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[Ben Dus @beeendus]

@Steve8708 Seems very reasonable to me too!

[Ben Dus @beeendus]

@danywander Don't you think that what he says matters more than branding?

[Ben Dus @beeendus]

@jenzhuscott Flat adoption isn't an indictment of the output. Shipping got cheap; traction didn't. Design and marketing budget were always the real gate — AI just exposed it. More apps, same Mediocrity Valley.

[Ben Dus @beeendus]

Flat adoption isn't an indictment of the output. Shipping got cheap; traction didn't. Design and marketing budget were always the real gate — AI just exposed it. More apps, same Mediocrity Valley.

[Jen Zhu @jenzhuscott]

Massive output uptick due to agentic AI. Complete flat adoption.

[Ben Dus @beeendus]

@m13v_ I like the idea of the terminator, but not a big fan of the utms... GL anyways

[Ben Dus @beeendus]

@AnthropicAI Based on the chart no one wanted to use 4.6-4.8 at all

[Ayaan 🐧 @twtayaan]

The creator of Linux just publicly called out the AI hype. Word for word.

Linus Torvalds took the stage at Open Source Summit 2026 and said this:

"When I see people saying 99% of our code is written by AI, I literally get angry. Because those same people — I can pretty much guarantee — 100% of their code is written by compilers. But they never say that."

He is not anti AI. The Linux kernel saw a 20% jump in submissions this release because of AI tools. He uses it. He gets it.

His point is something most people are too afraid to say.

AI is a productivity tool exactly like compilers were. Compilers boosted programming by 1000x. AI adds another 10x on top. Enormous. But nobody says "the compiler wrote my code." So why are we saying AI wrote it?

He also flagged something nobody is talking about.

AI is flooding small open source projects with drive-by bug reports. Someone runs a prompt, files a report and disappears when asked for a patch. Maintainers with one or two people are drowning trying to keep up.

"Sometimes AI reports a bug and when you ask for more information the person has done that drive-by and does not even answer your question. That is the real burnout issue."

And his final warning was the sharpest of all.

"People who do not understand the complexity of systems will prompt systems and write processes that will fail."

The AI hype crowd is very loud right now.

Linus has been building real systems for 35 years. When he talks, engineers listen.

Full interview here:
https://t.co/LmXJtvKc4O

[Ben Dus @beeendus]

I'm a bit concerned that it was built on 4.7...

[Claude @claudeai]

Introducing Claude Opus 4.8: it builds on Opus 4.7 with sharper judgment, more honesty about its own progress, and the ability to work independently for longer than its predecessors.

Available today at the same price.

[ClaudeDevs @ClaudeDevs]

That's a wrap on Code with Claude San Francisco! Clawd had an amazing time, and we hope you did too.

Thanks to everyone who came out and everyone who tuned in 🧡

[Ben Dus @beeendus]

@gregpr07 @embirico @garrytan @sama I feel like Mac OS is even better than CLI. It can do almost everything CLI does but add so much more like computer use in the app, all the previous of your front end and docs, docs drug and drop is much nicer, and overall experience much cleaner

[Ben Dus @beeendus]

@thtskaran @AnthropicAI @bcherny Not yet, bought extra codex instead @embirico 😉

[Ben Dus @beeendus]

.@AnthropicAI @bcherny I’m trying to upgrade to Claude Max 20x, but payment keeps failing at the final step. 💳❌

I've tried 3 cards, 2 browsers and 2 devices—nothing works.

To make it worse, the Fin assistant says it's connecting me to a human, then just ends the convo?😅

[Ben Dus @beeendus]

The most anticipating event this year!

[Adish Jain ☕️ @_adishj]

introducing Motion, a video agent for tasteful motion design.

this launch video was made entirely with Motion. 👇🏽

comment "MOTION" to get early access + free credits.

tag @motion_so in any post on your X feed for a surprise.

here’s how it works + examples (thread):

[Ben Dus @beeendus]

@_adishj @motion_so Sounds track is amazing too!

[Y Combinator @ycombinator]

.@VoygrTech delivers comprehensive, up-to-date info about places and local businesses for AI apps, agents, and analytics.

Companies already use VOYGR to continuously validate and enrich their place data.

Congrats on the launch @yamarkov & @vladibasco!

https://t.co/kqqVZ3RbL9

[Ben Dus @beeendus]

"The evidence strongly supports a binary system containing a magnetar and a star like our Sun"

Just 3B light years away!

https://t.co/pyROtr6ZFa

[Ben Dus @beeendus]

I realized that the satisfaction of success doesn’t come from achieving your goals, but from struggling well
By @RayDalio

Principles: Life and Work 1https://a.co/7z6J5P1