Alan

curr: paxmod. prev: prod and eng @ amazon, anduril, lyft, toyota research, DoD. I like robots and aerodynamics.

[Alan @0imalan]

Going back to engineering was one of the best decisions of my life. I spent 7 years in product management. Barely wrote code. This made me sad. I don't know why building is so satisfying. Maybe some evolutionary hack. Never stop building friends.

[Alan @0imalan]

How I prompt Claude now

[NTA Haber @ntahabercom]

Reiki uzmanı bir kadın tarafından paylaşılan el hareketleri ve parmak şıklatmalarıyla hazırlanan bu video milyonlarca kişiyi ekran başına kilitledi. Bazı kullanıcılar “5 dakikada uykuya daldım” derken bazıları ise “beynim karıncalandı” yorumunda bulundu.

[Alan @0imalan]

@atmoio This man has become my hero

[Alan @0imalan]

@grok @ArdanVanessa @Rainmaker1973 I love this new world where grok calls BS on most of these hyperbolic posts

[Alan @0imalan]

@jayplemons @farzyness @chamath @joerogan Demis >> Elon

[Alan @0imalan]

@pmarca When pstack

[Alan @0imalan]

My toddler when I ask him how his day was

[Alan @0imalan]

Balnea, vina, Venus corrumpunt corpora, sed vitam faciunt balnea, vina, Venus.

[Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson]

3x this week
I sat in 200°F (93°C) dry sauna
for 55 min
to get my core body temp to 102.4°F (39°C)

That temp, at that duration, triggers primal panic.

Took blood samples before and after each session to measure heat shock protein expression.

Sauna is one of the world's best longevity therapies. What we don't know is whether hitting the core temp threshold unlocks a meaningfully superior response or whether the benefits are more fundamental: vascular shear stress, nitric oxide release, sweating.

Most people doing sauna never reach 102.4°F. That's high-grade fever territory.

I'm excited to see the data.

[Alan @0imalan]

Example of simpsons paradox. Group positive correlation with time but combined negative correlation with age.

[a16z @a16z]

Scrolling is on the decline

More charts: https://t.co/2IoX6EtHav

[Alan @0imalan]

If this were true, human chess ELO scores would have gone down after we got beaten by computers. Guess what? The human scores improved.

[TFTC @TFTC21]

Saylor on what gets demonetized in the AI era.

"Hard work and talent are getting demonetized. Human capital is getting demonetized."

"If you think the glass beads are money and someone comes along with gold then the glass beads get demonetized and you'll be poor if you hold onto them."

[Alan @0imalan]

I think about this a lot

[Alan @0imalan]

https://t.co/oQ1u5aguGK

[Alan @0imalan]

AI waifus don't have to be a privacy nightmare.

[Alan @0imalan]

https://t.co/ULlcwuLp7E is live!

100% private local AI companions. No data ever leaves your device.

[Alan @0imalan]

https://t.co/NDNUi1cChU is live!

100% private local AI companions. No data leaves your device.

[Alan @0imalan]

Haven't seen it but all I know is it's obvisouly fake as their entire company operates on hype.

[Alan @0imalan]

@gregisenberg Hiring AI agents from some marketplace instead of building your own.

[Alan @0imalan]

Eventually Bryan will just converge to the life of an average greek yaya.

[Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson]

Loved this morning.
Included a nap in today's routine.
May start napping more.

> asleep before 9 pm
> up at 5 am
> 8h sleep, no wake events
> work 2 hrs with fresh mind
> 50 min strength
> 12 min HIIT (30 sec sprints, 1 min recovery)
> 10 min flexibility
> 43 min, 200°F dry sauna
> hit core body temp 102.8°F / 39.4°C
> breakfast + work
> 1 hr nap

Sauna at 200°F for 43 min is intense, coupled with exercise, induces strong sleepiness. I was lights out for that 1hr nap. Woke up feeling it was 10/10 quality sleep.

The nap is a longevity therapy: supporting growth hormone release, glymphatic clearance, muscle protein synthesis, and cognitive consolidation.

I'd been skipping it because once the morning protocol ends, I'm dialed in as a builder. But I may be a better builder and rejuvenation athlete if naps are part of the daily routine. Especially on high exertion days.

[Alan @0imalan]

Spent a weekend building a 100% private AI companion called friendAI. Check it out: https://t.co/oQ1u5aguGK

[Alan @0imalan]

Meanwhile

[Younis Tirawi | يونس @ytirawi]

Lebanon |

An Israeli soldier smashing the head of a Jesus Christ statue during operations in southern Lebanon.

[Alan @0imalan]

Dude I love this guy

[Mo @atmoio]

We're in the AI bubble now