Will Dyess

Big win for our client @AiImagen - $30M raised! Way before the AI craze of ‘22 @AiImagen was deep into the photo AI landscape with literally the best team possible for the job. Big congrats to @NFX Yotam and @GigiLevy

@sierracatalina @coryetzkorn I’d be down to collab on this

@coryetzkorn that's it. I'm creating a fine tuned UX model. one place the industry is failing, across the board.

Lol I just realized this too. This whole time people were trying to give me money for my app but I didn’t realize I had DMs.

@YacineSibous Exited to see what you build next. Just shot you a DM

Well, that was a crazy turn of events. Three weeks ago, I thought Parker was going to be acquired in a deal worth nearly $90M. Yesterday, we filed for Chapter 7. I spent most of my twenties building Parker. We went from an idea in YC to processing over $1B in annualized volume, pioneered products that became standard across fintech, and built something I believed could last for decades. And now it’s over. I know there’s going to be speculation about why Parker failed, but a lot of what’s being said online is simply not accurate. Over the last few years, we faced leadership turnover, a much tougher market, slowing growth, and the realities of trying to scale a venture-backed business after momentum fades. Earlier this year, we decided the best path forward was to pursue a sale of the business. We ran a process and spent months working toward a potential acquisition that ultimately did not close. After that, things moved quickly. The hardest part is the impact on the people involved: •Customers dealing with disruption •Employees losing jobs they worked hard for •Investors who believed in us losing money What I am proud of is the team. Parker was built by incredibly talented people who deserved a better outcome than this. Helping them land somewhere great is my top priority right now. If you’re hiring operators, engineers, designers, finance, credit, or growth talent, please reach out. To everyone who believed in Parker over the years: thank you.

@gillianxobrien That’s a great point — and not one most are looking at. It’s not just how we talk is changing, it’s who we are that is.

AI is trained to imitate human language but now human language is being molded by AI Examples: when you read certain authors, your vocabulary improves. You adopt the local slang of the city you live in. You repeat the idiosyncratic phrases of your best friend or partner almost without realizing it. Lately, how many times in day to day conversation are you noticing humans using descriptors like “quietly” or “cleanly” that they never used before? It makes sense we’d start sounding more and more like the “person” we spend the most time talking to (Claude, ChatGPT) Weird

@padmeism @jibariba_mahJJ @Xxxx512039 @stardustriz Can you send to me too pls

@jibariba_mahJJ @Xxxx512039 @stardustriz yes! just open your dms so i can message you

@gillianxobrien Hits different when you grew up there

@WillDyess Dubious, DC seems kinda square 🤔

too tech-y for NY too artsy for SF

@gillianxobrien Logged on and was like yeah that’s enough internet for today

between Bryan Johnsons tweet and the JPMorgan thing i am really not well today

@jonoringer @X Nice - any interesting plans for it?

This is huge : @X released an MCP server today.. How to Connect X to your 🦞 : **Step 1: Run the XMCP Server** git clone github.com/xdevplatform/x… cd xmcp cp env.example .env Edit the .env file with your X OAuth consumer key and secret. Set the callback URL to http://127.0.0.1:8976/oauth/callback in your X Developer app. For safety, add an allowlist such as: X_API_TOOL_ALLOWLIST=searchPostsRecent,createPosts,getUsersMe,getPostsById,likePost,repostPost Then run: python -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate pip install -r requirements.txt python server.py The server will be available at http://127.0.0.1:8000/mcp. Complete the OAuth flow on first run and keep this process active. **Step 2: Add XMCP in @OpenClaw** Use the following command: openclaw mcp set x '{ "url": "http://127.0.0.1:8000/mcp" }' Verify with: openclaw mcp list openclaw mcp show x **Step 3: Test the Integration** Restart the OpenClaw agent or reload MCP configuration if required. Test by sending these prompts to OpenClaw in your chat app: - Search recent posts about MCP on X and summarize the top trends - Draft and post this thread on X - Get my X profile information - Like the latest post from @xdevplatform OpenClaw will use the XMCP tools automatically when relevant. **Key Benefits** - OpenClaw provides persistent memory and works across multiple messaging platforms. - XMCP delivers standardized access to X API functionality. - Combined, they enable an agent that can research trends, post content, engage with posts, and report results within your existing chat workflows. **Safety and Configuration Notes** Start with a minimal tool allowlist in the XMCP .env file. Expand gradually after testing. The allowlist can be updated and requires restarting the XMCP server. Monitor logs in both the XMCP server and OpenClaw for troubleshooting. X actions performed by the agent are public. XMCP repository: github.com/xdevplatform/x… OpenClaw MCP documentation: docs.openclaw.ai/cli/mcp

@pdrmnvd by the time I grew up there was $30B being deployed by VCs, and believe me we tried to take every bit of it. To us it was better than Citi Bank

those of you who never worked in tech during zirp will never understand this era. $5 ubers, $3 door dash lunches, enough scooters you could(and did) fill the bay. we were living like those post war boomers in million dollar homes paying $30 in property taxes. you could demand that your ceo opine on politics in #general and would go on strike if he forced you to work. you couldn’t walk down south park without tripping on a term sheet. we had so much money we were printing code on paper and sticking it in a vacuum sealed rocket launcher into space just for kicks. one click checkout was enough of an idea to burn $10m a month, wework was buying wave pools, you could buy mattresses at a loss, you could get a juice packet squeezer for $700. the zuck was surfing every day in hawaii.

@jameygannon Must get Alfred Power Pack. Single best utility out there. alfredapp.com

setting up a new computer for the first time in like 5 years and wanna do it right what are your must-do things when you get a new Mac? shortcuts, folders, automations, utility apps etc….pls give me your nerdy tips

@AiPinfu2003 Andor and Rogue One after 3 is also a solid way to do it

@AiPinfu2003 If you really want to do it do 1-2-Clone Wars Show-3-4-5-6

アメリカ人、スターウォーズを観る順番を教えてくれ。 4→5→6→1→2→3がベスト？ 1→2→3→4→5→6でもいいかな？ あと7,8,9は堆肥ゴミなのか埋め立てゴミなのか分別はどうなってる？

@levie @ScottWu46 Pretty incredible

@ScottWu46 👀 👏

Devin Review caught the axios supply chain attack for multiple Cognition customers before the attack was publicly known. These attacks will be 10x more frequent in the age of AI; it is critical that repo maintainers start using AI for defense as well. (showing one example below where Devin Review caught the attack within an hour of its release - text minorly edited for anonymization)

@gillianxobrien that’s what the ol burner account is for

when you have a thought you can’t tweet so you have to actually text your friends :/

@TaylorLorenz come to dolores park!

A meeting I had in SF this afternoon got cancelled! What should I do in SF instead?

@alyssakrejmas Just moved here and have heard I’d love Sausalito. Need to make it out there

Almost 2 years ago I spent a week at the Inn Above Tide in Sausalito (on a sabbatical of sorts), absolutely fell in love with the nature & beauty of Marin, and began the process of figuring out how to move here from Boston☀️

Piores sensações do mundo: - vomitar - dor de garganta - cólica menstrual - reassistir Vingança dos Sith sabendo que o Anakin vai virar o Darth Vader não importa quantas vezes você veja

@gillianxobrien mine rlly means it

claude helped me realize there's actually no limit to the amount of things that are genuinely rare

there needs to be one of those compound german words for waiting for your agentic coder to finish

@kahnfessions @frickcollection I just went for the first time a few weeks ago. It was the coolest

I love supporting the fine arts and dressing up for @frickcollection