Temesghen Kahsai

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[Temesghen Kahsai @Teme]

@warriors you gave me joy tonight. Lets go dubs.

[Temesghen Kahsai @Teme]

From all the BS @chamath says, this is probably the only one that got me to reflect deeper.

[Chamath Palihapitiya @chamath]

When your working life rewards you, it’s easy to ratchet up the complexity: homes, cars, travel, possessions etc.

I have found that all that complexity comes at the sake of your most fleeting asset: your time. Instead of building things, all of a sudden you’re dealing with minutiae and logistics. Instead of talking mostly to engineers, you’re talking mostly to non-engineers. The building stops…the business of managing self inflicted complexity begins.

It’s worth noting that the best players in the game (Buffett, Elon) have kept their life extremely basic, almost monastic/nomadic, as success ratcheted them ever higher.

I think it’s the biggest secret hiding in plain sight:

When the world upgrades your status, downgrade your complexity.

[Temesghen Kahsai @Teme]

This is what the @theallinpod have been supporting.

[Morgan J. Freeman @mjfree]

Hey @grok — has a president ever celebrated the death of an American patriot like Robert Mueller before Trump did it today? And what is the collective response to such a callous man making a deplorable statement like this:

[Temesghen Kahsai @Teme]

@ID_AA_Carmack @clattner_llvm @karpathy @karpathy interested to get your take on a spec language for LLM-based code generation https://t.co/dHRwgl5RCG

[Temesghen Kahsai @Teme]

What if specs were designed for AI?

I've been noodling on a problem: when we ask LLMs to generate code, the quality depends entirely on how well we specify what we want. But our tools aren't designed for this.

Traditional programming languages are for *implementations*. Formal methods are powerful but steep. Natural language is ambiguous.

So I spent the weekend building **SAGE** — a small specification language that tries to sit in between.

The idea is simple:

Mix natural language with types and contracts

Mark important decisions with `!!` so AI doesn't ignore them

Start informal, add rigor only when you need it

```
@fn login(email: Str, password: Str) -> Result<Session>
@req https://t.co/oTt7up002n_valid()
@ens "Session expires in 24 hours"

!! "Use bcrypt"
!! "Rate limit: 5 attempts/minute"
```

It's rough around the edges, but early experiments show ~38% fewer tokens than equivalent natural language prompts, with better code generation results.

Is this useful? Overkill? Solving the wrong problem? I'd genuinely love to hear what you think.

Code is open source: https://t.co/kg20X9QjYp

More details: https://t.co/QZXfjBYllY

#programming #AI #softwareengineering #llm #opensource

[Temesghen Kahsai @Teme]

IGAD is a joke.

[Cherinet Hariffo @cherinet_]

Today, I delivered IGAD’s statement as the Permanent Representative of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to the United Nations, during the Preparatory Committee on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity at UN Headquarters in New York.

In our intervention, IGAD reaffirmed its strong commitment to the UN Charter, international law, and the protection of civilians. We emphasized that crimes against humanity must never be normalized, and that the international community must strengthen both prevention and accountability through a fair, neutral, and consensus-based process.

IGAD also highlighted the importance of respecting sovereignty, avoiding double standards, and ensuring that any future global instrument is practical, implementable, and supported by meaningful cooperation and capacity building, especially for countries facing resource constraints.

Under the leadership of H.E. Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, Executive Secretary of IGAD, our region remains committed to peace, justice, and human dignity—because protecting humanity is not optional, it is our shared responsibility.

#IGAD #UnitedNations #InternationalLaw #HumanRights #CrimesAgainstHumanity #PeaceAndSecurity #Africa #Diplomacy #CiviliansProtection #Justice

[Temesghen Kahsai @Teme]

Super happy for the @GroqInc team. Fantastic outcome. Congratulations @JonathanRoss321 .

[Groq Inc @GroqInc]

It's time to highlight the team behind Groq. Meet Temesghen Kahsai, Head of Software. He previously worked at AWS as a Senior Applied Scientist, &amp; at NASA Ames Research Center. Temesghen enjoys spending time teaching his son his native language, Tigrigna #FeatureFriday

[Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 @hawelti]

Press Release: #Eritrea has withdrawn its Membership from IGAD; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Asmara, 12 December 2025

"Eritrea finds itself compelled to withdraw its membership from an organization that has forfeited its legal mandate and authority; offering no discernible strategic benefit to all its constituencies and failing to contribute substantively to the stability of the region".

https://t.co/TPSPZRyxu9

[Vanessa Tsehaye @vanessatsehaye]

This @BBCNews article does an excellent job outlining how the Ethiopian gov’s propaganda war over Asseb, especially since it looks at what they have been saying at home &amp; not just to their international audiences in English which is always more sanitised. https://t.co/szYow9afen

[Temesghen Kahsai @Teme]

@GetSpectrum you have the worst customer service .

[Temesghen Kahsai @Teme]

Personally, I just do not trust any opinion that comes from someone that puts (PhD) as part of their name. It’s a simple bullshit filter but very effective.

[Birhanu M Lenjiso (PhD) @BMLenjiso]

Some Eritreans claim that the Afar people unanimously supported Eritrea's independence through the 1993 referendum. This oversimplifies a complex history of ethnic tensions, self-determination struggles, and political maneuvering. Although the referendum saw an overwhelming vote in favor of independence, it was also clearly boycotted by the Afar people. Sultan Ali Mirah Hanfare, a staunch Ethiopian patriot and the leader of Afar Liberation Front (ALF) opposed Eritrea's secession, arguing it is fragmenting Afar land. If Eritreans were allowed a referendum for their future, he argued, then Ethiopians should also be allowed to decide and the voices of the Afar people should have particular significance, as a part of Afar land was part of the Eritrean province. He also argued for a separate Afar referendum to unite Dankalia with Ethiopia's Afar Region, preventing its absorption into a highland-centric Eritrea.

[Temesghen Kahsai @Teme]

Idiots are everywhere.

[Abel🇪🇹 @absnowx]

Man wrote a thesis to say Ethiopia wants Eritrea’s resources.
Which ones, bro?😂
The scorching sun? The sandstorms? Or the ports your own citizens refuse to live near?
Come on now. @hawelti

[Temesghen Kahsai @Teme]

Is it wrong to not listen to idiots, who barely know international law, let alone historical facts.

[Jekap Omod 🇪🇹 🇺🇸 @JekapOmod]

Is it wrong for #Ethiopia to peacefully request the restoration of its maritime rights, which it illegally lost not very long ago?

[Temesghen Kahsai @Teme]

I’m sure you do. And I’m sure this going to be the same good ol blame DEI, government ..

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

.@peterthiel is correct. I have some thoughts on how to fix this that I will share when I have some time. (Long post)

[Temesghen Kahsai @Teme]

The rich: “Government is the problem!”
Also the rich: benefit from every policy ever created.

[The Free Press @TheFP]

Peter Thiel: If you graduated in 1970 with no student debt, compare that to the millennial experience: too many people go to college, they don’t learn anything, and they end up with incredibly burdensome debt. Student debt is a version of this generational conflict that I’ve talked about for a long time.

The rupture of the generational compact isn’t limited to student debt, either. I think you can reduce 80 percent of culture wars to questions of economics—like a libertarian or a Marxist would—and then you can reduce maybe 80 percent of economic questions to questions of real estate.

It’s extremely difficult these days for young people to become homeowners. If you have extremely strict zoning laws and restrictions on building more housing, it’s good for the boomers, whose properties keep going up in value, and terrible for the millennials. If you proletarianize the young people, you shouldn’t be surprised if they eventually become communist.”

[Temesghen Kahsai @Teme]

A nation’s prosperity does not depend on direct access to the sea, but rather on how effectively it manages its resources, governance, and trade relationships. In today’s interconnected global economy, landlocked countries can thrive by building strong infrastructure, maintaining good diplomatic ties, and diversifying their economies. Switzerland, for example, has no coastline but is one of the wealthiest and most stable nations in the world because it invested in finance, technology, and innovation. Similarly, Botswana, another landlocked country, has achieved sustained economic growth through effective use of its natural resources and sound governance.

International law also ensures that landlocked nations have access to ports through negotiated agreements. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea guarantees transit rights for landlocked countries, allowing them to trade freely without needing direct coastlines. This principle emphasizes cooperation rather than expansionism. By respecting existing boundaries, nations can secure trade routes through diplomacy rather than conflict. Economic prosperity therefore relies on peaceful collaboration and strategic partnerships, not territorial disputes.

When countries ignore historical boundaries in pursuit of seaports, they risk undermining regional peace and stability. Ethiopia, for instance, does not need to reclaim access to the Red Sea by violating Eritrea’s sovereignty. Instead, it can develop agreements with Eritrea, Djibouti, or other neighbors to ensure port access while focusing its resources on internal development. By respecting the independence and borders of Eritrea, Ethiopia strengthens regional trust and avoids costly conflicts that could stall progress.

Ultimately, prosperity comes from within a nation, not from its geographic position on the map. Good governance, investment in human capital, sustainable economic policies, and regional cooperation are far more decisive than coastline access. A landlocked country can prosper as long as it respects international boundaries, avoids unnecessary disputes, and channels its efforts toward innovation and development. In this way, nations like Ethiopia can thrive without undermining the sovereignty of Eritrea.

[Melaku Alebel Addis @melaku_alebel]

32 landlocked nations. 600 million people trapped. 130 million in #Ethiopia alone. Being cut off from the world's seas/oceans isn't just a geographic fact—it's a brutal barrier to trade, growth, and opportunity.

[(fan) skye sports premier league @skyeepl]

Home ❤️🇪🇷

[Temesghen Kahsai @Teme]

@andrewcuomo you sir a straight up sore loser. I hope New York sees you as an empty suit with no backbone and simply a power hungry man.

[Andrew Cuomo @andrewcuomo]

Somewhere last night in New York City, a single mother and her children again slept at a homeless shelter because you, assemblyman @ZohranKMamdani continue to occupy her rent-stabilized apartment.

It’s been 10 days since the world found out. You went on a weeklong distraction tour as the pressure builds. But the facts have only become more damning.

You claim you didn’t know the apartment was rent-stabilized when you moved in. But you also say you were working as a foreclosure prevention counselor at the time. Your job was to read leases. Rent-stabilized leases clearly and repeatedly say they are “rent stabilized”. Are New Yorkers to believe that you didn’t read your own lease? There’s not a single person in New York who doesn’t know that they are in a rent stabilized unit! New Yorkers are not fools.

In 2020, your state financial disclosure stated you made virtually no income. How did you qualify for the lease and pay your rent? Why the mystery? What are you hiding?

The median income for a household with a rent stabilized apartment is $60,000.  Today, you make $142,000 a year (as the NYT reported, $142,000 is the 90% income percentile in New York City) plus you get paid state stipends and your wife also works. What is your household income?

We are in the middle of a historic affordability crisis. Millions of people desperately need the rent stabilized apartment you occupy. Yet you and your wife pay $2,300 a month, as you have bragged, for a nice apartment in Astoria. Struggling families need this housing.

I’ve proposed Zohran’s law to make sure that moving forward, when rent stabilized apartments come on the market, by law they go to people who need them. In your case, for a man who campaigns on principle and moral clarity, I reiterate my call for you to end your hypocrisy and move out immediately and give your affordable housing back to a family who need it. Time to move out.

[Temesghen Kahsai @Teme]

Didn’t you lose the election fair and square? Why are you still here?

[Andrew Cuomo @andrewcuomo]

As you continue your #Rentgate distraction tour, today I am calling on you, @ZohranKMamdani to release the lease.

“I worked until January, and then I took time away from my job, and one of the major reasons I could do so was because I knew that if I ran out of savings, my family would be able to support me.”

Our housing plan will create 500K new affordable housing units to drive down costs for everyone and preserve rent stabilized apartments for those who actually need them - instead of privileged children of millionaires gaming the system.

From your own comments about family support, it is nearly certain that your parents guaranteed your obviously rent-stabilized lease. Why are you hiding it?

The people of New York City have a right to know, and a dream for affordable housing that helps the working class. Release the lease.

[Temesghen Kahsai @Teme]

When you loose badly and still think your message is relevant.

[Andrew Cuomo @andrewcuomo]

Today, I am proud to announce that I will be proposing “Zohran’s law," a law that will keep the rich out of New York’s affordable housing.

@ZohranKMamdani : you say freeze the rent. But for who? Rich people like you? Hardworking, working class New Yorkers are being pushed from their neighborhoods.

Let’s build affordable housing that helps the people who need it. Under Zohran’s law, landlords can no longer rent vacant rent-controlled units to the wealthy.

You are a rich person stealing affordable housing from the poor. And you’re not the only one. It’s past time we address this injustice. Let’s build a new NYC that works for the people who need it.