David Silva Smith

@codevsdev I learned to code in the 90s. I've wondered this myself and can't remember how we did it- amazing we ever figured anything out! I think it was trial and error error error error error....................... lol

how did people even learn to code when there was no docs, no YouTube... nothing?

@Rick_Mason @tapankataria whoa! can't believe you two haven't met! I think he splits time between Detroit and Philadelphia.

@DavidSilvaSmith @tapankataria Good catch. Never met him but would like to some day. Is he still in the Detroit area?

The Tuebor Pledge - Making a difference in Michigan A year ago two Michigan VC's, a Spartan and a Wolverine pledged to personally make a seed investment in a Michigan startup each year and ask others who are able to do the same. Intriguing idea tuebor.org

@saylor maybe use balance sheet to buy a cash flowing business that meets/exceeds these expenses?

@royjossfolk ha! had the same experience a year or two ago with my fridge + chatgpt

I asked Gemini to help me figure out what water filter I needed for my fridge. Showed it the fridge model number and the filter model. It confidently gave me the wrong answer. I ordered the wrong filter. Gemini is such a disappointment.

Interesting $MSTR $BTC

@erikwesslen hell yeah!

One of my companies had one of its best months ever (after a relatively slow April). We’re so close to break $1M run rate, definitely happening this year.

@TheAhmadOsman Everytime I try local AI i find its no where close to frontier intelligence and everytime I switch back.

To be clear You don’t save money when your run AI locally That’s not the point

@paulg Agreed! Ive had the nightmare of them not reopening in the past. Long ago i think. Fortunately command+shift+T would set my world right again. Lol

When Chrome assures you "your tabs will reopen" after you install the latest update, does anyone else say a silent prayer that they actually will? Thank God they never break this. All it would take is one failure of that type, and no one would trust them again.

@Rick_Mason sad :(

Jeff Bezos Blue Origin rocket that was due to launch next week blew up on its Cape Canaveral launchpad a few hours ago during last minute tests.😟

@alt_w_v_g I just read NY public schools spend $42k/ student / year…

My wife mentioned a nice private school over dinner this week She said the campus was beautiful I asked what's the tuition She said we should look at it as an investment in him not a cost I made a note She said don't make a note I said I always make notes She said this isn't a deal I said everything is a deal She closed her eyes She said we'd discuss it Saturday I agreed Saturday 7:02am She came downstairs in her Saturday robe Coffee in hand I had my cargo shorts on The dining room had been cleared The projector was on The analyst was at the head of the table Quarter zip on, three iced coffees, a legal pad, and two laptops He had been there since 6:44am I texted him at 11:14pm Friday The text said dining room 6:45am bring the model He sent a thumbs up My wife stopped in the doorway She said what is this I said you said you wanted to discuss it She said this is not a discussion I did not respond She sat down anyway The analyst stood He said good morning ma'am She did not respond He sat back down A printed deck in front of each seat A fourth copy in case Slide 1 Tuition Schedule $38,500 per year Thirteen years $500,500 nominal Before escalators The school has raised tuition 4.2% per year for a decade With escalators $648,000 My wife said okay I said I'm not done Slide 2 Opportunity Cost Even before escalators $38,500 invested annually 10% nominal return S&P long-run average since 1928 By his eighteenth birthday $944,000 My wife said we can afford it I said I know that's not the slide Slide 3 Terminal Value at Age 65 $83 million She was quiet The analyst slid the sensitivity tables across the table 8% return $31 million 10% return $83 million 12% return $222 million She did not look She said this isn't about money I said it's always about money She said no it isn't I said then what is it about She did not answer She said you can't put a dollar value on his teachers his classmates his environment I said I can the analyst already did slide 6 He flipped to slide 6 She did not look She said the school is the best in the city I said best is a feeling She said it produces the best students I said the students were already the best before they got there She said our son deserves it I said our son deserves $83 million My son walked in He is five Dinosaur pajamas He looked at the projector He looked at the open deck on the table He looked at slide 3 He said are we modeling pre-tax or after-tax The analyst opened a new tab My wife looked at the ceiling He said what's the discount rate The analyst set down his pen She closed her eyes He said is this the same return assumption from the 529 conversation The analyst stopped typing He looked at me I did not say anything She stood up Sat back down He said dad can I help I said yes He pulled up a chair The analyst handed him a printout He started reading My wife watched him read She watched him for a long time She said his name He looked up She said do you like school He said the work is too easy and the kids don't ask questions She did not respond She looked at the ceiling She walked out of the room The analyst started packing up He said should I follow up Monday sir I said no follow up needed He'll be fine Sent from my iPhone

@davidsenra that @EricJorgenson is so hot right now!

Elon didn’t start SpaceX to build a rocket company: “The original vision for SpaceX was not to start a launch company. Elon’s original goal was to increase NASA’s budget, and he was willing to just burn 100 million dollars on a philanthropic mission to display a greenhouse on Mars. Shooting a greenhouse to Mars with existing rocket technology, get this photo on the front page of every paper. A little plant on the red planet, the first time life had transferred to another planet. That’ll probably increase NASA’s budget and spur this wave of exploration and interest in space. When he tried to do that, he discovered that the space launch market was so expensive and un-innovative and hadn’t been moving forward. That’s actually how he discovered the opportunity to start SpaceX. That’s what’s actually going to move this market forward.”

@elonmusk a star among stars! 🤩

@steipete Openclaw wrote a command line utility for me a while back that sounds like is similar to the goal mode. I imagine you could have it make one that does the /review if you haven't already :)

All I want is codex automatically entering /review mode after it's done and just looping until it stops finding booboos. (Yah I'm gonna build that)