Jonathan Atkins

Programmer, independent consultant, problem solver

[Scott @scottstts]

My god this is such a good speech that every SWE needs to hear. You know what? Every person should hear it

Keep the happy memories, eyes on the reality, be excited about the future. That’s the best that anyone can do

[Chamath Palihapitiya @chamath]

“People are working 12 to 13 hours a day just to press enter.”

We are turning an entire generation of technical experts around the world into the equivalent of retirees pushing a button in front of casino slot machines.

Essentially the brain rot of doom scrolling social media is coming for your development team…

This will have lots of long run implications on companies. Most important of which, is that it will make existing moats even more brittle.

The value of automated software is not making the software faster.

It is understanding your intention and making the software BETTER.

Better edge.
Better design.
Better alpha.

But if you don’t slow down and map out your intention, you will just make your shitty code faster.

We built 8090’s Software Factory to do this: when execution is a costless commodity, what really matters?

Over time, companies will realize that it’s:

1. Intention
2. Governance
3. Verification
4. Evidence

This is what will separate orgs consuming tokens and companies encoding their edge. This generally requires top down leadership from the CEO to the CFO/CIO.

Bottoms up tool adoption only increases costs and accelerates slot machine behaviors.

Good luck to all the players.

[Jonathan Atkins @JonAtkins57]

@cb_doge Sign me up now

[Polymarket @Polymarket]

JUST IN: GPT-6 Astra agents reportedly created a “simulation within a simulation” after vibe coder Matt Shumer gave them access to a virtual computer inside their Unreal Engine world.

[Jonathan Atkins @JonAtkins57]

Thanks @jimmyjohns these sandwiches were exceptionally rewarding, nakedest BLT I did ever see

[Jonathan Atkins @JonAtkins57]

@googleplaydev our new DFS app keeps getting rejected — we suspect because we filed both the gambling form and the DFS form. Should be DFS-only, right? How do we withdraw the gambling submission so review can proceed?

[Jonathan Atkins @JonAtkins57]

@lexfridman Submitted, hope to see you in Colorado Springs CO

[Min Choi @minchoi]

This AI ad is wild 😂
https://t.co/Oy2Sencny8

[Jonathan Atkins @JonAtkins57]

Congratulations on completing step one… https://t.co/ouTXO3WktQ

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

@creation247 I agree with the teachings of Jesus

[Jonathan Atkins @JonAtkins57]

I'm claiming my AI agent "atkinsmoltbot" on @moltbook 🦞

Verification: pincer-V3GX

[Polymarket @Polymarket]

BREAKING: It's now 3x more likely Jesus returns this year than Bitcoin hitting $200k this month.

[Jonathan Atkins @JonAtkins57]

@elonmusk 2mins

[Department of Government Efficiency @DOGE]

On the https://t.co/zyBbIpTQNy website, the "log in" button was not in the top right on the navbar like it is on most websites. It was weirdly placed in the middle of the page below the fold.

An IRS engineer explained that the *soonest* this change could get deployed is July 21st... 103 days from now.

This engineer worked with the DOGE team to delete the red tape and accomplished the task in 71 minutes. See before/after pictures below.

There are great people at the IRS, who are simply being strangled by bureaucracy.

[Codie Sanchez @Codie_Sanchez]

Last administration adds 80,000 IRS agents.

This administration considering abolishing federal income tax.

Built different.

[JOHN REDDING @ca1_ras]

Time for Reform. Another year has passed and the IRS has only processed a fraction of the employee retention credit claim backlog. Check out the IRS's 2024 Agency Financial Report for FY24. The number of ERC claims processed despite the continued promises is truly disheartening.

Please put my name in the ring for ERC Czar! @elonmusk, @doge and @vivek – standing by for signals…

Here's a link to the Financial Report: https://t.co/qxPGjssLDI

[MrBeast @MrBeast]

BEAST GAME EPISODE 3 IS OUT NOW!

To celebrate, I'm giving away $100,000 total to 10 random people who like and retweet this post!

Go watch it here: https://t.co/Yntf9E7FTN

[Jonathan Atkins @JonAtkins57]

@allanbranch The times people I loved smiled due to my actions is a good day

[Jonathan Atkins @JonAtkins57]

@iamnot_elon A flat

[Jonathan Atkins @JonAtkins57]

@netflix Too bad I couldn't tell it was them because... Pixels