Collin Ching

When are tech folk going to get that people like wasting time, it's life. They don't optimize for efficiency, they try to get by, they watch dumb stuff, they enjoy shopping. Inefficiency is another work for living and life. Your m mean and median job isn't a software engineer in Menlo Park, it's Ashley in accounts in a not for profit in Columbus, it's Jesse , the office manager for a tool rental business in Tallahassee, they are more likely to use a Fax machine than Slack. They quite like meetings because they like chatting, they'll use AI to make a better invite to their baby shower, not agentify their job. These people, nor their bosses boss, aren't in a rush to build software as a side hustle, they are keen to use AI to check if their vet is overcharging them. They'd like AI to check spelling on the email to the school governor. They don't want agentic commerce, they want AI to be in the background and make living a little less stressful

@usemonologue any chance you will do offline support?

Monologue got quieter—in the best way. We shipped six updates this week: → Reliable Voice Notes recording and sync → Smooth iPhone dictation + external mic support → Separate Live Activity controls for keyboard and notes → Mac shortcuts for hands-free and mode switching → App context detection in fullscreen → Privacy controls: delete all local transcripts in one tap

Marc Andreessen on why it’s critically important to expose yourself to risk: “Put yourself in situations where you will succeed or fail by your own decisions and actions, and where that success or failure will be highly visible. Why? If you're going to be a high achiever, you're going to be in lots of situations where you're going to be quickly making decisions in the presence of incomplete or incorrect information, under intense time pressure, and often under intense political pressure. You're going to screw up - frequently - and the screwups will have serious consequences, and you'll feel incredibly stupid every time. It can't faze you. You have to be able to just get right back up and keep on going. That may be the most valuable skill you can ever learn. Make sure you start learning it early.”

Everyone talks about building a second brain. 450 notes. 3 years of curation. Books, podcasts, articles, videos. I built a section of my site where an agent forces connections between ideas and writes exploratory essays from it. Your notes are dead if they sit in folders.

New blog post about using Xcode Tools MCP from Xcode 26.3 in any MCP compatible client (Cursor, OpenCode, Droid, etc) apart from using it with Claude Code and Codex! rudrank.com/exploring-xcod…

.@paulg is so real for this. 10pm onward is the best deep work time

@v_computer id like credits to try this out pls!

Introducing the first Full-Stack Vibe Coding Platform powered by Claude Code. Not only can you build a professional mobile app that accepts payments and ship it to the app store... As of today you can build a web app and deploy it to the internet with one click. In celebration of 5000 vibe coded apps published to the app store, we're giving away a free month of vibe coding for those who reply to this post. Reply and we'll DM you credits 👇

Five right socks in a row, not a single left to pair them... Feetures socks will be the deatg of me

Unironically, the Claude Code killer use case for normies might just be: a to-do list that actually understands how you work + an inbox that triages itself.

who's building the beautiful TO DO app that's really just claude code under the hood for non-technical people? not a list but something that actually works with you to get stuff done, minus the terminal UI. bonus points if it replaces notes app too.

if you want to future-proof your career; stop chasing hype and start building in the foundations that the future literally runs on. here’s where the real action will be for the next 50 years: ‣ advanced manufacturing ‣ artificial intelligence ‣ autonomous robots ‣ battery storage ‣ edge computing ‣ distributed energy ‣ secure communication ‣ quantum computing ‣ nanomaterials & microelectronics ‣ space launch & spacecraft ‣ critical minerals & components ‣ grid resilience ‣ 6G ‣ nuclear energy ‣ cybersecurity ‣ command & control systems these are not buzzwords; they’re national power levers. they’ll define which countries stay ahead and which fade out. pick one. go deep. build. and you’ll never have to worry about being “replaced by AI"

@vladtenev You mentioned in an interview that evening routines like journaling and exercise help with managing stress. What is your journaling ritual like? Is it scheduled, whenever you feel like? What do you typically write about ?

Opening up a personal AMA. Want to know how I think about leadership, innovation, or life? Ask away.

Agency > Intelligence I had this intuitively wrong for decades, I think due to a pervasive cultural veneration of intelligence, various entertainment/media, obsession with IQ etc. Agency is significantly more powerful and significantly more scarce. Are you hiring for agency? Are we educating for agency? Are you acting as if you had 10X agency? Grok explanation is ~close: “Agency, as a personality trait, refers to an individual's capacity to take initiative, make decisions, and exert control over their actions and environment. It’s about being proactive rather than reactive—someone with high agency doesn’t just let life happen to them; they shape it. Think of it as a blend of self-efficacy, determination, and a sense of ownership over one’s path. People with strong agency tend to set goals and pursue them with confidence, even in the face of obstacles. They’re the type to say, “I’ll figure it out,” and then actually do it. On the flip side, someone low in agency might feel more like a passenger in their own life, waiting for external forces—like luck, other people, or circumstances—to dictate what happens next. It’s not quite the same as assertiveness or ambition, though it can overlap. Agency is quieter, more internal—it’s the belief that you *can* act, paired with the will to follow through. Psychologists often tie it to concepts like locus of control: high-agency folks lean toward an internal locus, feeling they steer their fate, while low-agency folks might lean external, seeing life as something that happens *to* them.”

New 2h11m YouTube video: How I Use LLMs This video continues my general audience series. The last one focused on how LLMs are trained, so I wanted to follow up with a more practical guide of the entire LLM ecosystem, including lots of examples of use in my own life. Chapters give a sense of content: 00:00:00 Intro into the growing LLM ecosystem 00:02:54 ChatGPT interaction under the hood 00:13:12 Basic LLM interactions examples 00:18:03 Be aware of the model you're using, pricing tiers 00:22:54 Thinking models and when to use them 00:31:00 Tool use: internet search 00:42:04 Tool use: deep research 00:50:57 File uploads, adding documents to context 00:59:00 Tool use: python interpreter, messiness of the ecosystem 01:04:35 ChatGPT Advanced Data Analysis, figures, plots 01:09:00 Claude Artifacts, apps, diagrams 01:14:02 Cursor: Composer, writing code 01:22:28 Audio (Speech) Input/Output 01:27:37 Advanced Voice Mode aka true audio inside the model 01:37:09 NotebookLM, podcast generation 01:40:20 Image input, OCR 01:47:02 Image output, DALL-E, Ideogram, etc. 01:49:14 Video input, point and talk on app 01:52:23 Video output, Sora, Veo 2, etc etc. 01:53:29 ChatGPT memory, custom instructions 01:58:38 Custom GPTs 02:06:30 Summary Link in the reply post 👇

I just came across this $1M+ business: - Product: Library of UI/UX screens - Saves PMs & designers 100s of hrs - 400k+ users - Freemium model - Pricing: $10/user/mo - SEO: 1M+/mo traffic ranking for KWs like "tinder screens" - 100% bootstrapped mobbin.com

@weaverobotics @seabreezesf always wanted automated laundry... too far from from la tho

Our robots have a new cheerleader :) We’ve been quietly deploying our robots to more businesses across the Bay Area. Drop by @seabreezesf in Noe Valley and see for yourself!

$ABAT @abt_company BlackRock buys 4.7 million shares over past 3 months Biggest institutional investor taking over Vanguard

Wish I could have a 24/7 assistant that knew my schedule and plan blocks of time for me via text Text: “2-hour deep work” or “Dinner with Reb” Tool scans every calendar → “6-8 pm next Thu is open. Book it?” Just 2 texts and then focus on more important things

There is a decent probability that evidence will show that this nutrition guide is the best in the world for slowing your speed of aging.

how do ppl figure out what to cook after work?