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@lukeburgis what did it use to buy the domain?

A few people have asked me why I chose to publish this essay like this. The answer is two-fold: 1) I'm incredibly disappointed with Substack for a variety of reasons, from their doubling-down on politics (they highlight it to the detriment of other things) to the inability to customize aesthetics of an essay beyond the color of links and a drop-cap here and there; the platform looks terrible. 2) But perhaps the more proximate reason: I wanted to test my openclaw agents, and they passed the test with flying colors. In about 5 minutes, my agent (rook) spun up that website for me with nothing but a PDF of my essay and a simple prompt from me. Even purchased the domain. I want to continue experimenting with and pushing the boundaries of publishing, and anyone who buys my new book THE ONE AND THE NINETY-NINE will also see what I mean, as it contains some surprises inside of it. The writing is mine; the way you encounter it and the ways you have to interact with it will continue to evolve, and what I am doing personally is kind of like a canary in the coal mine for the Cluny Institute, as we continue to build it out as a kind of artists colony. politicaljudas.com

it's crazy that it's not more obvious that this is the correct messaging it's been obvious to so many people more and more it feels like being in sf is not useful for building something for a lot of people

domains for a dollar 😍 get yours from our friends over at lovable. there's no catch, I promise

@justingordon212 @FoundersPodcast @AcquiredFM I've listened to some episodes 2-3 times because they're even better on re-listen. I'm not even in the back catelogue yet and the David Senra podcast launched recently. So damn good.

I think @FoundersPodcast ruined most other podcasts for me It's so good that it genuinely makes listening to other shows challenging... I'd rather just listen to another episode from the back catalog @AcquiredFM is one of the few exceptions

@ImGordonSun Congrats @ImGordonSun! Love to see you crush it post-Cameo. Invite pls!

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@BrianNorgard @NameGPTCom You should monetize this by using an agent-friendly domain api! Check us out at: docs.name.com

Finding a domain name is a nightmare. You brainstorm ideas, check availability, often for hours. So I built @NameGPTcom to fix this. NameGPT uses LLMs to generate high-quality domain ideas & instantly checks social handle availability. Try for free: namegpt.co

@RhysSullivan Inspiring stuff and excited to see what you crush next!

After an incredible year I’ve wrapped up my time at Vercel, in that time among other things I worked on: - Launching the fastest domains search on the web - Overhauling our domains registrar service to allow us to offer more domains at a lower cost - Launching Vercel for Platforms formalizing the patterns for our largest customers to build on our services - Revamping core pages like the project domains page enabling them to scale to thousands of domains I got to work with so many incredible people and learn a ton. It's my favorite group of people I've ever worked with, stay tuned for whats next 👀

@ShaanVP @superpower Inspired stuff! How're you training for dunking?

My grand fitness challenge for 2026: 1. Finish the year at 199 lbs (lose 20lbs) 2. Dunk a basketball for the first time 3. Do the "Murph" in under an hour will be posting updates for your amusement shoutout to my friends @superpower for pushing me to go for it

The future is already here, just not evenly distributed

The Art of Doing One Thing for 60 Years open.substack.com/pub/sammysblog…

Great .com domain deal for BFCM from our friends over @Replit!

Some pretty eye-opening data on the effect of AI coding. When Cursor added agentic coding in 2024, adopters produced 39% more code merges, with no sign of a decrease in quality (revert rates were the same, bugs dropped) and no sign that the scope of the work shrank. Big impact.

@dillon_mulroy easiest upvote ever

#3 on product hunt. lfg!!! producthunt.com/products/vercel

@RhysSullivan i don’t think people realize how cool this is given all the other sick elements of this launch

previously this UI only told you 'Your domain might be live in 4 hours' now you get estimates based on historical data for how long it took each TLD to come online, no more guessing or thinking things might be broken for slow to propagate tlds

And we're live! 📈 💪🏾

@PocketAces84 @calebturner23 @Thuuz i need to improve the algo to fix this clustering effect. rn it’s just score + time remaining + betting odds + minor weights. need to make it smarter in my next rev

@SA @calebturner23 @Thuuz Looks promising but why are all of the games rated in the 80s and 90s? Today's game between the Royals and White Sox is rated a 91. Royals are 3 games out of a Wild Card spot and the White Sox are the second worse team in the league.

It was great. I used a now-offline app called Thuuz for years that would give every game a live “excitement score,” and the League Pass Menu was the closest I’ve gotten to that since. Thanks 🙏

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AI is changing the way we buy, manage, and build with domains. Our GM Sammy Ahmed @SA explains how in @Forbes: name.social/agenticAI

Link: forbes.com/councils/forbe…

just published a Forbes article about how AI is making domains cheaper, accessible, and simpler–link below 👇🏾