Tony
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Tony
@tonyyyy
Web & iOS Developer, Graphic Artist
NYC / Montreal / Portland Katılım Ocak 2009
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just a public service announcement to any #uscellular customers - t-mobile has killed what made USC great - which was helping customers in a bind. their agents are now robotic with no regard for customers and basically told me so to “streamline” we are leaving @TMobile ASAP
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hey, @Verizon @VerizonSupport - still the best app in the game, and happy to be back after years with USC (RIP, t-mobile gutted the poor thing), found some typos and UI element issues..

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@SnazzyLabs @BenjaminUIX not to mention.. GPT for design 😫
we are doomed.
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@BenjaminUIX This is awful. An invoice serves a purpose. Pay me, quickly, easily. This serves to worsen that entire process.
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@ryancohen lmao they are such a joke. usually this is for something stupid, too. been there.
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@space_queen23 yup, it was back in august of 2025. they are slowly shutting down the network and soon your phone will say tmobile instead of USC. so if you don't want tmobile, time to port out. verizon is also evil, but the service is wayyyy better (and faster now)
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@dragonitematero @sama yeah, he sucks. then he sits here posting stuff like "me sam altman. me human being. stop egging my house cuz i am have feeling"
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@sama Congrats, GPT-5 is already a joke. Great work.
Now do something useful — take care of your users and return what you stole.

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5.5 instant comes to ChatGPT today!
imo it is a pretty big upgrade, i really like using it.
Eric@ericmitchellai
Excited that we're updating the default model in ChatGPT today! 5.5 instant is a substantial improvement in intelligence, image perception, and factuality. It also updates the writing style to be a bit plainer and more straightforward. What was on your wishlist?
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@brian_armstrong fuck AI, dude. this is what companies are being forced into "AI-nativity" - nobody really asked for this, let alone the employees it will now allow you to downsize.
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This is an email I sent earlier today to all employees at Coinbase:
Team,
Today I’ve made the difficult decision to reduce the size of Coinbase by ~14%. I want to walk you through why we're doing this now, what it means for those affected, and how this positions us for the future.
Why now
Two forces are converging at the same time. We need to be front footed to respond to both.
First, the market. Coinbase is well-capitalized, has diversified revenue streams, and is well-positioned to weather any storm. Crypto is also on the verge of the next wave of adoption, with stablecoins, prediction markets, tokenization, and more taking off. However, our business is still volatile from quarter to quarter. While we've managed through that cyclicality many times before and come out stronger on the other side, we’re currently in a down market and need to adjust our cost structure now so that we emerge from this period leaner, faster, and more efficient for our next phase of growth.
Second, AI is changing how we work. Over the past year, I’ve watched engineers use AI to ship in days what used to take a team weeks. Non-technical teams are now shipping production code and many of our workflows are being automated. The pace of what's possible with a small, focused team has changed dramatically, and it's accelerating every day.
All of this has led us to an inflection point, not just for Coinbase, but for every company. The biggest risk now is not taking action. We are adjusting early and deliberately to rebuild Coinbase to be lean, fast, and AI-native. We need to return to the speed and focus of our startup founding, with AI at our core.
What this means
To get there, we are not just reducing headcount and cutting costs, we’re fundamentally changing how we operate: rebuilding Coinbase as an intelligence, with humans around the edge aligning it. What does this mean in practice?
- Fewer layers, faster decisions: We are flattening our org structure to 5 layers max below CEO/COO. Layers slow things down and create coordination tax. The future is small, high context teams that can move quickly. Leaders will own much more, with as many as 15+ direct reports. Fewer layers also means a leaner cost structure that is built to perform through all market cycles.
- No pure managers: Every leader at Coinbase must also be a strong and active individual contributor. Managers should be like player-coaches, getting their hands dirty alongside their teams.
- AI-native pods: We’ll be concentrating around AI-native talent who can manage fleets of agents to drive outsized impact. We’ll also be experimenting with reduced pod sizes, including “one person teams” with engineers, designers, and product managers all in one role.
In short: AI is bringing a profound shift in how companies operate, and we’re reshaping Coinbase to lead in this new era. This is a new way of working, and we need to leverage AI across every facet of our jobs.
To those who are affected
I know there are real people behind these decisions — talented colleagues who have poured themselves into this company and our mission. To those of you who will be leaving: thank you. You’ve helped build Coinbase into what it is today, and I am sincerely grateful for everything you've done.
All impacted team members will receive an email to their personal account in the next hour with more information, and an invitation to meet with an HRBP and a senior leader in your organization. Coinbase system access has been removed today. I know this feels sudden and harsh, but it is the only responsible choice given our duty to protect customer information.
To those affected, we will be providing a comprehensive package to support you through this transition. US employees will receive a minimum of 16 weeks base pay (plus 2 weeks per year worked), their next equity vest, and 6 months of COBRA. Employees on a work visa will get extra transition support. Those outside of the US will receive similar support, based on local factors and subject to any consultation requirements.
Coinbase prides itself on talent density. Our employees are among the most talented people in the world, and I have no doubt that your skills and experience will be highly sought after as you pursue your next chapters.
How we move forward
To the team that is staying, I know this is a difficult day. We’re saying goodbye to colleagues and friends you've been in the trenches with. But here’s what I want you to know as we move forward together:
Over the past 13 years, we have weathered four crypto winters, gone public, and built the most trusted platform in our industry. We’ve made it this far by making hard decisions and by always staying focused on our mission. This time will be no different – nothing has changed about the long term outlook of our company or industry. And most importantly, our mission has never been more important for the world. Increasing economic freedom requires a new financial system, and we’re building it.
The Coinbase that emerges from this will be more capable than ever to achieve our mission.
Brian
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@space_queen23 they warned us a year ago...tmobile bought them, and your acocunt - we switched today back to verizon. they are shuting down USC's network, also.
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goodbye @TMobile, thanks for showing your colors quickly upon taking over USC - RIP #USCellular.

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@BasedAndRight_ @SeanTheSRE @SnazzyLabs i mean, i live in a place where there aren’t enough of us to riot - and it was pretty good
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@SeanTheSRE @SnazzyLabs Retards retarding doesn’t make something the best.
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@sama all of these chat bots are rushed to market, lack of consequences not even properly studied and dangerously sycophantic. yet we dump more and more into running these clanker trash cans every day at the cost of the environment and our sanity —- and just making the people dumber
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@sama i wish they’d all just go away, honestly. it’s going in the complete wrong direction. we’re paying absurd amounts of money for RAM so soccer moms can animate cats dancing, etc.
it’s just a race to build to most useless tool, with the exception of some useful analysis.
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@Mikhael4Tsiyon @OperHealAmerica Is this some kind of joke? He's crooked as fuck.
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@OperHealAmerica There should be a statue of Justice Clarence Thomas in Washington DC and in his hometown, so people never forget his great contributions to America and America’s history present and future🙏🏽🫡🇺🇸❤️🤍💙⚖️
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@Cartidise is or will also a chip availability issue. they are binned versions of that era iPhone processor, so they are probably going to run out of them and have to restart production before they come out with the next version of the Neo at this point, that or just release it early.
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