Candas

[Candas @ben_candas]

Only content can be built in public. If you believe otherwise, you’ll end up disappointed.

[Candas @ben_candas]

@grok who are my 20 highest follower followers

[Candas @ben_candas]

No wonder. When the future feels worse and policy is predictably about tax rises and inflation, households do the only predictable thing back: save more, spend less.

[Candas @ben_candas]

The UK just moved to stamp out “account rental” in food delivery. Sounds tidy.

In reality, it cuts off the only income stream many undocumented people can access and nudges them into deeper illegality.

If policy ignores incentives, it builds crime, it doesn’t stop it.

[Candas @ben_candas]

What's happening with Grok? I'm a paying member but can't access the latest version. Someone needs to resolve this.

[Candas @ben_candas]

@nikitabier Feels a bit like judging the US after a trip to Disneyland. Try everyday cities instead of peak-season tourist traps.

[Candas @ben_candas]

Before I left for college, my dad gave me two pieces of advice (true story):

• Live life for yourself
• Never open an account with HSBC

I ignored both.

15 years later, I’m standing in an HSBC branch queue for over an hour (right before a long-haul flight)

Because their system randomly froze all my accounts. Only fix? Show up in person.

Some lessons you learn the hard way.
Always listen to your dad.

[Candas @ben_candas]

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[Candas @ben_candas]

Yesterday, my barber said he’s taking an Oxford AI course. That made me pause.

In 15+ years in tech I haven’t seen outsiders this tuned in, actively upskilling. Inspiring.

Quiet thought: if he lands a tech job, will he return to barbering?

Not because he’d fail, but because if AI devours many tech roles his craft might outlast them.

Makes me think I should learn a timeless craft, too.

[Candas @ben_candas]

I use Grog for local news now. No more ad-riddled, shady websites.

Just clean updates new café, council meeting, someone got killed 500 meters from my flat. Cozy.

[Candas @ben_candas]

AI-generated content is becoming so common that it’s getting harder to tell whether we’re interacting with a real person or not.

In the near future, we might need simple ways to validate if there’s a human behind the screen whether it’s a message, a post, a comment, a profile, or even a video call.

It’s not about fear or hype. It’s simply the direction things are moving.

[Candas @ben_candas]

This is where it leads:

https://t.co/GPB3xyV33H

[Candas @ben_candas]

This puts a lot of things into perspective. The long-term effects of welfare policies are rarely discussed in such blunt terms.

[Danny Postma @dannypostma]

This quote from Lee Kuan Yew seems more relevant than ever.

[Candas @ben_candas]

True, but too little, too late?

[Candas @ben_candas]

@levelsio It is not optimum for campaign performance. Run some cross promotion but don’t fill all inventory with your other projects.

[Candas @ben_candas]

Here is the article: https://t.co/b1ytAhkXsP It seems like they changed the headline.

[Candas @ben_candas]

It’s always amusing to see the same negative article pop up every quarter.

Two things seem to go over people’s heads:

1. Meta is investing to own the next computing platform. Most outside the industry don’t seem to understand how Apple’s App Store dominance shapes tech, or why Meta is taking the long-term approach.

2. Meta’s cash-printing core business gives Zuckerberg the freedom to make these bets.

Don’t act surprised when this same headline shows up next quarter.

[Candas @ben_candas]

The internet might not be "dead" yet, but it’s crawling with zombies—real people flooding it with AI-generated, automated content that slips past platform bot detection systems.

Don’t you feel it, as a reader?

[Candas @ben_candas]

@zarahome Could you share the link of opening times?

[Candas @ben_candas]

@zarahome where can I find opening hours? Website seems to be wrong as the store is closed now at 18:21