Brandon Rice

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[Brandon Rice @RealBrandonRice]

Can we please bring back the dislike button on social apps like @X, @YouTube, etc.? It would serve as a better "ratio" button and allow users and the post creator to identify unpopular content/opinions. Not to mention training the feed algorithm on things you don't like to see.

[delian @zebulgar]

just read this in an investor update

"older engineers who graduated from college pre-GPT are actually the best-suited for our purposes. They have fundamental programming ability that's lost amongst most of the current-gen."

the AI-induced thinking/skills decay has begun

wild

[Brandon Rice @RealBrandonRice]

@fashion_nfl I think the original Pats jersey would look really clean if they didn't have the player's name on the back. Just the number. Maybe make the number a hair smaller, too.

[Brandon Rice @RealBrandonRice]

Help!

After the newest X update to its algorithm, my whole feed is filled with rage bait 😭

[Brandon Rice @RealBrandonRice]

@stupidtechtakes This debate is an easy way to see who has tried to optimize (or cut operating costs on) a modern website and who has not.

Just wait until people find out about WOFF2.

[Brandon Rice @RealBrandonRice]

Spooky. #MyXAnniversary (#MyTwitterAnniversary)

[nyxgeek @nyxgeek]

I want a dumb tv, a phone without AI, and a car without a computer.

[Brandon Rice @RealBrandonRice]

@zuhaitz_dev Every dev should write out (at minimum) the pseudocode before they start typing anything. I often write hybrid pseudocode with half of it being real code.

Personally, I like whiteboards better, but paper is just as good.

[Brandon Rice @RealBrandonRice]

Daily reminders:
1. If you're not paying for it, you are the product.
2. If you are paying for it, you are still the product.

[Ahmad @TheAhmadOsman]

> youʼre OpenAI
> hire a small army of ex-Meta ad and monetization people
> a Slack channel just for ex-Facebook staff
> brings in the full “targeted ads” playbook

> launch a browser
> users install it, and OpenAI collects personalized, granular data at scale
> it’s a browser-shaped surveillance device
> it’s a mapping machine of your workflows
> itʼs a reverse-engineering tool for the internetʼs data pipelines, deployed at scale via their users

> launch Sora 2
> a TikTok‑style social network
> infinite AI-generated video feed
> you create or remix clips, upload your face, become the cameo star
> every scroll, like, remix is another data point, another ad signal
> their model learns exactly what hooks you and dials up the dopamine
> you’re not just watching, you’re training their algorithm for better ad targeting
> viral videos driven by your input + their algorithm = your attention refined into $$$
> “your feedback helps us improve the experience” (yeah, for advertisers)

> launch “Pulse”
> reads your chats while you sleep
> remembers you wanna visit Bora Bora
> knows your kid is 6 months old and
> “thinks” of your baby milestones
> suggests developmental toys next
> “it's for your convenience”
> actually laying the groundwork for targeted ads using memory

> internal memo: some people already think ChatGPT shows ads
> OpenAI staff: “might as well then”

> congrats, you’re back in the Facebook era
> except this time, you’re training the algo yourself

> Buy a GPU
> run your LLMs locally
> reject adware LLMs before it’s too late

[Brandon Rice @RealBrandonRice]

I wish there was a way to quantify and compare pain relative to what other people have experienced and from previous pain you've personally experienced.

[Brandon Rice @RealBrandonRice]

@JustinLin610 Because text (writing) and images (photos, drawings) can be created by most of the population, so it's easy to create a training dataset (and easy to lie about copyright infringement).

Only real musicians can make good music, and no musician wants AI. Therefore, no good data.

[Greg Jennings @GregJennings]

Well, would you look at this... 😃

[Brandon Rice @RealBrandonRice]

@MatthewB2028 A 50 yarder in high school is crazy. But my question is why was the band playing?

[Brandon Rice @RealBrandonRice]

This is why I stopped watching the NBA. Way too much "(look at) me, me, me" for a team sport.

[Legion Hoops @LegionHoops]

Three NBA players will wear special “Gold logo” jerseys this season:

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (MVP)
Evan Mobley (DPOY)
Stephon Castle (ROTY)

(via @Topps)

[Brandon Rice @RealBrandonRice]

I wish I could have my 1B stay on the bag like this for 9-3 putouts in @MLBTheShow.

[Fuzzy @fuzzyfromyt]

ALEJANDRO KIRK GOT THROWN OUT FROM RIGHT FIELD ON A SINGLE TO END THE GAME 😂😭

[Steven Tey @steventey]

Fun fact: The eagle animation on trumpcard.​gov is actually the DOM cycling through a bunch of pngs of the eagle's head 🦅

Reminds me of Apple's iconic scroll-based AirPods/iPhone animations 😄

[Brandon Rice @RealBrandonRice]

I don't know if it's the algorithm, but I waited all day and I only saw 2 mentions of 9/11.

@livenowfox and @SecDuffy.

I hope that more coverage actually happened and I was just unlucky to only see other "normal" commentary online and on TV when I looked. 🇺🇸

[Brandon Rice @RealBrandonRice]

@cstegmaier As a full-time graduate student at Clemson who only won tickets to 3 games in 2 years, I feel your frustration.

Both incoming grad students and freshmen are in the same boat (start with 0 "lottery points"), except the number of freshmen applicants outnumber grad students 5 to 1.

[Brandon Rice @RealBrandonRice]

@GPrime85 This is legit copyright infringement and is a serious deal, or at least it should be.

Does X not have a clause to report copyright abuse?

This makes me really, really mad.

[Brandon Rice @RealBrandonRice]

@AdamSchefter Why is this article coming from "https://t.co/BnvvkN0Fdc"???

If it was really an issue, this would be on the main ESPN website.

[Brandon Rice @RealBrandonRice]

@bballforever_ Nothing is 100%