memories may stay. but i will grow and change

stopped using exclamation points in work messages so my coworkers know they've killed my spirit

There's a new kind of coding I call "vibe coding", where you fully give in to the vibes, embrace exponentials, and forget that the code even exists. It's possible because the LLMs (e.g. Cursor Composer w Sonnet) are getting too good. Also I just talk to Composer with SuperWhisper so I barely even touch the keyboard. I ask for the dumbest things lik... See more

This is the era in which the ability to control your own attention is going to be paramount.

It's similar to the way in which a model can throw a ton of tokens at something and make a difference, but if they are able to narrow their scope and spend those tokens, then it becomes much more powerful.

That is the best way that I can think of looking at... See more

Susie Dent

@susie_dent

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May 2, 2024

Yes, for that we have the Italian ‘sprezzatura’: a casual nonchalance that hides the effort going on behind the scenes.

Susie Dent

@susie_dent

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May 2, 2024

Word of the day is ‘fudgel’ (18th century): to make a big show of working hard whilst actually doing very little.

I call this the “Zillow Effect”

Seamless online transactions increases demand while supply stays the same. Applies to housing, job applications, college applications, used items, concert tickets, dating, hot vacation spots, and more

La comunidad es la moneda del nuevo Internet y las membresías son la forma en que se le pagará.

People often talk about “privilege” as if it’s mostly about money. I suspect the highest sort of privilege is ‘focused attention from high-quality nervous systems who try to teach you their best moves’

And love, of course, but there’s more overlap than people realize