Charlie Stigler

Weird bad thing: iOS built-in adult content filter blocks all searches with the keyword "Asian,” assuming it's porn-related. Which means a 12 y/o Chinese-American girl might Google "Asian hairstyles" and find out that her culture is blocked as "adult content."

We filled a nunnery with 92 creative technologists and 46 skill-share workshops — over 4 days of mischief. Come see what emerged this weekend. ✨ interactive art, installations & inventions ☀︎ Sat June 28 & Sun June 29 • 3–6pm • @pebble_bed 🌀 rsvp below ↓

Excited to back the team behind Sky — AI to get stuff done on your Mac!

made a summer camp last year where we had: ⋆ 70 creative technologists ⋆ 10 days of nights + weekend workshops ⋆ 500+ show up at our final showcase we're doing another one this year + applications are now open 𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟 join us for Fidget Camp 2025 : )

@zan2434 I love it! Can imagine this being especially helpful for hands-on tasks (fabrication, electronics, etc)

I built a realtime multimedia tutor that: 🎨 Generates visuals in realtime (diagrams, photos, sketches) while it speaks 👁️ Sees what you see (via camera/screenshare) to help in context ✍️ Writes key facts, equations, details on the screen — no rambling monologues Watch me point my camera at my ailing houseplant 🌱, and it simultaneously writes out the biology facts, illustrates the issue on the leaves, and talks me through how to fix it. I can't open it for everyone just yet, but I want to v soon. In the meantime, reply with demos you want to see, or DM me if you want to try the preview!

IMO I still learn more from a 1 minute YouTube video than a 10 minute chat with even the brightest AI. Why? Because it's easier for me to learn complex topics when I can actually see them! 👀 So here’s a demo (sound on 🔉) where AI generates on-demand explainer videos for any topic, 3blue1brown style (1/3)

Founders @jamescross & @charliestigler showed off @SpeaksageApp, the AI for leadership development. They help managers practice having hard conversations with realistic agents and deliver instant feedback. Try firing yourself at speaksage.com

I'm annoyed with voice AIs that interrupt me before I'm done speaking 😠 So here's a demo (sound on! 🔉) where it only speaks when I'm done talking, and stops when I interrupt it. It's crazy how much more natural this feels! Deets below 👇🧵

@syntacticspice reactions: - some people disappointed to find out it didn't just dispense whippets - some people delighted to find me mixing fresh batches of whipped cream in the midst of a crowded house party - most people shocked by the force of whipped cream deposition in their mouthes

@syntacticspice um I mean it's a red whip-it dispenser I didn't make that part 😛 but I did find a hose and couple it to the end, and add all the labels

*karen from mean girls voice* im the stanford bunny…duh!

@syntacticspice did not end up wearing the goggles, but I did make this cool fire extinguisher for my sexy firefighter costume - it shoots whipped cream aka "the other white foam" out of the black hose

@syntacticspice lol yup brushed the cobwebs off my Twitter app to see if the cool Stanford Bunny costume got posted

@dipalua_ almost neighbor!! ❤️

i got the place!!! catch me back in lower haight starting next week (and send all the studio layout ideas my way 🙏)

@zebulgar ripe for a @nickcammarata crossover

like sometimes people try to stress me out and im like look im alive the rest is all just a rounding error be grateful for ye' physics engine that allowed for self-awareness

being alive is amazing i hope you're enjoying it it's short

@nickcammarata A guess on why: - They don't know you - In their experience, socially unusual/extreme behavior is a sign of an ED - But you're generally unusual, so for you, this is totally unsurprising i.e. they think it's a bizarre exercise focus, without realizing you're just bizarre 🙃

Intent: exercise is healthy and fun, here are some off the cuff ideas on how to get yourself to do it more often Result:

There’s a magic button that puts you in perfect shape for your age, and you look and feel that way. But it casts a spell that makes you look 30lbs heavier than you are now to everyone else

@alteriorities yikes

@alteriorities this is adorable, also you look so much like current-Ava in this photo!

@alteriorities hi i'm here to deliver my weekly bundle of love see you next week ❤️

@nickcammarata Reminds me of this classic "The Median Isn't the Message" dingdingdong.org/bibliotheque/G…

If you're trying to get into a better state I'd advise against reading psych papers that don't show distributions. The mean barely matters if you're willing to put in way more effort than most people are. Anyone reading this can get into the top few percentile of self-growth

if you have tragic internal narratives the good thing is you can change them I think it usually takes working on it directly. Doing what the narratives want you to do (get more status etc) does sometimes work (stop the suffering), but it's a lot less reliable than going direct

@nickcammarata ban gas-powered motorcycles. insanely loud, unregulated, and dangerous to ride anyway. if you wanna take risks do it quietly on an EV

there is no way screaming loud many-times-a-day ambulances, firetrucks, and police cars are even close to worth it for a city's well-being