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Senior Data Engineer @Peacock. I share practical AI coding workflows and automation tips for the ambitious, lazy engineer. I also collect Pokémon cards.

NYC
Joined September 2011
Two weeks ago, @SahilBloom came up with this brilliant idea to have a single point-of-contact for all homeowner needs, like a landlord for your home. So I built a prototype. Plenty of work to go, but this is just the start. Like I said—million-dollar idea with a 'b'
There’s a huge opportunity in solving this problem: The friction of home ownership vs. renting. When you rent, you have a single point-of-contact for all problems. When you own, you have to somehow stay on top of the long list of recurring and one-off maintenance things. I’d gladly pay $500+ per month to have 24/7 access to a “home manager” who could be the single point-of-contact for my home. • Schedules all recurring services • Coordinates all one-off services • Consolidates all service costs into one bill It’s probably a local/regional business (probably hard to coordinate the service provider relationships at scale), but a huge opportunity nonetheless. Could be a franchise model with software at top and local franchises. It solves a real home ownership pain point, so I’d bet a young hustler could go door to door and probably sell 100 houses at $500 per month over a single weekend… I’m sure there are some people trying to do this, but I haven’t ever been pitched on it for my homes, so it clearly hasn’t scaled yet. It feels similar to the local/regional pest control business opportunity that has now become pretty saturated. What am I missing?
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Reminds me of Kart Rider. What a great game
Here's my new 3D kart racer game I built with @claudeai Fable 5.2: → It runs directly in your browser → 6 racers with drifting, ramps, and items → Supports both single and multiplayer! Best of all, you can play it right here for free:: turbo-tails.vercel.app 📌 Watch my new video to see how it compares to Opus 5.5's game + 4 other use cases: youtu.be/SsSKJA0EHD4
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This is INSANE Fable 5.2 just one shot this video of my NBA prediction analysis app. We're literally living in the future
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They're turning every Krispy Kreme into a data center
BREAKING: Krispy Kreme ($⁠DNUT) stock soars as high as 42.9% in today's trading session.
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National sick day for nerds
How your email is finding me today
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Sam Starkman retweeted
Hypothetically speaking the only thing that could make this week better is some kind of remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
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It's called self preservation
Finally some introspection & humility from a high ranking official! It only took two years 🙄
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Alexa play Rains of Castamere on White House speakers
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How am I supposed to work today when Twitter is having a top 5 all time day
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I think about this a lot. Part of me wishes I could code the traditional way, but then I remember how fast I can build and ship now. If this technology is here to stay, why not fully embrace it?
does anyone remember how to code
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A sign with some good advice at the marathon
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Every Thursday is Black Thursday
BREAKING: Binance has been hacked with wallets across the Ethereum, Bitcoin, and TRON networks seeing outflows of -$5.7 billion. The hack includes $1.45 billion worth of Bitcoin and $875 million worth of ETH. If confirmed, this would mark the biggest hack in crypto history. We expect more information shortly.
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No longer a recent grad but might build this on my own anyway. Stay tuned
Announcing No Limit: a bot building tournament hosted by @Sequoia, @citsecurities and @OpenAI. Teams of 1 or 2 get 60 minutes to build a pokerbot from scratch. Agents play thousands of games across six scored rounds. Open to university students and recent grads (‘25 or ‘26). Regionals in Boston, Pittsburgh and the Bay Area in early November. Top five teams from each fly to the Finals. $100K grand prize.
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It's 2026 why is it still so hard to rearrange apps on my iPhone home screen
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Even the AI agents are panic selling
SCOOP: Major U.S. banks are detecting unauthorized third-party AI agents operating inside customer accounts, with some agents attempting to take actions that appear to be independent of user instructions. axios.com/2026/10/22/ai-agen…
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Don't really want to pay for Colonist .io, so I built my own online Catan app. Who want's to play?
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Gemini is so back
Introducing Gemini 4 Argon – our new frontier model. It’s built for complex workflows across coding, enterprise knowledge work, and cybersecurity defense – rolling out today to a set of trusted testers through our Fairwind Program.
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Global productivity will grind to a halt if this is true
Pokemon’s rumored multi-region MMO is reportedly in development and could launch after Generation 11 Centro Leaks claims Game Freak has been gradually building toward a full MMORPG with expanded online features
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