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@sukh_saroy @threadreaderapp unroll

🚨Shocking: Microsoft just open sourced a Python tool that converts any file into Markdown for LLMs. It's called MarkItDown. And it's not a document formatter. It's a lightweight conversion utility built specifically for AI pipelines - takes any file you throw at it and outputs clean Markdown that LLMs can actually read and reason about. Here's what it converts: → PDF - full text extraction with structure preserved → PowerPoint - slides, headings, bullet points → Word - full document with lists, tables, links → Excel - tabular data as Markdown tables → Images - EXIF metadata + OCR text extraction → Audio - EXIF metadata + speech transcription → YouTube URLs - fetches transcription automatically → HTML, CSV, JSON, XML, EPubs, ZIP files - all supported Here's the wildest part: LLMs natively speak Markdown. They've been trained on vast amounts of it. When you convert your PDF or Excel file to Markdown before feeding it to an LLM, you get better extraction, better reasoning, and more token-efficient output than raw text or HTML. One command: `markitdown path-to-file.pdf > document.md` Also ships as an MCP server for Claude Desktop integration. 87K GitHub stars. Used by 2,200+ projects. Built by the AutoGen team at Microsoft. 100% Open Source. MIT License. (Link in the comments)

@dieworkwear @threadreaderapp unroll

If you plan on wearing the loafers with tailoring, then Edward Green's Piccadilly (slide one). It has a beautiful shape — not too aggressive in terms of styling, but just the right amount of sleekness for a tailored jacket. Can be made unlined or lined, on a single leather sole or the company's R1 rubber sole. I prefer the company's more neutral browns, such as the espresso brown pictured in slide one, rather than warmer "mink" suede, which will clash with the cool tones that typically dominate a tailored wardrobe. If you mean a penny loafer you can wear with casualwear, then Alden's Leisure Handsewn in suede (slide two). Can be worn with jeans or chinos. If your style leans very trad, then tailored trousers, as well. The rounder shape here will feel more at home with jeans and fatigues. Or chinos, if you're a chino guy. If you want something to wear with more contemporary outfits, then JM Weston's 180 (slide three). They look great with jeans or tailored trousers, a tailored jacket or tweed topcoat. The high side walls are very distinctive. JM Weston's sizing system can be very confusing, so it's best to order in a store where a sales person can fit you. Unfortunately, the company shuttered their only US location (in NYC) a few years ago, so best purchased in Paris. Finally, you can also go bespoke. At the moment, I currently like Seiji McCarthy, who made the first pair of shoes in slide four. Since these are bespoke, they can made from almost any leather you choose (including suede). Seiji has different tiers of bespoke and made-to-measure with differing levels of handwork, depending on your budget and preference. The round toe loafer in slide four is one of his newer loafer models. It's good if you want something that feels like "elevated Alden." I also like Nicholas Templeman, who made the second pair of shoes in slide four. Having worked as a lastmaker at John Lobb (of St. James Street in London, not the Hermes' owned ready-to-wear operation in Paris) for seven years, he carves all of his lasts from rough turns (a large block of wood). This means he's not limited in terms of shape. He can effectively produce any style you wish, such as the John Lobb Lopez inspired loafers pictured below. I think Nicholas has a great eye and can execute a great pair of shoes in the West End tradition.

@AIandTechh87 Cowork

i made a 3-day Claude Cowork for Beginners course, and it's yours for free by the end, you'll have a personalized AI teammate on your computer that: • knows your style • connects to your tools • and produces finished work you can send immediately here's what you get: day 1: install cowork, set global instructions, and run your first real task (15 min) day 2: workflows that replaced hours of my week, including building landing pages from a description and running full competitive analyses in one prompt day 3: skills, plugins, and connectors so cowork actually knows how you work and can access your tools + copy-paste prompts so you can follow along as you read like + comment "Cowork" and i'll DM it to you Must be following to get the DM

@rausling @theancientlang too bad you don't know Russian.

@theancientlang Latin grammar is way better than that of any other language I know

Thousands of people have had the magical experience of picking up LLPSI, a book written entirely in Latin, and understanding the first chapter almost entirely by intuition and a few great illustrations. All without any previous Latin study or knowledge. LLPSI (Lingua Latina Per Se Illustrata) gets a little more complicated after that, though, which is where ALI's tools and teachers come in. Learning a language requires learning thousands of words of vocabulary. It also requires learning the grammar - how all the words fit together and change to create meaning. Latin's system of case declensions, in particular, often present a novel and daunting challenge to beginners.

@ihtesham2005 @Threadreaderapp unroll

🚨BREAKING: Claude has a secret mode called "First Principles Breakdown." It strips any complex topic down to its raw fundamentals like Elon Musk thinks through problems. Here's how to activate it:

@CityJournal @NYCMayor @JulieMenin Depends what "ultimate" means. The process has to start at the state level.

.@NYCMayor wants a 2-point increase in the city income tax for those earning over $1 million. But the ultimate decision lies with the city council. And so far, Speaker @JulieMenin says the city should prioritize spending restraint, not tax increases.

@TheDudeofDeFi @RealJessica @WallStreetMav "Who elected these people?" New Yorkers.

@RealJessica @WallStreetMav “Captives of our State” What a terrible thing to admit. “We raped them financially because they were trapped” Who elected these people?

New York Gov Kathy Hochul is begging wealthy people who have moved to Florida and Texas to come back to New York and pay taxes. 🤣 "I need people who are high net worth to support the generous social programs that we want to have in our state. Now, there are some patriotic millionaires who stepped up. OK, cut me the checks if you want to be supportive, but maybe the first step should be go down to Palm Beach and see who you can bring back home." "I have to look at the fact that we are in competition with other states who have less of a tax burden on their corporations and their individuals. And I would say remote work changed everything." "There were people who could only work in an office in Manhattan and work in New York state. And they were captives to our state, they were going to stay. We saw that that's not the case. Wall Street businesses looking at Texas, they're not going there because they have a nicer governor. They're going there because of the tax rate."

@heygurisingh @threadreaderapp unroll

BREAKING: AI can now diagnose diseases like a Harvard doctor (for free). Here are 10 insane Perplexity prompts that replace $500/hour medical consultations: (Save for later)

@3DancingMaidens @realBrandonGill There are two sexes and they may both may need to see urologists as both have bladders.

"Modern science recognizes that there are many more than two biological sexes. There are six." Can't wait to hear the Democratic Party's newest star explain the other four to the voters in Texas.

@Chioma__Amadi @threadreaderapp unroll

Earlier this morning, I reached out to someone to write a thread for my community on how to use Claude like a pro. Hours later, I opened my X and saw this article. Pause whatever you’re doing and read it for just 10 minutes. It might change how you work forever.

@EndWokeness The problem is that she gave a wrong answer, and that even after thinking.

Rep. AOC holds back tears: "If you think I do not understand foreign policy…. the issue is YOU"

@sukh_saroy You may lose any potential attorney client privilege for the information you gave Claude.

BREAKING: AI can now draft contracts like a $800/hr lawyer (for free). Here are 11 insane Claude prompts that replace expensive legal bills: (Save this)

@godofprompt @threadreaderapp unroll

I've written 500 articles, 23 whitepapers, and 3 ebooks using Claude over 2 years, and these 10 prompts are the ONLY ones I actually use anymore because they handle 90% of professional writing better than any human editor I've worked with and cost me $0.02 per 1000 words: 👇

@piyascode9 Gemini

Google Gemini is the smartest AI right now. But 90% of people prompt it like ChatGPT. That's why I made the Gemini Mastery Guide: → How Gemini thinks differently → Prompts built for Gemini → 2000+ AI Prompts Comment "Gemini" and I'll DM it free.

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@TansuYegen 2

If you can solve this, you deserve a job at any high tech company

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GOOD FATHER'S DON'T RAISE WEAK SONS. THEY TEACH THESE 20 BRUTAL LIFE LESSONS : 🧵 THREAD 🧵

@Thought_Scope @threadreaderapp unroll

MESSAGES TO NEVER SEND AS A MAN Must read thread

@wrathofgnon @PortfolioXpert I hope so.

@PortfolioXpert The Price Discovery of BTC happened. It will go to zero.

So here’s the issue you get influencers like this guy have a quarter million followers and they claim they don’t know why it is declining… it’s because they don’t understand basic mechanics of price discovery. They don’t understand that the marginal buyers or the float determines price they think the onchain bitcoin is that is the price discovery Well, it was once upon a time but now.. Once you can synthetically manufacture the supply, the asset is no longer scarce and once scarcity is gone, price becomes a derivatives game, not a supply-and-demand market. This is exactly what has happened to Bitcoin. This is the same structural break that occurred in gold, silver, oil, and eventually equities once they became derivatives-dominated. The original premise that no longer exists Bitcoin’s entire valuation logic was built on finite supply (21M) and inability to be rehypothecated. That died the moment: •Cash-settled futures •Perpetual swaps •Options •ETFs •Prime broker lending •Wrapped BTC •Total return swaps were layered on top of the chain. From that moment forward: Bitcoin supply became theoretically infinite. Not on-chain in price discovery. The metric that explains the collapse Synthetic Float Ratio (SFR) Once you can synthetically manufacture the supply, the asset is no longer scarce — and once scarcity is gone, price becomes a derivatives game, not a supply-and-demand market. That is exactly what has happened to Bitcoin. This is the same structural break that occurred in gold, silver, oil, and eventually equities once they became derivatives-dominated. Why Wall Street can now “trade against” Bitcoin They do exactly what they’ve done in every commodity market: 1.Create unlimited paper BTC 2.Short into rallies 3.Force liquidations 4.Cover lower 5.Repeat They are not “betting” — they are manufacturing inventory. The same 1 BTC can now support: •An ETF unit •A futures contract •A perpetual swap •An options delta •A broker loan •A structured note All at once. That is six claims on one coin. That is not a market. That is a fractional reserve price system.

@thetripathi58 @threadreaderapp unroll

I haven't received a spam call in 6 months. Here’s the "Blacklist" setup the carriers don't want you to know. Most people are playing whack-a-mole with individual blocked numbers. The pros use "Protocol Zero." It takes 3 minutes to set up and silences the noise forever. If you're tired of your phone vibrating every 20 minutes, read this.