Rhetorik

I’m an independent software developer having fun with the early singularity building quant trading software and game server solutions.

[Lavrutov @lavrutov]

Thank you so much, Rockstar. I never imagined my music would one day be heard in a game I’ve always admired. I’m incredibly happy, grateful, and honored to have this opportunity. Thank you for believing in me and for making this experience so meaningful.

Let’s go

[Rhetorik @__Rhetorik]

@RockstarGames PC please you fuckin wank stains.

[Rhetorik @__Rhetorik]

@fw_andyyy fuck it, we ball

[Rhetorik @__Rhetorik]

@WasAcop @markjuszkiewicz Why not both?

[Rhetorik @__Rhetorik]

@jaxoncoder It’s also end-to-end encrypted. It can’t even be read by Apple you paranoid freaks.

[Ethan Klein @h3h3productions]

I’m in disbelief… still desperate to think this is part of an elaborate prank. That seems like something he’d do, right? The truth is, no matter how desperate I am to not believe it, my friend Oliver has passed away.

Oliver was such a unique soul, he had an ability that was unmatched by anyone else I know; to make friends in all corners of the world. Sincere friendship too, not just internet friendships of convenience.

He was one of the funniest people I’ve ever known. His style of self-deprecation was universal. Every media appearance he’s ever done was hilarious, refreshing and unique in a way that only he could bring.

He was a true artist, in every sense of the word. Everything he brought into the world, he brought with his true self. Every time he would come on our show, it would involve weeks of lengthy conversations of planning and brainstorming. Ordinary was never an option. It had to be the best possible appearance. And it always was. 

Music and film were his true passions. He produced every music video, every song with every ounce of his soul. He spent every dime to bring his vision to life. He had no use for money beyond what it could do to improve his art. He used to laugh about how he annoyed his label because he was always hitting them up for cash advances for his next big project. 

His support team was composed of his childhood friends, proof that he was the type of person that was fiercely loyal to those he loved. The type of genuine person that kept the same friends for life. And he was always adding more and more friends along the way.

He spent the last year traveling the world. Traveling across every inch. Visiting places I would never dream of going. He wanted to know the world and all its people, all the different types of ways people lived, so he could become an even more profound artist. I could see him evolving, growing, maturing, and the essence of what he collected was clear: love, friendship, art. All the things that transcended borders and time. Last we spoke, he was planning to go to Antarctica. 

“I totally get it if you can’t but it will be really special and would mean the world if you came through! Would love to see you both.”

That was the last thing he ever said to me. He was having an album release party. We didn’t make it.

Everything he touched was better for it. Every person he met was more whole for it. As a person, I’ve lost a dear friend and collaborator. But the real tragedy is that the world lost a true artist, a passionate and gifted story teller, and a radiant light that shined upon so many of us. His light is now extinguished and my life, and the world, is darker for it. 

I hope I can be more like Oliver Tree when I grow up. Bon voyage, my friend. See you on the other side. Life goes on and on and on without you.

[Rhetorik @__Rhetorik]

@DoWCIODavies @POTUS @SecWar

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

To everyone so eager to cancel someone for a tattoo they got at age 22, a drunk text, a selfie they took in the middle of a mental health crisis:

Show us your laptop.
Show us your iCloud.
Open your entire digital life to your worst enemy. No context. No filter. No explanation.

You won’t.

You won’t because you know what I know. Any one of us, frozen at our worst moment, photographed in our lowest hour, looks like a monster. Looks like a stranger. Looks like someone who deserves to be cast out.

That is not who we are.

My mom and baby sister were killed in a car accident when I was just a kid. Cancer took my brother Beau, my best friend and my rock. I battled alcoholism. I battled addiction. I chose the coward’s way out more times than I can count.

For years I believed the defining chapters of my life were written by tragedy, loss, and shame.

I no longer believe that.

Pain can shape us. Loss can humble us. Failures can leave scars that never fully fade. But none of them have the authority to define us.

And it sure as hell ain’t the critic that counts.

That authority belongs to us alone-the person in the arena.

Every setback presents a choice. Play the victim, or cut the bullshit and take ownership for who we become next.

Life does not determine our character. It reveals it.

Again and again we are asked the same question. When shit happens, what next?

We are not defined by what happened to us. We are not defined by the worst photo, the worst text, the worst tattoo, the worst night. We are defined by the person we choose to become. And by the courage to choose that person, every single day.

So before you reach for the gavel - show us your laptop.

You won’t.

The whole world saw mine. And I am still here. Still becoming. Still choosing. Still standing.

That is the only definition that matters.

[Rhetorik @__Rhetorik]

@IIIIXIIIXIIIIII @theo

[Rhetorik @__Rhetorik]

@BoxMrChen This is literally an edited Claude.md. Theo even posted that it was.

[Rhetorik @__Rhetorik]

@TatataToddC @adamislucky Didn’t you know that people can’t read?

They just prefer to get mad 😂

[Rhetorik @__Rhetorik]

@Voxyz_ai Nah, just asked it if it can more intelligently spawn opus and below for the tasks that don’t require Fable and it happily did and just set up a task to quickly audit their work afterwards so that we burned less tokens overall.

[Rhetorik @__Rhetorik]

@MentisWave Early disclosure, the aliens were flies this whole time

[Rhetorik @__Rhetorik]

@Voxyz_ai I went through 20% weekly in 50 mins and burnt $175 afterwards finishing my ultracode session

[Boris Cherny @bcherny]

Enjoy!

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

In recovery we learn the whole point is service.

Showing up for somebody besides yourself.

That’s leadership too.
Setting the tone.

Right now the tone is vengeance and yeah, I get the anger.

But anger isn’t leadership. It’s tyranny.

We can and should reach for each other. Demand better.

[𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐠 @CasuallyGreg]

The average man has never heard anything like this. Never.

[autist @litteralyme0]

How a work day feels when no bosses are around

[maro @ProofofMaro]

It’s gonna be okay everyone! Remember, there’s an infinite amount of cash in the Federal Reserve!