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Former big tech sr exec, now solo builder, living in the mountains, running/cycling, coaching. https://teapawt.net/t.co/lGAnuG7qOF https://teapawt.net/t.co/U1lxlchyAN https://teapawt.net/t.co/PgIDjSwaEb https://teapawt.net/t.co/Yu3K7VCu3i

Boulder, CO
Joined February 2008
Me 2 years ago: "man, the cli is scary, so I'm not so sure agent of coding with a harness makes a whole lot of sense for me." Me today: "so I'm just going to write a Go app and remote install it on a pocket router running OpenWrt Linux and utilize the microSD slot to store snd stream video from another source so I have my own instant replay app." All those years in product management have allowed me to imagine much bigger things and some of my projects to "[get] beautifully out of hand" as one friend of mine commented. – at Louisville, CO
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This is a live button in a major company app. The button is in the user flow for entering payment information. Remember: you can't always ship mistake-free software. – at Louisville, CO
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Some more coding leads to an even cooler solve for my drone replay system. – at Louisville, CO
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"lift heavy stuff" Monday continues with another PR. 305 lbs (138.346 kg) on bench. 315 target at Thanksgiving is feeling a lot more realistic. – at Lafayette, CO
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Same video posted here on X and on Insta. Very different outcomes in terms of reach and engagement. I have 20x less followers on insta and have had nearly 30x the views there. Crazy.
I did something I thought was cool and I wanted to share it with people. Yes this is for football, but anyone who wants to have instant access to the clips from the drone while the drone is still in the air could use this. Drone: DJI mini 5 Controller: DJI RC2 Pro Tablet: Samsung S8
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I did something I thought was cool and I wanted to share it with people. Yes this is for football, but anyone who wants to have instant access to the clips from the drone while the drone is still in the air could use this. Drone: DJI mini 5 Controller: DJI RC2 Pro Tablet: Samsung S8
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Tagging @jakesloaninak because I feel confident he will appreciate what happened here. – at Castle Rock, CO
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Getting my emissions test done on the kid's car. I love this definition of "newer" vehicle.
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I feel like I'm arguing with, and swearing at, opus 5.5 a whole lot more in the last 7 days. It seems the decision making has become less intelligent, and the design of the code is getting less elegant. It might just be me. But it is annoying. – at Louisville, CO
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How men can make friends in second half of life: lift heavy things. That's it. That's the advice. – at Lafayette, CO
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The single greatest AI short cut, hands down, was telling @AnthropicAI Claude (and Codex) that "SLSS" means "see last screenshot" and that means "look for the most recent screenshot in the fixed screenshot directory." So good.
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This hits hard – at Lafayette, CO
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"Lift heavy things" Monday was a success. Another lifetime bench PR. 300lbs (136.078kg). It's funny how a single significant digit can create such emotional response. A 3 handle instead of a 2 handle somehow making all the difference. I am oddly emotional about this. Something something bullied inner child something something. 35 years later and I can still very clearly imagine the 125 lb senior in high school struggling in the weight room with dreams of being good at football. Funny what stays with us. – at Louisville, CO
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Hey, @beffjezos does this count as accelerating? At 52? 😀
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Even more impressive when you consider it was first game back in 5 weeks, and only one half of play. 👀👀👀 – at Southglenn, CO
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As a team, we are lucky to have someone chronicling the season for our kids. – at Paragon Estates, CO
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I'm not suggesting this, but I'm suggesting this. Video series of @Tesla employees who couldn't talk about rocket car taking their parents for a ride and executing the flying roll maneuver. @elonmusk make this happen. – at Paragon Estates, CO
Turns out the future does have flying cars
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I am not sure I can even comprehend what they showed in this demo. I cannot remember a time where I was without words at a product launch. When he landed two falcons simultaneously. When he caught a building falling out of the sky. Now he shows an upside down flying rocket car with sub 1s 0-60. Wow. – at Louisville, CO
live demo of 0-60mph in 0.81s... what. the. f.
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Soooo @AnthropicAI gave me $200 in API credits because I have max plan, but they expire in 3 days? What a bizarre decision. – at Louisville, CO
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