22, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2068876915843252573) > what happens if the government just shuts down not only fable but opus and gpt 5.5 too > > has anyone actually pictured that or are we all just kind of assuming these models stick around forever + unlock further ### [Jun 21, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2068794960631988270) > 10 tools I am using right now to build literally anything I want, June 2026 snapshot: > > 1. Pi (super custom) > 2. Codex (CLI) > 3. Codex (App) > 4. Claude Code (CLI) > 5. Blaxel > 6. Obsidian > 7. Linear > 8. Slack > 9. Cmux/Tmux > 10. WisprFlow ### [Jun 21, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2068787217733214229) > TIL Daymond John is a biohacker extraordinaire ### [Jun 21, 2026 — @MichaelStolarz](https://x.com/MichaelStolarz/status/2068755869450272860) > anyone else feel like pre-agentic and post-agentic building are completely different disciplines or is that just me [Older posts](/x/before/1782064809000-2068755869450272860/index.md) [More from @michaelstolarz](https://x.com/michaelstolarz) Saved from X: 2026-09-07T03:19:14.780Z