Simon Tam

@traviscline Dang. Hope you recover quickly.

Had a mountain biking accident - limited to one hand for now. How should I connect whisper, LLMs, and vim to stay productive? Other ideas?

35-year-old Asian man was walking when @NYPDHateCrimes says this man called him a “gook” several times unprovoked, threatened to kill him, followed him, struck him in head with an umbrella. Suspect 5'9" Happened Dec 3 at Fleet Pl & Willoughby St in Brooklyn. #StopAsianHate

This. 1000% this. When I was out canvassing and doing Election Day GOTV I witnessed firsthand how the AAPI vote is ready to mobilize, but only if we invest the time and resources with outreach and listening to this electorates concerns.

My life these days is essentially make the plan, execute the plan, expect the plan to go off the rails, throw away the plan.

All my sleep deprivation training has led me to this...

@TheRealERS @CityAndStateNY @ACCass @samhaass Congratulations on the recognition! Y'all do amazing work!

Thrilled and honored to be named a @CityAndStateNY top political consultant along with @ACCass, @samhaass, and the rest of the Slingshot Strategies team! Here's to cycles past and future, and the colleagues and clients who make it all worth it. #evan-roth-smith-sam-haass-alyssa-cass" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">cityandstateny.com/power-lists/20…

Just realized that 6-months ago Simon did present day Simon a huge solid. What a champ.

Fever dreams are a hell of a thing

@erica_wenger @Bosefina is fantastic in the community!

Who are the best women in VC (GPs, platform people, chief of staffs, investors, etc) that live in LA, SF, or NYC (or would come out for an event in one of those cities)? Planning some very fun events over the next 1-2 months & want to invite folks just outside my network too!🤩

TFW the barber stupidly cuts off hair that took over a year to grow.

Just enjoying some pizza at Juliana's with Patsy Grimaldi in the background.

#TFW you bet wrong on which side is the back of the train at the subway station. #nyc #newyorkproblems

@jaredpalmer @formiumhq is this still actively supported? I feel like it solves 90% of my headless form builder needs but for the remaining 10%, unclear how much active development is working on dropdown or hidden field supports or skipping pages with 0 visible questions.

@GailSimone .@beckycloonan, @amyreeder, @AmandaRantsAlot

Here is my question of the day! It's wholesome! Who are your three favorite female comic artists of all time? Looking for artists here, not writers. Any time period, any genre, can be manga, Western, European, whatever. I have too many. Who comes to your mind first?

Someone drugged my drink this weekend. Here’s are some symptoms of a spiked drink that I wish I knew beforehand (and was never told):

When the app says your metabolic age is High but it's the same as your actual age...

One of the worst things about hyperventilating during an anxiety attack is the feedback loop of panicking about having an anxiety attack, the lack of oxygen during, and the frantic Googling of how to breathe during an attack.

Working around the clock to hit a deadline isn't hard for me. Turning off burnout mode and ramping back down to a more sustainable steady state is really difficult. I get so used to a high level of short-term productivity that I can't immediately rationalize working less. 😞

@Bosefina Agree. Communication is the sales and marketing of your hard skills. For me, it was transitioning from being unsure about my skills to no, I am pretty damn good at my job, that gave me confidence to speak up, to create opportunities for charisma or displaying expertise.

Arguably, likeability and charisma outweigh hard skills after you exceed baseline competence. Oldie but goodie by @paulg: paulgraham.com/charisma.html

The older I get the more I realize life is just a series of good karma points and people vouching for you. Hard skills are important in the beginning of your career, the further along you go, the more subjective opinions and cosigns matter. Meritocracy is a myth.

Walking back home, saw a non-asian man out for a jog wearing a "Stop Asian Hate" t-shirt. Didn't think it would strike me as hard as it did but it feels tremendous having allies in your neighborhood.